bbeaulieu: Just about to hop on #sffwrtcht for some fun Q&A! Come join us if you have the time! (Thu Aug 09 00:56:39 +0000 2012)
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BryanThomasS: Future Guests 8/15 @JohnPicacio 8/22 @JeanJAuthor 8/29 Roundtable:Outlining w/ @robynmcintyre 9/5 @ KDMcEntire 9/12 @carrievaughn #sffwrtcht(Thu Aug 09 00:59:31 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Hving problems with wifi dropping tonight. If I get silent, I’ll be on in a few seconds. Soon as I can connect the DSL #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:00:07 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu I’ll go to actual Ethernet line if it happens, FYI #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:00:26 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Welcome to Science Fiction Fantasy Writer�s Chat. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:00:33 +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 Aug 09 01:00:40 +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 Aug 09 01:00:47 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Please wait until your question gets answered to ask another & use the hashtag #sffwrtcht for all questions and comments. (Thu Aug 09 01:00:55 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: We may hold questions at times to allow our guest to answer and catch up. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:01:04 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: It�s up to the guest whether the question time will run longer than our allotted hour slot. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:01:12 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Tonight�s guest @bbeaulieu is a mild-mannered programmer by day, but goes out at night to prove the pen mightier than the sword. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:01:20 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Brad�s stories have appeared in IGMS, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Daw anthos and he�s a Writer�s Of The Future winner. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:01:29 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: His debut novel, The Winds Of Khalakovo released last yr frm @nightshade; the follow up, Straights of Galahesh, is out this fall #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:01:54 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: I gave Winds 5 out of 5 stars. Really great debut. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:02:06 +0000 2012)
kodermike: RT @bbeaulieu: Just about to hop on #sffwrtcht for some fun Q&A! Come join us if you have the time! (Thu Aug 09 01:02:10 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: A fantasy trilogy set on Islands with flying ships, sword fighting, magic, demons, psimagic, lots of unique elements. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:02:41 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: He�s also a podcaster and regularly interviews fellow creatives as part of Speculate Podcast with fellow author Greg Wilson. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:02:49 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: He lives up near Racine, Wisconsin, with his wife and two kids. And his stories have appeared in magazines & anthologies. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:03:02 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: First things first, where�d your interest in science fiction and fantasy come from? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:04:28 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @sffwrtcht A not-so-subtle plug from said author: http://t.co/ClEE9zFR (Thu Aug 09 01:04:39 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: I have to admit it goes back to reading The Hobbit in 3rd grade and soon after, the Lord of the Rings. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:05:31 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: I was completely entranced by those books, and when I started toying with writing in college, those books became my touchstone. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:06:15 +0000 2012)
shadowflame1974: @bbeaulieu sorry I’m late Tweetdeck was being a pain. welcome to the chat! #Sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:06:26 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu I think Tolkien inspired so many of us. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:07:17 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Science fiction came later, in jr. high and high school & I enjoyed it but my true love is fantasy, epic fantasy especially. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:07:30 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Who are some of your favorite authors and books that inspire you? #sffwrtcht(Thu Aug 09 01:07:43 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Yes, he did. And in some ways it’s been lovely to see the works he’s inspired. Guy Gavriel Kay is an author I grtly admire. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:08:49 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu I think that’s pretty apparent from your work #loveofepicfantasy #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:08:58 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Yes, I met Guy at World Fantasy in Columbus. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:09:37 +0000 2012)
RichardPF: @bbeaulieu Are your books inspired by any specific Russian myths/legends? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:09:41 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Good timing! Many of Guy Gavriel Kay’s books. C.S. Friedman’s Coldfire Trilogy. Glen Cook’s Black Company. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:09:48 +0000 2012)
