Legendmakers | The LegendFiction Show
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Legendmakers | The LegendFiction ShowSep 23, 2022
Why Dragons matter more than you think... with Thomas Salerno & Dominic de Souza
The never-before-aired, unscripted conversation between Thomas Salerno and Dominic de Souza, initially recorded for the Perilous Realms podcast. Now, shared on the LegendFiction Show. We kick back and geek out on the fascinating world of dragons. We explore the symbolism and significance of dragons in different cultures, challenging the common perception of dragons as purely evil creatures. By examining dragons as threshold guardians and symbols of chaos and renewal, we hope to shed light on their deeper meaning.
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About the LegendFiction Show
Interviews, convos, and community news about LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION
The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Discover new worlds, support your favorite authors, share your works in progress! Share your stories for free, or join our private community. Website | About | Facebook | Instagram
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Sacred Imagination: George Macdonald, Pagan Roots, & Holiness with Shari Suter
Shari Suter, an Orthodox homesteader since 1997, joins Dominic, LegendFiction founder, to discuss the concept of imagination as described by George MacDonald. Shari is wonderful for plumbing deep into topics, and we circle the roots of paganism as a way to understand the holy imagination. 💡 George MacDonald emphasizes the importance of nurturing and cultivating the imagination. 💡 Imagination is a powerful tool for understanding the world and oneself. 💡 Paganism, in its core, involves seeing the sacredness and holiness in all things. 💡 George MacDonald emphasizes the importance of imagination in discovering the works of God and finding meaning in creation. 💡 Writers should use their imagination to clothe deep ideas with the forms and beauty of creation, recognizing that creation itself is a story waiting to be understood. 💡 Imagination should be approached with reverence and respect. 💡 Following the boundaries and limitations of subject matter allows for the discovery of transformation and truth. 💡 Imagination serves as a bridge between the individual and the unity of creation. We explore the distinction between imagination vs fancy. MacDonald emphasizes the importance of nurturing and cultivating the imagination. We also chat about the role of imagination in perceiving the meaning and vitality in the world, as well as its connection to the sacred and the divine. Imagination should be approach with a sense of reverence and respect, allowing it to reveal both the world and oneself in a profound way. Explore with us the relationship between imagination and storytelling, allowing the boundaries and limits of of things to discover transformation and truth. Ultimately, imagination serves as a bridge between the individual and the unity of creation, allowing for a deeper understanding of the world and oneself. LINKS: Undine: Fantastic Imagination: Lilith: Owen Barfield
About the LegendFiction Show
Interviews, convos, and community news about LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION
The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Discover new worlds, support your favorite authors, share your works in progress! Share your stories for free, or join our private community. Website | About | Facebook | Instagram
FREE COURSE: How to be a Faith-Inspired Author
Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be a better writer! Start this course
1232: The Time-Travel Medieval Adventure Audio Drama with Callie Sioux
Callie Sioux discusses her audio epic project called "1232," which is a time travel medieval fantasy adventure. The project includes over 60 episodes, each lasting 20 to 30 minutes, and features a full voice cast, sound design, and an original score. Callie Sioux shares her inspiration for the project, her background in storytelling, and her plans for future productions. She also discusses her experience with crowdfunding through Kickstarter and her marketing strategies for the project. 🎧 "1232" is an audio epic that combines time travel, medieval fantasy, and adventure. 🎤 The project features over 60 episodes, each lasting 20 to 30 minutes, with a full voice cast, sound design, and original score. 📚 Callie Sioux draws inspiration from her background in storytelling and her love for literature, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe. 💡 She shares her experience with crowdfunding through Kickstarter and recommends the book "Crowdfunding for the 99%" as a valuable resource. 🎯 Callie Sioux's marketing plan includes in-person events, social media promotion, online ads, and potential distribution deals. 📖 She plans to continue producing audio dramas and expand into adapting well-known classics in the same style. 💪 Callie Sioux encourages other creatives to stay courageous, never give up, and hold onto hope. Follow the '1232' And Callie: Linktree | Instagram
About the LegendFiction Show
Interviews, convos, and community news about LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION
The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Discover new worlds, support your favorite authors, share your works in progress! Share your stories for free, or join our private community. Website | About | Facebook | Instagram
FREE COURSE: How to be a Faith-Inspired Author
Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be a better writer! Start this course
Fable Hive: The Society for Catholic Writers for Spec Fic for Young Readers
The Fable Hive is a society for Catholic fiction writers on Instagram, a passion project by Adelaide, Michaela, and Emily. Fable Hive provides a community for writers to discuss Catholicism in fiction and connect with like-minded individuals.
