Jose Salinas

Fantasy Talks Live

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After years of building a subscriber base in Youtube, I started making connections with very interesting people in the fantasy genre, from dedicated readers to book editors, indie authors and World Fantasy Award winning authors. Here’s my journey of discovery and the wonderful conversations I had along the way. Join my journey of discovery!

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Jose Salinas

Episodes

Episode 8 - The Role of the Literary Agent with Joshua Bilmes 14.04.2024 44:42

In one massive scoop for the podcast, I have the pleasure of firing questions at Joshua Bilmes, chairman of the Jabberwocky Literary Agency, and agent to some of the biggest names in Fantasy, like Brandon Sanderson, Charlaine Harris and many more. In this episode, Mr Bilmes talks about his career, what the role of an agent is and the best way for aspiring authors to approach a literary agent.

Episode 7 - Help Us Choose Our Next Fantasy Series! 14.04.2024 1:27:33

After our successful yet unenjoyable journey through the Wheel of Time series, I am joined by Ian from the BNB Books Youtube channel for a live conversation to discuss which fantasy series to embark on next. Turns out, we settled on one we had not even considered that took the channel and the podcast to unexpected heights...

Episode 6 - Liveship Traders discussion by Robin Hobb with Derr from Derri's Read It Before 14.04.2024 1:20:01

In this episode, the wonderful Derri from Derri's Read It Before youtube channel joins me to discuss this wonderful trilogy by American author Robin Hobb.

Episode 5 - TheWheel of Time Full Series Discussion with Ian from BNB Books 07.04.2024 1:44:54

In this episode, Ian and I go through our experience of reading the full Wheel of Time series, only to find out that we were pretty much on the same page...

Episode 4 - Author Interview - H. L. Tinsley 07.04.2024 1:37:23

In this episode, I hold a really interesting conversation with independent author, SPFBO finalist and grimdark emperess Holly Tinsley. Holly tells me about how she has managed to make a living out of being a writer in spite of not having a traditional publishing deal. You can find out more about Holly's work over at her website: www.hltinsley.co.uk

Episode 3 - The Farseer Trilogy Spoiler Discussion with Jolien and Derri 30.03.2024 1:17:32

In this episode, I was joined by Jolien from https://www.youtube.com/@JolienReads and the amazing Derri from https://www.youtube.com/@derrisreaditbefore to unpick and discuss The Farseer Trilogy, the first trilogy in the Realm of the Elderlings saga by Robin Hobb.

Episode 2 - The Wheel of Time Books 1-5 Spoiler Discussion with Ian from BNB Books 30.03.2024 1:55:42

A couple of years ago, shortly after starting my Youtube channel, I made a connection with someone across the Atlantic. Joined by our love for fantasy and curiosity about one of the biggest series of all time, we embarked on a journey of discover together of The Wheel of Time. Suffice to say that, what we discovered we did not expect...

Fantasy Talks Live Episode 1 - The State and Future of the Fantasy Genre with Author Tim Akers 30.03.2024 1:22:36

A live and organic discussion with traditionally published author Tim Akers, author of The Burn Cycle and The Hallowed War series, about the current state of the fantasy genre. You can find more about Tim over at: www.timakers.net