Wild Isle Literature

Dagoth Ur reads Wand Smoke: Broken Chapter 04, Broken. www.wildislelit.com/published www.wildislelit.com/audio-books

Episode twenty-eight of the Wild Isle Podcast and thirteenth of the Wild Isle Writing Cast series. In this episode, I am joined once again by dark wizard Nathaniel Cumberledge to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of writing serialized and standalone fiction; plus we speculate whether the future of fiction will return to the past trend of more bite-sized serial releases.

Dagoth Ur reads Wand Smoke: Broken Chapter 03, The Hero. www.wildislelit.com/published www.wildislelit.com/audio-books

Episode twenty-seven of the Wild Isle Podcast and twelfth of the Wild Isle Writing Cast series. In this episode, I am joined by fellow author Matt Waterhouse to discuss when reader criticism of a story is in the right and when the poor reading experience is actually the reader's fault. Matt Waterhouse on Minds.com & YouTube https://www.minds.com/mattwaterhouseauthor/ https://www.youtube.com/@Drunk...

Dagoth Ur reads Wand Smoke: Broken Chapter 02, The Alchemist. www.wildislelit.com/published www.wildislelit.com/audio-books

Episode twenty-six of the Wild Isle Podcast and Eleventh of the Wild Isle Writing Cast series. In this episode, I am joined by fellow author Timo Burnham to discuss whether &/or how young men are an underserved audience in the market of fiction. https://amzn.to/3NgRdXZ https://amzn.to/3OaysaJ https://www.minds.com/timoburnham/

Dagoth Ur reads Wand Smoke: Broken Chapter 01, Lord of the Black Flame. https://www.wildislelit.com/published www.wildislelit.com/audio-books

Episode twenty-five of the Wild Isle Podcast and tenth of the Wild Isle Writing Cast series. In this episode, I am joined by fellow author and story coach Fallon Clark of Fallonedits.com to discuss theme, it's relations to thesis, how it differs from motifs, and whether it should be planned before hand or if is best to discover the theme along the way. https://www.fallonedits.com/ https://www.mind...

Episode twenty-four of the Wild Isle Podcast. In this episode, I break down a number of my very own Wild Isle Aphorisms in relation to a pale, Dead-Horse of mine, the abuse of the words "just," "merely," "simply," and "only." Learn to spot this pernicious form of unconscious lying.

Episode twenty-three of the Wild Isle Podcast and ninth of the Wild Isle Writing Cast series. In this episode, I am privileged to be joined again by the venerable Captain Michael H. (@Aeternis) for a scathing discourse on the dangers of excess anime and manga consumption for the literary newcomer. https://www.minds.com/aeternis/

Episode twenty-two of the Wild Isle Podcast. In this episode, I'm joined once again by Brad (a.k.a. Wraith) of the Kings of Wrath in a discussion about Brad's philosophical influences and the deep insights he's gleaned from his experience as a musician. https://www.youtube.com/@kingswrathofficial8953

Episode twenty-one of the Wild Isle Podcast and eighth of the Wild Isle Writing Cast series. In this episode, I'm joined yet again by Nathaniel Cumberledge for a conversation about setting and how it is much more than mere trappings, time, and place.

Episode twenty of the Wild Isle Podcast. In this episode, I'm joined by Adam Mick, pastor of C3 (Christ Community Church; formerly Christ Covenant Church) for a long awaited discussion on the nature of the mystery of God, the innate fallibility of human institutions, and our tendency to construct these Towers of Babel. https://www.c3wheeling.org/

Episode nineteen of the Wild Isle Podcast and seventh of the Wild Isle Writing Cast series. In this episode, I'm joined by Amaya Tenshi (aka Usagi Tenshi) to discuss what makes a believable villain and why a character might choose to become villainous in the first place (really great rant about Dracula toward the end). https://www.minds.com/usagitenshi/ https://www.amazon.com/Draculas-Guest-Amaya-...

Episode eighteen of the Wild Isle Podcast and sixth of the Wild Isle Writing Cast series. In this episode, I'm joined once again by dark wizard Nathaniel Cumberledge to discuss what makes a work of fiction art as opposed to escapism (or propaganda).

Episode seventeen of the Wild Isle Podcast and fifth of the Wild Isle Writing Cast series. In this episode, I'm joined by Captain Michael H. to discuss the different dimensions of character writing: two-dimensions (flat), thee-dimensions (round), four-dimensions (dynamic), and the notorious self-insert. https://www.minds.com/aeternis/

Episode sixteen of the Wild Isle Podcast and fourth of the Wild Isle Writing Cast series. In this episode, I'm joined once again by fellow dark wizard, Nathaniel Cumberledge for a discussion on originality in fiction. What does it mean for a novel to be novel? And is it even desirable?

Episode fifteen of the Wild Isle Podcast and third of the Wild Isle Writing Cast series. In this episode, I talk with Matt about the various strengths and weaknesses of story telling across different artistic mediums. https://twitter.com/forgottenadv

Episode fourteen of the Wild Isle Podcast and second of the Wild Isle Writing Cast series. In this episode, I talk with Nate about plot structures and types, how to approach plot outlining (and how not to), as well as how to successfully subvert tired literary devices.

Episode thirteen of the Wild Isle Podcast and first of the Wild Isle Writing Cast series. In this episode, I talk with Brad (aka Wraith) about literary genre in regard to fiction, specifically whether the concept is valid at all. Must genre be destroyed, or can it be salvaged? You can find Brad on Minds at https://www.minds.com/CodenameWraith/

Episode twelve of the Wild Isle Podcast. Allen Earnest and I go on a wild ride of a conversation. We meander from family and relationships to the divine sparks which bring people together and how that connects to personality, numerology, and the patterns to be found in the transcendent, objective universe. We discover Hell to be a bottomless pit, but we also define how one climbs out of it again.

Episode eleven of the Wild Isle Podcast. Josh Broverman and I catch up after a long podcast hiatus. Our discussion ventures all over the place from the envious spirit like what possessed Cain to the necessity of courage as a prerequisite for virtuous strength.

Episode ten of the Wild Isle Podcast. I read and discuss the second in a series of "There is No Such Thing as" essays. This episode explains why capitalism is a defunct concept invented by latent tyrants for the purposes of besmirching free markets in which they are too impotent to compete or control. Welcome to the Wild Isle Podcast, where in free-form conversation we delve into the philosophy of...

A Christmas themed horror short story set in the weird fantasy fiction world of Wand Smoke.

Episode Nine of the Wild Isle Podcast. Nathan and I ramble on about various writing sub-topics including genre versus literary fiction, the stylistic consequences of editorial decisions in traditional publishing, and the presence of wish-fulfillment / power-fantasies in fiction (why they work sometimes and are cringe-worthy most other times). Welcome to the Wild Isle Podcast, where in free-form co...