– Find out who first invented the FableHive idea
– How did they meet and come together
– Why ‘Fable’
– What are their own backgrounds and stories
– Why is fiction is important
– Why we need stories written today
About the LegendFiction Show
Interviews, convos, and community news about LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION
The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Discover new worlds, support your favorite authors, share your works in progress! Share your stories for free, or join our private community. Website | About | Facebook | Instagram
FREE COURSE: How to be a Faith-Inspired Author
Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be a better writer! Start this course
Writers chasing or hunting fiction trends? Write novels with AI? with Anjanette Barr, Literary Agent
Wondering how to make your book timely and relevant in a crowded market? Our resident agent @BookBarrista advises on how to stay on top of upcoming trends to give your book a competitive edge. Plus, unique tips on incorporating mythology into your story! Looking for more support in your writing journey? check out our AI tools on the Legend Fiction website to help with character development, plot ideas, and even marketing. Anjanette emphasizes the importance of using AI tools as an assistant to prompt creativity and suggest rewriting, not to create content and deceive readers. AI tools and tech does not mean the end of creativity. Writers can refine their craft and make a meaningful contribution to the world through their art.
Top Quote: "My number one piece of advice is don't write to the trends." About the LegendFiction Show
Interviews, convos, and community news about LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION
The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Discover new worlds, support your favorite authors, share your works in progress! Share your stories for free, or join our private community. Website | About | Facebook | Instagram
FREE COURSE: How to be a Faith-Inspired Author
Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be a better writer! Start this course
Becoming a Cultural Mystic with a Sacramental Imagination? Sr Nancy Ussellman & 'A Sacred Look'
Looking to take your fiction-writing and move-watching to the next level? Join host Dominic and his guest, Sister Nancy Usselmann from the Daughters of St. Paul, as they dive into cultural mysticism, and explore how cultivating a sacred perspective can enhance your writing. Or change your life. Through analyzing popular media, such as movies and music, you'll discover how to tap into deep human yearnings and desires to create compelling stories that inspire and challenge readers. With valuable insights and practical tips, this show is a must-listen for any aspiring fiction writer looking to elevate their craft to new heights.
Book: A Sacred Look: Becoming Cultural Mystics
ABOUT THIS SHOW: LEGENDMAKERS
Interviews, convos, and community news about LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION
The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Discover new worlds, support your favorite authors, share your works in progress! Share your stories for free, or join our private community. Website | About | Facebook | Instagram
FREE COURSE: How to be a Faith-Inspired Author
Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be a better writer! Start this course
Stephanie Petters on Writing, Faith, and Poetry | To Eden & Of Wood & Word
📖 Stephanie Petters discusses her experience researching the Gaelic line of royalty in 500 A.D. for her book. 🖋️ She talks about her journey as a writer, from her first story to starting Of Wood and Word, a platform where faith and poetry intersect. 🌟 Of Wood and Word is a way for Stephanie to network with other faith and fiction lovers.
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Stephanie Petters is the founder behind Of Wood and Word. She's a cradle Catholic born and raised in Miami, FL. She became a Navy wife in 2019 and now hops around the country with her husband and two future saints. Currently resides in Jacksonville, FL where she spends her days writing down rhymes during nap times. She's a former Master's student in Theology and loves incorporating everything she learns into her writing. Her newest project is, 'To Eden', and hoping to network with other faith and fiction lovers through it! Website | Substack | Book
ABOUT THIS SHOW: LEGENDMAKERS
Interviews, convos, and community news about LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION
The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Discover new worlds, support your favorite authors, share your works in progress! Share your stories for free, or join our private community. Website | About | Facebook | Instagram
FREE COURSE: How to be a Faith-Inspired Author
Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be a better writer! Start this course
Doctors, Assassins, and Other Tyrants - Book launch with Katy Campbell
Katy's newest book is now launched! 'Doctor's, Assassins, and Other Tyrants' is a fun adventurous return to the world of Para Sympan, crafted by a fulltime mom, writer, and LegendFiction mentor. Find out why Katy dived into Arthurian legends, interviewed guys to learn to think more like one, creating strong characters without stereotyping, themes of relatability, and found her own way to handle teen trauma with slatherings of humor. Get inspired to write your own novel by hearing how Katy enjoys her adventures!
Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/Doctors-Assassins-Tyrants-Katharine-Campbell/dp/1088103618
Meet Katy: https://youtu.be/YUnpp1fieVU Website: https://katysfables.com/ DOCTORS, ASSASSINS, & OTHER TYRANTS In this sequel to Love, Treachery, and Other Terrors, seventeen-year-old Augustine has a near-perfect life. Until he’s kidnapped by a band of highwaymen. As if tying him up and dragging him away from home wasn’t bad enough, the ruffians start spouting nonsense about how he is the illegitimate son of some horrible, honorless, murdering prince named Justin. Augustine, of course, doesn’t believe these vile rumors. By his mother’s own account, her late husband was the perfect man in every imaginable way. She would never lie to him about something as important as his father… right? In this quirky, medieval fantasy Augustine must find a way to escape his captors and uncover who he really is. It’s a story of providence, heroism, and learning to embrace the truth.
THE most exciting idea for new authors - coauthoring! Tom from Multivalent Press on Publishing
- Tom Epperson is a writer and founder of the Indie publishing house Multivalent Press. - Multivalent Press was created to overcome the barriers to traditional publishing. - The press is a family business, with Tom and his two sons all working on novels. - The Other Side of Dead is a trilogy published by Multivalent Press, with the first book titled Once to Die. - Once to Die is about a young man who has spent his life homeless and caring for his alcoholic father, and who ends up running from organized crime and gangs. - The book includes supernatural and paranormal elements in the second half. - Once to Die has received awards and positive reception. - Tom Epperson discusses his unique publishing process on the Legend Fiction Show. Website: https://multivalentpress.com
ABOUT THIS SHOW: LEGENDMAKERS
Interviews, convos, and community news about LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION
The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Discover new worlds, support your favorite authors, share your works in progress! Share your stories for free, or join our private community. Website | About | Facebook | Instagram
FREE COURSE: How to be a Faith-Inspired Author
Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be better people! Start this course
A return to enchantment! 'Magic in the Ordinary' Podcast with Jacqueline Lucca
Jacqueline Lucca talks about her podcast, "Magic in the Ordinary," which explores the wonder and beauty of the world around us. She invites writers and artists to discuss their work and the themes within it, providing a space for her listeners to learn, laugh, and take a moment of rest. 🎙️ "Magic in the Ordinary" is a podcast that explores the wonder and beauty of the world we live in, providing a space for people to take a moment of rest and appreciate the simple things in life. 📚 Jacqueline invites writers and artists to discuss their work and the themes within it, encouraging listeners to explore and appreciate the deeper side of life. 🎨 Although the podcast is currently focused on creativity and books, Jacqueline hopes to expand its reach and provide inspiration and a moment of wonder for all who listen. Plus special news! 'Magic in the Ordinary' is joining the LegendFiction blog, so you'll get additional content to listen to each month! We're proud to sponsor this wonderful project. Watch her previous podcast with us: https://youtu.be/SVvRMTXJc34
ABOUT THIS SHOW: LEGENDMAKERS
Interviews, convos, and community news about LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION
The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Discover new worlds, support your favorite authors, share your works in progress! Share your stories for free, or join our private community. Website | About | Facebook | Instagram
FREE COURSE: How to be a Faith-Inspired Author
Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be better people! Start this course
The Good Death of Kate Montclair with Daniel McInerny | LegendFiction
Daniel McInerney is an author of fiction for adults and children, an associate professor of philosophy at Christendom College, and the author of 'The Good Death of Kate Montclair.' His fantasy series for children is called the 'Kingdom of Patria,' and it follows the story of refugees from the Trojan War who land in the new world 3000 years ago and are kept a secret by the US government. Our conversation starts with Patria, a hidden kingdom in Northern Indiana that was discovered by Thomas Jefferson, and a series that follows an 11 year old boy named Oliver Stu as he discovers the kingdom and the hijinks that ensue.
We chat about Daniel's latest novel, 'The Good Death of Kate Montclair.' The book is about a woman, Kate, in late middle age who is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and sees the next 14 months of suffering as an intolerable prospect. The book is inspired by 'Brideshead Revisited,' and about a group of people dealing with death and the question of belief. It also delves into the personal and moral struggle around euthanasia.
