Episode #99
Ep84 – Interview with Curtis Ellett
Apr 28, 202548 minS1
<p>Oliver sits down with the editor of the longest running, still-extant S&S magazine, Swords & Sorcery Magazine, Curtis Ellett!<br> https://swordsandsorcerymagazine.com</p>
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So I'm Writing a Novel...
Hosted by Oliver Brackenbury · arts · EN
About this Podcast:
The show where you join me, Oliver Brackenbury, on the journey of writing my next novel, from first ideas all the way to publication & promotion. In this unique, one-man-reality show I’ll share you with you my ever evolving thoughts and feelings on how I write, being a writer, and everything that entails at each stage of the process. I’ll also answer listener questions and, sometimes, interview people who write fiction.If you’re the kind of person who likes to learn how things are made, and get to know the people making them, then this is the show for you.
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What is So I'm Writing a Novel... about?
The show where you join me, Oliver Brackenbury, on the journey of writing my next novel, from first ideas all the way to publication & promotion. In this unique, one-man-reality show I’ll share you with you my ever evolving thoughts and feelings on how I write, being a writer, and everything that entails at each stage of the process.
Who hosts So I'm Writing a Novel...?
So I'm Writing a Novel... is hosted by Oliver Brackenbury. The show has published 100 episodes to date.
What has So I'm Writing a Novel... covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Ep84, Interview with Curtis Ellett" (28 April 2025, 48 minutes), "Ep83, Interview with Charles Tyra" (14 April 2025, 44 minutes), and "Ep82, The Eyrie" (6 January 2025, 62 minutes).
How often does So I'm Writing a Novel... publish?
So I'm Writing a Novel... publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 62 minutes across 100 episodes.
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Episode #98
Ep83 – Interview with Charles Tyra
Apr 14, 202544 minS0<p>In which Oliver sits down with a fellow publisher who is about to launch their second magazine.<br> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crtyra/goblins-and-galaxies-magazine<br> https://goblinsandgalaxies.com<br>...
Episode #97
Ep82 – The Eyrie
Jan 6, 20251h 2mS1<p>THE PENULTIMATE STORY OUTLINE<br> THE LAST STORY OUTLINE EPISODE FOR...PROBABLY QUITE A WHILE<br> Voe and Oliver dive into The Weird by way of a "Zone Story", as both seek a way for Voe to escape cosmic debt slavery...
Episode #96
Ep81 – An Imported God
Dec 30, 20241h 25mS1<p>Sword & Planet time! In which Voe fends off cosmic callousness as she rides strange beasts through a blend of colorful high adventure with grim thematic underpinnings.</p>
Episode #95
Ep80 – Love Letter to a Sailor
Dec 23, 20241h 1mS1<p>In which Oliver writes a love letter/homage to Sailing to the Future, the first third of Michael Moorcock's most excellent Sailor on the Seas of Fate starring Elric of Melniboné. In this way Voe finds herself to...
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Episode #94
Ep79 – Inner Sea
Dec 16, 202438 minS1<p>"How do you create a warning which will outlast your own language?" is the question at the heart of this first tale in Voe's final act, the story which introduces us to her new life of cosmic debt slavery by taking...
Episode #93
Ep78 – The Final Act
Dec 9, 202437 minS1<p>THE NOVEL RETURNS! Yes, in this episode we provide a refresher on the novel and its contents so far, then do an overview of what the final act is about, and what Oliver needed to figure out before drilling down into...
Episode #92
Ep77 - Interview with Graham Thomas Wilcox
Dec 2, 20241h 6mS1<p>Oliver speaks with Old Moon Quarterly editor about his Gothic Fantasy novella, Contra Amatores Mundi, that grew out from a story he published in the magazine.</p>
Episode #91
NESS Book Club #3 – The Dark Eidolon
Nov 17, 20241h 8mS1<p>Valerie Valdes, Molly Tanzer, Prashanth Srivatsa and JM Clarke for a discussion of Clark Ashton Smith's classic story The Dark Eidolon. <br> <br> You can read the story here...
Episode #90
Ep 76 – Shatter the Sun with Dave Ring
Oct 29, 202455 minS1<p>Dave Ring of Neon Hemlock Press joins us to discuss his upcoming queer Sword & Sorcery anthology.<br> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/davering/shatter-the-sun-queer-tales-of-untold-adventure<br>...
- Oct 26, 20241h 1mS1
<p>We discussed 'The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth' by Lord Dunsany, a proto-Sword & Sorcery tale. <br> You can read it for free here: https://sacred-texts.com/neu/dun/swos/swos10.htm<br> Free Audiobook...
- Oct 5, 20241h 11mS1
<p>Join us for a discussion of short stories by Bryn Hammond and Dariel R.A Quiogue!<br> <br> These stories are connected to the novella in our Double-Edged Sword & Sorcery book, crowdfunding now! Follow the link for...
- Sep 28, 20241h 2mS1
<p>Please enjoy this audio from a recent livestream interview with author Bryn Hammond, done as part of the Double-Edged Sword & Sorcery crowdfund that is running until noon EST, Oct 19th!<br> <br> Our Double-Edged...
- Sep 28, 20241h 7mS1
<p>(AUDIO FROM THE FOLLOWING LIVESTREAM)<br> Our Double-Edged Sword & Sorcery book is inspired by the old ACE Doubles. Two novellas back-to-back: WASTE FLOWERS is by Bryn Hammond, cover art by Goran Gligović. Flip the...
- Sep 28, 20241h 6mS0
<p>CHECK OUT DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD & SORCERY BEFORE OCT 19TH: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/brackenbooks/double-edge-sword-sorcery?ref=SIWAN<br> <br> Join Timeaus Bloom, Valerie Valdes, Jeremy Pak Nelson and Kirk...
Episode #84
Ep 72 – Oliver & Jay Discuss Editing
Aug 5, 20241h 1mS1<p>Oliver Brackenbury and the editor of Beating Hearts & Battle-Axes, Jay Wolf, discuss the art of editing short fiction. This was originally a livestream as part of the crowdfund for Beating Hearts!<br> <br> PATREON...
Episode #83
Ep 71 – Interview with Matt Holder
Jul 8, 20241h 11mS0<p>Oliver sits down with Matt Holder, author of the first book in the Keen Blades line - "HURLED HEADLONG FLAMING or, the Bishop's Tale".<br> <br> PATREON: www.patreon.com/soimwritinganovel<br> BUY OLIVER'S BOOKS...
- Jun 26, 20241h 21mS1
<p>Please enjoy this dual interview by a pair of pals, each with new books to share!<br> <br> Oliver's Book: THE BEATING HEARTS & BATTLE-AXES CROWDFUND IS LIVE NOW!<br> <br> Matt's Book: TO WALK ON WORLDS - Oliver...
- Mar 26, 20241h 1mS1
<p>As part of the successful New Edge Sword & Sorcery 2024 crowdfund, Oliver sat down with Molly Tanzer in a livestream interview focused on C.L. Moore's most famous creation, Jirel of Joiry!</p>
- Mar 11, 20241h 13mS1
<p>Recorded Feb 27, 2024 New Edge Sword and Sorcery Editor Oliver Brackenbury is joined by NESS Copy Editor Valerie Valdes, Editor Jay Wolf, and special guests to discuss "Cock and Bull" by Kirk A. Johnson.<br> <br>...
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