EP 27 - inding Awesome Indie Fantasy With Indie Fantasy Club
From Pen and Dragon · 01:35:58
Show by Timothy Robare, Isaac Anderson and Mike Cahoon
Tim, Isaac, and Mike welcome Vess of Indie Fantasy Club, the YouTube reviewer digging through hundreds of indie submissions to find the true hidden gems. First up is the new Narnia: The Magician's Nephew trailer. Isaac gives it an A plus, while Vess plays the outlier and says he doesn't trust Netflix with the IP. Then Vess explains how he can spot a book that won't work within five chapters, his 200-cover "judge a book by its cover" video, and the AI-cover debate. He also walks through his five-part review scale (world building, characters, magic, infrastructure, and enjoyment), why fantasy without magic gets dinged, and why Sanderson is the gateway drug back into reading. The hot takes keep coming: The Name of the Wind as a terrible first fantasy, Robin Hobb's "most boring trilogy" ("clip it"), and luck versus quality versus time in indie success. Rounding it out: marketing only where you enjoy it, the nine reasons readers don't trust indie fantasy, Save the Cat versus going weird with structure, and what actually counts as a cliffhanger. Cover review: the Sam's Club exclusive edition of The Magician's Nephew.Guest: Indie Fantasy Club - https://indiefantasyclub.com/Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/PenandDragonclubBack our Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rvb1/rings-of-adventure-anthologyBrought to you by Writer’s Journey Editing Services:https://www.writers-journey.com/Support the hosts and buy our books!MIKE: https://mikecahoon.comTIM: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Timothy-J-Robare/author/B09XQ8N64FISAAC: https://NorlandPress.com
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