The Life And Writings Of Alex Cortright: Recent Episodes
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In this episode, I re-watched The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions to take a deep dive into explaining what went both right and wrong with the sequels. How the Wachowski's lost their way, and my feelings on the series as a whole.
Alex Cortright is a writer with a love for learning and discussing story, especially sci-fi and fantasy!
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Alex Cortright is a writer with a love for learning and discussing story, especially sci-fi and fantasy!
Sorry for the wait on this one, guys. Tonight, we're talking about Steins;Gate, one of my all-time favorite anime tv shows, and why I love it so. I tried to tie my thoughts on the show together into a broader narrative about anime. I hope you enjoy.
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In this video, I tried to make sense of my thoughts on the latest Marvel Film, Eternals.
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Alex Cortright is a writer with a love for learning and discussing story, especially sci-fi and fantasy!
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In this video, I tried to make sense of my thoughts surrounding the 2007 Golden Compass film directed by Chris Weitz and the His Dark Materials HBO series. I took a trip down memory lane along the way to delve deeper into Philip Pullman, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass as well to tie it all together into a somewhat large piece I hope you all enjoy!
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Alex Cortright is a writer with a love for learning and discussing story, especially sci-fi and fantasy!
In this episode, I took a trip down memory lane through the Metal Gear Solid series, fixating on Guns Of The Patriots, but also touching on Sons Of Liberty, Snake Eater, and The Phantom Pain. MGS was a Christmas miracle for me in 2007 and I hope this story resonates with you in some way. Have games changed? Or have we?
I saw Dune, directed by the acclaimed director Denis Villeneuve, and I wanted to talk about it. Denis is my favorite working director so I took a deep dive into his filmography to tell you guys why I love it so much. From Prisoners, to Enemy, to Sicario, to Arrival, to my personal favorite, Bladerunner 2049. We cover it all. I hope you enjoy.
Alex Cortright is a writer with a love for learning and discussing story, especially sci-fi and fantasy!
Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/939238
Blog: https://alexcortright.wordpress.com/
Instagram: @AlexCRight
Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/939238
Blog: https://alexcortright.wordpress.com/
Instagram: @AlexCRight
Alex Cortright is a writer with a love for learning and discussing story, especially sci-fi and fantasy!
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In this essay, I discussed some broad thoughts on Brandon Sanderson, Rhythm Of War, The Stormlight Archive, and his career so far. Aiming to glean a lesson or insight into the fantasy genre and figure out how the author achieves such great epic fantays novels.
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Alex Cortright is a writer with a love for learning and discussing story, especially sci-fi and fantasy!
In this episode, I dove into A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie, the first in his latest trilogy, The Age Of Madness. War is a frequent topic in his work, and I wanted to take some time to analyze how he portrays it. It stood out to me when I read the novel.
When analyzing a new book or author, I try to pick one element that made me think, or a lesson I gleaned from the text that I can apply to my own fantasy writing. Today, it's war.
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In this video, I broke down my thoughts on the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini, addressing criticisms of the debut novel, Eragon, and the series as a whole.
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In this video, I break down the first page of The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams. A true master of classic British comedy and science fiction. I analyze the prose, author intent, and structure in this video essay. The goal of this video is to learn something new about how to write a book, how to write prose. I hope this writing advice is helpful and may serve as writing motivation.
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Alex Cortright is a writer with a love for learning, writing and discussing story, especially sci-fi and fantasy!
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In this video essay, I broke down my thoughts on Freddy Carter's portrayal of Kaz Brekker in the new Netflix tv series, Shadow And Bone, based on the Grishaverse novels by Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom.
Watch the video version of this essay on Youtube: https://youtu.be/vhgnesmOwP4
Alex Cortright is a writer with a love for learning and discussing story, especially sci-fi and fantasy!
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Guys I am so excited about this. I hope you enjoyed, and I hope you'll download the story and check out the future novels. Stay tuned for more content!
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In this episode, I break down the first page of Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling, the first book in the epic fantasy series that sold hundreds of millions of copies. I analyze the prose, author intent, and structure in this video essay. The goal of this video is to learn something new about how to write a book , how to write prose .
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Alex Cortright is a writer with a love for learning, writing and discussing story, especially sci-fi and fantasy!