PrinceJvstin: I understand the appeal of Silk Road Fantasy [Heartland Fantasy], but why firearms and magic together? #sffwrtcht @bbeaulieu (Thu Aug 09 01:09:55 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: I adore Tim Powers’ writing, and Kelly Link and Kij Johnson in the shorter works, though I don’t at all write like them. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:10:33 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PrinceJvstin is that odd? I used firearms, magic, swords and bows in my epic fantasy… #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:10:58 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Have you met Glen? He’s a friend. Awesome guy. #sffwrtcht(Thu Aug 09 01:11:12 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Probably the one I’d like to write like the most in today’s market is GRRM. He’s a brilliant writer on the macro AND micro scale. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:11:13 +0000 2012)PrinceJvstin: @BryanThomasS #sffwrtcht its more common than it used to be, but its still not common to mix Gunpowder and Magic (Thu Aug 09 01:11:32 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu I’ve interviewed Glen twice. The 2nd for @AISFPpodcast will post Friday, I believe. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:11:39 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: I met guy there briefly as well. That was a real treat, plus getting the chance to hear him read from Under Heaven! #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:12:17 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu He is very gifted. When did you decide to try writing & how did you learn? As you went? Classes? School studies? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:12:22 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Kij lives nearby to me here. Nice lady, brilliant talent. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:13:17 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Richard, no, no specific Russian myths/legends. It came more from the (imperfect) Russian gestalt that I’ve been exposed to. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:13:19 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Paul, magic was a given. But it seemed to me that the tech available in the ships implied that gunpowder would be available too. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:14:06 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PrinceJvstin Yeah, I even threw in steam ships and dirigibles. #sffwrtcht(Thu Aug 09 01:14:45 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: @bbeaulieu also the “normals” have to even the odds (My reason to mix technology with magic) @PrinceJvstin #Sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:15:20 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: My first serious attempt was a horrible, cliched novel in college. Very D&D. I never finished it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:15:23 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: But my next project, I did finish. Only it took me about 6 years to complete. I figured I’d better get serious or just drop it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:15:59 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu WE all have a horrible cliched attempt, I think. I know I do. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:16:01 +0000 2012)
vivian2112: RT @bbeaulieu: I adore Tim Powers’ writing, and Kelly Link and Kij Johnson in the shorter works, though I don’t at all write like them. … (Thu Aug 09 01:16:11 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: That’s when I started attending cons and going to writing workshops, reading books on writing and critiquing via critters and OWW #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:16:33 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: @BryanThomasS @bbeaulieu I still have a few of mine in the closet somewhere #Sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:16:35 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Are you still involved with OWW and Critters? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:16:58 +0000 2012)kodermike: @bbeaulieu Did you know starting out this (Winds) was going to be a series, or did that come later? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:17:09 +0000 2012)PrinceJvstin: How did @speculatesf the podcast get started, @bbeaulieu? #sffwrtcht? Do you have any podcast antecedent inspirations? (Thu Aug 09 01:17:16 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: It’s been a slow and sometimes unsteady climb toward getting short fic published and eventually (on my 4th try) pubbing a novel. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:17:21 +0000 2012)RichardPF: @bbeaulieu What do you think is your biggest writing weakness? #sffwrtcht(Thu Aug 09 01:17:44 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Wow, so you subbed 4 novels or you wrote 4 before one was “there” enough? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:19:09 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: That’s true, Shadow. I countered magic with iron (somewhat) and guns were another way to “even the odds.” #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:19:12 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: No recent involvement. I do want to try to stay more involved, to give back a bit, but the hours go so quickly. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:20:23 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Mike, I generally think in trilogies, thanks to LotR, so Winds was planned as a trilogy from the get-go. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:20:59 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @bbeaulieu Have you written mostly or all fantasy so far or have you done both F and SF? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:21:00 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: I occasionally thought about writing more books, extending the series of prequels, etc. But it feels *good* at three. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:21:41 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: @bbeaulieu so do you have short tie in stories to the series? #Sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:22:10 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Paul, Greg had a bit of experience with podcasting, and he invited me to join him after some convos at cons. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:22:19 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu The irony of that, of course, is that Tolkien wrote it as one long book. Publishers divided it. @kodermike #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:22:27 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: I had *no* prior experience. It was to network. Talk about writing. Spread the word about my books a bit & share what I love. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:22:56 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Richard, I’d have to say characterization. I’m still fairly plot-driven, but I wk hard to shore up the other side of that formula #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:25:21 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Let’s hold questions a moment to let our guest catch up please. