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BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus ROFL #sffwrtcht -8:27 PM Jul 6th, 2011
CarolBCollett RT @BryanThomasS: @talekyn Yes, I think from now on we’ll require all guests to drink first. @MauriceBroaddus #sffwrtcht -8:27 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS allow me to leave you with this image: http://t.co/dArmNey #sffwrtcht -8:27 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @talekyn Yes, I think from now on we’ll require all guests to drink first. @MauriceBroaddus #sffwrtcht -8:27 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede RT @BryanThomasS: Okay, more urban fantasy with author @JAPittsWriter next Thursday at 9 pm EST on #sffwrtcht. #sffwrtcht -8:26 PM Jul 6th, 2011
talekyn @BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus This has been one of my favorite #sffwrtcht nights. Thanks again! -8:26 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS Okay, more urban fantasy with author @JAPittsWriter next Thursday at 9 pm EST on #sffwrtcht. Join us! Good night! -8:25 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht Okay, more urban fantasy with author @JAPittsWriter next Thursday at 9 pm EST on #sffwrtcht. Join us! Good night! -8:25 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede How cool. RT @BryanThomasS: Well actually @mbranesf is now doing a series of doubles featuring novellas. #sffwrtcht -8:25 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @followthelede it was my pleasure! #sffwrtcht -8:25 PM Jul 6th, 2011
CarolBCollett This!//RT @MauriceBroaddus: @BryanThomasS this. rocked. #sffwrtcht -8:25 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @CarolBCollett @shadowflame1974 you’re quite welcome! #sffwrtcht -8:25 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus You rock. Thanks so much for being on. #sffwrtcht -8:24 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede Yes, thank you. @MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS #sffwrtcht -8:24 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS yup. and a successful Mo*Con is measured in how well people felt loved. #sffwrtcht -8:24 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS Check out the @MauriceBroaddus page at Amazon, folks, especially the funny bio: http://amzn.to/r5h0SL #sffwrtcht -8:24 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht Check out the @MauriceBroaddus page at Amazon, folks, especially the funny bio: http://amzn.to/r5h0SL #sffwrtcht -8:24 PM Jul 6th, 2011
CarolBCollett RT @MauriceBroaddus: @BryanThomasS we’ll be updating the Mo*Con site soon. http://t.co/VTLFRPo #sffwrtcht -8:24 PM Jul 6th, 2011
CarolBCollett Thanks @MauriceBroaddus and @BryanThomasS for a really fun chat. #sffwrtcht -8:23 PM Jul 6th, 2011
charlievazquez RT @followthelede: Why aren’t more novellas published? RT @MauriceBroaddus: @BryanThomasS #sffwrtcht -8:23 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus thanks for talking with us tonight #sffwrtcht look forward to seeing more of your work -8:23 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus I applaud you for it. We writers need that! #sffwrtcht -8:23 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS this. rocked. #sffwrtcht -8:23 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht A transcript of tonight’s chat will be up on the blog shortly. Thanks for joining us! #sffwrtcht -8:23 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede How/in what way controversial? RT @MauriceBroaddus: @BryanThomasS … Mo*Con VI. It was our most controversial and best one. #sffwrtcht -8:23 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS I wanted a safe place where writers could talk about spiritual issues and be loved on by the church. #sffwrtcht -8:23 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS we’ll be updating the Mo*Con site soon. http://t.co/VTLFRPo #sffwrtcht -8:22 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS Well @MauriceBroaddus thanks for taking time to talk with us tonight! It’s really been fun and we’d love to have you back later #sffwrtcht -8:21 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @followthelede Well actually @mbranesf is now doing a series of doubles featuring novellas. #sffwrtcht -8:21 PM Jul 6th, 2011
CarolBCollett RT @sffwrtcht: We have all the transcripts, extra interviews, giveaways, and more at: http://bryanthomasschmidt.net/sffwrtcht/ #sffwrtcht -8:21 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede Why aren’t more novellas published? RT @MauriceBroaddus: @BryanThomasS #sffwrtcht -8:20 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Ah I inverted numbers sorry about. And the goal of Mo Con? #sffwrtcht -8:20 PM Jul 6th, 2011
CarolBCollett RT @MauriceBroaddus: @shadowflame1974 I haven’t announced next year’s Mo*Con yet, but I’d keep the first weekend in May open. It’ll be a doozy. #sffwrtcht -8:20 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS nope, this year was Mo*Con VI. It was our most controversial and best one. #sffwrtcht -8:19 PM Jul 6th, 2011
CarolBCollett RT @MauriceBroaddus: @BryanThomasS plus, a dozen short stories in various magazines and anthologies. #sffwrtcht -8:19 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @CarolBCollett Thanks! #sffwrtcht -8:19 PM Jul 6th, 2011
