Season 1

Nov. 30, 2021

EP 96.25: NaNoWriMo 2021 - Writing Romantic Relationships (3): How to…

Watch on YouTube (we browse through Tete's DeviantArt gallery): https://youtu.be/3PHyeXTaJcA Tete's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk/ Tete's Tapas page: https://tapas.io/TeteDePunk Tete's deviantArt: https://w...

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Nov. 29, 2021

EP 96: Developing Malka's Sexuality (2): Why She Likes Joel

In this episode, @tete.depunk and I, @fortunusgames, talk about my character, Malka Spitzer, from my graphic novel, "The Book of Joel" (which you can read here: https://www.fortunusgames.com/current-projects). Artwork in thum...

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Nov. 28, 2021

EP 95.5: NaNoWriMo 2021 - Writing About Sexuality (3): A Roleplay Cha…

Watch on YouTube (we go through Tete's DeviantArt gallery): https://youtu.be/DaaZbS7RLMg Tete's Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/tete.depunk/ Tete's Tapas page : https://tapas.io/TeteDePunk Tete's deviantArt : https://ww...

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Nov. 22, 2021

EP 95: Developing Joel's Sexuality (3): What I've Learned

In this episode, Tete and I, Fortunus Games, talk about my character, Joel Farber, from my graphic novel, "The Book of Joel" (which you can read here: https://www.fortunusgames.com/current-projects). Artwork in thumbnail is b...

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Nov. 21, 2021

EP 94.5: Recap of Fortunus Games' Interview with Pure Arts Group

In this podcast episode, me and @helevorn_bor do a recap of the interview I had with Pure Arts Group (site: https://www.pureartsgroup.co.uk)! Last week, I had an amazing interview with Pure Arts Group about how I got started ...

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Nov. 15, 2021

EP 94: Writing Contemporary Fiction (2): "Equilibrium Point"

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qduZ3SlYCeM On this episode of The Nuts and Bolts of Writing, @fortunusgames and @helevorn_bor will be discussing Helevorn's novel "Equilibrium Point" for the first time! "Equilibrium Point"...

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Nov. 8, 2021

EP 93: Writing Alternative History (5) - "Seeking Lull Tides" - An In…

In this episode, @fortunusgames and @endlessmidnightmoon talk about @endlessmidnightmoon's newest Tapas series, her anthology, "Seeking Lull Tides." We discuss why she decided to write this anthology and what the short storie...

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Nov. 1, 2021

Ep 92.75: Halloween 2021 Special: "The Soul's Landscape" (2) by Tete.…

Part Two of an audio roleplay of the short story that @tete.depunk and @fortunusgames wrote for Halloween 2021, "The Soul's Landscape." Read it here . It's about what happens if Fortunus Games' Joel chooses to stay a self-den...

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Oct. 31, 2021

Ep 92.5: Halloween 2021 Special: "The Soul's Landscape" (1) by Tete.D…

Part One of an audio roleplay of the short story that @tete.depunk and @fortunusgames wrote for Halloween 2021, "The Soul's Landscape." Read it here . It's about what happens if Fortunus Games' Joel chooses to stay a self-den...

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Oct. 25, 2021

EP 92: Malka and Rannveig: Similarities and Differences

In this episode on @nutsboltswriting.podcast, we will discover the similarities and differences between my Malka (from my graphic novel, "The Book of Joel") and @helevorn_bor’s Rannveig (from the sequel to "Lucky Wolf," "Sons...

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Oct. 24, 2021

EP 91.5: "Lucky Wolf" by R.N. Roveleh (Helevorn_bor) - Flipthrough an…

WATCH ON YOUTUBE to see us flipping through the book: https://youtu.be/9JHAkP-MILE In this episode, @tete.depunk and @fortunusgames review and flip through R.N. Roveleh (@helevorn_bor)'s first-ever hard copy novel, "Lucky Wol...

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Oct. 18, 2021

EP 91: Joel and Aidan: Similarities and Differences

In this episode, @helevorn_bor and I, @fortunusgames, do a character comparison of her Aidan (from "Sons of Disobedience," the sequel to "Lucky Wolf") to my Joel (from my graphic novel, "The Book of Joel"). Buy "Lucky Wolf" h...

