The Fanfiction Tapes

Maya and Ian are joined once more by Elizabeth to talk about the various "punk" subgenres of sci-fi and speculative fiction: cyberpunk, steampunk, solarpunk, hopepunk... Where does the "punk" come from? What makes these genres "punk" - or not so punk as the case may be? Check out Elizabeth's music: https://www.youtube.com/@agogobell28 If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us a...

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by returning guest Steamed to talk about the sci-fi subgenre of military sci-fi. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our first episode of Science Fiction Month, Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Cam to talk about sci-fi and speculative fiction. What's the difference? Cam will explain at length! You can direct your further questions to Cam on tiktok at @hellocameo . If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted...

For our final episode in Fantasy Month, Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by wifld to talk about the trope called "All Myths Are True", and how it's used both well and poorly in the Fantasy genre. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On our third episode of Fantasy Month, Dyland and Ian are joined by Wolf to talk about Portal Fantasy and Isekai. What's the difference between the two? Is Truck-Kun overhyped? These questions and more! If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

Continuing our month on Fantasy, Maya and Ian are joined by guests Vesper and Jygg to discuss subgenres of Fantasy. What is the difference between High Fantasy and Low Fantasy? Where does The Witcher fall? These questions and more are discussed! If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast....

In this first episode of our Fantasy Month, Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Sun to talk about the genre of Fantasy. What distinguishes Fantasy from other speculative fiction genres like Science Fiction? What distinguishes Urban Fantasy, High Fantasy, or Low Fantasy? What are some of our favorite Fantasy works? All this and more are discussed! If you like our work, please let us know! You can wr...

In this episode, Maya and Ian are joined by Bryon to talk about the beloved Discworld fantasy series by Sir Terry Pratchett. How does Sam Vimes relate to The End of History ? How much worldbuilding is enough? These questions and more are discussed! If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. [GNU pterry]...

In this episode, Maya and Ian are once again joined by Riley to talk about the trope of the "Rule of Funny". What is the Rule of Funny, and when and how do you use it in your writing? You can find Riley's work on their website: https://www.rileyquinnthefool.com/ If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes....

In this episode, Maya and Ian are joined by Bryon to talk about how timing makes humor work. You can find the article Bryon mentions here: https://deadspin.com/how-wile-e-coyote-explains-the-world-1752248034 If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

In this episode, Maya and Ian are joined by returning guest Badger to talk about satire and parody. If you like our work, please let us know! You can write to us at fanfictapes@gmail.com or reach out to us on Twitter @TheFanfictionTapes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Fanfiction Tapes is back with Season 2, and this season we will be taking a look at the genre and aesthetic side of writing. To start things off, throughout the month of July we will be talking about Comedy. On our first episode of Comedy Month, Maya and Ian are joined by Sarah to talk about the concept of “punching up” versus “punching down”, and more generally about how to make jokes about p...

On this episode, Maya and Ian are joined by Vesper to talk about the trope of the MacGuffin. What is or is not a MacGuffin, and how can you use this trope in your writings? This is the final episode of Season 1 of The Fanfiction Tapes! We will return with new episodes starting July 2nd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Romke to talk about setting the stakes in your story. You can follow Dylan's various other projects as XVGDylan and Threads of Dragons on YouTube and XVGDylan on Twitch, and you can support him on Patreon at www.patreon.com/threadsofdragons . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined once again by Elizabeth to discuss plot twists in stories, what makes them work, what makes them flop, and examples both good and bad. Elizabeth's music can be found at youtube.com/@agogobell28 . Dylan's various other projects are XVGDylan and Threads of Dragons on YouTube, XVGDylan on Twitch, and you can support him on Patreon at www.patreon.com/threadsofdragons ....

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined once again by Cam to talk about plots, plot structures, and plot twists, and how stories and shows have done them well or poorly. You can support Cam's work via Patreon at www.patreon.com/alienwrites . You can support Dylan's projects over on his YouTube channels, XVGDylan and Threads of Dragons , on Twitch at XVGDylan , or subscribe to www.patreon.com/threadsofdrag...

Maya and Ian are joined by Riley Quinn to talk about Brandon Sanderson's multi-series epic fantasy setting, the Cosmere. You can find Riley's book, "The Fool, The Lovers, The Devil" online at https://www.rileyquinnthefool.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Cam to talk about tropes around the end of the world as we know it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Ian, Dylan, and Maya discuss the various ways that genre conventions and tropes impact the way a writer builds their world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Steamed to talk about the art of showing your world to readers, and the various do's and don'ts of exposition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We start off our Worldbuilding Month with a case study. Join Dylan, Maya, Ian, and our guest this week, Jax, as we discuss Dylan's own worldbuilding project: the world of Zinnade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Riley Quinn, author of The Fool, The Lovers, The Devil (www.rileyquinnthefool.com) to discus the trope of the 5-Man Band and related tropes about characters and teams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined once again by Jaye (@AlphaJaye07) to talk about the real MVPs of storytelling: the antagonists! What sort of archetypes do antagonistic characters fall into, what are some of our favorites, and how can you write a good antagonist in your story? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dylan and Ian are joined by Barry to talk about side characters and minor characters, and how they relate to the greatest plotline in professional wrestling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the first episode of Character Month, Maya, Dylan, and Ian are joined by Badger (@TheHomelyBadger on Twitter and AO3) to talk about writing protagonists, and the differences between a "protagonist" and a "hero". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.