EP148: RJ Barker and Explosions of Joy

RJ Barker combines the page-turning thrills of a whodunnit crime thriller and the world-building of fantasy in his Wounded Kingdom series, the first of which was written in just six weeks! RJ tells us why he gets explosions of joy while writing, and this is the only episode of the podcast to cover the important issues of antlers and stuffed weasels.

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In this episode you will discover…

Why growing bonsai is the nearest thing to writing
How to write in a diamond structure
RJ reveals how he deals with his editor’s notes (while she’s in the room!)
And we discuss writing characters with disabilities

Here are some of the links we talked about in the show…

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bestsellerexperiment
Support Jenni Desvaux’s book The Very Last Monster Book: http://lastmonsters.com
Pre-order The End of Magic: https://unbound.com/books/end-of-magic/
Back to Reality: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/backtoreality/
Scrivener: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/
Damonza: https://damonza.com/bestsellerxp/
ALCS: https://www.alcs.co.uk/
PLR: https://www.plr.uk.com/index.htm
RJ Barker’s website: https://rjbarkerblog.wordpress.com/
RJ Barker’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/dedbutdrmng
The episode with agent Ed Wilson: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/ep128-youtube-live-show-with-ed-wilson-mr-stays-agent-spills-the-beans-on-money-and-more/
The episode with Jen Williams: https://bestsellerexperiment.com/jen-williams-even-aliens-issues/
The Drune Lords (with antlers): http://britishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/File:Drune_Lords.png
Andrew Davenport’s blog: http://pushingthewave.co.uk/thewave/files/thank-you-the-bestseller-experiment.html
The Witchy Witch: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unwitchy-Witch-Tom-Cooney-ebook/dp/B07JB4GV76/
Bethany’s workplace: https://twitter.com/SwaffordBethany/status/1052904689761693697
https://www.instagram.com/richiejanukowicz/

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