CarolBCollett Done//RT @sffwrtcht: Please ‘Like’ our Facebook group: http://on.fb.me/hlxBMT #sffwrtcht -8:19 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede Love novellas. Lost art form. RT @MauriceBroaddus: @BryanThomasS i have a SF noir novella coming out from @ApexBookCompany #sffwrtcht -8:19 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Just a brief bit about Mo Con before you go. You’ve done 4 now, right? #sffwrtcht -8:18 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @shadowflame1974 I haven’t announced next year’s Mo*Con yet, but I’d keep the first weekend in May open. It’ll be a doozy. #sffwrtcht -8:18 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS We have all the transcripts, extra interviews, giveaways, and more at: http://bryanthomasschmidt.net/sffwrtcht/ #sffwrtcht -8:18 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht We have all the transcripts, extra interviews, giveaways, and more at: http://bryanthomasschmidt.net/sffwrtcht/ #sffwrtcht -8:18 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Very cool. We’ll look forward to all of that! #sffwrtcht -8:18 PM Jul 6th, 2011
CarolBCollett RT @MauriceBroaddus: @BryanThomasS I have a horror novella called “Bleed With Me” from Delirium Books in Oct. #sffwrtcht -8:17 PM Jul 6th, 2011
CarolBCollett RT @MauriceBroaddus: @BryanThomasS i have a SF noir novella coming out from @ApexBookCompany called “I Can Transform You” (Aug) #sffwrtcht -8:17 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS plus, a dozen short stories in various magazines and anthologies. #sffwrtcht -8:17 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS Upcoming guests: Next Thursday 7/14 @JAPittsWriter (John Pitts) , 7/20 @KenScholes 7/27 @howardandrewjon(es) 8/3 Splashdown books #sffwrtcht -8:17 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht Upcoming guests: Next Thursday 7/14 @JAPittsWriter (John Pitts) , 7/20 @KenScholes 7/27 @howardandrewjon(es) 8/3 Splashdown books #sffwrtcht -8:17 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS I have book three, King’s War, @angryrobotbooks, in Nov. #sffwrtcht -8:17 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS Please ‘Like’ our Facebook group: http://on.fb.me/hlxBMT #sffwrtcht -8:17 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht Please ‘Like’ our Facebook group: http://on.fb.me/hlxBMT #sffwrtcht -8:17 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS I have a horror novella called “Bleed With Me” from Delirium Books in Oct. #sffwrtcht -8:16 PM Jul 6th, 2011
upwithgravity RT @sffwrtcht: FYI, Tomorrow we’ll announce a giveaway of @mauricebroaddus’ book “King Maker.” #sffwrtcht -8:16 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS Make that #sffwrtcht @JAPittsWriter nexts week -8:16 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS i have a SF noir novella coming out from @ApexBookCompany called “I Can Transform You” (Aug) #sffwrtcht -8:16 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede Twitter’s telling me @japittswrtr doesn’t exist. =( @BryanThomasS #sffwrtcht -8:16 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS FYI, Tomorrow we’ll announce a giveaway of @mauricebroaddus’ book “King Maker.” #sffwrtcht -8:15 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht FYI, Tomorrow we’ll announce a giveaway of @mauricebroaddus’ book “King Maker.” #sffwrtcht -8:15 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus What projects are you working on for the future that we can look forward to? #sffwrtcht -8:15 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus So how about Mo Con? Details. #sffwrtcht -8:14 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @shadowflame1974 i’ve really got to pay attention more and drink less… #sffwrtcht -8:14 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS you can’t ask folks to watch their language/lives while you minister. #sffwrtcht -8:13 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS yeah, there’s that. but, well, that’s life in the streets. #sffwrtcht -8:13 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS Next week we meet urban fantasy author @japittswrtr talking about his sexy Blacksmith in Doc Martins, dragons and dwarves. #sffwrtcht -8:13 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht Next week we meet urban fantasy author @japittswrtr talking about his sexy Blacksmith in Doc Martins, dragons and dwarves. #sffwrtcht -8:13 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @shadowflame1974 no, i became a full time writer BECAUSE of it. #unemployedduetononproductivity #sffwrtcht -8:11 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS @jerrylgordon he was the first to point out that i’d need help with the slush pile. i took it as him volunteering #sffwrtcht -8:10 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS @jerrylgordon was a HUGE blessing when it came to Dark Faith. #sffwrtcht -8:10 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede Yeah. RT @sffwrtcht: Tell us a bit about Mo Con please. #sffwrtcht -8:10 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht Find Maurice online at www.maurciebroaddus.com and also on Facebook #sffwrtcht -8:10 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht Tell us a bit about Mo Con please. #sffwrtcht -8:09 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @atfmb did i wake up black this morning?!? of course i have!!! #sffwrtcht -8:09 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Maybe I’ll do it with a glass of Reisling… #sffwrtcht -8:08 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS inmates running the asylum is the perfect summary for my life. #sffwrtcht -8:08 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus no one told you this one was live? #sffwrtcht -8:08 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Yes, well, I’ll get that honor soon enough 
