Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Sebastien de Castell about his new novel Play of Shadows, his career trajectory and being a bard, channeling your experiences into writing, traveling, culture and language, writing witty dialogue and banter, found family, worldbuilding approaches, shared worlds and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Sebastien. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Swashbuckling Fantasy.
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0:00 - Intro & Sponsor
6:10 - Sebastien’s career trajectory
10:40 - Sebastien The Bard & channeling your experiences
22:14 - Traveling, culture and language
28:20 - Witty dialogue, banter and humor
35:09 - Found family
42:34 - Worldbuilding approaches
51:16 - Play of Shadows and shared worlds
1:01:36 - Final advice, random fact & outro
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Sebastien de Castell is the author of the Greatcoats series, the Spellslinger series, The Malevolent Seven and more. His latest book is Play of Shadows, the first book in The Court of Shadows series. Purchase it here: decastell.com/book/play-of-sh...
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now in eBook, paperback and hardcover.
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