Fable & The Verbivore

Notes: Kate is an author of dark fantasy romance and contemporary fantasy stories. Her short story ‘Daughter of Darkness & Son of the Sun’ was published last year in the Worldsmyth’s Darkness & Moonlight anthology and her short story Deconstructed won first place in Tribus Polaris’s 2020 flash fiction contest. Kate published her Greedy: A Lust & Lore Novella on April 14th, 2023 and is...

Notes: We touch on one of our previous podcast episodes that is part 1 of this series. It is as follows: - Episode 188: Neurodivergence and Creativity Part 1 The Verbivore talks about her experience with learning about dyspraxia and mentions that she’d never even heard the word before two (ish) years ago and that it’s a type of neurodivergence that’s not as well known. Here are some of the resourc...

Notes: The Verbivore talks about her experience with learning about dyspraxia and mentions that she’d never even heard the word before two (ish) years ago and that it’s a type of nuerodivergent diagnosis that’s not as well known. Here are some of the resources that she‘s found helpful in her journey: - Dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk Article “Dyspraxia at a glance” - YouTube Video "Rewiring Dyspraxia f...

Notes: Fable mentions author David Baldacci’s MasterClass where he goes through his research process in depth. Those lessons are: - Research Methods and Sources, Part 1 - Research Methods and Sources, Part 2 The Verbivore references two YouTube videos from K.M. Weiland on her historical fiction research process. Here are those videos: - K.M. Weiland Video “7 Easy Ways to Research a Historical Nove...

Notes: The Verbivore references a YouTube video that talks about challenging the view of history as “great men doing great things”, by sitting with the awkward truth that the victor goes the ability to tell the story. That video is “Author Learnig Center - Tips for Researching and Writing Historical Fiction”. The Verbivore references a YouTube video where historical fiction writer Ruta Sepetys tal...

Notes: The Verbivore references a Star Trek: The Next Generation noir episode that has stuck with her over time and is one source of inspiration for a mytery she’s working on writing. That episode is from Season 1: Episode 11 and is called “The Big Goodbye” . The Verbivore references some resources listed in an article about researching a particular historical setting from an Australian author who...

Notes: In this episode, we touch on the following previous podcast episodes: Episode 105: Interview with Joy McCullough (Blood Water Paint) Episode 17: Being kind to your readers and writing subtle character growth (Sherry Thomas’ Lady Sherlock Series) Episode 58: Let's talk about Mexican Gothic   Episode 179: The Bridgerton series Here are a few articles and videos we referenced for this con...

Notes: Anne J. Hill is an active member within the Instagram writing community, and an editor and owner of Twenty Hills Publishing. She’s edited and published seven anthologies ( What Darkness Fears, Fool’s Honor, Sharper Than Thorns, Whither and Bloom, Briars and Blood, The Never Tales: Vol. 1, Tales of Many ) . Twenty Hills next anthology The Never Tales: Vol. 2 is set to be released in sum...

Notes: Stephanie is an active member within the Instagram writing community, where we first connected with her. Her independently published fantasy debut novel A Land of Light and Shadow was released in May ‘20 and a collection of fairytale retelling short stories were published under the title Flower and Cloak in January ‘22. This collection of fairytale inspired poems was released on February 1,...

Notes: In this episode, we touch on the following previous podcast episode on romance stories: Episode 173: Why read romance novels? Episode 174: Not a guilty pleasure Episode 175: Writing sex scenes Episode 176: Romance Book Roundup Within these romance episodes, both Fable and author CL Walters recommend Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese. The annecdote about CJ Redwine’s The Shadow Queen is...

Notes: In this episode, we touch on the following previous podcast episode: - Episode 172: Non-linear Stories (looking at Ali Hazelwood's novellas) The Verbivore references a personal instagram post (@hitchipo82) about her hospitalisation at the beginning of this year. Here is that post: - https://www.instagram.com/p/CnpbLeFLwNM/ The Verbivore mentions a calendar with a piece of art and quote from...

Notes: Fable and the Verbivore reference an intimate scene in The Duke and I that reads like a rape, but where the consequences of that situation aren’t trully confronted and addressed. The TV series does a slightly better job of showing that this is a disturbing breach of trust, but the Verbivore mentions that she feels they could have gone farther to have the character Daphne understand and grap...

Notes: Names are important. Towards the beginning of this conversation we talk about how to pronounce Helen Hoang’s last name. We were close, but a little off. The phonetic spelling of Hoang is HHWae-NG. The Verbivore references several details from author Helen Hoang’s author’s note that was included in the back of her paperback edition. Fable references a series that we did on Fable and the Verb...

