This week guests included author David T. List and booktuber Jarrod from The Fantasy Thinker YouTube channel. We discussed what the hell grimdark means, cover songs, fantasy, social media, book covers, reviews, kayaking and much more! Find David T. List: https://linktr.ee/davidtlist Find Jarrod - The Fantasy Thinker: https://www.youtube.com/@thefantasythinker Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.yo...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 38 min
Had a wonderful time speaking with Nicholas Kotar about fantasy, why stories are important, fairy tales, teaching, music, tropes, why being being a parent is like being a salesman and much, much more! Find Nicholas on his website: https://nicholaskotar.com/ Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lenschewing Speculative Speculations: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/speculative-specu...
Oct 19, 2023•1 hr 12 min
SERIES SPOILERS BEGIN AT THE 40 MINUTE MARK Dan, Jozua, Varsha and I talk all things MANIFEST DELUSIONS with authors Michael R. Fletcher and Clayton W. Snyder. We talk religion, humor, characters, translations, co-writing A WAR TO END ALL, talking horses and much more Guests: Michael R. Fletcher https://michaelrfletcher.com/ Clayton W. Snyder https://www.amazon.com/stores/Clayton%20Snyder/author/B00W3SRN6Q TheBlackandBlueCollarReader (Dan) https://www.youtube.com/@blacknbluecollarreader Reading ...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 51 min
Varsha, Mike M., Carl D. Albert and I begin our group read of the Second Apocalypse series with our discussion of Part I of The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker. We will be discussing a part of the book every two weeks. If you'd like to join or participate in our forum discussions they can be found here: https://www.pagechewing.com/forum/ Find Varsha: https://www.youtube.com/@ReadingByTheRainyMountain Find Carl D. Albert: https://carldalbert.wpcomstaging.com/ Send us a message Suppo...
Oct 14, 2023•1 hr 50 min
This week Sarah Chorn, Carl D. Albert and I discussed coloring books, Ryan Cahill, being vulnerable, being kind, AI, pen names, editing erotica and much more! If you'd like to join a Friday Conversation, join our forums: https://www.pagechewing.com/forum/ Find Sarah: https://sarahchornedits.com/ Find Carl: https://carldalbert.wpcomstaging.com/ Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lensc...
Oct 14, 2023•1 hr 32 min
This week we discuss the writing process, book covers, dragons, character bonds, LitRPG, social media and much more! If you would like to join us on a Friday Conversation, join our forums: https://www.pagechewing.com/forum/ Find Michael R. Miller: https://www.michaelrmiller.co.uk/ Find ThePurpleBookWyrm: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePurpleBookWyrm Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@le...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 39 min
Join PL Stuart and I for Page Chewing episode 47 with Booktuber, Professor, and new bestselling fantasy author Philip Chase, as we discuss the early success of his "Way of Edan" series, booktube, fantasy literature, SPFBO, and more! Find Philip Chase on his website Find P.L. Stuart Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lenschewing Speculative Speculations: https://creators.spotify.com/p...
Oct 11, 2023•1 hr 41 min
This weeks episode is with Will Jordan (The Critical Drinker), Anthony Self and Chris Mohan. We discuss Will's books, zombies, advice for authors, YouTube content creation, movies and what Will's first job was! If you would like to join a Friday Conversation episode, join our forums! Find Will Jordan Find Anthony Self Find Chris Mohan Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lenschewing Sp...
Oct 05, 2023•1 hr
Varsha, Jozua and I discuss the last few chapters of A War to End All by Michael R. Fletcher and Clayton W. Snyder. We talk about the end of the trilogy, character fates, artwork. religion, where this fits in our all-time lists and much more! Find Varsha on YouTube Bright Threads in the Tapestry on iTunes Michael R. Fletcher on YouTube Clayton W. Snyder on Amazon Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://ww...
Oct 04, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Join Taylor and PL as they chat with New York Times bestselling Adult and YA fantasy author Tessa Gratton! Known for her contributions to the Star Wars universe and LGBTQ+ focused Adult and YA Fantasy, we ask about her journey in the publishing world thus far. Find Tessa Gratton Find Taylor - Maed Between the Pages Find PL Stewart Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lenschewing Specul...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 20 min
What's better than a wrap-up? A wrap-up with friends of course! Janny Wurts, Chris Mohan, Jarrod and Chibipoe meet to discuss what we've been reading and watching this month. Of course we also go into a bevvy of other topics along the way. Hope you all had a wonderful month! If you'd like to join any of these episodes, join our forums at https://www.pagechewing.com Guests: Janny Wurts Chibipoe Chris Mohan Jarrod - The Fantasy Thinker Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https...
