sffwrtcht: Future Guests 6/20 @AbrahamHanover 6/27 @LeahPetersen 7/11 @debcoates 7/18 @AlexBledsoe 7/25 @JimCHines 8/01 @PaulSKemp #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 00:52:54 +0000 2012)
sffwrtcht: Welcome to Science Fiction Fantasy Writer’s Chat. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:00:01 +0000 2012)
sffwrtcht: Our goal is to talk w/ writers, editors, & others abt the craft of writing, specifically related to writing speculative fiction. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:00:26 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Our format is round table discussion. Please restrict ?s to writing craft, business of writing & the specific works of the guest. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:00:36 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Please wait until your question gets answered to ask another & use the hashtag #sffwrtcht for all questions and comments. (Thu Jun 14 01:00:43 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: We may hold questions at times to allow our guest to answer and catch up. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:00:57 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: .@pvbrett�s debut #fantasy novel “The Warded Man” released from @DelReyBooks in 2009 and the second, “The Desert Spear” in 2010. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:01:39 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Parts 1 and 2 of his Demon Cycle series, a third book, “The Daylight War” will come out in early 2013. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:01:53 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: He graduated with a B.A. in English Literature and Art History from the University of Buffalo in 1995 #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:02:09 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: And spent years in pharmaceutical publishing before turning back to his first love. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:02:16 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: His short fiction is collected in “The Great Bazaar & Other Stories” #sffwrtcht(Thu Jun 14 01:02:24 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: He also released the illustrated novella “Brayan�s Gold” set in his novel universe. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:02:35 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Welcome to #sffwrtcht @pvbrett! We�ve looked forward to this for a while now! (Thu Jun 14 01:02:51 +0000 2012)
PVBrett: @sffwrtcht Thanks, Bryan! Sorry I�ve been so hard to pin down. Been excited to do #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:03:37 +0000 2012)
BryanThomasS: @PVBrett No problem. Glad to have you Where�d your interest in SFF come from? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:03:54 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS My first comics, fantasy novels & D&D dice were my older brother�s castoffs. He moved on, but I fell in love #sffwrtcht 1/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:05:00 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS The first movie I ever saw in a theater was Star Wars because I was tagging along with him and his friends. #sffwrtcht 2/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:05:34 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett Well good for older brother for finding someone to appreciate them! Who were some of your favorite authors and books? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:05:43 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett Who were some of your favorite authors and books? #sffwrtcht(Thu Jun 14 01:07:17 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS Martin/Game of Thrones, Clavell/Shogun, Brooks, Elfstones of Shannara; Jordan/The Shadow Rising #sffwrtcht 1/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:07:22 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS Hardy/Master of the Five Magics, King/The Gunslinger, Eddings/Belgariad, Farland/Runelords #sffwrtcht 2/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:07:38 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @PVBrett YES! I love SHUGUN. Amazing. Eddings is awesome. Yes, indeed.#sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:08:00 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett When did you develop an interest in writing and how did you pursue that? Classes? Workshops? Learn on your own? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:08:10 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett Not that the others aren’t but you picked some favorites. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:08:19 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS I wanted to write SFF since I was in high school. #sffwrtcht 1/2(Thu Jun 14 01:09:13 +0000 2012)
CarolBCollett: RT @BryanThomasS: @PVBrett When did you develop an interest in writing and how did you pursue that? Classes? Workshops? Learn on your ow … (Thu Jun 14 01:09:39 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS Took some classes w/writing in mind, but mainly got a standard Bachelors Degree in English practiced on my own. #sffwrtcht 2/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:10:05 +0000 2012)
LeahPetersen: @PVBrett I loved the idea of the painted/tattooed wards in The Warded Man. Where did that idea come from? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:10:14 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett Did you experiment with fanfic back then? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:10:21 +0000 2012)CarolBCollett: RT @PVBrett: @BryanThomasS I wanted to write SFF since I was in high school. #sffwrtcht 1/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:10:32 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS I could name authors I love all night. It’s a great time to be a reader. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:10:55 +0000 2012)
chippermuse: @PVBrett I’d love to know what your favorite comics were too. I’m a Spidey fan myself. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:10:59 +0000 2012)
followthelede: @PVBrett Did you start writing fantasy or Sci Fi? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:11:09 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @PVBrett Yes, it really is a great time. Were you involved in Cons or fan costuming as a kid? Or was D&D your main entryway? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:11:41 +0000 2012)
