The Nuts and Bolts of Writing

This is the second episode about reconceptualizing success and how it's like to get published. Episode 1, which focuses more on reconceptualizing success, can be found here . Read the full transcript of this episode here . In this episode, @tete.depunk and I interview C E Hoffman, the author of "Sluts and Whores." “Sluts and Whores” is C’s debut collection of short stories and poems that challenge...

This week's Tarot card is The Hierophant. This card features Ben Cox from my @tapas_app graphic novel, " Sam in New York ."  Read the full transcript of this video here . I chose Ben as this card because The Hierophant represents tradition and convention, which Ben has always sought after. He feels quite empty on the inside, but he feels that by adhering to convention, he can quell a lot of t...

Watch on YouTube. Tete just received TWO large packages from yours truly containing 18 books and a number of large brochures!   This is essentially a reaction video showing how she's reacting to the books and the other content found within these two boxes!

Watch on YouTube with visuals! Tete reacts to me flipping through her favorite manga of all time, Oyasumi Punpun by Asano Inio!  Oyasumi Punpun, also known as Goodnight Punpun, is a gut-wrenching coming-of-age story about a lonely young man with a lot of complexes. We talk about how it's influenced my work and what I love so much about it and what Tete makes of it based on a few pages I show...

Watch on YouTube (with visuals)! Tete talks about her new bookshelf and what kinds of books are there. We see our friend Helevorn/R.N. Roveleh's "Lucky Wolf," my "Finding Sam" and "The Book of Joel" and a bunch of books about Cossacks and Russia that will help Tete finish Andrei's story, "70 Fierce Years"!

Watch on YouTube . Tete got some new Superman comics (Golden Age canon), so we decided to flip through them and talk about our impressions of some of the artwork and themes covered and how it compares to Silver Age and other things!

Watch on YouTube . Thumbnail art is by @wrenby_m!   @wrenby_m is be coming back to the podcast and talking about the first book of their graphic novel, "The House on Caple Hill" - The Book of Khet.    We'll be covering the following questions and more:   - What are the themes of "The House on Caple Hill"?   - What role does magic play in this series? - Who are Josephine an...

In this episode, @tete.depunk and I interview C E Hoffman, the author of "Sluts and Whores."   “Sluts and Whores” is C’s debut collection of short stories and poems that challenge negative stereotypes of sex workers via a dark magical landscape. It was published by Thurston Howl Publications in 2021.   This powerfully-written collection is nearing its one-year anniversary so we’re going...

Watch on YouTube ! The next Tarot card in my Tarot Analysis series is my portrayal of Joel as The Emperor!  Joel is one of the main characters of my @tapas_app graphic novel, "The Book of Joel," which you can read here: https://tapas.io/series/The-Book-of-Joel/info   Read the transcript of this video here . In its upright form, the Emperor stands for authority, structure, and establishme...

Watch on YouTube . Read the full transcript of this episode here . Watch a shorter, more condensed version of this video where we listen to the music while commenting here . Today, me and R.N. Roveleh (IG: @helevorn_bor), also known as Dr. Metalhead, join forces to review a song by the Russian pagan metal band, "Zimushka"!   Check out Dr. Metalhead's channel for more rock and metal analyses:...

READ "BEYOND THE GREY SKIES" ON TAPAS: https://tapas.io/series/beyond-the-grey-skies/info  ENDLESSMIDNIGHTMOON's WEBSITE: https://www.endlessperiodicals.com/   ENDLESSMIDNIGHTMOON on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/endlessmidnightmoon In this episode, Endlessmidnightmoon and I cover the following:    1. How is writing serial fiction different from writing a regular novel?...

Watch on YouTube ! In this episode, @tete.depunk and I talk about the similarities and differences between her character, Andrei, from her novel project "70 Fierce Years," and Clark Kent/Superman!   They are both pastoral types who are motivated by a sense of duty and want to spread happiness and positivity to the people around them.   To quote Tete, "Andrei's innocence is his real trage...

