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Show Notes: Lou Anders, Pyr Books
Discussion: Tim relates how Darcy has been utilizing the tools put forth in Stackpole’s “The Secrets” podcast to better appreciate the stories she’s been reading and the work that goes into creating them; Trampas would like to know methods how professional authors can “get thicker skin”, especially when interacting with fans
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Interview: This week, Lou Anders, Editorial Director at Pyr, joins Mike and Mike to talk about some of his many projects coming up: With Great Power… is an anthology of superhero stories; Swords and Dark Magic which is a major swords & sorcery anthology co-edited with Jonathan Strahan
Pyr titles to look forward to in 2010 include the US releases of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s fantasy/steampunk hybrid series, Shadows of the Apt, and the concluding volumes in Kay Kenyon’s The Entire and The Rose series, Justina Robson’s Quantum Gravity series, and Mike Resnick’s Starship series.
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