What is the trick to writing books for children? Is it possible to write for kids and include real, solid science as well? Our next guest, Christine Taylor Butler, answers these questions and more as she talks with Bryan and Philip on our latest episode.
To follow Christine and learn more about her work, find her on Facebook, Twitter, and at her website. You can follow Genre Talk at Facebook and on Twitter for updates on our upcoming guests, a chance to post questions we'll ask on air and more.
How do voice actors make all those amazing voices? What inspires them? How do you break into voice acting? What’s it like to be unrecognized by fans who only know your voice? Learn all this and more as Bryan and Phillip interview voice actor Derek Stephen Prince on this week’s episode. He even answers questions as some of his most famous characters.
You can find Steve online at https://m.twitch.tv/thedigimonprince/profile or www.twitter.com/voiceoverprince or https://www.facebook.com/voiceoverprince5.
What's it like to have your first novel published? How does one find a unique way to retell a classic? Multi-Award-nominated author AC Wise talks with Bryan and Phillip to answer these questions and more on this week's episode. Plus the usual reading and streaming recommendations from Bryan and Phillip.
To check out A.C. find her at http://www.acwise.net/ and www.twitter.com/ac_wise.
Ever wondered how Creative Commons Copyright works? Or what it's like to hang with legendary writers of science fiction and learn at their feet? What's it like to have a blog read by thousands? These week's guest, New York Times Bestselling author Cory Doctorow has done all this and more. Listen to learn all about it and his diverse writings as well.
Follow Cory at www.twitter.com/doctorow or via https://pluralistic.net/ his blog. Coming in two weeks: Author A.C. Wise
How do you sell a story to the leading science fiction magazine? What does the editor look for? How do they deal with submissions? What's it like to work with legends? Find out the answers to these questions and more this week with our guest Editor Sheila Williams, the editor of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (www.asimovs.com). A multiple award nominee, who has worked at the magazine for two decades, Sheila Williams is one of the leading editors of short fiction in the field. You can find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/sheila.williams.7146 and follow her on social media at https://twitter.com/sheilawilliam10?lang=en. She gives us real insight on how things work behind the scenes.
What does it take to write a successful children’s book? How do you break in? Get answers to these questions and more from this week's guest: New York Times bestselling children's author Stacia Deutsch, author of more than 300 books. In addition to her award-winning creative chapter book series Blast To The Past, Stacia has also ghostwritten for a popular girls' mystery series (Nancy Drew), published non-fiction texts, and penned a young adult romantic comedy called In The Stars. She has also penned popular titles for Girls Who Code: The Friendship Code and Spirit: Riding Free. And junior movie tie-in novelizations for summer blockbuster films, including Hotel Transylvania, Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs Jr. Movie Novel, and The Smurfs Movie. To find Stacia on social media and follow her work and adventures go to: Staciadeutsch_writes for Instagram, @staciadeutsch on Twitter, and @staciadeutsch for Facebook.
What’s it like to be the man behind the mask? Can an actor have a satisfying career when almost no one recognizes his face? Gets these answers and more in the first episode of our second season and the first official episode with new cohost Phillip Vargas joining Bryan Thomas Schmidt. Our guest, Ian Whyte, is a Welsh former professional basketball player turned stuntman and actor. Although he is probably best known for his portrayal of predators in both Aliens V. Predator films and The Mountain/Gregor Clegane in Game of Thrones, he has also appeared in Clash of The Titans, Star Wars, the Harry Potter Franchise, Prometheus and Hercules. We discuss stunt work, acting, growing up taller than everyone else and more.
To follow Ian, you can find him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ian_whyte and Instagram at www.instagram.com/Ian.Whyte though he warns us he is a sporadic user of social media.