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:26:28 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Bryan, I subbed all four novels. One was drek, one was middling, the third was *close*. And the fourth sold. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:26:47 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: I’ve written only fantasy wrt novels. Short stories, otoh, is just about an even split. I like to explore scifi in shorts. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:27:32 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu THAT my friend is PERSISTENCE personified. Congrats! #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:27:43 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Shadow, I have lots of ideas for shorts, and I want to write a few to coincide with the release of Book 3, but none written yet. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:28:26 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @bbeaulieu Your first novel, Winds, fits firmly in epic fantasy. What do you consider the core elements of good epic fantasy? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:29:17 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Yes, Tolkien inspired generations of trilogies due to the restrictions of the publishing industry. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:30:19 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Crucial elements: scope, depth and breadth (not just one or the other), wide implications, and for me, political play. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:31:44 +0000 2012)PrinceJvstin: Where did the idea of your SF novella Strata come from? @bbeaulieu #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:31:44 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Crucial elements: scope, depth and breadth (not just one or the other), wide implications, and for me, political play. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:31:44 +0000 2012)PrinceJvstin: Where did the idea of your SF novella Strata come from? @bbeaulieu #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:31:44 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Absolutely political play. I think it’s part of epic/world threatening at least as humans conceive it. Takes mny forms #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:32:54 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @bbeaulieu With the trilogy and in general, Which came first-plot or characters? Theme? World? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:33:16 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Paul, Strata was born from the skimmer racing pods. Thought it would be cool to have sport on the sun. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:34:02 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: I brought in Steve shortly after and we both expanded from that one small kernel. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:34:21 +0000 2012)RichardPF: @bbeaulieu Do you use any computer programs to write, like Scrivener? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:34:32 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: I believe the first spark was from an image of a coronal mass ejection, but the details are getting fuzzy now. #oldage #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:35:41 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Did you create Nikandr, Atiana, Rehada, Ashan and Nasim for this story or have they previously appeared in shorts? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:36:44 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: The world came first. Then society and culture. Then general (macro) conflict. Then character and plot evolved together. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:36:50 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Richard, LOVE Scrivener. It’s been my best friend since I bought my Mac a few years back. It’s helped me immensely. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:37:46 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu How much of the world do you map/plan out before you write? Did you do a world bible or just enough to write? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:38:15 +0000 2012)RichardPF: @bbeaulieu Cool, I have been considering getting a copy. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:38:59 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Bryan, one of my favorite things to read & write is how individuals effect the larger canvas and vice versa. A loop, in effect. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:39:05 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Bryan, all the characters were new to this tale, but they some influences from character in other stories. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:40:41 +0000 2012)PrinceJvstin: If you were to start the Lays series today, how would you do it differently in terms of building the book? @bbeaulieu #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:41:05 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: I’m a firm believer that creating the world first lays the bedrock on which the rest of the story depends. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:41:42 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: So I spend *a lot* of time on the world before I dig too far into the story. But at a certain point I start developing both. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:42:29 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Yes grab a copy. It’s not expensive, and it’s well worth it. The best writing dollars I’ve ever spent. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:43:04 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @bbeaulieu Do you outline or pants it? How extensive do you plan/research before writing? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:43:35 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Paul, oh, gosh. That’s tough. So hard to re-envision something that took so long to write. I don’t know that I’d change Winds. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:45:09 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: BUT… On my next series, I’m concentrating heavily on removing such ephemeral magics, making it more visceral & gritty. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:46:05 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: I’m proud of the aether and dream sequences in the ANUSKAYA books, but I also recognize they’re distancing to the reader. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:47:07 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: So I’m looking forward to something much more gritty. Plus, the new series will be single-POV, but hopefully still epic… #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:47:39 +0000 2012)