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan discuss the Snyder cut of Justice League, released on HBO Max, directed by Zack Snyder. They break down why they think it was bad, and review the film extensively. An analysis of what did and didn't work in the film in a long form podcast, from the performances by Henry Cavil, Ben Afleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Jeremy Irons, and more, to the plot, characters, action sequences, and CGI. They also compare the movie with the Justice League film Joss Whedon released prior. Everything from Martian Manhunter cameo to Darkseid.
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan discuss the controversial career of Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson. from science fiction blockbuster Looper, to mystery thriller Knives Out.
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan react to The Suicide Squad trailer, the latest DC Comics film directed by James Gunn, starring Margot Robbie, Idris Elba, John Cena, Sylvester Stallone, Joel Kinnaman, Peter Capaldi, and Viola Davis. They go on to discuss the original Suicide Squad film and David Ayer's career, then veer into the trajectory of the DC universe and its future, including the Zack Snyder cut of Justice League.
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In this video, I break down my 3 rules for editing prose. I teach you my process for editing the first draft of a fiction novel of any genre.
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan discuss 10 Cloverfield Lane, one of the greatest spin-off films of all time. Released in 2016, the movie was produced by J.J. Abrams as a sequel to the original Cloverfield and followed by the Cloverfield Paradox, which performed poorly. The conversation wanders to the career of Abrams and his hits and misses from Star Wars to Star Trek, and Super 8.
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in this video, I review Earwig And The Witch , directed by Goro Miyazaki . The latest offering from Studio Ghibli , one of the most acclaimed studios for preserving the art of hand drawn animation .
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan discuss the career of director Christopher Nolan.
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In this video, I discuss the most important skill EVERY writer needs, using Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, the Science Fiction novel as an example.
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan REACT to the latest Without Remorse trailer starring Michael B. Jordan, based on the Tom Clancy book.
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan REACT to the new Mortal Kombat and Cruella trailers released last week!
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan go down the Pirates Of The Caribbean rabbit-hole, examining the legacy of the series and future of the franchise.
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In this episode, I broke down what it takes to write up to 3,000 words of fiction a day.
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan break down the 2021 Golden Globe Award nominations.
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan discuss the new trailer for Godzilla VS. Kong, release date: March 31st, 2021. Then they went down the Monster-verse rabbit hole, debating things like Godzilla: King Of The Monsters, Kong: Skull Island, and the cinematic universe trend.
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan discuss The Cartoon Saloon and their trilogy of Irish folklore films, The Secret Of Kels, Song Of The Sea, and the 2020 release, Wolfwalkers, starring Sean Bean.
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan discuss Pixar's latest film, Soul, starring Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey.
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan discuss the newest Tom Hanks film, News Of The World.
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In this episode, Alex breaks down his thoughts on Wonder Woman 1984.
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan discuss Denis Villeneuve's open letter regarding the Dune movie going to HBO Max.
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I'm back this week some tips for getting RID of that pesky writer's block for GOOD.
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan discuss generations of Star Wars and why SOME things worked while others didn't.
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan discuss the best movies of 2020.
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I'm back this week with a character study! This time, taking on Leigh Bardugo's Kaz Brekker from Six Of Crows and Crooked Kingdom!
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan discuss the Spider-Man live-action film legacy from Toby Macguire, to Andrew Garfield, to Tom Holland in the MCU.
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan discuss the legacy of legendary director Peter Jackson.
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In this piece, I broke down some ways to plausibly pull off writing an overpowered, or invincible protagonist.
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In this episode, Alex and Jonathan discuss John Boyega's recent comments surrounding his role in the Star Wars franchise, Marvel's Avengers video game and its recent TANK in sales, A Quiet Place spin-off movie, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's news that he's taking on a Scorpion King remake.
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The landscape of art is ever-changing, but I'm not so sure it's headed in a good place right now.
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Episode 7 of the Cortright Cast where Alex and Jonathan discussed Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki's legacy, Christopher Nolan's comments on Tenet box office numbers, and Johnny Depp's release from the Fantastic Beasts franchise.
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The latest edition to my Anatomy Of An Opening series where I break down the first page of an acclaimed book sentence by sentence to see how it ticks. This one is all about The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin.
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In this video, I broke down Skyward by Brandon Sanderson and gave you all the reasons you need to pick up this book. How'd I do? Comment below!
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Alex and Jonathan sat down to talk about The Mandalorian season 2 premiere, Tom Holland's Uncharted Film, Tomb Raider 2 news, Assassin's Creed getting a Netflix show, and Zack Snyder's Justice League reshoots.
