The Nuts and Bolts of Writing

PODCAST TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nuts_writing PODCAST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutsboltswriting.podcast/ In this episode, Tete and Fortunus Games talk about their upcoming project, "What Comes First Will Follow," which is a crossover work in the form of a play/dialogue they will eventually post on Tapas (later this year or early 2021).  "What Comes First Will Follow" takes pla...

SAM IN NEW YORK ON WEBTOON: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/sam-in-new-york/list?title_no=501948 TAPAS: https://tapas.io/episode/1873517 PODCAST TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nuts_writing PODCAST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutsboltswriting.podcast/ In this episode, we learn more about Lev Abramov, Sam's strict and demanding "tiger father." We learn about what kind of community he gr...

PODCAST TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nuts_writing PODCAST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutsboltswriting.podcast/ Today, we have a guest speaker on our show - Claudia C, who, like the host is an immigrant, and has faced similar issues as those unpacked and explored in my graphic novel and soon-to-be-visual novel, "Sam in New York."  Claudia immigrated from Honduras to the US in 1991. A...

In this episode, Tete. Depunk (https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk on Instagram and https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talks about her experiences writing her novel, "70 Fierce Years," a part of which has just been released as a Kindle E-Book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08GZWJR89/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=70+fierce+years&qid=1598831307&sr=8-1 Her novel is about Andre...

PODCAST TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nuts_writing PODCAST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutsboltswriting.podcast/ In this episode, Tete. Depunk (https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk on Instagram and https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talks about her experiences writing her novel, "70 Fierce Years," a part of which has just been released on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08GZWJR89/r...

SAM IN NEW YORK ON WEBTOON: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/sam-in-new-york/list?title_no=501948 TAPAS: https://tapas.io/episode/1873517 PODCAST TWITTER: https://twitter.com/nuts_writing PODCAST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutsboltswriting.podcast/ This episode, we learn about one of Sam's love interests, Tom Melbourne, who is a small town boy from Alaska, captain of the football te...

SAM IN NEW YORK ON WEBTOON: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/sam-in-new-york/list?title_no=501948  TAPAS: https://tapas.io/episode/1873517   Twitter/Instagram: @fortunusgames   Podcast's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nuts_writing  Podcast's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutsboltswriting.podcast/

In this episode, Tete. Depunk (https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk on Instagram and https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talks about her experiences writing about Andrei, who hails from the early 20th century.  We talk about Dasha, Andrei's wife, and the role that she plays in his life.  Thumbnail features Dasha as Tete and I created her in Sims 4. Tete. Depunk's Main Sources Used:...

Today, we discuss Helevorn's experiences in writing her historical novel, "Sons of Disobedience," to which "Lucky Wolf" is a sequel. We talk about her experiences in wanting to rewrite parts of "Sons of Disobedience" and introduce the characters and themes of the novel.  READ "LUCKY WOLF" HERE: https://tapas.io/series/Lucky-Wolf Artwork in Thumbnail is by @helevorn_bor - her Instagram: https:...

In this episode, Tete. Depunk (https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk on Instagram and https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talks about her experiences writing about Andrei, who hails from the early 20th century. We talk about the impact of De-Cossackification on Andrei and his Cossack culture and how he has to learn to deal with modernity as he lives through the 20th century and all its turbule...

Featuring me and @tete.depunk (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk and DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talking about my current multimedia (Webtoon and Visual Novel) project, "Sam in New York"! We talk about the character Frankie Amato, who is one of the pursuable love interests in "Sam in New York."  Artwork in thumbnail of Frankie from "Sam in New York" is b...

In this video, I create Tom Melbourne and his family from my Webtoon and Visual Novel project, "Sam in New York" in Sims 4.  Learn more about Sam in New York by subscribing to my YouTube channel, checking out my Instagram and Twitter @fortunusgames, and checking out my website: https://www.fortunusgames.com !  I stream my art and Sims 4 stuff on Twitch too: https://www.twitch.tv/fortunus...

Today, we’ll be having Tete. Depunk and Helevorn on this show!  They will be having a conversation about worldbuilding, whether that’s in historical fiction or in fantasy works. Tete and Helevorn will also be talking about how to avoid stereotypes in works, for example, how to avoid stereotypical portrayals of Vikings, Cossacks, and other “types,” since it can be easy to fall into literary sh...

Featuring me and @tete.depunk (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk and DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talking about my current multimedia (Webtoon and Visual Novel) project, "Sam in New York"!   We talk about the concept of the Melting Pot in American society and the role of the Melting Pot in "Sam in New York." We also discuss the character of Katya Luneva i...

In this episode, Tete. Depunk (https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk on Instagram and https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talks about her experiences re-creating an old character of hers - Gleb (formerly Andrei), who starts out as a serf in 18th century Imperial Russia and eventually finds his calling as a Cossack! She also talks about her experiences going back to Gleb's descendent Andrei's s...

Featuring me and @helevorn_bor (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helevorn_bor and DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/helevornart) talking about the role of secondary characters, especially and including Sam's parents, in my current multimedia (Webtoon and Visual Novel) project, "Sam in New York"!   Artwork in thumbnail of Sam's parents, Lev and Raisa, is by me, and will appear in the...

Featuring me and @tete.depunk (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk and DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talking about my current multimedia (Webtoon and Visual Novel) project, "Sam in New York"! Artwork in thumbnail of Sam is by me - this character sprite has appeared in some comics already and will be used in the visual novel.  We segue into how I've balanced...

In this episode, Tete. Depunk (https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk on Instagram and https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talks about her experiences re-creating an old character of hers - Gleb (formerly Andrei), who starts out as a serf in 18th century Imperial Russia and eventually finds his calling as a Cossack! She talks about how she did the historical research for her story and shares th...

READ "LUCKY WOLF" HERE: https://tapas.io/series/Lucky-Wolf Artwork in Thumbnail is by @helevorn_bor - her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helevorn_bor Her deviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/helevornart Today, we discuss Helevorn's experiences in writing her historical novel, "Lucky Wolf." We talk about what first drew her to the historical genre, how to balance characters and setting, how...

Featuring me and @tete.depunk (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk and DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talking about my current project, "Sam in New York"!   Artwork in thumbnail of Sam is by me and is from "Finding Sam: Epilogue", which you can read here: https://tapas.io/series/Finding-Sam   We segue into how "Sam in New York" ties in with Philip Roth,...

In this episode, Tete. Depunk (https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk on Instagram and https://www.deviantart.com/tete-depunk) talks about her experiences re-creating an old character of hers - Gleb (formerly Andrei), who starts out as a serf in 18th century Imperial Russia and eventually finds his calling as a Cossack!  We also talk about diversity, ethnic representation, and character/plot d...