followthelede: In what sense? MT @bbeaulieu: BUT… On my next series, Im concentrating heavily on removing such ephemeral magics… #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:47:47 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu I was grateful for the map. Did you draw a map as you wrote or extract one from the text later? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:48:01 +0000 2012)
Wyld_Dandelyon: @bbeaulieu Isn’t there value to ephemera as well as to grit? #sffwrtcht(Thu Aug 09 01:48:10 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: I’m an outliner to a point. I like GRRM’s “lights in the fog” analogy. I try to outline the end, a few high points. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:48:33 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: And then I work forward toward those high points (the lights in the fog) as I slowly and carefully traverse the swamp. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:49:05 +0000 2012)shadowflame1974: @bbeaulieu will the next one be first person of 3rd POV? #Sffwrtcht Is epic fantasy harder to do in 1st? #Sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:49:05 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Yes, I pretty much do that method too but mostly in my head. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:49:14 +0000 2012)RichardPF: @bbeaulieu Did you intentionally want a different setting than the usual feudal Europe? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:49:19 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @Wyld_Dandelyon @followthelede Wow. Good. You guys are here. You were so quiet, I didn’t realize! #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:49:54 +0000 2012)followthelede: Aren’t magicks integral to characters/storyline? What sort of “grit” are you replacing magic with? @bbeaulieu #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:50:11 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @followthelede Well, in WINDS the magic is dreamlike. I enjoyed writing those sequences, but I worry they were too “disconnected” #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:50:52 +0000 2012)followthelede: I got here really really late. =( @BryanThomasS: @Wyld_Dandelyon #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:50:59 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @BryanThomasS Sorry. The tooth that was bothering me last week got a root canal yesterday. I’m not as focused as usual. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:51:06 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @Wyld_Dandelyon No worries. just glad to see you both. @followthelede #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:52:27 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @Wyld_Dandelyon Yes, tho I’ll admit that writing it can be really hard. After having so much, I’m looking forward to a change. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:52:50 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu speaking of the magic, matras, birthstones, demons, tell us a bit about magic in your world please #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:52:55 +0000 2012)followthelede: Hmmm. What has the reader reaction to the dreamlike sequences been? @bbeaulieu #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:53:14 +0000 2012)
john_zeleznik: Where do you think you sit on the “grittiness” scale that seems so important in epic fantasy today? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:54:02 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Love maps! I generated them using a program called Fractal Terrains. I then gave the maps to Night Shade to have prof rendered. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:54:08 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @followthelede I can tell you my reaction to the dream sequences. They weren’t my favorite parts but they did further the magic #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:54:21 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @followthelede and understanding how the magic worked. And they were necessary to understanding motives, etc. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:54:43 +0000 2012)
elizabethkarr: @BryanThomasS Plz tell folks that @RFAmovie screening at Philip K. Dick Festival in #SF 9/22. Also there Lethem #Exegesis #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:55:06 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Shadow, yes, 3rd POV. I don’t think epic is necessarily harder in 1st. I think 1st takes a very unique sort of character. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:55:14 +0000 2012)elizabethkarr: RT @sffwrtcht: Tonight�s guest @bbeaulieu is a mild-mannered programmer by day, but goes out at night to prove the pen mightier than the … (Thu Aug 09 01:55:17 +0000 2012)
Jaleta_Clegg: #sffwrtcht Lurking tonight. Too many distractions, but the books sound fascinating. (Thu Aug 09 01:55:22 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @elizabethkarr Awesome. Still wanting to see that myself! #SF #Exegesis #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:55:47 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: And in this case the more straightforward approach feels better for the tale and the protag, a female pit fighter. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:55:50 +0000 2012)john_zeleznik: How specific do you plan ahead of time. (If you answered early, I’ll catch the recap.) #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:56:33 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu I have several more questions but time has run out. Can you stay a little longer? It’s okay to say no #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:56:45 +0000 2012)
