Caroline Stevermer interview about her fantasy novel “The Glass Magician” (Tor Books, 2020)

Caroline Stevermer interview about her fantasy novel “The Glass Magician”

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Caroline Stevermer writes historical fantasy and is best know for her Scholarly Magic series and River Rats. She recently published The Glass Magician a fantasy novel about magic and shapeshifting in gilded age New York. We discussed this work and her approach to writing.

0:35 – Caroline talks about why she wrote The Glass Magician.

2:35 – Caroline talks about the details of The Glass Magician.

4:24 – Caroline how the shapeshifting people deal with their powers.

5:57 – Caroline talks about the historical research she did for the novel.

9:23 – Caroline talks about researching mythology on shapeshifters.

10:17 – Caroline talks about works that inspired her work and the novel.

14:42 – Caroline talks a bit more about vaudeville books.

16:07 – Caroline talks about other works that have inspired her such as LoTR.

18:01 – Caroline talks about the musical feeling of the book.

20:30 – Caroline talks about the transformations in her novel and how she dealt with clothing on her characters.

22:42 – Caroline talks about how she approaches writing.

25:16 – Caroline talks about her approach to writing. One book she highlights is “Becoming a Writer” by Dorothea Brand.

31:00 – Caroline talks about having been an art history major and how it affected her writing.

32:05 – Caroline talks about being an underwriter.

34:21 – Caroline talks about having wanted to live in a city.

35:37 – Caroline talks about difficulties in getting books published quickly.

39:39 – Caroline is working on the sequel to the novel.

40:47 – Caroline can be found at carolinestevermer.com and on twitter @cstevermer3

Links of interest

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https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781466820838

http://carolinestevermer.com/

https://twitter.com/cstevermer3

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Guests: Caroline Stevermer

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: fantasy, writer, novel, novelist, fiction, swan lake, swan maidens, mythology, foxes, Chinese Zodiac, vaudeville, stage magicians, New York City, Carter Beats the Devil, magic, The Prestige, the Illusionist, world’s fair, Danube, Frank cullen, American Vaudeville museum, LOTR, Ursula le Guin, Tor

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Fantasy novel – “The Poet King” (Tor Books, 2020) – Ilana C. Myer interview

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Ilana C. Myer is a former Jerusalem based journalist turned novelist. She has wrapped up her Harp and Ring Sequence with the third book The Poet King. We discussed the book and her writing process.

0:49 – Ilana talks about why she wrote the series.

3:35 – Ilana talks about poetry versus prose writing.

4:42 – Ilana talks about the details of the book.

8:52 – Ilana talks about the research she did for the novel.

10:45 – Ilana talks about Middle Eastern magic.

12:41 – Ilana compares Eastern and Western magic systems.

13:26 – Ilana talks about the works that have inspired her.

14:53 – Ilana talks about the musical aesthetic of the book.

16:12 – Ilana talks about her writing process.

25:42 – Ilana can be found at ilanacmyer.com.

Links of interest

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https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780765378347

https://ilanacmyer.com/

Guests: Ilana C. Myer

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: fantasy, writer, novelist, novel, fiction, poet, Celtic, myth, literature, magic, french troubador, prose, art, medieval, Homer, Arabian nights, djinn, journalism, Middle Earth

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Overwatch League – “Young Guns” (Hachette Books, 2020) – Austin Moorhead interview

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Austin Moorhead is a financial reporter and a gamer. He decided it would be really fun to embed himself into the Overwatch League and write a book about it so he did. We discussed the book and what it was like to be so close to the first season of this gaming league.

0:42 – Austin talks about how he got into writing about the Overwatch League.

2:56 – Austin compares video game leagues to amateur gaming.

6:51 – Austin talks about league players and the economics of their participation in the league.

7:57 – Austin talks about how Overwatch was creating a new type of video-gaming league.

8:37 – Austin talks about how the league planned to keep interest in Overwatch high.

13:42 – Austin talks about Robert Kraft’s involvement in esports and the Overwatch League.

14:54 – Austin talks about ad revenues in esports.

17:05 – Austin talks about how the Asian market compares to the US especially South Korea.

19:16 – Austin talks about the global nature of the Overwatch League.

20:37 – Austin talks about esports being shown live in stages and online.

22:57 – Austin talks about how the book discusses the financial picture of the league and then he talks about the investors, the coaches, and the players.

24:00 – Austin talks about player incomes and benefits.

26:22 – Austin talks about what it takes for a player to get picked up for these leagues.

29:18 – Austin talks about team chemistry.

31:48 – Austin talks about the book being about the first season of Overwatch League.

33:00 – Austin talks about coaching and training.

34:23 – Austin talks about the number of women in the league and attempts by the league to increase the number.

37:07 – Austin talks about having spoken to investors and how much he enjoyed that as well as interviews with the coaches and players.

40:24 – Austin talks about the personalities of the players.

42:04 – Austin talks about players who go on tilt.

43:25 – Austin talks about team leadership.

44:19 – Austin talks about how players convinced their parents to be allowed to join the leagues.

45:35 – Austin talks about getting access to players and people.

47:10 – Austin talks about hair, make up and so on for the camera.

48:39 – Austin talks about the fan experiences.

51:29 – Austin talk about cheating, hacking, and technical problems and sports betting.

56:58 – Austin can be found on twitter @fb29.

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/2WtYIRg

https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/austin-moorhead/young-guns/9780316421393/

https://twitter.com/FB29/

Guests: Austin Moorhead

Host: Cris Alvarez

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