A podcast by three fantasy authors who love to overcomplicate their writing lives and want to help you do the same.
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Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Journeys are a staple element of fantasy plots -- but just how do people get around in your world? Kate Elliott, author of Unconquerable Sun, joins us to discuss the feet, hooves, wings, wheels, portals, and other forms of transportation that allow your characters to go a-questing! We also consider the implications that may arise for communication, trade, and social etiquette based on how you structure those transportation systems.
Our Guest: As a child in rural Oregon, Kate Elliott made up stories because she longed to escape to a world of lurid adventure fiction. She now writes fantasy, steampunk, and science fiction, often with a romantic edge. She currently lives in Hawaii, where she paddles outrigger canoes and spoils her schnauzer.
Transcript for Episode 43, with thanks to our scribes!
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In regards to giant sea-creature transportation, Adrian Tchaikovsky gets into it in a later book in his Shadows of the Apt series, The Sea Watch. Actually, the whole setting is chock-full of giant insect transpo, along with a steampunk industrial revolution just getting going with the internal combustion engine. It's awesome!
Tuesday Feb 09, 2021
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