ShaiUnfiltered: RT @john_zeleznik: How specific do you plan ahead of time. (If you answered early, I’ll catch the recap.) #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:56:45 +0000 2012)followthelede: That’s interesting. I wonder if it’s bc you’re more of a SF guy? MT @BryanThomasS They werent my favorites #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:57:08 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @RichardPF Yes, I did. Nothing against those tales, but I’m a bit bored with them. They’ve become cliche. So wanted something new #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:57:09 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @followthelede I don’t know. I love epic fantasy and have written it. Definitely not a new age-psychadelic guy & never enjoy that #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:57:50 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @followthelede Agreed, magicks must become a seamless part of the world and the cultures and characters that inhabit it. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:58:19 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @followthelede and it had that feel. Not that it was bad. It’s like going inside someone else. Out of body. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:58:45 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: Last day to support Clockwork Phoenix & new web-zine for strange and beautiful fiction: http://t.co/GbGNkoto #sffwrtcht folks wd like this! (Thu Aug 09 01:59:00 +0000 2012)PrinceJvstin: @bbeaulieu @followthelede Holistic and organic to the world, yeah. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:59:01 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @followthelede As for grit, largely it’s a tighter POV with less high language. A bit more to the point. Punchier. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:59:17 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Where�d the idea for flying ships come from and how exactly does that work? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 01:59:39 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: The magic in WINDS started with the elements: fire, earth, air, water, and the stuff of life. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:00:20 +0000 2012)
jasonsanford: RT @bbeaulieu: @followthelede Agreed, magicks must become a seamless part of the world and the cultures and characters that inhabit it. … (Thu Aug 09 02:00:49 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: From there, the spirits (hezhan) were born, and they were linked to people because they were two sides of the same coin. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:00:59 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: The magic wielders (qiram) bonded with those spirits to use their abilities in the material world. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:01:40 +0000 2012)followthelede: So that sounds pretty grounded. MT @bbeaulieu: The magic in WINDS started with the elements #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:01:44 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: The windships were conceived on its own, but were linked to the qiram and hezhan shortly after, a way to link cultures, in a way. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:02:27 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu What�s your writing time look like-specific block? Write `til you reach word count? Grab it when you can? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:02:46 +0000 2012)followthelede: So far, I’m liking it. Where does the disjuncture come in? MT @bbeaulieu: The magic wielders (qiram) bonded with those spirits… #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:03:13 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: And finally, the ethereal/telepathy magic of the Matri gave a way for Landed to survive and thrive in a rather inhospitable world #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:03:31 +0000 2012)jasonsanford: @BryanThomasS @bbeaulieu I really enjoyed tonight’s #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:04:53 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @john_zeleznik Somewhere around GRRM. I’m not Joe Abercrombie or Mark Lawrence, but I’m not afraid to shed some blood on the page #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:05:13 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @jasonsanford Thanks. We’re still going for a bit. @bbeaulieu #sffwrtcht. Nice to see you here! (Thu Aug 09 02:05:16 +0000 2012)kodermike: #sffwrtcht runs late tonight, just for you!! (and @bbeaulieu, who is putting up with the radioactive pen and flood of questions admirably) (Thu Aug 09 02:05:27 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @jasonsanford It’s been great to have you here. ( #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:05:39 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @kodermike And the most incredible lag we’ve had in ages too. @bbeaulieu is a trooper! #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:05:51 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @bbeaulieu Does Straights Of Galahesh, book 2, pick up where Winds left off? Skip months or time? Same POV characters? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:06:08 +0000 2012)RichardPF: @bbeaulieu Thanks so much for the discussion. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:06:18 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @john_zeleznik I don’t plan terribly far ahead. I “inchworm” my way through the plot using GRRM’s “lights in the fog” technique. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:06:36 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @john_zeleznik (See more in earlier comments.) #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:06:52 +0000 2012)PrinceJvstin: I never got to ask @bbeaulieu questions in Ancient Egyptian @#sffwrtcht 
(Thu Aug 09 02:07:13 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu The feed for the transcript is live at http://t.co/eotlC9BF@john_zeleznik #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:07:26 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @PrinceJvstin Yes, because he and I blocked ancient egyptian tweets tonight @bbeaulieu #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:07:42 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: I meant, @bbeaulieu, it’s been great to have you here! (sigh–I’m not at my best or I’d have noticed the wrong name there.) #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:08:06 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @Wyld_Dandelyon is always like this. Don’t let her fool you @bbeaulieu #crazychick #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:08:38 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Windships were a byproduct of the turbulent seas. I realized that another mode of transport would be *more* reliable. