400. Writing Epic Fantasy: A Father and Son Writing Team’s Journey

From Writers of the Future Podcast · 01:05:25

Show by John Goodwin

Host John Goodwin celebrates the landmark 400th episode of the podcast in Salt Lake City at Fan X with dynamic father-son writing team Dan and Robert Zangari. Together, they are the creative minds behind the epic fantasy universe Legends of Calda and the founders of LOK Publishing. In this session, Dan shares how his background as an aerospace engineer initially led him to map-making and storytelling as a creative mental escape. Robert details his own evolution into a meticulous, detail-oriented writer, drawing from early childhood memories of his father’s world-building to later refining those original maps from a professional cartographic perspective. The duo discusses their unique collaborative writing hierarchy, how their engineering backgrounds push them to design logical, rule-based magic systems, and the profound impact the late, legendary David Farland (Dave Wolverton) had as a mentor on their careers. They also share vital industry advice on indie publishing, cover design typography, and why authors must create a final product indistinguishable from traditional publishing houses to succeed.

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