PrinceJvstin: What’s the last book you read @pvbrett that you wish you had written? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:12:10 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @LeahPetersen Google otzi the iceman. He tattooed magic markings on himself while the rest of us were still learning the wheel. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:13:04 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS Yes and no. This is something I have blogged about:http://t.co/EsIPBrsU #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:14:49 +0000 2012)chippermuse: .@sffwrtcht I may be the only SFF fan I know who didn’t have D&D as her gateway drug. For me it was CS Lewis & Anne McCaffrey. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:16:07 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett How long did you write before making your first sale? Did you start with shorts or novels? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:16:35 +0000 2012)
MosesSiregar: RT @BryanThomasS: @PVBrett How long did you write before making your first sale? Did you start with shorts or novels? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:16:53 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @chippermuse I read pretty much every Marvel comic in the 80′s and 90′s, and half the DC books. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:17:17 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @followthelede My first book was a fantasy/Sci Fi mix. From there it has been all Fantasy. It’s where my heart is. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:17:53 +0000 2012)
Jaleta_Clegg: @chippermuse I read Andre Norton every chance I got. D&D wasn’t big in the picture until much later. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:18:10 +0000 2012)followthelede: @chippermuse I did it backwards – I started playing D&D after I was already a SFF fan. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:18:20 +0000 2012)LeahPetersen: Me too. RT @chippermuse: I may be the only SFF fan I know who didnt have D&D as a gateway drug. It was CS Lewis & Anne McCaffrey. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:18:29 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht I mostly went to comic book conventions, but as anyone familiar with cons knows, there is a lot of overlap. #sffwrtcht 1/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:18:40 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht I was never into costuming, though. At least not for myself. I never liked being the center of attention. #sffwrtcht 2/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:18:57 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @pvbrett What drew you to #fantasy? And what are the key elements of a good #fantasy for you? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:19:18 +0000 2012)LeahPetersen: Not doing a good job avoiding that right now. 
RT @PVBrett: @sffwrtcht I never liked being the center of attention. #sffwrtcht #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:20:04 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @PrinceJvstin I never wish I had written other people’s books. Hard enough writing my own. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:20:40 +0000 2012)chippermuse: @Jaleta_Clegg Yes! Andre Norton is great. Funnily, I didn’t read her until my 30s. How crazy am I? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:21:16 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett Yes! I was here thinking does any author really wish they’d written someone else’s book? Because I don’t. @PrinceJvstin #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:21:22 +0000 2012)followthelede: @PVBrett No temptation to bend them back to overlapping again? I think the combination makes for some interesting possibilities. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:21:35 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @chippermuse Well I haven’t read her yet. Have two of her books here though. @Jaleta_Clegg #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:21:48 +0000 2012)Jaleta_Clegg: @BryanThomasS @chippermuse You’re missing out if you don’t read at least some Andre Norton. I *LOVE* her books. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:22:20 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS I practiced consistently between ages 17-35 to produce a saleable novel. I always worked on novels. Never shorts. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:22:22 +0000 2012)LeahPetersen: Oh gosh. I had all of them on VHS. RT @rebeccatomorrow: @chippermuse Mine was Star Trek reruns. Lots and lots of ST reruns. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:22:26 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @PVBrett Do you start with characters, plot, world? Where’d the idea for the Demon Cycle originate? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:22:46 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett Do you start with characters, plot, world? Where’d the idea for the Demon Cycle originate? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:22:47 +0000 2012)Jaleta_Clegg: @PVBrett What did you do with all your “practice” novels? Ever think about reviving the plot of one? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:22:57 +0000 2012)followthelede: @BryanThomasS I sometimes wish I had written a particularly wonderful sentence I’m reading … #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:23:06 +0000 2012)chippermuse: @followthelede Cool. Now I know I’m not alone on D&D. You, @LeahPetersen and @Jaleta_Clegg – Let’s face it, girls rock! #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:23:07 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Book 1 introduces three young people, Arlen, who runs away to escape his cowardly father after his mother�s death #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:23:09 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Leesha who goes to live with the local Herb Gatherer aka healer and learn her arts, escaping her abusive mother and intended mate #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:23:16 +0000 2012)PrinceJvstin: @BryanThomasS @PVBrett Sorry, I’ve seen that question elsewhere and even answered. :shrug: My apologies #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:23:32 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: And Rojer, whose parents sacrifice themselves to save him from demons at a young age, is taken in by an entertainer & apprenticed #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:23:33 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PrinceJvstin No apology needed. Maybe some do. @PVBrett #sffwrtcht(Thu Jun 14 01:23:54 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Each has special magical gifts and their destinies are bound to intersect. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:23:59 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht The Hobbit drew me to fantasy. I always preferred stories w/magic over tech. SciFi was third after superheroes. #sffwrtcht 1/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:24:03 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht In Epic fantasy I look for strong multiple POVs, a solid magic system and worldbuilding, and compelling story. #sffwrtcht 2/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:24:37 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett I read a LOT for this chat. I had trouble putting your book down. I absolutely was drawn in. Well done! #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:24:54 +0000 2012)Jaleta_Clegg: @PrinceJvstin I wish I had Andre Norton’s bibliography. Does that count? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:25:01 +0000 2012)chippermuse: @LeahPetersen @rebeccatomorrow Oh, yeah, done my share of ST and Star Wars mainlining. And Tolkien. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:25:36 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @LeahPetersen @sffwrtcht It’s been a hard transition over the last few years. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:26:07 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: RT @followthelede: @BryanThomasS I sometimes wish I had written a particularly wonderful sentence I’m reading #sffwrtcht / THAT I’ve done. (Thu Jun 14 01:26:26 +0000 2012)PrinceJvstin: Given your focus on novels, what was the experience like to write Brayan’s Gold? @pvbrett #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:26:45 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @followthelede It does. CS Friedman did a wonderful job of it in the Coldfire books. Maybe someday. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:27:33 +0000 2012)
chdcrvr: RT @chippermuse: .@sffwrtcht I may be the only SFF fan I know who didn’t have D&D as her gateway drug. For me it was CS Lewis & … (Thu Jun 14 01:27:41 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @PVBrett Where�d the idea of your magic system of warding come from? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:27:48 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht None of the above. They grow together as the story advances. #sffwrtcht 1/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:28:52 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht No single place. I stole ideas from hundreds of things! #sffwrtcht 2/2(Thu Jun 14 01:29:16 +0000 2012)followthelede: Someday, when we’re all at the same con, we’ll have to have a game. @chippermuse: @LeahPetersen @Jaleta_Clegg #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:30:26 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @Jaleta_Clegg In the drawer gathering dust where they belong. Sometimes want to revive them, but I slap the fool out of myself. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:31:03 +0000 2012)
louisbshalako: @PvBrett What works for you? Write much, cut a lot, or do you work on different things, or inch it forward as a whole piece?#sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:31:33 +0000 2012)followthelede: @PVBrett Woody Guthrie’s quote: (So and so) “only stole from me, I stole from everybody.” Always seemed remarkably truthful. =) #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:31:33 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @PrinceJvstin @BryanThomasS Nothing to apologize about. Limited character count makes me come off curt. it was a fair question. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:32:05 +0000 2012)LeahPetersen: @followthelede Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it. -Laurence J. Peter #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:32:34 +0000 2012)Jaleta_Clegg: @followthelede Only if I get to play either the dumb barbarian destroyer or the halfling thief. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:32:45 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: “The Desert Spear” actually retells part of the first book through a fourth POV character�s POV, Jardir, less likable #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:34:15 +0000 2012)followthelede: @Jaleta_Clegg I’m rather fond of halfling thieves, actually. #sffwrtcht(Thu Jun 14 01:34:17 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Jardir and Arlen are competing demon killers, trying to lead the people to rise up against the demons plaguing them each night #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:34:18 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @PrinceJvstin I really love the @subpress novellas. They are an amazing steam valve for side stories. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:34:20 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @PVBrett Explain a bit about the various types of demons and how they work please. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:34:53 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht I wanted the series to start very low magic, so I created a system that was barely understood & difficult to use. #sffwrtcht 1/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:35:12 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @Jaleta_Clegg I think the idea of DnD is to role player something different from real life. j/k #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:35:18 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht Magical symbols/circles that repel evil is nothing new. Every human culture has had this, so it resonates. #sffwrtcht 2/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:35:46 +0000 2012)Jaleta_Clegg: @sffwrtcht It’s a way to cope with stress. I cope by either stealing anything shiny or destroying everything in sight. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:36:01 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @followthelede All writers stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:37:05 +0000 2012)chippermuse: @PVBrett @followthelede Oh, huge fan of CS Friedman’s Coldfire trilogy. So glad to hear you mention it! #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:37:25 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: #sffwrtcht If you haven’t seen it @LeahPetersen’s guest post at my blog on Punctuation Personality Profile got picked up by @HuffPostBooks (Thu Jun 14 01:37:29 +0000 2012)followthelede: @PVBrett In your books are they scribed on people or on other surfaces? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:37:32 +0000 2012)chippermuse: @followthelede @LeahPetersen @Jaleta_Clegg That’s a deal! #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:38:32 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht I don�t know that Jardir is less likeable. He is the favorite character of many of my readers. #sffwrtcht 1/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:38:38 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht Desert Spear shows that Jardir is a different kind of hero, but nonetheless, his goal is saving the world. #sffwrtcht 2/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:38:53 +0000 2012)Jaleta_Clegg: @PVBrett Is your magic based on any particular culture? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:38:55 +0000 2012)followthelede: @BryanThomasS: @LeahPetersen Saw that. Also saw her apology to us em-dash folk. *sniff, sniff* #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:39:06 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @PVBrett Well I didn’t like him for what he did to another character but maybe that will change in time #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:39:14 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht Jardir is trying to lead people. Arlen has had leadership thrust upon him. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:39:17 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht My demons are all elemental. Rock demons, flame demons, etc. Each has its own powers, but all are virtually immortal. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:39:51 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett One of your interesting creative choices is that at least so far, I have not found a central antagonist. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:40:06 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett The situation serves as an antagonist with the demons themselves but there�s no central dark leader. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:40:13 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett I thought that was interesting creatively #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:40:33 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @Jaleta_Clegg @sffwrtcht No matter where they are. people all play RPGs the same. 
#sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:40:47 +0000 2012)chippermuse: @BryanThomasS @LeahPetersen Congrats on getting your post on @HuffPostBooks! #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:40:57 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @PVBrett There�s also a lot of hand-to-hand combat. Did you ask @mykecole over to teach you that? How much research did you do? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:41:21 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett There�s also a lot of hand-to-hand combat. Did you ask @mykecole over to teach you that? How much research did you do? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:41:21 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @followthelede The former, until one nutjob starts putting them on his skin. Adventure ensues. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:42:04 +0000 2012)PrinceJvstin: How has the development of @mykecole and yourself as writers influenced each other? @pvbrett #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:42:20 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PrinceJvstin For those who don’t know, I suppose we should add that @MykeCole and @PVBrett went to school together & are friends #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:43:02 +0000 2012)LeahPetersen: @sffwrtcht @PVBrett @MykeCole And can we all come watch? sffwrtcht(Thu Jun 14 01:43:12 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @Jaleta_Clegg No, while symbol magic is culturally common, I made up all the mechanics for the story. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:43:17 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht That’s fair, but Desert Spear tells the other side to that story. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:44:32 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett Fair enough. Wish I’d had time to read them both. It’s right next to me. I will be reading Spear soon. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:45:13 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS I am not convinced central antagonists exist. Everyone is a hero in their own POV and a villain in someone else�s. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:45:25 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett It’s true and the central villain is rarely a reality in real life. Lots of little conflicts tend to be the norm. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:46:02 +0000 2012)LeahPetersen: @BryanThomasS And can we all come watch? @PVBrett @MykeCole #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:46:23 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht Learned more about writing action from RA Salvator than @mykecole. Ask him how I used to kick his ass fencing. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:46:25 +0000 2012)
MykeCole: @sffwrtcht @PVBrett Didnt really needed my help with combat stuff. He always had a good feel for it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:46:32 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett But the Darth Vaders of storydom can sure be fun. #sffwrtcht(Thu Jun 14 01:46:33 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @PVBrett I think @MykeCole already told me but for posterity: Do you outline or pants it? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:46:59 +0000 2012)followthelede: Word. RT @PVBrett I am not convinced central antagonists exist. Everyone is a hero in their own POV & a villain in someone else�s #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:47:02 +0000 2012)
Wyld_Dandelyon: Actually, one of the things that fascinates me about RPGs how differently various people play the same characters and scenario. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:47:12 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @MykeCole @PVBrett LOL Did Salvatore beat him? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:47:58 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @PrinceJvstin @mykecole One of us is Shakespeare and the other is Marlowe. We’re still trying to figure out who is who. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:48:00 +0000 2012)LeahPetersen: RT @PVBrett: I am not convinced central antagonists exist. Everyone is a hero in their own POV and a villain in someone else�s. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:48:24 +0000 2012)chippermuse: @BryanThomasS I was referring to Andre Norton. Can’t speak for @edwindownward. But I echo @Jaleta_Clegg. You’ll like Norton. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:48:43 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @followthelede @PVBrett what makes a character central is how they fit into a given plot. It’s not ontological-it’s situational. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:48:49 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS @PrinceJvstin It’s true @MykeCole has been my beta reader for decades. Would not be here without his help. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:48:59 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @chippermuse I have a book so cowrote with AC Crispin and another KNIGHT OR KNAVE with Sasha Miller @Jaleta_Clegg #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:49:21 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett No doubt I will. It’s intimidating in size. Was fun to read WM while polishing my own first epic fantasy novel actually #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:49:46 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @PVBrett Do you use Scrivener or other “writing software tools”? Write to music? Any rituals? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:50:00 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @followthelede @PVBrett (which means I’m agreeing with you) #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:50:36 +0000 2012)Jaleta_Clegg: @BryanThomasS Her earlier work she did on her own is better, in my opinion. Try the Solar Queen books. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:50:45 +0000 2012)
jdiddyesquire: @PVBrett If Oscar Britton fought Arlen who would win?! #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:51:10 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS Absolutely, but it was fun to not have that for a change. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:51:13 +0000 2012)MykeCole: @BryanThomasS Sorry I’m late. Was at a dinner I couldn’t miss. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:51:17 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @Jaleta_Clegg I’ll track some down. Just saying what I have and stumbled across. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:51:17 +0000 2012)followthelede: I thought so. RT @Wyld_Dandelyon: @PVBrett (which means Im agreeing with you) #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:51:24 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @MykeCole No worries. Are you coming to ChiCon? Saw you on the list. Look forward to seeing you if you do #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:51:42 +0000 2012)chippermuse: @BryanThomasS @Jaleta_Clegg I’m thinking of Witch World, but really, she’s written so much. I’m sure it’s all good. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:51:45 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @MykeCole You inspired me. I’m riding the train there. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:51:51 +0000 2012)MykeCole: @PVBrett @BryanThomasS @PrinceJvstin That goes both ways. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:52:04 +0000 2012)Jaleta_Clegg: @BryanThomasS My fave of hers is Moon of Three Rings #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:52:05 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @chippermuse Yes, the AC Crispin is a Witch World book actually @Jaleta_Clegg #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:52:11 +0000 2012)followthelede: @PVBrett Really? Really? *sigh* someday I’m going to have to break down and outline something just to see what it’s like #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:52:58 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett What�s your writing time look like-specific block? Write til you reach word count? Grab it when you can? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:53:28 +0000 2012)chippermuse: @PVBrett What’s your favorite part of writing, and what do you hate (but you do it anyway because it’s necessary)? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:53:37 +0000 2012)PrinceJvstin: @MykeCole @PVBrett @BryanThomasS I thought it was mutual :nods: #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:53:45 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht I write on Docs to Go on my iPad. Always, always music, though selections depend on my mood. #sffwrtcht 1/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:54:10 +0000 2012)MykeCole: @jdiddyesquire @PVBrett they would never fight. They have adjacent permanent seats at the Museum of the Moving Image. @awfulagent #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:54:25 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht I like to write on the subway. It is peaceful when the internet goes quiet. #sffwrtcht 2/2 (Thu Jun 14 01:54:36 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett Docs To Go. Interesting, do you then important into Word to send off or some other software? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:54:50 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett What can you tell us about “The Daylight War?” Does it pick up where “Desert Spear” ends? Is there a gap? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:55:01 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @jdiddyesquire Oscar would still be hemming and hawing about whether they should fight when Arlen tore his spine out. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:56:16 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett My first time writing on a train will be on my way to World Con. Subway writing sounds like quintessential NY experience #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:56:22 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @followthelede It’s like making it up as you go along, but without all the writing yourself into a corner. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:57:29 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @PVBrett Did you plan this as a trilogy? Are there any plans to do more with this world? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:58:04 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Next week @AbrahamHanover talks The Expanse, a Hugo nominated novel, #fantasy #scifi #writing #science & much more. Join us! #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:58:48 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Next week @AbrahamHanover talks The Expanse, a Hugo nominated novel, #fantasy #scifi #writing #science & much more. Join us! #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:58:48 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @chippermuse Favorite: Finishing and looking back at what I did. Hate: The rest of it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:58:55 +0000 2012)followthelede: LOL. I’m most inventive then. RT @PVBrett: Its like making it up as you go along, but without the writing yourself into a corner. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 01:58:56 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @PVBrett Last question, what future projects are you working on that we can look forward to? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:00:26 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS It syncs wirelessly with my desktop, and I work in Word there. Shift back and forth constantly. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:00:27 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett Very cool. You can tell I don’t have an IPad. That would be handy! #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:00:50 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett My IPad has a spiral and perforated sheets. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:01:06 +0000 2012)followthelede: @PVBrett What are you working on next? Novel in same series? New novel or series? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:01:12 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS Daylight War picks up exactly where Desert Spear ends, and the action within covers about a month thereafter. #sffwrtcht 1/2 (Thu Jun 14 02:01:15 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS TDW will focus 1/3 on the life story of Jardir�s wife Inevera, with the other 2/3 covering ongoing story/chars. #sffwrtcht 2/2 (Thu Jun 14 02:01:34 +0000 2012)PrinceJvstin: @PVBrett @BryanThomasS With a pad, you’re untethered as to where you can write. What sort of environment do you like to write in? #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:01:35 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS Takes getting used to, but now it is very natural. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:02:16 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett Yes, that was an interesting structure shift in Desert Spear which I see you’re continuing. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:02:24 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Please `Like� our Facebook group: http://t.co/tFOTDqY6 #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:02:39 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Please `Like� our Facebook group: http://t.co/CeHCXuLJ #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:02:39 +0000 2012)Jaleta_Clegg: @PVBrett Do you use the virtual keyboard built into the iPad or do you use a USB or external one? I’m thinking about getting one. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:02:51 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht Demon Cycle was always planned as a quintet, though I have novellas & at least one standalone book planned for after. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:02:59 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett Ah ok, Quintet. Apologies. Thought it was a trilogy. My mistake. Very cool. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:03:25 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett I assume you’re writing the fourth book now then? #sffwrtcht(Thu Jun 14 02:03:56 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht I will hopefully be writing four more issues of Red Sonja Blue this year, in addition to a new @subpress novella #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:04:53 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: We have all the transcripts, extra interviews, giveaways, and more at:http://t.co/O8BbU3Pf #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:05:44 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: We have all the transcripts, extra interviews, giveaways, and more at:http://t.co/t66YT75v #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:05:45 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @followthelede I am working on the third of a series of five, then I have one standalone book. That will keep me busy till 2020. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:06:01 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @PrinceJvstin @BryanThomasS Anywhere I can put on headphones and not be bothered by anyone for 30 minutes or more works now. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:07:17 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS I like breathing life into the full cast. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:07:49 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @Jaleta_Clegg Both. Virtual when out and about, external whenever I have a writing desk (hotels, etc.). #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:08:40 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS Juggling it with edits on the third, yes. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:09:06 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Also, #sffwrtcht folks, my second novel, THE RETURNING comes out Tuesday and B&N has 33% off preorders http://t.co/Hjhe1zWw #scifi #sequel (Thu Jun 14 02:09:15 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett Awesome. Well Really look forward to that. Sorry we ran over a little here. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:09:46 +0000 2012)followthelede: @PVBrett Thank you for answering all our questions. =) #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:10:29 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @BryanThomasS No problem. Thanks for having me! This was fun! #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:10:44 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett Thanks for making time. Our pleasure! #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:10:54 +0000 2012)Jaleta_Clegg: @PVBrett Nice to meet you. I’ll check out your books. My kids love fantasy. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:10:55 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Thanks all for joining us. The transcript will be posted shortly. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:11:07 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Thanks all for joining us. The transcript will be posted shortly. #sffwrtcht(Thu Jun 14 02:11:07 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @followthelede You’re welcome. Thanks for taking part! #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:11:13 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @Jaleta_Clegg Good clean reading for the kids as I recall. #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:11:23 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PVBrett Come back again! Meanwhile, we’ll see you online and perhaps at some Cons #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:12:23 +0000 2012)PVBrett: @sffwrtcht Signing off, now. Thanks to everyone who joined the conversation! #sffwrtcht (Thu Jun 14 02:12:37 +0000 2012)Participants
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