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:09:11 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu I think you’re caught up except for my Straights of G question #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:09:11 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu It’s really clever and the two ships interacting makes for some interesting action. Fun. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:09:39 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: And so, working with that restriction and within the framework of the elemental magic, the windships were born. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:09:43 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: As for mechanics, the wood itself provides lift, and the wind masters “harness” the wind through magic to guide the ship. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:10:27 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @BryanThomasS Nonsense–usually I talk more! #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:10:31 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @Wyld_Dandelyon heh What was that? Is your mouth numb of something? It was all jumbled #toorcanalhumor #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:10:58 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: And the keels (3, 1 for each axis) capture the ley lines to orient the ship and guide it like a waterborne craft in 3d. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:11:10 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @BryanThomasS Writing time is 1 hour/day minimum of hard writing time. Marketing/publicity is separate and probably 1 more hr/day #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:12:25 +0000 2012)
rfamovie: @sffwrtcht @elizabethkarr @bryanthomass Thx for spreading word Radio Free Albemuth at PKD Festival in SF 9/22. Tons PKD scholars & fans. (Thu Aug 09 02:12:29 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Btw all, I updated the guest list through November on the blog athttp://t.co/tA6bFLhY & the site will get a new look soon #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:12:39 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Oh right. I forgot about that question. Yes, and you work full time also. So that’s on top of the 40 hr week. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:13:10 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: You can find Brad online via Facebook, his website http://t.co/NEUmJ2AN and @bbeaulieu here on Twitter. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:13:26 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: You can find Brad online via Facebook, his website http://t.co/zo09nT7aand @bbeaulieu here on Twitter. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:13:26 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Next week, we talk speculative art with @JohnPicacio joining us to take questns on Game Of Thrones, covers & much more. Join us! #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:14:10 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Next week, we talk speculative art with @JohnPicacio joining us to take questns on Game Of Thrones, covers & much more. Join us! #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:14:11 +0000 2012)followthelede: Sounds really well-worked out. Did ships evolve or was it a sort of “brainstorm” that produced them? @bbeaulieu #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:14:34 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @followthelede He writes with the confidence of one who has it all figured out, I’ll tell you that @bbeaulieu #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:14:57 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: STRAITS begins 5 years after the events in WINDS. As for POV characters, some the same. Others, well… No spoilers… #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:15:08 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: @bbeaulieu What�s the best and worst writing advice you�ve ever gotten? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:15:20 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @RichardPF Glad to stop by. Thanks for joining us! #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:15:29 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Yeah, it’s always hard to talk book 2 without spoilers so I keep the questions thin #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:15:35 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @Wyld_Dandelyon Great to stop by and chat for a while. Thanks for having me! #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:16:15 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Only 1 more question after #writing advice, fyi #sffwrtcht(Thu Aug 09 02:18:01 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @followthelede Largely they were the result of intensive brainstorming bcz I HAD to have them right to make the ship scenes work. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:18:41 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @BryanThomasS Yes, my wife is a terribly kind soul to put up with me and this dream of mine. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:19:18 +0000 2012)followthelede: But it’s “what’s the atomic weight of krypton.” RT @BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Only 1 more question after #writing advice, fyi #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:19:21 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @followthelede It’s about the wind velocity of sparrows, actually… @bbeaulieu #writing #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:20:05 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Best advice: by a long shot, perseverance is the most important trait for the professional writer. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:20:44 +0000 2012)followthelede: English? RT @BryanThomasS: @followthelede Its about the wind velocity of sparrows, actually… @bbeaulieu #writing #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:20:52 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: RT @bbeaulieu: Best advice: by a long shot, perseverance is the most important trait for the professional writer. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:21:23 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: RT @bbeaulieu: Best advice: by a long shot, perseverance is the most important trait for the professional writer. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:21:23 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Worst advice: Show, don’t tell. This advice nearly ruined me. You must show *and* tell to write good fiction. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:21:27 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: RT @bbeaulieu: Worst advice: Show, don’t tell. This advice nearly ruined me. You must show *and* tell to write good fiction. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:21:44 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: RT @bbeaulieu: Worst advice: Show, don’t tell. This advice nearly ruined me. You must show *and* tell to write good fiction. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:21:45 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Amen. I have struggled with that balance between show and tell too. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:21:57 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu What future projects are you working on that we can look forward to? #finalquestion #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:22:06 +0000 2012)