#sffwrtcht -8:08 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS i’m so glad someone has to come behind me and edit my interviews to read somewhat sane. #sffwrtcht -8:08 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus It stretched me #sffwrtcht -8:07 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS so King Maker and Dark Faith even moreso, stretches a lot of folks of faith. #sffwrtcht -8:07 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS and, minus the monsters, this is the lives kids leave. and they need to be loved and ministered to. #sffwrtcht -8:06 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus I figured their objections would be more to the grittier aspects of the way you told the story #sffwrtcht -8:06 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS many are ready to get upset, until they realize @OutreachInc_ is a real Christian organization. #sffwrtcht -8:06 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS few of my stories are by some people’s tastes. but Christian is my worldview, not my “writing style” #sffwrtcht -8:05 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Interesting. #sffwrtcht -8:05 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS I’ve always thought Arthur was a bit of a tool, honestly. part of that was his burden of being king though. #sffwrtcht -8:04 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht Unless our guest has to go, I’m going to let this discussion run on a little longer so he can answer the last few questions. #sffwrtcht -8:04 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS I was a huge fan of Excalibur. And The Wire, for that matter. 
#sffwrtcht -8:03 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @shadowflame1974 strictly a trilogy. though now that the world is built, i can easily go back and explore more characters #sffwrtcht -8:03 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @sffwrtcht keep in mind, i was thinking of it as a writing exercise at the time. i don’t know if i’d sit down & do that today #sffwrtcht -8:02 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Besides the sequels have you written short stories in this world? #sffwrtcht -8:01 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @sffwrtcht it was something i hadn’t done as a writer & i was trying to challenge myself. #sffwrtcht -8:01 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS then I read the first draft of King Maker and was like “damn, I’m glad we moved.” #sffwrtcht -8:00 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS *I* didn’t think it was rough at the time. my wife disagreed. #sffwrtcht -8:00 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht Is there message to this story? A lesson? #sffwrtcht -7:59 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS because i had to somehow wrap up all of those character arcs/legend somehow. #sffwrtcht -7:58 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS nope. i just jumped right in and ran. which led to huge writer’s block for book three, King’s War. #sffwrtcht -7:58 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus were you a full time writer at that time? #sffwrtcht -7:58 PM Jul 6th, 2011
janetharriett Not to worry, @MauriceBroaddus. The story I’d put in the hypothetical slush for Dark Faith 2 has no talking animals. #sffwrtcht -7:58 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Well, at least you had @jerrylgordon to help with Dark Faith #sffwrtcht -7:58 PM Jul 6th, 2011
atfmb @BryanThomasS I was at the grocery store! #sffwrtcht -7:58 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @atfmb Pay attention! We discussed that for an hour before the intv even started #sffwrtcht -7:57 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS and Dark Faith was due that December also! i don’t remember the last half of 2009. it was a blur of words. #sffwrtcht -7:57 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Now THAT’s deadline pressure! #sffwrtcht -7:57 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MariAdkins @atfmb @MauriceBroaddus you know he has #sffwrtcht -7:57 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS well, keep in mind, extra 30K was due in august. ALL of book two in december. #sffwrtcht -7:57 PM Jul 6th, 2011
atfmb @MauriceBroaddus THE QUESTION IS – HAVE YOU HAD ANYTHING TO DRINK TONIGHT, SIR? HAVE YOU?! >_> #sffwrtcht -7:56 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede LOL RT @MauriceBroaddus: @sffwrtcht so i end up having to re-plot from the mid way point after ive lost track of everyone. #sffwrtcht -7:56 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @atfmb I CAN’T WAIT FOR OUR NEXT OVER RIESLING’ED INTERVIEW!!! #sffwrtcht -7:56 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus So the inmates run the asylum in a sense? #sffwrtcht -7:55 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @followthelede @sffwrtcht so i end up having to re-plot from the mid way point after i’ve lost track of everyone. #sffwrtcht -7:55 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus So you are a planner more than a wing it person with novels, unlike your