The Nuts and Bolts of Writing

Watch on YouTube . This is episode 1 of our "Golden Age Superman" series, which you can see here .  Recently, after watching The Batman 2022 and making a reaction/review video of it last week (see below for links), Tete and I thought more about Superman and why a lot of his movies aren't that well done. From her perspective, anyways. She thinks - and I would agree with her - that Superman's c...

Watch on YouTube . @tete.depunk and I celebrate the first anniversary of @helevorn_bor's "Lucky Wolf"!  For a limited time only,  @R. N. Roveleh  is selling the hard copy of "Lucky Wolf" for only 7 USD.  Check out this post for more information.

Watch on YouTube . Read the full transcript here .  Check out all of my Fortunus Games tarot cards here .  This week's card from the Fortunus Games tarot deck is the Eight of Cups featuring Zhuel from Tete. Depunk's fantasy novel, “Scale, Blood, and Bone,” which you can read here .  “Scale, Blood, and Bone” is an AU fantasy reinterpretation of some of the events of my graphic novel,...

Watch on YouTube. Tete and I review "The Batman" (2022) starring Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz.   Video starts at 0:23.   We cover the following questions:   1) What were your expectations for this movie? Did the movie meet them? 1:41  2) What was your favorite part of the movie? 9:00  3) Is Pattinson's Batman your favorite Batman? Which was your least favorite Batman?...

Watch on YouTube . Full transcript here .  My other Fortunus Games tarot deck cards . This week's card from the Fortunus Games tarot deck is the Seven of Cups featuring   Benjamin Cox from my graphic novel, “ Sam in New York ”!  As a Dispensationalist non-denominational Protestant Christian, Ben is deeply interested in the Book of Revelation. He wonders about the end of days and thi...

Watch on YouTube . Malka from my graphic novel, "The Book of Joel," is an ENFJ-A (assertive) - interestingly, the same type as Tete's Andrei. That was unexpected...   Read more about this personality type here .  Read "The Book of Joel" here .  Read Malka's character profile here .

Watch on YouTube . Read the full transcript here . This week's card from the Fortunus Games tarot deck is the Six of Cups featuring Malka Spitzer and Joel Farber from my graphic novel, “ The Book of Joel ”! Six of Cups features Joel and Malka as children looking at each other. Joel is giving her flowers in a cup as Malka looks at him with admiration and respect. Six of Cups represents harmony, co-...

Watch on YouTube . @tete.depunk takes a personality quiz for her character, Tamara Geladze, one of the main characters of "70 Fierce Years."   Read "70 Fierce Years" (the novel preview) here .

Read the full transcript here . This week's card from the Fortunus Games tarot deck is the Five of Cups featuring  Zhuel from Tete. Depunk’s fantasy novel, “ Scale, Blood, and Bone ,” which you can read on Tapas.  “Scale, Blood, and Bone” is an AU fantasy reinterpretation of some of the events of my graphic novel, “ The Book of Joel .” The Five of Cups shows Zhuel looking down at three c...

Watch on YouTube . @tete.depunk takes a personality quiz for her character, Andrei Novokshonov, the protagonist of "70 Fierce Years."   Read "70 Fierce Years" (the novel preview) here .

Watch on YouTube . Read the full transcript here . This week's card from the Fortunus Games tarot deck is the Four of Cups featuring   Benjamin Cox from my graphic novel, “ Sam in New York ”! I chose the Four of Cups to represent Ben because he is someone who struggles with facing reality. He has thrown himself deep into religion and academic study to escape the problems plaguing his life - h...

Watch on YouTube. Joel from my graphic novel, "The Book of Joel," is an INTJ-T (turbulent)!!!!  Read more about this personality type here .  Read "The Book of Joel" here . Read Joel's character profile here .

Watch on YouTube . Read full transcript here . This week's card from the Fortunus Games tarot deck is Three of Cups featuring  (from left to right) Joel Farber , Sam Abramov , and Frankie Amato from my graphic novels, “ The Book of Joel ” and “ Sam in New York ”! This card symbolizes the joy of social contact, so Joel, Sam, and Frankie were the perfect pick for this. It's a card of celebratio...