djolder: hmm RT @bbeaulieu: Worst advice: Show, don’t tell. This advice nearly ruined me. You must show *and* tell to write good fiction. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:22:37 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Remember, next week we have Hugo nominee and World Fantasy nominee @JohnPicacio, our first SFF artist guest #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:22:52 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @BryanThomasS @followthelede African or European? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:22:55 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: RT @bbeaulieu: @BryanThomasS @followthelede African or European? #sffwrtcht I don’t know that…AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (Thu Aug 09 02:23:09 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: Please `Like� our Facebook group: http://t.co/CeHCXuLJ #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:23:53 +0000 2012)
giynlith: RT @bbeaulieu: Best advice: by a long shot, perseverance is the most important trait for the professional writer. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:23:55 +0000 2012)giynlith: RT @bbeaulieu: Worst advice: Show, don’t tell. This advice nearly ruined me. You must show *and* tell to write good fiction. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:24:02 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: We have all the transcripts, extra interviews, giveaways, and more at:http://t.co/O8BbU3Pf #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:24:02 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: We have all the transcripts, extra interviews, giveaways, and more at:http://t.co/t66YT75v #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:24:03 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: RT @kodermike: @bbeaulieu Thank you for restoring my faith in humanity re: sparrows @BryanThomasS @followthelede #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:24:35 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @kodermike Oh heck, we used to tie M-80s to them… #dadwasafarmboy #diesparrowdie #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:24:56 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: For any creative person: RT @bbeaulieu: Best advice: by a long shot, perseverance is most important for the professional writer. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:25:34 +0000 2012)
llambertlawson: RT @Wyld_Dandelyon: For any creative person: RT @bbeaulieu: Best advice: by a long shot, perseverance is most important for the professi … (Thu Aug 09 02:25:53 +0000 2012)
frabjousdave: And I show up late again. Did I miss all the best advice? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:25:55 +0000 2012)kodermike: @BryanThomasS Was there a coconut involved at least…? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:26:04 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: One is a tale about a female pit fighter who finds secrets buried in a book left to her by her dead mother. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:26:05 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @frabjousdave Best advice, do not play D&D with Dave Gross. Worst advice: Let Dave DM #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:26:26 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @kodermike I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts. So of course… #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:26:49 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu This is urban fantasy? epic fantasy? And it’s a new series, correct? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:27:06 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: She’s drawn into a plot against the Twelve Kings of her beloved desert city, Sharakhai. Think: Hunger Games meets Arab Spring #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:27:11 +0000 2012)
arthaey: RT @bbeaulieu: Best advice: by a long shot, perseverance is the most important trait for the professional writer. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:27:57 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: And another is a YA series, a story about a misfit band of refugees in a Nordic tree village. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:28:05 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Very cool. Did you get contracts for these already or writing on spec? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:28:21 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: *Really* looking forward to exploring pseudo-Nordic mythology and stretching my YA muscles. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:28:39 +0000 2012)rfamovie: RT @sffwrtcht: Tonight�s guest @bbeaulieu is a mild-mannered programmer by day, but goes out at night to prove the pen mightier than the … (Thu Aug 09 02:28:47 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @frabjousdave : RT @bbeaulieu: Best advice: by a long shot, perseverance is most important for the professional writer. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:28:48 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Thanks for chatting and navigating through lag and all of our wackiness. Very informative and interesting. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:29:43 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu And it’s a real pleasure to have you. As I said, I really did enjoy the book…so much that I tore it apart #accident #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:30:17 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @frabjousdave Yes, but I think Bryan bribed Twitter to store them in some data thingamajigger for later perusal… #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:30:29 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Nordic mythology is fascinating. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:30:36 +0000 2012)followthelede: How so – word count? content? language? MT @bbeaulieu: *Really* looking forward to … stretching my YA muscles. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:30:52 +0000 2012)