interviews? #sffwrtcht -7:55 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @followthelede @sffwrtcht but with that prep, by mid story, my characters have wandered off and done their own thing #sffwrtcht -7:54 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @followthelede @sffwrtcht i am ALL character sketches and outlines. i feel like more engineer than writer sometimes. #sffwrtcht -7:54 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus That means it’s “real.” #sffwrtcht -7:54 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @sffwrtcht he loved the characters. “i swear we lived in the same neighborhood” was my favorite compliment from him. #sffwrtcht -7:53 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS How have Christians you know responded to the book? It’s a hard read for anybody, I’d imagine? #sffwrtcht -7:53 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS It’s well known you’re a Christian but this is not the book I would expect from a Christian writer. #sffwrtcht -7:53 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @sffwrtcht they had TOTALLY different reactions to King Maker. she loved playing “who’s that?” with the book. #sffwrtcht -7:53 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Were you a fan of the Arthur legend? #sffwrtcht -7:53 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @sffwrtcht THAT was interesting. one lady (white) was an Arthurian expert. one gentleman (black) was a … hood? expert. #sffwrtcht -7:52 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus well you did something right how man books do you have planned in the series? #sffwrtcht -7:52 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @janetharriett @shadowflame1974 yeah, @jerrylgordon is going to regret me mentioning the talking animal thing … #sffwrtcht -7:51 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede That’s very speedy by my standard. @BryanThomasS #sffwrtcht -7:51 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS @shadowflame1974 with novels, i’m more insecure/neurotic than usual so i never get to the POSSIBILITY of a gem. #sffwrtcht -7:51 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @followthelede Maybe but my epic fantasy took 9 months #sffwrtcht -7:50 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht @MauriceBroaddus You also switch POV a lot within scenes. How did you come to that decision? Was it hard to write? #sffwrtcht -7:50 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede Ooof. I’m obviously a very s-l-o-w writer. RT @BryanThomasS: That would be my typical first draft time for a novel… #sffwrtcht -7:49 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS @shadowflame1974 the children’s fantasy was another time. and a story i wrote called “shadow boxing”. #sffwrtcht -7:49 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS @shadowflame1974 i’ve only felt that “gem” feeling a couple of times. “pimp my airship” was one. #sffwrtcht -7:49 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Ah so was it a rough neighborhood? #sffwrtcht -7:48 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @followthelede That would be my typical first draft time for a novel not including revisions and edits #sffwrtcht -7:47 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS a lot. but that “research” was mostly living my life. Breton Court is actually Gateway Court, where I lived. #sffwrtcht -7:47 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 #sffwrtcht Wow that was fast. -7:47 PM Jul 6th, 2011
talekyn @mcphersonator Just got it! I’m following along with the #sffwrtcht conversation here on Twitter, then I’ll go edit your interview! Thanks. -7:47 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede Damn. RT @MauriceBroaddus: @BryanThomasS wrote ALL of Kings Justice in just under six months. #sffwrtcht -7:46 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Had you plotted out the entire series before writing? #sffwrtcht -7:46 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede RT @BryanThomasS: @MauriceBroaddus Most writers would kill to be asked to ADD words LOL #sffwrtcht -7:46 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS wrote ALL of King’s Justice in just under six months. #sffwrtcht -7:46 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Most writers would kill to be asked to ADD words LOL #sffwrtcht -7:46 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS sold to @angryrobotbooks & was told it was not a YA and i needed to add 30K words. another 3 months. #sffwrtcht -7:45 PM Jul 6th, 2011
atfmb @MauriceBroaddus Dear Maurice, you are awesome. That is all. #sffwrtcht -7:45 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede RT @sffwrtcht: @MauriceBroaddus Do you start with characters sketches or outlines or just let it unfold as it comes? #sffwrtcht -7:45 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht @MauriceBroaddus Do you start with characters sketches or outlines or just let it unfold as it comes? #sffwrtcht -7:44 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede @MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS Wow. That’s fast. #sffwrtcht -7:44 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht @MauriceBroaddus Plus you workshopped parts with a writer’s group you said, right? #sffwrtcht -7:44 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 ggghhhaa. never mind that last tweet #twitterfail. #sffwrtcht -7:43 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS first draft during NaNoWriMo. took another 3mths for 2nd draft. 3rd draft (when I thought it a YA) in 2mths. #sffwrtcht -7:43 PM Jul 6th, 2011