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This is my tribute to Rebecca Kuang in the lead up to The Burning God. I took apart The Poppy War so far to figure out what made it really stand above the rest.
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In this one, I bring you The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. Winner of three consecutive Hugo awards. I break down the strengths of the book and give you just what you need to know before buying!
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I finally got around to reviewing Christopher Paolini's latest novel, To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars. A science fiction space opera about Kira Navarez, a xenobiologist who discovers alien life.
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In this episode we sat down to talk about Michael B Jordan's Static shock news, the DC universe, The Batman, Joker, Mad Max: Furiosa and casting news about Chris Hemsworth and Anya Taylor Joy, Blade Runner: Black Lotus, The Rhythm Of War upcoming Release by Brandon Sanderson, To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars movie news, and Doestoevsky's The Brother's Karamazov.
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Really excited about this one. I broke down Brandon Sanderson's The Way Of Kings opening to find out what really makes it work. Going through Kalak's prelude, Szeth's prologue, and Cenn's opening chapter. Fantasy world and magic abound, Sanderson pulls off something massive here.
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I reviewed Utopia, a new show on Amazon Prime Video. The series began strong, but started to fizzle and collapse under the weight of expectations. I went in-depth to break down the strengths and weaknesses of Jessica Hyde's story.
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This week, it's Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay. I broke down everything YOU need to know before picking up the book. This is a fantasy novel from 1990 that's just as good today as it was then!
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In this episode, we go down the Star Wars rabbit hole, talking all the latest leaks and theories regarding The Last Jedi, The Rise Of Skywalker, and Brie Larson's new series. We also go over predictions for the Mandalorian season 2. Then, switching over to Amazon Prime's Lord Of The Rings tv show, we talk the latest controversy regarding the possibility of nudity and sex in the show. Other topics include Marvel's Spider-Man 3 and the rumors of casting Andrew Garfield and Toby Macguire in roles, along with Jamie Foxx returning as Electro. We also briefly talk about Amazon's new show Utopia and the rise of gratuitous violence on screen.
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In this piece, I break down Logen Ninefingers and his journey across the First Law Trilogy, deconstructing his relationship with war and violence as well as characters like Bayaz, Ferro, and Jezal Dan Luthar. This includes spoilers for The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged, and The Last Argument Of Kings.
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This one went WAY longer than I planned to, but oh well. I hope you guys enjoy! I'm considering doing more content like this in the future. In this episode, I go in-depth on The Boys season 2. We talk character arcs for Billy Butcher, Hughie, Frenchie, and moments that could've been better. Major spoilers for the finale are included as I broke down Maeve and Starlight's role in the episode, as well as Stormfront's ability to perform as a villain, and what could have been.
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In this episode, I break down The Poppy War by R.f. Kuang, giving you everything you need to know before buying the book. A mini-review to let you guys in on some of my favorite reads. Rin's journey to Sinegard is unforgettable and starts a trilogy that I'm so excited to see complete with The Burning God, the follow up to The Dragon Republic.
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In this episode, we debate who the best Chris in Hollywood is, new delays on every film in existence (including Dune, The Batman), discuss James Cameron's upcoming Avatar Films, the Lion King live-action sequel news, ranting about Disney remakes (especially Mulan), The Boys Gets a Spinoff, and a look into my writing process and how I plot a novel!
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In this piece, I try to take apart what has gone wrong with Philip Pullman's latest novel, The Secret Commonwealth, and how it affects the greater trilogy, The Book Of Dust. I get into Lyra and Pan's relationship, the tone, pacing, and character arcs of the books, with minimal spoilers.
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This week's pick is The Rage Of Dragons by Evan Winter. A fantasy novel by a debut author. The first novel in the new series, The Burning. An epic book about dragons, magic, exotic culture, and more. This is my mini-review of the movie and recommendation. Everything you need to know before you read!
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In this episode, I hit on a bunch of different topics! I discuss my thoughts on Christopher Nolan's Tenet, Robert Pattinson's career, Tom Holland's new film, Devil All The Time, Millie Bobbie Brown and Henry Cavil in the Netflix film, Enola Holmes, The Witcher, my thoughts on the latest episode of The Boys, reading old samurai books and thinking about culture and customs, the new James Bond podcast and how bad Hollywood is at stealing culture, and probably more! It's jam-packed, so I hope you enjoy!
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In this one, I break down the opening page of Christopher Paolini's new science fiction book, To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars. Released by Tor Books. Paolini is the author of The Inheritance Cycle which Included the hit Eragon. An epic fantasy series about dragons and magic.
