This week we have with us CW Briar, author of Wrath & Ruin, an anthology filled with spec fic ranging from horror to humorous sci-fi. We discuss gnomes–eep!
- Why he wrote an anthology rather than starting with a full-length novel.
- Accomplishments and interesting experiences as a first-time author.
- CW’s favorite characters from the anthology.
- How CW’s desires for a certain effect shaped some of his stories.
- Interesting juxtapositions of CW’s research.
- CW can’t pick one captain. 🙂
- We get off on a bit of Doctor Who riff.
- How writing Wrath & Ruin has changed CW.
- CW & Liberty agree it’s very difficult to write a mystery without an outline.
- How CW works around his career and his kids and using his commute to maximize his time.
- CW’s preference for Word over Scrivener, and how he organizes it.
- How CW’s job as an engineer informs his writing and outlining process.
- Stealing from your beta readers.
- Canadian mining practices in the 19th Century
- Cthulu!
- Learn to Love Editing
Links!
CW Briar
Wrath and Ruin
Brandon Sanderson
Algernon Blackwood
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterston
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Dragon Speaks!
Epic Music from YouTube
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