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Posts about historical fiction.
All the interesting hardcover literary and historical fiction released March 2021 that I could find
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The Conductors is Nicole Glover’s debut novel. She is a fantasy fan and enjoys exploring historic places. We spoke about the novel, Philadelphia, her writing process, and fantasy in general. The Conductors (John Joseph Adams, 2021)
0:31 – Nicole talks about why she wrote this book.
1:58 – Nicole describes what the book is about.
3:16 – Nicole talks about magic in this world.
5:19 – Nicole talks about whether she created her own magic systems or took from traditional magic systems.
6:48 – Nicole talks about why she set the book in Philadelphia.
9:19 – Nicole talks about having wanted to visit Philadelphia.
12:04 – Nicole talks about researching everyday items.
13:19 – Nicole talks about locations in Philly she researched.
14:33 – Nicole talks about how she planned out her magic system.
15:40 – Nicole talks about her magic users.
17:27 – Nicole talks about the things that inspire her.
19:22 – Nicole talks about the shows she likes.
21:39 – Nicole talks about watching history shows.
23:32 – Nicole talks about her writing process.
27:56 – Nicole talks about how her approach to writing has changed over time.
31:37 – Nicole talks about the complaints that would bother her.
34:57 – Nicole talks about which characters represent her.
35:46 – Nicole talks about non-writing work she’s done such as psych studies.
37:39 – Nicole talks about the soundtrack and feel of the book is.
38:23 – Nicole talks about editing the book.
40:34 – Nicole talks about having loved Sailor Moon.
41:58 – Nicole talks about cosplaying.
42:29 – Nicole talks about getting the book published.
45:23 – Nicole talks about her current work.
45:56 – Nicole can be found at nicole-glover.com and on twitter @nicoleglower
http://www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/the-conductors/
https://twitter.com/nicoleglower/status/1362511205424787457?s=21
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Host: Cris Alvarez
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K Lyn Wurth has written many western stories and novels and she recently wrote a historical novel about western heroine Martha “Calamity” Jane. We spoke about women in the west, Calamity Jane, and K Lyn’s writing process. The Not So Quiet Life of Calamity Jane (Five Star, 2021)
1:34 – K Lyn talks about why she wrote about Calamity Jane.
3:05 – K Lyn talks about her approach to writing about Calamity Jane’s life. She discusses the historians whose work she used.
4:17 – K Lyn talks about some of the research she did for the novel.
4:55 – K Lyn talks about the places she visited that are associated with Calamity Jane.
5:40 – K Lyn talks about what made Calamity Jane famous.
6:43 – K Lyn talks about the female perspective on Calamity Jane.
8:13 – K Lyn talks about modern society’s approach to a history of women in the Wild West.
8:57 – K Lyn talk about how common Calamity’s rough experiences were in the west.
12:09 K Lyn talks about Calamity Jane lying about her age.
13:00 – K Lyn talks about playing guitar.
13:39 – K Lyn talks about her love of movies.
14:12 – K Lyn talks about Calamity being a mother.
15:30 – K Lyn talks about Calamity being illiterate.
16:34 – K Lyn talks about the reasons she thinks Calamity lied about her life.
18:17 – K Lyn talks about trying to piece together Calamity Jane’s life.
20:13 – K Lyn talks about Calamity being a battered wife.
21:06 – K Lyn talks about the musical feel to the book and Calamity’s enjoyment of saloons.
23:05 – K Lyn talks about how she does her writing.
24:08 – K Lyn talks about creating side characters and characters that don’t exist.
25:29 – K Lyn talks about when she started writing novel.
26:47 – K Lyn talks about voice in writing.
29:09 – K Lyn talks about how long her drafts used to be.
31:11 – K Lyn talks about mostly doing western writing and her Nebraska novels.
33:01 – K Lyn talks about having been an emergency medical technicians.
35:03 – K Lyn talks about how magical living in the big thicket area of Texas was.
38:23 – K Lyn talks about struggling with the end of the book.
40:59 – K Lyn talks about developing a book based on another historical character.
42:42 – K Lyn can be found at klynwurth.net
For more “Full Contact Nerd” please follow me at crisalvarez.com, on Facebook at CrisAlvarezFCN, on youtube at Cris Alvarez on twitter @CrisAlvarezFCN, on Instagram @crisalvarezscifi, and on Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts / Stitcher / Spotify for the podcast. Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like.
Guests: K Lyn Wurth
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, Five Star, historical fiction,
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