The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy

it’s been a while, so I’m making up for the absence with a hearty Reboot Camp, giving a few tidbits on what is coming for The Sarge and Captain Kiwi this summer. Then we jump into the fourth episode of The Survival Guide, a show that laid the groundwork for the recent “Tough Love” episode.

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As many of you Snitches and Bitches (from the Billibub Baddings podcast) may know, “Billi’s Crazy Eights” has now evolved into “Double Trouble” with author, podcaster, and the voice of the First Queen herself, Philippa Ballantine, joining me on the 08.08.08 rush on Amazon.com.
Why, you may ask? Take a listen to this interview with Tech [...]

This is an episode I will not soon forget…While I have recorded live on location, I have never recorded a Survival Guide live that was not an interview. This is the first time I had the carts, the topic, and even a cohort along for the discussion. This was truly the first LIVE Survival Guide…and [...]

Craziness in May will not stop The Sarge! Welcome to The Survival Guide’s Reboot Camp where we look back on the early days of the podcast (and see how things have changed).

The book is in print…but is it in the bookstores? Maybe yes, maybe no. It might depend on your publisher; but no matter who [...]

Welcome back for another blast from the past with another Survival Guide Reboot Camp.

So you want to attend a con not as an attendee, but as a guest? How do you get on to the programming? What do I do once I get on a panel?! After taking that first impression, it’s time to [...]

Welcome to Reboot Camp!
To answer the demands for archives, I’m dropping into the feed, once a week, the episodes of Season One. I’m keeping it simple: New intro, new ending, and a blast from the past with The Sarge.
If you already have the episode, feel free to delete it but this is the shortest [...]

You’ve heard The Sarge chat with James Patrick Kelly about the uphill battle of writing short stories in a novel publishing. I decided to revisit the challenges of marketing short stories with a writer that is blazing a trail of his own: Matt Wallace. With multiple Parsec Awards under his belt and an arsenal of [...]

Place yourself into the following situation: You begin in 2006 a novel that evolves into a larger-than-life epic. For the past two years you have been building up to the grand finale, the earth-shattering, mind-blowing, nail-biting ending to a story full of twists, turns, dips, and diversions that would make the Top Ten [...]

Turn your back for only a moment…and THAT’S when those New Zealanders strike…
(SARGE’S NOTE: My own snarky remarks to Pip’s attempt at recording a Survival Guide will be featured in italics.)

00:00 — The Survival Guide… podjacked by Captain Kiwi!

NOW HEAR THIS: Prepare to drive on the wrong side of the road and spell everything with [...]

Accomplished podcaster, beer snob, and aspiring writer…
…but he’s just this guy. You know?
 
 
Tee invites into The Bunker a podcaster better known for his knowledge of copyrights in podcasting, Cmd-Ln of The Command-Line Podcast. While he is best known for his blog and podcast on tech matters, Cmd-Ln is also an aspiring writer and he is [...]