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How to use Kickstarter to launch a fantasy book | Wizards, Warriors, & Words

Check out ‘The King Must Fall’ (a fantasy anthology by Grimdark Magazine) on Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/kingmustfall

(Ends Thursday, July 15th).

Today, we’re joined by Adrian Collins, the founder of Grimdark Magazine, to discuss their latest kickstarter. (Which features a story by our very own Michael R. Fletcher!). We also chat about running a publishing house, kickstarter mistakes to avoid, and much more. Enjoy!

Support Wizards, Warriors, & Words on Patreon for bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/wizardswarriorswords

Email us your questions: wizardswarriorswords@gmail.com

For more about our hosts and our books:

Dyrk Ashton: https://www.paternusbooks.com/
Michael R. Fletcher: http://michaelrfletcher.com/
Rob J. Hayes: https://www.robjhayes.co.uk/
Jed Herne: https://jedherne.com/

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How to use Kickstarter to launch a fantasy book | Wizards, Warriors, & Words

Check out ‘The King Must Fall’ (a fantasy anthology by Grimdark Magazine) on Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/kingmustfall

(Ends Thursday, July 15th).

Today, we’re joined by Adrian Collins, the founder of Grimdark Magazine, to discuss their latest kickstarter. (Which features a story by our very own Michael R. Fletcher!). We also chat about running a publishing house, kickstarter mistakes to avoid, and much more. Enjoy!

Support Wizards, Warriors, & Words on Patreon for bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/wizardswarriorswords

Email us your questions: wizardswarriorswords@gmail.com

For more about our hosts and our books:

Dyrk Ashton: https://www.paternusbooks.com/
Michael R. Fletcher: http://michaelrfletcher.com/
Rob J. Hayes: https://www.robjhayes.co.uk/
Jed Herne: https://jedherne.com/

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Co-writing a fantasy novel (ft. Clayton W. Snyder) | Wizards, Warriors, & Words

Clayton W. Snyder (co-author of Norylska Groans, along with our very own Michael R. Fletcher) joins us to discuss how to successfully co-write a novel.

Support Wizards, Warriors, & Words on Patreon for bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/wizardswarriorswords

Email us your questions: wizardswarriorswords@gmail.com

For more about our hosts and our books:

Dyrk Ashton: https://www.paternusbooks.com/
Michael R. Fletcher: http://michaelrfletcher.com/
Rob J. Hayes: https://www.robjhayes.co.uk/
Jed Herne: https://jedherne.com/

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Ghostwriting, best co-writing practices & more (ft. Clayton W. Snyder) | Wizards, Warriors, & Words

We continue to talk with Clayton about co-writing. What are the best principles to keep in mind for co-writing projects? How do you avoid conflict? What did he learn from the process? We also chat about Dyrk Ashton’s co-writing experience for Wraithmarked Press.

Support Wizards, Warriors, & Words on Patreon for bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/wizardswarriorswords

Email us your questions: wizardswarriorswords@gmail.com

For more about our hosts and our books:

Dyrk Ashton: https://www.paternusbooks.com/
Michael R. Fletcher: http://michaelrfletcher.com/
Rob J. Hayes: https://www.robjhayes.co.uk/
Jed Herne: https://jedherne.com/

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Listener Questions vol. 6 | Wizards, Warriors, & Words

Support Wizards, Warriors, & Words on Patreon for bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/wizardswarriorswords

Email us your questions: wizardswarriorswords@gmail.com

For more about our hosts and our books:

Dyrk Ashton: https://www.paternusbooks.com/
Michael R. Fletcher: http://michaelrfletcher.com/
Rob J. Hayes: https://www.robjhayes.co.uk/
Jed Herne: https://jedherne.com/

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(Image shows the cover of The Thunder Heist by Jed Herne)
Process

How I outlined The Thunder Heist

A listener of my Wizards, Warriors, & Words podcast recently wrote to ask about how I structure my novels: Hi Jed,Firstly I just want to say that I am really enjoying the podcast. I have searched around and listened to a few different podcasts on

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Listener Questions vol. 5 | Wizards, Warriors, & Words

Support Wizards, Warriors, & Words on Patreon for bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/wizardswarriorswords

Email us your questions: wizardswarriorswords@gmail.com

For more about our hosts and our books:

Dyrk Ashton: https://www.paternusbooks.com/
Michael R. Fletcher: http://michaelrfletcher.com/
Rob J. Hayes: https://www.robjhayes.co.uk/
Jed Herne: https://jedherne.com/

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The death of heroic fantasy | Wizards, Warriors, & Words

Today we tackle a question from one of our Patrons: why don’t we have heroes in our fantasy stories any more?

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Email us your questions: wizardswarriorswords@gmail.com

For more about our hosts and our books:

Dyrk Ashton: https://www.paternusbooks.com/
Michael R. Fletcher: http://michaelrfletcher.com/
Rob J. Hayes: https://www.robjhayes.co.uk/
Jed Herne: https://jedherne.com/

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Random stuff, SPFBO, and more! | Wizards, Warriors, & Words

In this show, we discuss a bunch of random topics, including what we think about SPFBO. Enjoy!

Support Wizards, Warriors, & Words on Patreon for bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/wizardswarriorswords

Email us your questions: wizardswarriorswords@gmail.com

For more about our hosts and our books:

Dyrk Ashton: https://www.paternusbooks.com/
Michael R. Fletcher: http://michaelrfletcher.com/
Rob J. Hayes: https://www.robjhayes.co.uk/
Jed Herne: https://jedherne.com/

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