The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy

Finally, after all these years, the F.D.O. joins me in the foxhole for an interview…

About to wrap up his second Stank Tour, New York Times Bestselling Author and Failed Pimp, Scott Sigler, joins me on the Survival Guide to talk about something near and dear to us both: Facing the Challenges of Real Life. While the topic has been touched on once or twice here in Boot Camp, this time I take a look at dealing with the demands of delivery while coping with real life situations; and as many of the Junkies know, Scott had a rough-and-tumble 2008 as well. Here he comes — the Force of Nature that is Sigglerisimo.

 

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00:00 — Creatures & Crooks promo

01:47 — Introduction

• Recovering from an ill-fated SMJ/CES
• First Appearance of 2009 — Creatures & Crooks, Richmond VA
• Jumping in to an interview with Scott Sigler

07:20 — On Writing Demands and Real Life (with Scott Sigler)

• Three years of podcasting novels
• Scott takes his own advice
• Scott talks a bit about how Contagious his latest work is!
• Scott’s epic journey, Nocturnal
• How Scott and The Sarge are working through Real Life Demands…
  • Pushing out a novel in record time
  • Making the priorities
  • “2008 was one thing after another…” — Scott Sigler
• How do you continue to produce through the dark times?

28:08 — Promos: In Your Right Mind, The Brain Science Podcast

30:03 — On Writing Demands and Real Life (Part II)

• Guest Bumper: Kimi Alexandre
• Details on “Books & Bling” at Creatures & Crooks in Richmond, VA
• Allowing your work to be your escape and your focus
• Dealing with aggressive fans and negative reactions
• The Two Kinds of “Fans”
• Setting Priorities (Revisited)
• Connecting with the fans and meeting expectations
• Keeping up with the deadlines, staff turnovers, publishing politics, and your sanity

54:43 — Wrapping Up