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Oct. 17, 2021

EP 90.5: "The Book of Joel: Volume One" by Imelda Wei Ding Lo - Flipt…

WATCH ON YOUTUBE to see us flip through the book: https://youtu.be/QwgTbfsvJHE In this episode, @tete.depunk and @fortunusgames review and flip through @fortunusgames' hard copy of her graphic novel, "The Book of Joel: Volume...

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Oct. 11, 2021

EP 90: Developing Malka's Sexuality (1): Is She Like a Bodice Ripper …

In this episode, Tete and I, Fortunus Games, talk about my character, Malka Spitzer, from my graphic novel, "The Book of Joel" (which you can read here: https://www.fortunusgames.com/current-projects ). Artwork in thumbnail i...

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Oct. 4, 2021

EP 89: Developing Joel's Sexuality (2): What I've Learned

In this episode, Tete and I, Fortunus Games, talk about my character, Joel Farber, from my graphic novel, "The Book of Joel" (which you can read here: https://www.fortunusgames.com/current-projects). Artwork in thumbnail is b...

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Sept. 27, 2021

EP 88: Writing Short Stories (11): Helevorn's "The Enchanted Isles"

Read "The Enchanted Isles" by Helevorn: https://tapas.io/episode/2130584 Helevorn's Instagram: @helevorn_bor Art in the thumbnail is by Helevorn. Today we're analyzing one of Helevorn's short-stories called "The Enchanted Isl...

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Sept. 20, 2021

EP 87: Custom Tarot Card Planning for Tete's "70 Fierce Years"

In this episode, @fortunusgames and @tete.depunk talk about which Tarot cards the cast of @tete.depunk's novel, "70 Fierce Years." Watch the YouTube version for visuals, since Tete walks us through her scrapbook: https://yout...

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Sept. 13, 2021

EP 86: Writing Short Stories (10): Helevorn's "The Linden Trees"

Read "The Linden Trees" by Helevorn on Tapas: tapas.io/episode/2073117 Helevorn's Instagram: @helevorn_bor Art in the thumbnail is by Helevorn! Today we're analyzing one of Helevorn's short-stories called "The Linden Trees". ...

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Sept. 6, 2021

EP 85: Developing Kai and Gerda in the 19th Century (1)

Tete's Instagram: @tete.depunk Artwork in the thumbnail is a collage done by Tete using ephemera. In this episode. Tete and I, @fortunusgames, talk about how she's been working on a new story, "Union of Wave and Shore," about...

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Aug. 30, 2021

EP 84: Tolkien's Influence on Wren's Work, "The House on Caple Hill"

Wren's Instagram: @wrenby_m In this episode, me and Wren talk about their upcoming graphic novel, "The House on Caple Hill," and how Tolkien influenced their work. Art in thumbnail is from Pinterest (fair use, education) and ...

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Aug. 23, 2021

EP 83: Developing Joel's Sexuality (1): What I've Learned

In this episode, Tete and I, Fortunus Games, talk about my character, Joel Farber, from her graphic novel, "The Book of Joel" (which you can read here: https://www.fortunusgames.com/current-projects). Artwork in thumbnail is ...

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Aug. 16, 2021

EP 82: Tolkien's Influence on Helevorn's Works

In this episode, I, Fortunus Games, interview Helevorn (Instagram: @helevorn_bor) about how Tolkien's writings influenced her novels, "Sons of Disobedience" and "Lucky Wolf"! "Lucky Wolf" is now out in hard copy and you can b...

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Aug. 9, 2021

EP 81: Tete's "Scale, Blood, and Bone" vs "The Book of Joel"

READ "SCALE, BLOOD & BONE" here: https://tapas.io/series/Scale-Blood--Bone/infoTete's Instagram: @tete.depunk Cover art of "Scale, Blood & Bone" is done by Tete.Depunk! Today, Tete and I talk about her new Tapas novel, "Scale...

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Aug. 2, 2021

EP 80: Tolkien's Influence on Helevorn and Wren's Works

Wren's Instagram: @wrenby_m Helevorn's Instagram: @helevorn_bor In this episode, I interview Wren and Helevorn about how J.R.R. Tolkien's works influenced them and how they first came across his works. We talk about the dif...

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