WHPubcast

WHPubcast

The official podcast of Winged Hussar Publishing / Zmok Books. Come listen to your hosts Brandon Rospond and Mark Barber as they talk about writing techniques, the publishing industry, and interview authors about their works.

Episodes

May 9, 2024 63 mins

Brandon and Mark are joined by fellow author John Leibee for part one of this interview about his writing career! We talk in depth about who John is, what he's writing, and how he got into writing.

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Mark as Played

Mark sits down with Brandon and fellow author Ben Stoddard for part two of this interview about his writing career! We talk in depth about Mark's Tales of Pannithor characters - Orion, Aestelle, Am'Bira, Jaymes - they're all here and being talked about!

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Mark as Played

Mark sits down with Brandon and fellow author Ben Stoddard for an interview about his writing career! We talk about Mark's background in the gaming industry, the series he's written for, working with other authors, writing techniques, and some behind the scenes details about his characters from Steps to Deliverance.

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Mark as Played
February 5, 2024 69 mins

Mark and Brandon discuss one of the fundamental pieces of any story - dialogue. How the characters speak, the way the author crafts a character's tone and dialect, and the way characters interact with others are all massive attributes of characterization. When done right, you get a rounded, fully-fleshed out character; but when flawed or there isn't enough, the reader can get drawn out of what they're reading.

 

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Mark as Played
January 15, 2024 63 mins

Mark and Brandon interview fellow WHP author Ben Stoddard! This is part two of a two-part interview in which we sit down with Ben and talk about his newly released novel, Pride of a King! If you haven't listened to part one, make sure you check that out first, as in this one, there's no hold's barred on spoilers! We'll be doing a deep-dive into the finer parts of the novel and ask Ben deep questions regarding plot and character dev...

Mark as Played
January 2, 2024 49 mins

Mark and Brandon interview fellow WHP author Ben Stoddard! We talk a bit about Ben's background, what he's worked on, and what those experiences are like. This is the first part of a two part interview to discuss the upcoming Kings of War novel, Pride of a King! The ebook is out at time of posting this episode, with the physical book to follow.

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Mark as Played
December 4, 2023 70 mins

Mark and Brandon discuss what makes a character compelling - what sort of character tropes exist, what works and what doesn't work. They talk about how they've structured their own characters over the years and what they like in what other authors have done.

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Mark as Played
November 13, 2023 64 mins

Mark and Brandon discuss the benefits and challenges of writing in an IP-licensed universe, where authors play with game makers' toys in a sandbox setting; vs creating an original world where the author is the creator of everything from geology to religion to trade and so forth! Mark shares his viewpoint of writing within several game settings, while Brandon talks about the editorial and management side of those deals.

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Mark as Played
November 6, 2023 40 mins

Welcome to the Winged Hussar Publishing podcast - otherwise known as the WHPubcast! Join Mark and Brandon in this introductory episode as they explain what to expect on our journey through the literary world.

 

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Mark as Played

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