Oct 01, 2023•2 hr 36 min
This week Jose, Paromita and I spoke with author/narrator Josh Erikson about urban fantasy, magical realism, fantasy, real world locations, research, A Song of Ice and Fire, narrating your own book, what Josh learned at his first job and much more! If you would like to join a Friday Conversation visit our community forums! Find Josh here Find Jose Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@l...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 35 min
Varsha, Dan and I discuss chapters 14 - 37 of A War to End All by Michael R. Fletcher and Clayton W. Snyder. We discuss our thoughts 75% into the book, religion, predictions, revelations, more religion, the evolution of this trilogy, our ideal conclusion and more. Find Varsha on YouTube Bright Threads in the Tapestry on iTunes Michael R. Fletcher on YouTube Clayton W. Snyder on Amazon Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing ...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 15 min
Join @SteveTalksBooks @thedrownedkingdomsaga7847 & I as we chat with award winning sci-fi and fantasy author Fonda Lee! We chat about her upcoming novella Untethered Sky, the Greenbone Saga, the differences between writing sci-fi & fantasy, and much more! Watch on YouTube Find our guests: Fonda Lee's website: https://www.fondalee.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FondaJLee?s=20 P.L.: A Drowned Kingdom - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5.. . Website - https://www.plstuart.com/ Twitter...
Sep 26, 2023•1 hr 20 min
This week Chris Mohan and I talked with screenwriter, author, interpreter and hooper Dwain Worrell about science fiction and fantasy, writing a screenplay vs. a novel, reviews, drafts, our Mount Rushmore of TV shows and much more! Find Dwain on his website Chris Mohan on YouTube Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lenschewing Speculative Speculations: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 49 min
Varsha, Dan and I discuss chapters 14 - 27 of A War to End All by Michael R. Fletcher and Clayton W. Snyder. We discuss our thoughts 50% into the book, Morgan, religion, our predictions on how the series will end, humor, going head to head with a cow and much more! Find Varsha on YouTube Bright Threads in the Tapestry on iTunes Michael R. Fletcher on YouTube Clayton W. Snyder on Amazon Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 17 min
I sat down with author Benedict Jacka about his series Alex Verus, writing, why AI can't create what humans can, fantasy, how the publishing business has changed, Benedict's first job and much more! Find Benedict here on his website Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lenschewing Speculative Speculations: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/speculative-speculations Support the podca...
Sep 20, 2023•56 min
Join myself, Steve, and P.L. Stuart for Page Chewing episode 42 with celebrated author Evan Winter! Shot to fame with his African-based fantasy series The Burning (The Rage of Dragons and Fires of Vengeance), Winter made the leap from self-published to traditional publishing quite quickly. We talk about his journey from the former to the latter as well as his ability to write riveting actions sequences and battle scenes in his books. Watch on YouTube Find our guests: Evan Winter's Website: http:...
Sep 19, 2023•1 hr 16 min
Varsha, Dan, Jozua and I discuss the first 13 chapters of A War to End All by Michael R. Fletcher and Clayton W. Snyder. We discuss translations, the humor, religion, characters, progression, talking horses and much more Find Varsha on YouTube Bright Threads in the Tapestry on iTunes Michael R. Fletcher on YouTube Clayton W. Snyder on Amazon Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lensche...