Daniel believes faith-inspired fiction is the master category of storytelling and how he is proud to be one of the authors at Chrism Press, a publisher dedicated to better Christian fiction.
ABOUT DANIEL MCINERNY
Daniel McInerny is a native of South Bend, Indiana; a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (BA English) and The Catholic University of America (MA and PhD Philosophy); and an associate professor of philosophy at Christendom College, where he teaches courses on the Philosophy of Art and Beauty and Ethics and Imagination, among other topics. Daniel is a fiction author, dramatist, and screenwriter. His humorous Kingdom of Patria series for middle grade readers can be found on Amazon. Daniel and his wife Amy have three adult children and one preternaturally adorable grandchild, and they live in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. He imagines a renaissance in popular entertainment fueled by wonder, philosophy, and the quest for the good life at his Substack, The Comic Muse | Website | Chrism Press Book Page ABOUT THIS SHOW: LEGENDMAKERS
Interviews, convos, and community news about LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION
The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Discover new worlds, support your favorite authors, share your works in progress! Share your stories for free, or join our private community. Website | About | Facebook | Instagram
FREE COURSE: How to be a Faith-Inspired Author
Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be better people! Start this course
Imagination & Reality: The Wardrobe we use to see and understand creation | LegendFiction Show
Nate Hile and Shari Suter from Grail Country join Dominic to chat about imagination as a 'truth-bearing faculty.' Not the fanciful kind of daydreaming, but deep imagination, imagination that reveals truth about reality to us. We touch on George MacDonald who speaks of imagination as divine, a power of synthesis and revealing. Coleridge distinguishes between primary and secondary imagination. We discuss how dogmatism represses the imagination. It is vital to encourage imagination, but to also "teach children to dream nobler dreams."
Imagination is more than mental muddling. It is the way that we see and understand the world. Imagination is made up of stories or 'wardrobes' that we use to make sense of reality. These wardrobes come in many forms, including literature, film, or even music. These wardrobes can be used to uncover new ways of perceiving and interpreting the world. We touch on several examples like C.S. Lewis' 'The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe,' and J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings.'
ABOUT THIS SHOW: The LegendFiction Show
The LegendFiction show is for faith-inspired fiction writers to delve deeper, write wilder, and have fun with storytelling. Join Katy, Joe, and Dominic, three delightful, deliberate dorks, coming to you from the LegendFiction community. Join us as we share what we think about faith, fun, and fiction in our world today. Together, we nerd out on the numinous, grapple with the grimdark, and spellbind with stories.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION Join our amazing community at legendfiction.com, where authors make new friends, share their works in progress and triple their output. Most importantly, we all support snd grow together as faith-inspired fiction authors. Till next time, keep writing. Join our private community | About | Facebook | Instagram FREE COURSE: How to be a Faith-Inspired Fiction Author Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be a better author! Start now
Handling teen rebellion in stories (and real life?)
Katy, Joe, and Dominic tackle the popular trope of 'The Teen is Always Right' in fiction, real life, specifically the "junior knows best" trope where a teenager disobeys their parents because they feel held back. They analyze how this trope is portrayed in media and how it can be done well or poorly. We bring up movies like Guillermo del Toro's version of Pinocchio, 'How to Train Your Own Dragon,' 'Totoro,' 'The Nutcracker and the 4 Realms,' and 'Tangled' to explore these ideas of teen rebellion vs dark authority. - 📚 We discuss the "junior knows best" trope where a teenager rebels against their parent's authority, which is a common theme in many stories. - 🎥 They analyze how this trope is portrayed in different movies, including the recent Pinocchio movie, and how it can be done well or poorly. - 👪 They also discuss their own experiences as parents dealing with teenage rebellion and appropriate ways to respond. The way we see it, there's a legitimate space where rebellion and disobedience has meaning in our stories, because it shows up where our character is immature, or where the system is too autocratic. Or both. We use stories, and our daily lives with our loved ones, as opportunities to self-reflect and grow in wisdom. ABOUT DOMINIC A young, Catholic dad and novelist passionate about worldbuilding and Catholicism. Dominic is graduated from the Writer’s Institute for Children’s Literature, self-published a children’s novel, and works full time as a marketer and graphic designer. He is married, with a small girl and a smaller corgi. When not reading or watching shows in his downtime, he's recording podcasts and procrastinating about writing stories. He is the founder of LegendFiction. Website ABOUT KATY Katy a humor writer and lover of fairy tales. As a homeschool graduate from New