janetharriett Note to self…write talking animal story if @MauriceBroaddus is reading the slush @shadowflame1974 #sffwrtcht -7:42 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede RT @MauriceBroaddus: @shadowflame1974 editors arent out to “get” writers. we WANT to find those gems. I want to BE that gem! #sffwrtcht -7:42 PM Jul 6th, 2011
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BryanThomasS RT @shadowflame1974: @MauriceBroaddus did you feel like King Maker was a gem when you first wrote it? #sffwrtcht -7:41 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MariAdkins @shadowflame1974 ROFLMAO #sffwrtcht -7:41 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @shadowflame1974 exactly. editors aren’t out to “get” writers. we WANT to find those gems. I want to BE that gem! #sffwrtcht -7:40 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS now i go to a church with a bunch of foodies who love wine. #sffwrtcht -7:39 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus *makes notes for next anthology* #sffwrtcht -7:38 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @shadowflame1974 when the 5th one got shortlisted, @jerrylgordon banned me from the slushpile. #sffwrtcht -7:38 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS The book is fantasy but also very realistic in feel–gritty language, gritty violence & characters. How much did you research? #sffwrtcht -7:38 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Back to King Maker #sffwrtcht -7:38 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @shadowflame1974 the dirty little secret is that i have a weakness for talking animal stories. #sffwrtcht -7:37 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede RT @shadowflame1974: @MauriceBroaddus I love doing slush work and finding a gem 
#sffwrtcht -7:37 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @talekyn i lost track of how much alcohol was brought to this year’s MoCon as gifts for me. #problemdenial #sffwrtcht -7:37 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus I love doing slush work and finding a gem #sffwrtcht -7:36 PM Jul 6th, 2011
JohnTintera RT @MauriceBroaddus: @talekyn the best part about editing Dark Faith was the friendship it forged between me, @jerrylgordon and @apexjason #sffwrtcht -7:36 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @shadowflame1974 it was a bit of both. i think that’s a great way to do it. some of our best stories came from the slush pile. #sffwrtcht -7:36 PM Jul 6th, 2011
jasonsanford @MauriceBroaddus @bryanthomass Woohoo! The Context bar wouldn’t have been the same without you. #sffwrtcht -7:35 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus How long did you spend writing the first book before you sold it? #sffwrtcht -7:35 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus I am going to get Reisling to buy an add for this week’s #sffwrtcht -7:35 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Oh yes, well, drinking Reisling before church might be a problem… #sffwrtcht -7:34 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS they especially loved me pointing out all of the horror and occult stuff in the bible … #sffwrtcht -7:34 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS as you can imagine, i ALWAYS fit in well at church. #sffwrtcht -7:34 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus lol what kind of reaction did you have to the slushpile? #sffwrtcht -7:33 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS i’ve been mostly conservative, non-demoninational most of my life. fundamentalist background. #sffwrtcht -7:33 PM Jul 6th, 2011
talekyn @MauriceBroaddus The lesson here is that if I want to pitch you an anthology idea, I’d better bring the Riesling, and lots of it. #sffwrtcht -7:33 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus was Dark Faith an open call anthology or an invitation only? #sffwrtcht -7:32 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @talekyn i mostly dealt with the stories/writers i solicited. @jerrylgordon banned me from the slush pile after awhile. #sffwrtcht -7:32 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus that sounds like loads of fun #sffwrtcht -7:32 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @talekyn and @jerrylgordon came over to the house every week, Riesling in hand, while we read and talked. #sffwrtcht -7:31 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @talekyn i pitched the idea after Riesling at MoCon III to @apexjason. #sffwrtcht -7:31 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus The book is fantasy but very realistic in feel–gritty language, violence & characters. How much did u research? #sffwrtcht -7:30 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @talekyn the best part about editing Dark Faith was the friendship it forged between me, @jerrylgordon and @apexjason #sffwrtcht -7:30 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS it definitely sprang from working with the kids @OutreachInc_ i once called them kings & queens of the streets… #sffwrtcht -7:29 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @jasonsanford @bryanthomass there’s been a recent development. look for me in the bar on saturday at context. #sffwrtcht -7:29 PM Jul 6th, 2011