Notes: Fable mentions how much she enjoyed Emily Henry’s YA speculative novels. Here are those titles in order of publication: - The Love That Split the World (2016) - A Million Junes (2017) - When the Sky Fell on Splendor (2019) Fable mentions some dialogue writing advice Emily Henry shared on “The Shit No One Tells You About Writing” podcast. That episode is: - Emily Henry's Advice for Writing G...

Notes: The Verbivore references a quote from romance author Chandra Blumberg ( Digging Up Love, Stirring Up Love ), who we interviewed back in 2021. That episode was “Episode 89: Interview with Chandra Blumberg” . Here is her full quote: “There’s definitely a stigma about different levels of heat in romance. Some people aren’t comfortable with the high heat and they think it’s all the high heat. B...

Notes: Kate is an author of dark fantasy romance and contemporary fantasy stories. Her short story ‘Daughter of Darkness & Son of the Sun’ was published last year in the Worldsmyth’s Darkness & Moonlight anthology and her short story Deconstructed won first place in Tribus Polaris’s 2020 flash fiction contest. Kate is currently working on revisions for her debut novel The Guardian ( Book 1...

Notes: Towards the beginning of the conversation, the Verbivore mentions that the Romance genre is wide and growing, with characters that are starting to more accurately represent the world around us - but there is still a long way to go. We strongly believe representation matters and that we each should be able to see ourselves reflected in stories with happy endings. If you’re curious to learn m...

Notes: Here are a few articles we referenced for this conversation: - MasterClas Article “Writing 101: What Is a Romance Novel? Learn About the History and Characteristics of Romance Novels” - Vulture Article “Why You Should Be Reading Romance Novels By Jaime Green” - Book Riot Article “10 REASONS WHY WOMEN READ ROMANCE NOVELS by JESSICA AVERY” - Mru’s Books and Reviews Article “15 reasons why you...

Notes: The Verbivore mistakenly called Ted Chiang’s short story “The Story of Us”. It’s actually titled “Story of Your Life” and served as inspiration for the film “Arrival”. Here are a few articles and videos we referenced for this conversation: - MasterClass Article “Non-Linear Storytelling: Non-Linear Writing Tips and Examples” - YouTube Video “Lessons from the Screenplay - Arrival — Examining...

Notes (books and resources mentioned in the episode): LeVar Burton’s MasterClass Amy Tan’s MasterClass The Shit No One Tells You About Writing podcast’s interview with Jeffrey Archer Music from: https://filmmusic.io ’Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod ( https://incompetech.com ) Licence: CC BY ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

Notes:   We touch on several of our previous podcast episodes. They are as follows: - Episode 121: Our 2022 intentions - Episode 120: A look back on 2021 - Episode 146: Marvel Character Dynamics with MJ McGriff - Episode 147: Marvel's WandaVision with K.T. Anglehart - Episode 159: Interview with Jenn Hanson-dePaula   Music from: https://filmmusic.io ’Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod ( http...

Notes: The Verbivore mistakenly calls John Koenig’s book The Encyclopedia of Infinite Sorrows . That title is actually The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. MasterClass Episodes Mentioned: - The Importance of Oral Storytelling – LeVar Burton Here are a few articles and videos we referenced for this conversation: - National Geographic Article “Storytelling and Cultural Traditions” - St. Cloud State Un...

Notes: Mae is an author, speaker, and Healing Coach/Mentor, specializing in trauma and grief navigation by partnering alongside women as they process hard things. She hosts the The Rainy Day Collective Podcast which is available to listen at many places including Spotify , Apple , and Google Podcast . She is also the facilitator of the Carpe Diem Writers Group . Her personal memoir titled Girls, A...

Notes: The Verbivore read a famous quote at the beginning of the episode that’s attributed to Joseph Campbell. Here are those words: - The cave you fear to enter hold the treasure you seek. We also mention a connected quote from Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead. That quote is: - As you think about your own path to daring leadership, remember Joseph Campbell's wisdom: "The cave you fear to enter holds th...

Notes: The Verbivore read a quote at the beginning of the episode. Those words are from a co-founder of positive psychologist and the “Father of flow” Mihaly Csíkszentmihályi. Here are those words: - Flow is being completely involved in an activity for its own sake. The ego falls away. Time flies. Every action, movement, and thought follows inevitably from the previous one, like playing jazz. - Mi...