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09: Dan Wells: Monsters, Sociopaths, and Other Sympathetic Characters
Tonight Dan Wells told us about the secrets of creating sympathetic villains, heroic sociopaths, and many other things he learned as the author of I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER, MR. MONSTER, and the...
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10: David Farland- How to Sell Your Novel
Tonight, we took time for a word from our Sponsor, David Farland. Dave shared with us five key factors an aspiring author or newly published author must have for a novel that sells. Those five factors...
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11 Aprilynne Pike: Outlines
You just have to love Aprilynne Pike. Not only is she the #1 NYT Bestselling author of WINGS, SPELLS, and the upcoming ILLUSIONS, but she's down to earth, with a dry wit and an excellent sense of who...
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12: Q & A with Mary Robinette Kowal
Tonight, we had the distinct pleasure of speaking with Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America 's current Vice President, Campbell award winner and 2011 Hugo award winner, Mary Robinette...
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13: Laura Anne Gilman: Professionalism and the Aspiring Writer
Tonight, we spoke with Laura Anne Gilman author of the Paranormal Scene Investigation series , The Vineart War novels and The Retrievers series. Although the writing in your work (s) must be as...
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14: Peter Orullian: Daring to Fail Spectacularly as a Writer and Writing...
Tonight, we spoke with Peter Orullian, author of The Unremembered, the first in a new Epic Fantasy series called The Vault of Heaven. Peter spoke at length about how daring to fail (spectacularly) as a...
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15 Gail Carriger: The Business of Writing
I have a friend at work who reads a lot of the same books I love. We're constantly trading book recommendations. One day, I stopped by her counter and she had this new book: SOULLESS by Gail Carriger....
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16 Larry Correia: The Mechanics of Writing Action and Pacing
Tonight we spoke with Larry Corriea, author of the Monster Hunter series and Hard Magic: Book One of the Grimnoir Chronicles. During our conversation this evening, Larry "The Action Guy" shared with us...
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17: Steven Gould: Consequences In Fiction
Tonight we spoke with Steven Gould, Science Fiction and YA author of the books: Helm, Reflex and Jumper and the soon to be released Seventh Sigma (Release Date: July 5, 2011). A cohesive narrative is...
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18: Elana Johnson: Queries
I first heard about Elana Johnson last year, soon after she'd signed her book deal to publish her debut novel, POSSESSION, a fun, snarky, YA dystopian. I was at a conference with her when she was...
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19 Lisa Mangum: Slush Pile Dos and Donts
Lisa Mangum was our first editor guest. That's okay, though, because she's also the award-winning author of THE HOURGLASS DOOR, THE GOLDEN SPIRAL, and THE FORGOTTEN LOCKET. We talked to her tonight...
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20 Janette Rallison: Romance, Romance
Tonight we were privileged to talk to Janette Rallison, who is a master of YA romance. She has published 15 YA contemporary romance novels, 2 YA Fantasy (romance) novels, and, in October, will be...
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21 David Farland: Authors and New Media
Tonight we were privileged to once again recieve a word from our Sponsor, David Farland. For this call, David was kind enough to illuminate for us the un charted waters of New Media, or "non...
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22 Sarah Eden: Research
Sarah's advice on Research is guaranteed to make you want to go out and research something yourself. Some of the basics:You should do research anytime you are writing about:A character with a different...
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23 Becca Stumpf: Querying with the "Dreaded" Synopsis
Becca Stumpf is one of the nicest, most personable agents out there--but she still requires authors to send a synopsis as part of the query package. The synopsis isn't the most important part of...
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24. Brandon Sanderson: Magic Systems
Bestselling Epic Fantasy author Brandon Sanderson was our guest on this edition of Farland's Authors' Advisory. Along with a spirited question and answer session, Brandon gave us three guidelines to...
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25: 2011 Debut Authors: Book Launching
Tonight we heard from four amazing, enthusiastic, and very knowledgeable newly published authors. They're fresh from the querying/submission trenches and have all sorts of advice.Tyler Whitesides is...
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26: Tim Powers: Secret Histories. Blending The Historical and Fictional
Tonight for the first call of the official Second Season of Farland's Authors Advisory Conference Calls, we had the distinct pleasure of welcoming two time World Fantasy Award and Philip K Dick...
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27: Steven Savile: Genre Hopping
Steven Savile writes religious political thrillers (SILVER), Germanic and Celtic fantasies, projects for Sci-Fi TV series (including Stargate, Torchwood, Primeval and Dr. Who), Golden Age Sci-Fi (TAU...
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28: J. Scott Savage on Middle Grade Voice
Our guest tonight writes as J. Scott Savage, mainly because "Jeff Savage" was already taken (by another Middle Grade author who writes about sports--not fantasy). He goes by Jeff, but answers to just...
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29: Jessica Day George: Retelling Fairy Tales
Jessica Day George has written many Middle Grade books, three of which are based on fairy tales: PRINCESS OF THE MIDNIGHT BALL is a retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses. The sequel, PRINCESS OF...
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30: David Farland on Short Story Writing
David Farland on Short Story Writing Tonight for the first call of the 2013 edition of Farland's Authors' Advisory, our sponsor David Farland spoke with us at length about the art of short...
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31: Visual Adaptation of Novels
Tonight for the second call of 2013, Farland's Authors Advisory was proud to welcome artists Ben McSweeney and Isaac Stewart. Ben and Isaac discussed at length how integral a well done layout and both...
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32: Planning A Series with J. Scott Savage
For this episode, we welcome back Middle Grade and YA author, J. Scott Savage to discuss his approach to the process of planning a novel series. We talk a little bit about Scott's approach to going...
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33: Getting The Details Right with Eric James Stone
Nebula Award winner and Hugo Award nominated author Eric James Stone was our guest tonight to discuss what elements make up a "Hard" Science Fiction story or novel. Eric also shared with us elements...
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