Watch on YouTube . Read "Ignite" here .  Today, me and @endlessmidnightmoon talk about her newest Tapas novel, "Ignite."  We explore the following questions:   1) What is the structure of Ignite? How does it compare to Beyond the Grey Skies?   2) Why did you choose to write Ignite backwards? How did you know the ending first? Did it just suddenly come to you?   3) How do y...

Watch on YouTube. Read the full transcript here .  Check out all of my finished Fortunus Games tarot deck cards here . This week's card from the Fortunus Games tarot deck is Two of Cups featuring Malka Spitzer and Joel Farber from my graphic novel, “ The Book of Joel ”! The Two of Cups shows Malka and Joel exchanging cups and vowing to love each other.  Above them is the Caduceus of Herm...

Watch on YouTube . Read "Ignite" here .  Today, me and @endlessmidnightmoon talk about her newest Tapas novel, "Ignite."  We explore the following questions:   1) When did you get the idea for Ignite, your new series?   2) What time does it take place? Does it take place before or after Beyond the Grey Skies?   3) Who is Lorenzo, the main character of Ignite?   4) How...

Watch on YouTube . It's now time for the Minor Arcana of the Fortunus Games tarot deck ! The first suit I'll do is the Suit of Cups, and the Suit of Cups starts with none other than the Ace of Cups! The Ace of Cups signifies new beginnings, inner peace, and hope, happiness, and empathy. In love and relationships, this card signifies the beginning of a new relationship, pregnancy, and fertility. Ma...

Watch on YouTube . Tete. Depunk reviews "The Batman" movie starring Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz.  I ask her the following questions to get her opinion:   1) What were your expectations for this movie? Did the movie meet them?   2) What was your favorite part of the movie?   3) Is Pattinson's Batman your favorite Batman? Which was your least favorite Batman?   4) How d...

Watch on YouTube . Read the full transcript here .  Hi everyone! This week, we’ll look at Judgment, the last card of the Major Arcana in my tarot deck, the Fortunus Games tarot deck.    Check out the Fortunus Games tarot deck here .  For "Judgment," I chose Ben and Doris Cox from my Tapas graphic novel series, Sam in New York, since Judgment features the Christian concept of Ju...

Watch on YouTube . @tete.depunk and I talk about what she thinks of getting rid of two of her characters, Kai and Gerda.   We explore the following topics:   1) I know we've already trashed Kai, but it's time to trash Gerda too now. Why's that the case? Why have you decided to trash her now?   2) In retrospect, what was the most frustrating thing about working with Gerda and Kai? &n...

Hi everyone! This week, we’ll look at the Sun in my tarot deck, the Fortunus Games tarot deck . The Sun features Lina Williams from my graphic novel, Sam in New York . She's a good fit for this card since The Sun portends good fortune, happiness, success, and joy. And this is what she sets out to accomplish in Sam in New York as well as in Finding Sam . In all timelines, she wants to be a designer...

Listen on YouTube . Today, R.N. Roveleh (Instagram: @helevorn_bor) talk about her short story, "The Insufferable Slave." You can read it here .   We explore how she wrote this story and what it says about two of her characters in particular, Asvald and Aidan. Art in the thumbnail is by R.N. Roveleh.

Read the full transcript here . Watch on YouTube . Hi everyone! This week, we’ll look at the Moon in my tarot deck, the Fortunus Games tarot deck . The Moon features Katya Luneva from my graphic novel, Sam in New York . This card represents imagination contrasted with day-to-day life. The dog and wolf represent the tame side of our nature versus the wilder and more instinctual aspects of our human...

Watch on YouTube . This week, R.N. Roveleh (Instagram: @helevorn_bor) and I talk about her newest short story, "The Sellsword from Iceland." You can read it here .  We explore the characters and themes of this short story, especially what it says about the main character, Yngvar, and how he sees the world. Art in the thumbnail is by R.N. Roveleh.

Watch this on YouTube . Read the transcript here . Hi everyone! This week, we’ll look at the Star in my tarot deck, the Fortunus Games tarot deck . The Star features Raisa Abramova from my graphic novel, Sam in New York , who is the protagonist Sam ’s mother. She's pouring water onto the land and into the pool. The container she's using to pour water onto the land indicates nourishment, which Rais...