The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy

SGWF Show #33: Canaveral, We Are Holding the Countdown…

00:00 — Opening

More Mac woes
Pimp That Kiwi 2.0

Dragon*Con — good times had by all…

Creatures ‘n’ Crooks — always a pleasure.

Constellation Books — nice place, good people.

A Version 3.0 in the works Return trip to DragonCon with a stop at NMEs in Vegas!

For those of you who stopped [...]

Show #032: Tough Love
For the week of August 28, 2007

00:00 — Opening

Dragon*Con is coming on strong.
Come on by the Dragon Moon Press booth. I’ll be there with…
Word count: Expert Podcasting Practices is in the final stretch with edits…
Collecting audio for D*C for future shows across ALL podcasts.

04:30 — Show #32: Tough Love

When you write a [...]

In one week, Dragon*Con 2007 is going to happen. This is my Super Bowl of cons. Every Labor Day weekend, gamers, costumers, media fans, authors, and (now) podcasters claim Atlanta for their own. To prepare some of you Survivalists for your first Dragon*Con, hurtle yourself through the vastness of time and space (with Dr. Floyd, [...]

With Billibub Baddings and The Case of The Singing Sword behind him, The Sarge looks back on the experience, compares it to the time he went “all in” back in January 2005, and gives a few answers as to why he did this with Billi and is about to do it again with Rafe & [...]

There is another Survival Guide #30 out there, but that episode is shelved until further notice. Some bad juju and unabashed venting might not be the right approach for this show…
So how does The Sarge make it up to the troops for keeping you in wait? He brings into the trenches Nebula-winning author James Patrick [...]

A REALLY FUN Interviewwith BATTLESTAR GALACTICA’s Richard Hatch

When you think of his name, writing may not come to mind; but never count out a Colonial when in doubt. Richard Hatch has quite a few bylines to his credit, including a collaboration with The Sarge on Ben Bella Books’ So Say We All. He sat [...]

It’s the trendiest, gaudiest, scariest, and down-right silliest thing to hit the Internet, and 3 out of every 4 people in America has one! It’s a MySpace Account; and while it can be a great marketing tool, MySpace can also be a HUGE waste of time. Is there really a method to the MySpace?
The Sarge [...]

The February edition of The Survival Guide… is a heart-to-heart with a pair of “Do It Yourself”-ers. In the first half of the show, The Sarge talks to author Mark Wildes about his books, and the trials and tribulations of being self published. In the second half, Tee chats with Shari Wilbur, owner of [...]

A more detailed show notes to follow…but for now, I wanted to get this show on the feed before the end of today. (Yes, I’m running way behind. When the dust settles, I’ll let you all know about it.)
Show #026 - Overcommitment
Running Time - 57:39
Welcome to the front lines…

Show notes for November 6, 2006

0:00 — Mail Call: E-mail and Blog Comments
Ending a spectacular season with another super-sized episode, The Sarge looks back on comments from you, The Survivalists. Step into the Wayback Machine for a quick trip back in time to…

Episode #20: Mail Call

Comments…about the Comments Show?
I, Death — a neat way to [...]