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I met the publishers from Tyche Books last Fall at “When Words Collide”. They talked about a new book they had coming out called “What Kings Ate and Wizards Drank”. The non-fiction book was going to talk about food throughout the ages with an eye to helping Fantasy and other Speculative Fiction writers add realism to their work. They were very excited about the book and, I must confess, I was looking forward to reading the final product.

You will hear my review of the book today.

ASIN: B009ZX8W3K

I also got the opportunity to interview the book’s author, Krista D Ball. We talked about a number of things including the book itself, the differences between fiction and non-fiction writing, research and, how to never make a bet about your book when you are drunk.

It was a fun conversation that I think you will get a lot out of.

That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it.

 

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 101 – Krista D. Ball Has Created a Food Sourcebook

Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published”

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 101 – Krista D. Ball Has Created a Food Sourcebook

Welcome to the show.

01:10 Promo: BabylonPodcast

02:13 -Tips and Typos

Mike reviews What Kings Ate and Wizards Drank

05:41 - Promo – Nutty Bites

06:11 — Get Published Episode 101 – Krista D. Ball Has Created a Food Sourcebook (continued)

Krista and Mike talk about What Kings Ate and Wizards Drank

Krista’s bet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DRkhcHprec

42:57 - Promo - Flying Island Press

43:42 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

Michell Plested - http://www.michellplested.com/

Krista D. Ball - http://kristadball.com/

Babylon Podcast - http://www.babylonpodcast.com/

NIMLAS Studios/Nutty Bites - http://nimlas.org/blog/

Flying Island Press - http://flyingislandpress.com/

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When I attended the 2012 “When Words Collide”, I had the opportunity to speak with a number of old friends and make a few new ones. One of the old friends is Tina Moreau. When I first, she was a young writer who also read slush for a local press. Shortly after that, she started to work as an editor for that same press.

Then she took a break to start a family and I didn’t see her for a couple years.

This year’s convention marks the first time I’ve seen her in a couple years and she came to Calgary as the head of a brand new publishing house. Tina is a co-owner and publisher for Tyche Books. I had the opportunity to sit down with Tina and hear exactly what Tyche is looking for. They have some really interesting ideas and I look forward to seeing more from them.

I also talk about adding pizzazz to your writing using experiences and interesting facts.

That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it.

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 91 – Mike Talks to Publisher of New Independent, Tyche Books

Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published”

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 91 – Mike Talks to Publisher of New Independent, Tyche Books

Welcome to the show.

01:17 Promo: Pendragon Variety Podcast

01:58 -Tips and Typos

Mike talks about using personal experiences in your writing.

06:45 - Promo – Nutty Bites

07:15 — Get Published Episode 91 – Mike Talks to Publisher of New Independent, Tyche Books (continued)

Tina and Mike talk about Tyche Books and what they are all about including:

  • what they are doing to thrive in the new publishing environment;
  • how Tyche treats authors differently; and
  • what Tyche is looking for from authors.

25:07 - Promo - Flying Island Press

25:52 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

Michell Plested - http://www.michellplested.com/

Tina Moreau – http://www.tychebooks.com/

Pendragon Variety Podcast - http://pendragonvariety.com/

NIMLAS Studios/Nutty Bites - http://nimlas.org/blog/

Flying Island Press - http://flyingislandpress.com/

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