CarolBCollett RT @MauriceBroaddus: @BryanThomasS i get variations on “it’s of the devil” and “i’m supporting witchcraft/evil/the occult” #sffwrtcht/Ditto -7:28 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus LOL That’s awesome. #writinglifehighlight #sffwrtcht -7:28 PM Jul 6th, 2011
john_zeleznik An interesting thing I read today and I can’t remember where was “why is the church always a villian?” #sffwrtcht -7:28 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Cool. #sffwrtcht -7:28 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS now she’s BRAGGING about her son the writer. #writinglifehighlight #sffwrtcht -7:27 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS i just wrote a children’s fantasy story about my mom and sent it to her for mother’s day. #sffwrtcht -7:27 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Which denomination are you involved with? #sffwrtcht -7:27 PM Jul 6th, 2011
talekyn @MauriceBroaddus Speaking of the intersection of horror and faith (how’s that for a segue?): what was editing Dark Faith like? #sffwrtcht -7:26 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS i get variations on “it’s of the devil” and “i’m supporting witchcraft/evil/the occult” #sffwrtcht -7:26 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus very awesome congrats! #sffwrtcht -7:26 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @shadowflame1974 which, in retrospect, made college the most expensive workshop EVER! #sffwrtcht -7:26 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Well, I’d say that was productive then. #sffwrtcht -7:25 PM Jul 6th, 2011
jolantru A bit late: my def. for uf – mythology and legend co existing together with urban. A bir noir. #sffwrtcht -7:25 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @shadowflame1974 yup. i was using the class to give me deadlines to produce. i have since sold every story written in them. #sffwrtcht -7:25 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Where did the idea for “The Knights Of Breton Court” come from? #sffwrtcht -7:25 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @jasonsanford Rabblerouser… #sffwrtcht -7:25 PM Jul 6th, 2011
jasonsanford @MauriceBroaddus @bryanthomass I have a question: Can you explain again why you bailed on going to this year’s Context con? #sffwrtcht -7:24 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @john_zeleznik some writer’s been drinking and is now ranting on anything that springs to mind. #sffwrtcht -7:24 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @BryanThomasS 
doubt mine ever will. I don’t write “real” stuff. #sffwrtcht -7:24 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Hope mine will. Maybe they’ll even want to read my stuff. #sffwrtcht -7:24 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS once checks and real notoriety started happening for me, my mom reversed her stance on the value of writing. #sffwrtcht -7:23 PM Jul 6th, 2011
CarolBCollett RT @MauriceBroaddus: @talekyn @shadowflame1974 that’s what horror explores, which is why the church’s stance on horror has always puzzled me. #sffwrtcht -7:23 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede @BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus And which church? #sffwrtcht -7:23 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Well, I’d heard Indiana had strange laws… #sffwrtcht -7:23 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS yup, other than some emo poetry i did in high school. laws have since been passed banning me from poetry. #sffwrtcht -7:22 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus What is the church’s stance on horror? #sffwrtcht -7:22 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus was it with different instructors? #sffwrtcht -7:22 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @talekyn @shadowflame1974 that’s what horror explores, which is why the church’s stance on horror has always puzzled me. #sffwrtcht -7:21 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @john_zeleznik Urban fantasy and horror author @MauriceBroaddus #sffwrtcht -7:21 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus I can just hear them: “Maurice, you have to let CW101 go and move on to other classes…” #sffwrtcht -7:21 PM Jul 6th, 2011
john_zeleznik What are we talking about tonight? #sffwrtcht -7:21 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS another reason it took me nearly 6 years to graduate college. #sffwrtcht -7:21 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS including taking the same creative writing class 3X. drove my guidance counselor nuts. #sffwrtcht -7:20 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Yep, we had the same parents #sffwrtcht -7:20 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS since my mom wanted me to major in something “practical” i took creative writing on the sly. #sffwrtcht -7:20 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus That happened to me too. Did you start with prose or something else? #sffwrtcht -7:20 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS i was encouraged starting in high school to think about writing seriously. a teacher noticed i had some talent. #sffwrtcht -7:19 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus LOL #sffwrtcht -7:19 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS ok, i’ll admit, the staff doesn’t do that. *I* did that when i went out for street nights. #sffwrtcht @OutreachInc_ -7:19 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @followthelede it really depends on the story. Some are more noir than others #sffwrtcht -7:18 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @shadowflame1974 yeah, some of the “monsters” @OutreachInc_ has to battle are far scarier than the occasional cannibal troll. #sffwrtcht -7:18 PM Jul 6th, 2011