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This one is all about The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood. An awesome new science fiction/fantasy novel from a debut author. This is my mini-review and recommendation where I give you what you need to know before you read and try to convince you why you should read! Who doesn't love magic and orcs and plots to take over empires?
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Welcome to the first episode of the Cortright Cast! A weekly podcast series that will live here. A place for longer-form discussion about books, movies, and pop culture. Unscripted and off the cuff. This week, I talk about Christopher Paolini's return with his new book, To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars (bestselling author of Eragon and The Inheritance Cycle). We also discuss the latest trailer for Denis Villeneuve's Dune movie, Christopher Nolan's Tenet, and my thoughts on Amazon Prime's The Boys: Season 2 so far.
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In this one, I breakdown everything you need to know about William Nicholson's classic, The Wind Singer. Part one of the Wind On Fire trilogy. the story of Bowman and Kestrel Hath and their journey to find the voice of the wind singer and bring happiness back to their cruel world. This book is a perfect YA fantasy that resonates will all ages and has an important message.
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In this series I breakdown the opening page of a novel sentence by sentence to find out how it really works and where it excels. This piece is on Patrick Rothfuss and The Name Of The Wind, the first book in The Kingkiller Chronicles. Kvothe's introduction to the story and his lonely inn.
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This week's book is Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. One of my favorite Gaiman novels. We follow Richard Mayhew and Door Portico on their search to uncover her family's murderers. This is a short segment where I give you the lowdown on what I've read and loved. Everything you need to know before buying.
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This piece is my take on Into The Spider-Verse and what I think makes it stand above the rest. I talk about the animation, writing, production, and analyze the key components that made Miles Morales and this new take on Spider-Man such a hit. Sony and Marvel found the perfect fit with this film.
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In this piece, I give you a rundown of everything you need to know about Eiji Yoshikawa's Musashi. Only five minutes long because you probably don't have the time! If you're interested in historic Japanese culture, customs, politics, and samurai philosophy, this book is for you. It's the story of the greatest swordsman that ever lived. It feels like the book has been lost to time, but I've seen figures like Jocko Willink, Tim Ferris, and Joe Rogan uncover it as well. I hope you all enjoy it!
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This one is all about Jezal Dan Luthar, one of the most intriguing characters of The First Law trilogy. A deconstruction of the character and his journey across the series from insufferable brat to somewhat less insufferable, sort of decent-ish person. If you enjoy this type of video, let me know in the comments below so I can make more character studies!
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This one is all about Guy Gavriel Kay, one of my favorite authors. He writes historically inspired fantasy with a literary edge, and is an author worth knowing about. His books are many, including Tigana, The Sarantine Mosaic, Under Heaven, River Of Stars, The Fionavar Tapestry, A Brightness Long Ago, The Lions Of Al-Rassan, Ysabel, Children Of Earth And Sky. It's brilliant, low-key epic fantasy.
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Today, I'm trying out a new segment called the Book Of The Week, where I let you guys in on books I'm loving and give you a rundown on things you need to know before picking up the book. This one is all about The City Of Brass by S.A Chakraborty, the first book in the ongoing Daevabad trilogy about Nahri and her Djinn companion, Dara.
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You might be aware of the recent developments surrounding the Netflix, live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Fans are mad and rightfully so. In this video, I break down why I don't think this adaptation will work or be any good at all, as well as the general perils of attempting something like this. Aang and the gang are too dear to my heart to see Netflix butcher this. We've seen it happen to Star Wars, I don't want it again. I don't want to see new actors portray beloved animated characters like Sokka, Toph, or Katara.
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Today's episode is all about Joe Abercrombie and his The First Law Trilogy. Analysis of what makes the grimdark genre work, highlighting Abercrombie's writing ability. This trilogy is a masterclass on how to write vile characters that you'll end up cheering for. It's an unforgettably immersive experience. Logen Ninefingers, The Dogman, Colonel West, Glokta, and Jezal will all have you cringing and cheering around each turn.
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This one is all about the author of the bestselling series, The Kingkiller Chronicles, Patrick Rothfuss. An in-depth analysis of how the first book, The Name Of The Wind handles its opening and the introduction of the main character, Kvothe.
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Today, it's all about writing craft!
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Apologies for the shoddy audio! Some things went wrong in the recording process that I couldn't fix! Will fix for the next episode!
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