Episode 10: I've Never Fan-Fictioned
Rian gives a spoiler-free mini review of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Kris discusses the origins of his upcoming self-published book, and the duo discuss the concept of the “aspiring author” and what that means to them.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro | Read/Watch/Play updates
18:07 Main topic: The Aspiring Author
18:43 What even is an ‘aspiring’ author?
20:42 Writer vs author
23:37 When did we get the writing bug?
25:28 Tangent: fan-fiction
26:34 Back on topic: When did we get the writing bug?
30:08 Tangent: poetry
32:19 What made Kris decide to start his writing project?
39:21 When was the last time Rian took writing seriously?
42:33 Different writing processes
49:55 Inspiration in our childhood
57:35 Where to find us | Preview of next episode
Mystic River - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21671.Mystic_River
The Advent of Winter - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/200371182-the-advent-of-winter?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_20
Chef RPG - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1796790/Chef_RPG/
Night Shift - Stephen King - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42955713
Hardcore Literature (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/@BenjaminMcEvoy
Close To You (2023) - https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1139467-close-to-you
Dragon Age: The Veilguard - https://www.ea.com/en-au/games/dragon-age/dragon-age-the-veilguard
Rian’s posts on Threads comparing the end of Dragon Age: The Veilguard with the end of Mass Effect - https://www.threads.net/@rian.floyd/post/DDBg8BOyL6n?xmt=AQGzBQ0HDT4l8QJe5rc7JYc7zGxzaDPIQAOdp6HvEW62-g
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) - https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/580-star-trek-deep-space-nine
Star Trek: Voyager (1995) - https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1855-star-trek-voyager
The X-Files (1993) - https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/4087-the-x-files
Sliders (1995) - https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1649-sliders
Farscape (1999) - https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/4271-farscape
Firefly (2002) - https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1437-firefly
Fringe (2008) - https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/1705-fringe
Torchwood (2006) - https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/424-torchwood
Tomorrow series - John Marsden - https://www.goodreads.com/series/40990-tomorrow
The Last Vampire series - Christopher Pike https://www.goodreads.com/series/40999-the-last-vampire
The Forsaken Planet - Bryan Wilson https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/142845712-the-forsaken-planet
Hybrid Helix series - J.C.M. Berne - https://www.goodreads.com/series/349380-hybrid-helix