CarolBCollett RT @talekyn: @shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus Isn’t all horror fiction really a metaphor for life/ the humans we’re afraid of? #sffwrtcht -7:17 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht Tell us a little about your background. “King Maker” is about the gritty world of the streets. Did you grow up in the hood? #sffwrtcht -7:17 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede @talekyn @shadowflame1974 Hmmm. I think de Lint does unnoir urban fantasy sometimes. #sffwrtcht -7:17 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @sffwrtcht i made my first sale in 1999. i’d been writing seriously for six years by then. #sffwrtcht -7:16 PM Jul 6th, 2011
talekyn @shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus Isn’t all horror fiction really a metaphor for life/ the humans we’re afraid of? #sffwrtcht -7:15 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @talekyn aaahhh lol #sffwrtcht -7:15 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Did you study creative writing at all in school? How’d you learn your craft? #sffwrtcht -7:15 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Carrying flashlights to double as defensive weapons was interesting. #sffwrtcht -7:14 PM Jul 6th, 2011
talekyn @sffwrtcht @shadowflame1974 haha, I meant I agree with you that the noir feel is important, and it was lacking in Paper Cities. #sffwrtcht -7:14 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @followthelede lol see! #sffwrtcht -7:14 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus well maybe fights with humans are metaphors for fights with monsters? #sffwrtcht -7:14 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus LOL Good to know. #sffwrtcht -7:13 PM Jul 6th, 2011
followthelede @shadowflame1974 I’d (gently) dispute noir part. Diversity of voices, imo, are integral to the nature of cities and so UF. #sffwrtcht -7:13 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS well, minus the occasional fight with monsters by staff members. @OutreachInc_ #sffwrtcht -7:13 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS RT @talekyn: Ekaternia Sedia’s Paper Cities antho including high fantasy cities, and it didn’t feel “UF” to me. No noir. #sffwrtcht -7:13 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht RT @shadowflame1974: @talekyn see someone has to argue with me 
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CarolBCollett RT @MauriceBroaddus: @BryanThomasS @neilhimself, King, Michael Chabon, Toni Morrison, Amy Hempel. They’ve all made me want to be a better writer. #sffwrtcht -7:13 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS yup. @OutreachInc_ works with homeless teens in exactly the way i depict them in the book. #sffwrtcht -7:12 PM Jul 6th, 2011
JohnTintera RT @MauriceBroaddus: @BryanThomasS just about every scene @OutreachInc_ has happened to me in real life. #sffwrtcht -7:12 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS @neilhimself, King, Michael Chabon, Toni Morrison, Amy Hempel. They’ve all made me want to be a better writer. #sffwrtcht -7:12 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht @MauriceBroaddus When did you start writing and how long until your first sale? #sffwrtcht -7:12 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht For those who have not read the book, @outreachinc does ministry to urban poor, from delivering water, food or even socks to more #sffwrtcht -7:11 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS working with @OutreachInc_ became a new way to see the city. which was a theme i wanted to explore in the book. #sffwrtcht -7:10 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht RT @BryanThomasS: @MauriceBroaddus Who were some of the authors whose work most thrilled and inspired you? #sffwrtcht -7:10 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Well those are some gutsy people. Does that include the limbs torn off scene? @outreachinc #sffwrtcht -7:09 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS just about every scene @OutreachInc_ has happened to me in real life. #sffwrtcht -7:09 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @BryanThomasS pretty much but there are others who would disagree or ad to the definition #sffwrtcht -7:08 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS @OutreachInc_ said sure as long as I didn’t have the house floating down the street or something. #sffwrtcht -7:08 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus And they do what you describe the way you describe it in the book? @outreachinc #sffwrtcht -7:08 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS yeah, i cleared it with @OutreachInc_ for me to use them in the book. #sffwrtcht -7:08 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @shadowflame1974 So those sound like the core elements then? #sffwrtcht -7:07 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Who were some of the authors whose work most thrilled and inspired you? #sffwrtcht -7:07 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS i had a Sunday School teacher early on who was a closet sf/f/h fan. he introduced me to comics, Dr Who, and SF. #sffwrtcht -7:07 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 UF can be quite broad. Usually has an urban setting fantastic elements and a noir feel. #sffwrtcht -7:07 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Well, I found the book scary for sure in some ways, but that could be because of my unfamiliarity with that wrld #sffwrtcht -7:07 PM Jul 6th, 2011
