We’re baaaaaaaaaaaack!!!

Sorry for the skip in the weeks. We’ve been kind of busy these past few weeks. Let us bring you up to speed!

00:00 —  Introduction

• Creeping towards Show #100….
• Missed a week here and there, but we are on a….somewhat regular-ish schedule?
• Sure, we got some feedback in the hopper, but we’re going to focus on something else…
• Pip’s got a new book out! Have you got your copy of Immortal Progeny yet?
• Tee’s trying to keep up with writing, but his Dad has not been making things easy…
• The K.T. Brisket has been perfected. So we’re waiting for K.T. to come back for another visit!

03:58 — Episode 73: Something Old, Something New

• I ask again—have you got your copy of Immortal Progeny yet?
  • This is her first solo book since Harbinger!
  • A synopsis…with drop-in’s.
  • What took this book so long?
  • Pip goes deep into an epic fantasy locked in a religious war, and two more are coming…
• While Pip has been working on Immortal Progeny, Tee gets tapped by Wiley Publishing again!
  • Podcasting for Dummies, 2nd Edition hit the shelves over a decade ago.
  • On the third royalty check for this decade-old book, Tee started making calls.
  • In February, offers were made. In March, contracts were signed.
  • Coming to shelves in September 2017 — Podcasting for Dummies, 3rd Edition. BETTER. STRONGER. FASTER.
  • Anyone remember the iRiver?
• Updating a decade-old book…
• So what happened today? Somebody asked Tee about Billibub Baddings.
  • Tee’s done with Billi. Here’s why…
  • But if Tee wants to move forward, why is he going back to Podcasting for Dummies?
  • What sets The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences apart from Billi or Rafe? More stories, more opportunities…
• When working on titles, it’s not about the art. It’s about paying bills. It’s about survival. It’s about business.
• A lesson for writers with Elizabeth Bear from Edgar Allan Poe…
• Tee doesn’t want to phone it in…and there was a nagging voice Tee was haunted by…
• Even Pip wants Tee to get back to DOPE.
• A full plate. That is what is going on in 2017—a full friggin’ plate.
• Tee is picking a direction. It is forward.

31:46 — Writers Off the Clock

• We prefer to be positive in our Writers Off the Clock segment…but we’re talking about Marvel’s Iron Fist.
• Was it the whitewashing? Nope. Was it Finn Jones? Nope. (But he did not help his case at all.)
• WHO’S TO BLAME? THE WRITERS!
  • Iron Fist is what happens when a project is rushed.
  • PROPS TO THE LADIES!!!
  • This is a first draft. A terrible first draft. LET’S FILM IT!
• Another problem I got: The way martial arts are handled.
  • Absolute amateur hour.
  • When you watch Into the Badlands, this is your bar, Marvel Entertainment. You have to clear it.
  • What was Marvel doing? Cutting corners with martial arts? In Iron Fist?
• QUICK UPDATE FROM TEE ON FINISHING IRON FIST
• The script remained throughout a real disservice to the actors.
  • This isn’t all Finn Jones’ fault.
  • The big finale…meh.
  • Lots of time in corporate boardrooms…or BOREDrooms?
• Does Finn Jones get a pass for not knowing martial arts? EXHIBIT A: The Matrix.
• Iron Fist was a rushed project, and it shows.

47:43 — The Wrap-Up

• Hey, Marvel, don’t like our compinions? FIGHT US!
  • Call us at 703.791.1701 (now accessible through the Instagram app!)
  • Send Tee email — [email protected]
  • Send Pip email — [email protected]
  • …or find us on social media everywhere.
• What’s coming in 2017…
  • 28-30 April, RavenCon 12 in Williamsburg, VA
  • 18 – 21 May, The Nebula Awards Conference in Pittsburgh, PA (It will be Katie, Tee, and Pip…along with others from the Smoky Retreat!)
  • Tee and Pip will be visiting Balticon…
  • Events in the works…
    • A steampunk tea in Ellicott City, Maryland…
    • Guest speakers at a Mystery conference…
    • …and a return to Revel Grove in October!
• And Tee isn’t busy enough so he’s launch a new podcast all about the video game, Destiny!

Find us on Twitter at either Tee’s or Pip’s account,leave us a voicemail or questions for the show at 703.791.1701,or leave us a comment here at the blog.We’ll talk about it!And remember, you can find the show on iTunes or Stitcher!Subscribe, listen, and review.

Enjoy the rideand we’ll catch you later.