Watch on YouTube ! Watch the full opera clip here - Mikhail Lermontov's "The Demon" Act III: https://youtu.be/3uTgVsaVIUc   Today, me and @tete.depunk talk about Mikhail Lermontov's poem, "The Demon," and how it reminds us of my graphic novel, "The Book of Joel." Tete was the first one who recognized this similarity. In particular, we focus on the similarities between the Demon and Joel and T...

The next Tarot card in my Tarot Analysis series is my portrayal of Malka as The Empress!   Malka is one of the main characters of my @tapas_app graphic novel, "The Book of Joel," which you can read using my link in bio.  Read the full transcript of this video here . The Empress is a very fitting card for her because the Empress symbolizes love, fertility, and abundance in all aspects. Sh...

Watch on YouTube ! On today's episode of The Nuts and Bolts of Writing, we are comparing two of our protagonists, Aidan (from @helevorn_bor's "Sons of Disobedience" and "Tales from the North," the latter of which you can read here: https://tapas.io/series/Tales-from-the-North1 ) and Malka (from @fortunusgames 's "The Book of Joel," which you can read here: https://www.fortunusgames.com/current-pro...

Watch on YouTube ! Tete. Depunk reacts to *redacted* showing off his "guns" or biceps on TikTok!

Watch on YouTube ! Read Tete's blog post about this essay here: https://tetedepunk.wixsite.com/tetedepunk/post/superman-mythos-near-eastern-yiddish-hebraic-comparison   In this episode, me and @tete.depunk talk about an essay she wrote recently, where she explored Superman's Jewish Socialist origins and the connections between the Superman mythos and Near Eastern mythology.

Watch on YouTube ! Part 1 of our Red Son discussion : https://youtu.be/eXB1h6X8g74 Our reaction video to parts of the Red Son movie : https://youtu.be/nK5e7v-W3PM In this video, Tete. Depunk and I review the 2020 movie, "Red Son." We talk about what we didn't like about it, how we would rewrite it, and what we did like about it.    I rated the movie 3/5 stars while Tete rated it 3.5/5.

Watch on YouTube ! In this episode, @tete.depunk reacts to various places in Toronto that we plan to visit later this year!   We explore:   Billy Bishop Airport Pearson International Airport The University of Toronto The Royal Ontario Museum The Art Gallery of Ontario Casa Loma The suburbs And more!

Watch on YouTube. In this episode, @tete.depunk and I talk about my series, "The Book of Joel," which @tete.depunk just adores. We look at a couple of chapters/parts that she really loves.    You can read "The Book of Joel" here: https://tapas.io/series/The-Book-of-Joel/info

Watch on YouTube . In this episode (we should've done this a while ago), I interview @tete.depunk and she gives a short summary of what her project, "70 Fierce Years" is about! She also talks about why she loves writing and how she started writing.

Watch on YouTube . In this episode, @tete.depunk and I react to parts of the animated movie, Superman: Red Son!  We talk about the Russian/Cold War stereotypes we saw in the movie, similarities with our own characters, and more of the Superman mythos!

Watch on YouTube ! Read the full transcript of the video here . My High Priestess tarot card features Rukhel from "Scale, Blood, and Bone" by @tete.depunk, which is the AU version of my @tapas_app graphic novel, "The Book of Joel."   Unlike her canon version, Rachel Farber, Rukhel does have more spiritual leanings and more connections to magic.   Subscribe to "Scale, Blood, and Bone" usi...

Watch on YouTube . Today, me and @tete.depunk are joined by our friend @ryzacobalion, a fellow Tapas writer and fan of the DC universe. He talks to us about Red Son, its connections to the Golden Age Superman, and the DC Cinematic Universe.   Check out Ryza's Tapas novel, "The Dark Children of the Night": https://tapas.io/series/The-Dark-Children-of-The-Night/info

READ "BEYOND THE GREY SKIES" ON TAPAS : https://tapas.io/series/beyond-the-grey-skies/info   ENDLESSMIDNIGHTMOON's WEBSITE: https://www.endlessperiodicals.com/   ENDLESSMIDNIGHTMOON on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/endlessmidnightmoon   Wondrium courses: https://www.wondrium.com/   In this episode, me and @endlessmidnightmoon talk about how she did the historical researc...