
Ep 6.20 - LIVE! Let’s Discuss Creating Character Arcs - Part 1
Josh, Scott, and Chuck do their thang in all about character arcs!
Josh, Scott, and Chuck do their thang in all about character arcs!
It's a star-studded cast, yo. Steve Beaulieu (no relation to Jamie Castle) and Rhett C. Bruno are back to wow us with their beards and their words of wisdom. And apparently... a beard battle? Find out more LIVE!
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Hosts: C. Steven Manley, James S. Aaron Kalene Williams
Special Guests: Rhett Bruno, Steve Beaulieu
00:00 Opening remarks and introductions
-Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD
-Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/
-Fill out a survey and 3 people will get selected for a free copy AND a coffee mug! https://keystrokemedium.com/survey 01:41 Main Event – Indie Publishing World Updates with Aethon Books
-Is Aethon Indie? -Upcoming releases. -Audible and audiobooks.
-The difficulty in Audible and Audible Plus. -The dropoff in listening in Audible is steeper than ebooks.
-Royalty share vs. paid production. -Thoughts on Kindle Vella.
-You are special, just like everyone else! -Sometimes you can’t sell a good book even if your try.
-The restaurant analogy. -Books to sell need a market. -What’s selling? -Thoughts on release strategy.
-Thoughts on full-time writing. -Your books don’t matter to Amazon. They matter to your readers.
-Suggestions for promotions.
59:00 Closing remarks
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Let's talk about words and how to write them!
It's a Keystroke family reunion as a bunch of hosts unit on one screen... Who knows what'll happen. Tag team championships, battle of the sexes, an AMA, beer pong edition... We'll find out soon.
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Today’s spotlight is on Blue Sun Armada by Scott Moon:
Blue Sun Armada is the first in a new epic space opera set in the far-flung future. Legendary mech battles, intense fleet engagements, and deadly politics all make Blue Sun Armada a magnificent read. Pick your side and buy now to start the fight for survival!
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In this episode, I walk through a useful article on how digital markers approach their landing pages, and how you can use these techniques to streamline your author site.
Here's the article: https://blog.roastmylandingpage.com/landing-page-roasts/
Vagabond Space 1 is almost off to Aethon. I'm ready. Really, really ready.
Thanks for listening!
Jason Anspach and Nick Cole return to KSM to talk about their best-selling series Galaxy's Edge and starting its epic Second Season!
In this episode I talk about what I've learned about budgeting for the last year as a writer, how I wish I had more indie published work, and a big decision I made about the part time job.
Josh Gayou sits back with the up-and-coming audiobook narrator, Garrett Brown, to discuss his experiences and observations breaking into the industry!
In today's episode, K&L chat with Bill Patterson, a master wordsmith who makes hard science exciting and looks great in a Hawaiian shirt. Let's dive in!
Hosts: Lauren Moore, Kalene Williams
00:00 Opening remarks and introductions
-Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD
-Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/
-Fill out a survey and 3 people will get selected for a free copy AND a coffee mug! https://keystrokemedium.com/survey
00:57 Main Event – Analyzing the Science in SciFi | Bill Patterson
-Kuru disease as zombie-fication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuru_(disease)
-Tetrodotoxin effects from puffer fish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrodotoxin
-What makes science important in hard science fiction?
-Limiting principles make better stories.
-Possible lack of limiting principles in fantasy. -Deus ex machina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_ex_machina
-Mohs scale of science fiction hardness. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MohsScaleOfScienceFictionHardness
-Callout for a new hard SF anthology. Send the first 500 words to mohsanthologies@gmail.com -Deadline June 30, 2021! -
Using science to guide the plot (not drive it necessarily).
-The dangers as a new author.
30:35 Spotlight: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir https://amzn.to/3h66OeI
32:10 Main Event — Analyzing the Science in SciFi | Bill Patterson, Continued!
-How we correspond with reality falls on a scale.
-‘One small lie’ -E.g. forcefields, superconduction at room temperature.
-Be ‘chary’ with subject matter experts. -NERDS! Ex. Gattica https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/
-Writing a 3-day novel is intensely immersive. https://www.3daynovel.com
-Using science to write a version of ‘The Sting’. https://pattersonbill.wordpress.com/
1:12:00 Closing remarks
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Coffee and Concepts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRuoHj6opw0
Keystroke Medium Live! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1qSwdjsN9Q
Storytelling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYRzwuQeK9Q
Become a Medium today! https://keystrokemedium.com/mediums/
Don't forget to Like and Subscribe and get involved with the mayhem and shenanigans in the live chat! http://www.youtube.com/c/keystrokemedium
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Also, subscribe to Sci Fi Explorations for the best discounted and free books we come across through our contacts: http://www.scifiexplorations.com
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Kingdoms of Iron and Stone - https://amzn.to/2GjbE6I
Horizons Beyond - https://amzn.to/2SrJ6uX
Farthest Reach – https://amzn.to/2UZINeo
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