cm_doporto: RT @bbeaulieu: Best advice: by a long shot, perseverance is the most important trait for the professional writer. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:31:08 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu We do have a private feed @frabjousdave courtesy of @kaolinfire http://t.co/0zAI3pKY #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:31:10 +0000 2012)frabjousdave: @bbeaulieu: All ready for the Gen Con panels? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:31:13 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @BryanThomasS That one is epic fantasy. Seeing if I can pull it off with a single POV. #mightbehard #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:31:20 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @frabjousdave Man, I am so going to hit GenCon next year. @bbeaulieu #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:31:37 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @BryanThomasS The epic is a proposal (30k words plus synopsis) and it’s heading to my agent in the next few weeks. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:32:12 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu I think writing single POV can be good writing challenge. espec for guys like us who have done multiple POV #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:32:14 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Ah cool. Best of luck with that then. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:32:29 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @BryanThomasS The other (Nordic YA) still lives only in my head… #sffwrtcht(Thu Aug 09 02:32:34 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu I take it that means Book 3 of this series is done and subbed? Or is in polishing? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:32:56 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @followthelede I have a real soft spot for Nordic mythology. Goes back to me poring over Deities & Demigods back in the day. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:33:44 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @followthelede Plus, who doesn’t love giant wolves and eight-legged horses and war hammers and a tree of worlds? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:34:29 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu ha ha. Throw in some mermaids and I’m there… #sffwrtcht(Thu Aug 09 02:34:56 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @kodermike Thanks for having me. So glad to stop by! #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:35:12 +0000 2012)followthelede: & crows. Or is it ravens? MT @bbeaulieu who doesnt love giant wolves and eight-legged horses & war hammers & a tree of worlds? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:35:33 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @frabjousdave I am indeed! Very much looking forward to it. Are we on any of the same ones this year? #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:35:45 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @BryanThomasS Thanks! Crossing my fingers for it! #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:36:24 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @BryanThomasS Book 3 is turned in and I’m working on the other projects while my editor and alphas read the ms. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:36:54 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Very cool. I guess I should call mine alphas. I always just call them betas… #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:37:18 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: I’m so bad at counting in Greek @PrinceJvstin @bbeaulieu #sffwrtcht #donttellmyfratbros (Thu Aug 09 02:37:47 +0000 2012)frabjousdave: @bbeaulieu I think we’re on at least one together. I’ve two conventions these next two weekends, so my memory is jumbled. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:37:55 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @followthelede Yes, the ravens! Huginn and Muninn. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:38:40 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: And there’s a @nightshadebooks party friday night at worldcon if any #sffwrtcht people are going w/ @bbeaulieu & other past/future guests (Thu Aug 09 02:38:50 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Awesome. Sorry. I said thanks and wrapped up and then another questions popped in my mind. crazy lag #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:39:17 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu Thanks again for tolerating our madhouse and giving such thoughtful, great answers and an extra 40 minutes #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:39:39 +0000 2012)Wyld_Dandelyon: @BryanThomasS I’ll be at WorldCon! Awesome. Parties are good. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:39:58 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @Wyld_Dandelyon You will? Awesome! We have to meet. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:40:17 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: @BryanThomasS @nightshadebooks Yes! Everyone’s welcome to stop by. Please say hello! #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:40:20 +0000 2012)bbeaulieu: Very happy to stop by and have such a wonderful chat. Thanks for having me. #sffwrtcht (Thu Aug 09 02:41:04 +0000 2012)followthelede: Thanks for answering all our ?s & for the extra time! @bbeaulieu #sffwrtcht(Thu Aug 09 02:42:37 +0000 2012)BryanThomasS: @bbeaulieu I put it on my agenda. Looking forward to it. #sffwrtcht Sorry Lost wifi for a moment (Thu Aug 09 02:43:37 +0000 2012)sffwrtcht: Thanks all for joining us. The transcript will be posted shortly. #sffwrtcht on the blog at http://t.co/1PXNcSRA (Thu Aug 09 02:44:16 +0000 2012)RichardPF: RT @sffwrtcht: Thanks all for joining us. The transcript will be posted shortly. #sffwrtcht on the blog at http://t.co/1PXNcSRA (Thu Aug 09 02:44:31 +0000 2012)Participants
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