Sep 14, 2023•1 hr 3 min
This week the guests included RJ Barker, Chris Mohan and Paromita M. We discussed RJ's books, fantasy, reviews, writing, taxidermy, and much more! Guests: RJ Barker Chris Mohan Paromita M. Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lenschewing Speculative Speculations: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/speculative-speculations Support the podcast: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/7EQ7X...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 42 min
Join myself, Taylor and Hans as we talk to author Ken Liu about his Epic Silkpunk series: The Dandelion Dynasty! We discuss events from all four books: The Grace of Kings, The Wall of Storms, The Veiled Throne, & Speaking Bones and go into full spoiler territory so please be aware before you watch the live! From large themes of governmental structures, to the micro-scale of detailed character work, Liu gives us an in-depth look at the ideas that were behind this incredible project. Watch on ...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 37 min
This week Robyn, Chris and I met with author Adrian Tchaivkovsky to discuss world building, finding yourself in a profession you never expected, upcoming projects, AI, role playing games, old manuscripts, Adrian's first job and much more! If you would like to join us for a Friday Conversation episode visit our forums Guests: Adrian Robyn Chris Intro and outro music by author Michael R. Fletcher Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Len...
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr 6 min
This week authors Michael J. Sullivan and Carl D. Albert joined Chris Mohan and I to discuss fantasy, publishing, AI, why Old Fashioned is the best, Michael's first job and much more! If you would like to join us for a Friday Conversation episode visit our forums Guests: Michael J. Sullivan Carl D. Albert Chris Mohan Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lenschewing Speculative Speculat...
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr 36 min
Varsha, Dan and I discuss the remainder of The Mirrors Truth, including religion, inspirations, what we took away from the story, our favorite characters from the book and much more! For those of you reading with us, we'll be discussing the first 13 chapters of The War to End All next week Find Varsha on YouTube Bright Threads in the Tapestry on iTunes Michael R. Fletcher on YouTube Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on...
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr 27 min
Author Dwain Worrell discuss his new book ANDRONE , how it became a novel, publishing, the importance of reviews, editing, writing film and television vs. a novel, why stories are important, writing the next book, the television series DARK, AI, the Celtics and much more! Find Dwain on his website Find ANDRONE on Amazon Find Dwain on X (Twitter) Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@len...
Sep 02, 2023•1 hr 8 min
This week we talked with Carl D. Albert, Seth Dickinson (about an hour into the podcast), Chris Mohan, Professor Layla Goushey and Paromita M. about The Traitor Baru Cormorant, strong female characters, history, social media, being kind to yourself, shrimp feeling pain and much more! If you would like to join us for a Friday Conversation, visit our forums . Guests: Seth Dickinson Carl D. Albert Chris Mohan Layla Goushey Paromita M. Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https:/...
Sep 02, 2023•2 hr 52 min
Join Taylor and P.L. Stuart for Page Chewing episode 41 with Literary Agent John Jarrold! Previously in charge of 3 science fiction & fantasy imprints, Jarrold now represents over 40 authors- including some names you may recognize with his own literary agency (Ryan Cahill, Matthew Ward, Suzanne McLeod, etc.)! Watch on YouTube Find our guests: John Jarrold's Website: http://www.johnjarrold.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnjarrold?s=20 Where to find the hosts: Taylor: Twitter - https://...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Varsha, Dan and I discuss chapters 23 - 33 of THE MIRRORS TRUTH, the second book in the MANIFEST DELUSIONS series by Michael R. Fletcher. We discuss Stehlen's motivations, Mirrorists, time being a delusion and much more! For those of you reading with us, we'll be discussing the rest of The Mirrors Truth next Tuesday and the episode will post on Wednesday! Find Varsha on YouTube Bright Threads in the Tapestry on iTunes Michael R. Fletcher on YouTube Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing...
Aug 29, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Join Taylor and P.L. Stuart for Page Chewing episode 41 with popular Booktube duo: The Brothers Gwynne! Brothers Ed and Will create content discussing many different genres of books: from historical fiction & fantasy, to classics, to non-fiction (of course the works of their renowned father as well - John Gwynne!). We will chat about whether historical inaccuracies bother them as they read historical fiction/fantasy. As both brothers are history buffs, it’s probably pretty commonplace to spo...
Aug 26, 2023•1 hr 39 min
This week we talked with authors Janny Wurts, Susana Imaginário, Jose from Jose's Amazing Worlds, Jarrod from The Fantasy Thinker and our friend Paromita M about book reviews, big publishers, balancing writing vs. promoting, social media, algorithms, privacy, werewolf erotica and much more! Janny Wurts Susana Imaginário Jose's Amazing Worlds The Fantasy Thinker Paromita M. Send us a message Support the show Film Chewing Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2235582/follow Lens Chewing on YouTube: ...
Aug 25, 2023•2 hr 27 min
