What happened to January?

LitRPG for normies: Operation Bounce House

Operation Bounce House is here to hold over fans of Dungeon Crawler Carl! Operation Bounce House: https://amzn.to/4s7IoD1 [https://amzn.to/4s7IoD1] Gamer (2009): https://youtu.be/z88gktIxS-I [https://youtu.be/z88gktIxS-I] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorjamesaaron.substack.com [https://authorjamesaaron.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Review: A Fiction Writer's Guide to Peace by Gabriel Ertsgaard

This book may surprise you. It isn't saying characters can't fight. It expands what it can mean to fight. Ertsgaard makes strong arguments for incorporating nonviolence into characters and story, using examples from across media. Discussion of character arcs, plots and world-building, with exercise throughout to test the ideas yourself. I found it an excellent source of ideas on subverting reader expectations. Mentioned: A Writer's Guide to Peace: https://amzn.to/4017irz [https://amzn.to/4017irz] Nonviolence and the Hero's Duel: https://www.sfwa.org/2021/06/29/nonviolence-and-the-heros-duel/ [https://www.sfwa.org/2021/06/29/nonviolence-and-the-heros-duel/] Solarpunk and Peace Poetics: https://www.peacejusticestudies.org/chronicle/solarpunk-and-peace-poetics/ [https://www.peacejusticestudies.org/chronicle/solarpunk-and-peace-poetics/] Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman: https://amzn.to/4akQS2k [https://amzn.to/4akQS2k] The Weight of Light: A Collection of Solar Punk Futures: https://csi.asu.edu/books/weight/ [https://csi.asu.edu/books/weight/] Fantasy Scroll Magazine: https://iulianionescu.com/fantasy-scroll-magazine/ [https://iulianionescu.com/fantasy-scroll-magazine/] __ Follow me on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4nfbmxK [https://amzn.to/4nfbmxK] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorjamesaaron.substack.com [https://authorjamesaaron.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

What happened to January?

Author journal, challenges, and I got accepted into an MFA program. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorjamesaaron.substack.com [https://authorjamesaaron.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

What Makes Dungeon Crawler Carl so Awesome?

Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl is one of the best first books in a series I've read in a while. Let's explore all the elements that make this book work so well. Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman: https://amzn.to/3M4rLIR [https://amzn.to/3M4rLIR] Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman - https://amzn.to/4r8J9uW [https://amzn.to/4r8J9uW] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorjamesaaron.substack.com [https://authorjamesaaron.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Early Hard SF: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

I found Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne much more interesting than I expected. I talk about what I think science fiction writers can learn from this early "hard science fiction" and what probably doesn't work for modern readers. William Butcher Translation: https://amzn.to/3NvilGy [https://amzn.to/3NvilGy] The Adventures of Lumen N: https://amzn.to/49Uggwx [https://amzn.to/49Uggwx] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorjamesaaron.substack.com [https://authorjamesaaron.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]