jolantru RT @BryanThomasS: Let’s start with the basics: How do you define urban fantasy? And what are its key elements in your mind? #sffwrtcht -7:06 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS i was trying to re-imagine their lives in a fantasy world, but i also couldn’t get away from my horror roots. #sffwrtcht -7:06 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Oh, so Outreach Inc is REAL? @OutreachInc #sffwrtcht -7:06 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS honestly, i was doing NaNoWriMo as an exercise with some kids i was working with @OutreachInc_ #sffwrtcht -7:05 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus Where did your interest in Science Fiction and Fantasy come from? #sffwrtcht -7:05 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS Interesting. Anyone else have a definition of urban fantasy? #sffwrtcht -7:04 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS to my mind, urban fantasy is when the city is as much a character in the story as anyone else. plus the fantastic. #sffwrtcht -7:04 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS @MauriceBroaddus What genre were you going for there? #sffwrtcht -7:03 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MariAdkins @shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus ikr? who else can pull off those purple suits like mo? #sffwrtcht -7:03 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @BryanThomasS the odd thing is that i didn’t know i was an urban fantasy author until i was told that i was one with King Maker. #sffwrtcht -7:03 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MariAdkins @MauriceBroaddus @shadowflame1974 @apexjason MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA #sffwrtcht -7:03 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus if you quit being you, it wouldn’t be the same. #sffwrtcht -7:03 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS Everyone who has one can jump in with their definitions here. #sffwrtcht -7:03 PM Jul 6th, 2011
KaliferDeil Hi, Smashwords is doing the July discount thing. Any sci-fi authors besides me participating? #sffwrtcht sci fi -7:02 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @sffwrtcht i seriously keep waiting for a cease & desist order from my publishers for me to stop being … me. #sffwrtcht -7:02 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS Let’s start with the basics: How do you define urban fantasy? And what are its key elements in your mind? #sffwrtcht -7:02 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MauriceBroaddus @MariAdkins @shadowflame1974 @apexjason YES! #sffwrtcht -7:01 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht He’s our first Urban Fantasy and Horror author guest. Welcome to #sffwrtcht @mauricebroaddus! -7:01 PM Jul 6th, 2011
talekyn What an odd night this has been. Upset stomach, then laughter thanks to @burnham, then writing, now #sffwrtcht. Maybe interview post later. -7:01 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht Most distinguished of all, he runs his own Con, Mo Con, the one Con where he can’t snub you. #sffwrtcht -7:01 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht He’s currently competing for the Guinness World Record for most falsehoods told in self-written bios. #sffwrtcht -7:01 PM Jul 6th, 2011
MariAdkins @MauriceBroaddus @shadowflame1974 @apexjason there’s always fandomfest #sffwrtcht -7:00 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht His novels include “Devil’s Marionette,” “Orgy Of Souls” co-written with Wrath James Wright #sffwrtcht -7:00 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS Tonight’s guest’s goal is admirable: to be come so famous he can snub people at cons. He’ll also clean your clock at Scrabble. #sffwrtcht -7:00 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht Tonight’s guest’s goal is admirable: to be come so famous he can snub people at cons. He’ll also clean your clock at Scrabble. #sffwrtcht -7:00 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht It’s up to the guest whether the question time will run longer than our allotted hour slot. #sffwrtcht -7:00 PM Jul 6th, 2011
shadowflame1974 @MauriceBroaddus lol It can be #sffwrtcht -7:00 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht Please wait until your question gets answered to ask another & use the hashtag #sffwrtcht for all questions and comments. -7:00 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht Our format is round table discussion. Please restrict ?s to writing craft, business of writing & the specific works of the guest. #sffwrtcht -6:59 PM Jul 6th, 2011
sffwrtcht Our goal is to talk w/ writers, editors, & others abt the craft of writing, specifically related to writing speculative fiction. #sffwrtcht -6:59 PM Jul 6th, 2011
BryanThomasS Welcome to Science Fiction Fantasy Writer’s Chat. #sffwrtcht -6:59 PM Jul 6th, 2011
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