Jersey, she published her first children’s novel, Martha and Chip, at the age of nineteen. She went on to study entertainment media at John Paul the Great University in San Diego. It was there she met her husband, a man who only dressed in flannel and had a cup of Starbucks coffee permanently affixed to his hand. She returned with him to his home state of Washington where she too, developed a taste for Starbucks (though not for flannel). Website ABOUT JOE A graduate from JPCatholic University, with a family background in editorials, Joe Campbell loves movies and creative mayhem and Christic imagination. He spends time writing stories and engaging with the LegendFiction community, providing feedback and inspiration to authors. YouTube: @Filmilliterates ABOUT THIS SHOW: The LegendFiction Show The LegendFiction show is for faith-inspired fiction writers to delve deeper, write wilder, and have fun with storytelling. Join Katy, Joe, and Dominic, three delightful, deliberate dorks, coming to you from the LegendFiction community. Join us as we share what we think about faith, fun, and fiction in our world today. Together, we nerd out on the numinous, grapple with the grimdark, and spellbind with stories.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION Join our amazing community at legendfiction.com, where authors make new friends, share their works in progress and triple their output. Most importantly, we all support snd grow together as faith-inspired fiction authors. Till next time, keep writing. Join our private community | About | Facebook | Instagram FREE COURSE: How to be a Faith-Inspired Fiction Author Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be a better Catholic! Start now
5 Rules to save your Fiction from being Preachy - perfect for Christians, Sindarin, and Vulcans
Katie Campbell and Dominic de Souza are back and talking about how faith-inspired authors can write stories with religious views - without sounding too preachy. We'll share our own experiences and struggles in writing for a faith-inspired audience, and even discuss how secular content can affect storytelling.
We've got some cool tips on how to talk about important stuff in your stories without boring your readers, and we'll show you how being respectful and intentional in your writing can make your stories truly awesome.
ABOUT THIS SHOW: The LegendFiction show is for faith-inspired fiction writers to delve deeper, write wilder, and have fun with storytelling. Join Katy and Dominic, two delightful, deliberate dorks, coming to you from the LegendFiction community. Join us as we share what we think about faith, fun, and fiction in our world today. Together, we nerd out on the numinous, grapple with the grimdark, and spellbind with stories.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Discover new worlds, support your favorite authors, share your works in progress! Share your stories for free, or join our private community. Website | About | Facebook | Instagram
FREE COURSE: How to be a Faith-Inspired Author Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be a better writer! Start this course
Writing Children’s Stories with Tammy Fernando
Sometimes stories are unexpected, and storytelling appears in unusual times in life. This is Tammy’s tale, where she draws from her experiences as a nursery teacher, midwife, and nurse, to create a series of children’s books. Enjoy her lovely British accent, her love of Sinhalese cooking, and her adventures into creating, illustrating, and self-publishing children’s books.
MEET TAMMY
Sri Lankan born, Tammy Fernando is the debut author of ‘A Prayer from the Heart’: a Christian, fiction story for young children which helps them process their desires in the light of God. For a long time, Tammy has wanted to speak to children about God, to show them how loving He is and how He ultimately wants them to share in the never ending, Heavenly party. Though Tammy was trying hard to make this happen by offering schools ‘The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd’, God had other plans. Tammy’s career as a children’s author took her by surprise when, in 2015, the Lord nudged her to write! With insights from her experience as a nursery teacher, midwife, nurse and family story teller, Tammy wrote her first story about a child’s deepest desire.
Chris wants a forever-friend to play with. And his persevering prayers are eventually answered in his new friend, Shani.In her story, it’s easy to see that God overarches its entirety, as the Holy Trinity turns up in every illustration. With this unique offering, what Tammy wants to tell all children is this: “that with God, everything will be alright.”
Website: https://tammyfernando.co.uk
ABOUT THIS SHOW: LEGENDMAKERS
Interviews, convos, and community news about LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION
The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Discover new worlds, support your favorite authors, share your works in progress! Share your stories for free, or join our private community. Website | About | Facebook | Instagram
FREE COURSE:
How to be a Faith-Inspired Author Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be a better writer! Start this course
Creating broken characters and stories of hope with Tasha Kazanjian
Tasha has a fascination for realistic, gritty stories that push characters to discover their depths. It's a little surprising then she sees herself as Lucy in Narnia, open to wonder and creativity. But it is that openness that drives her fascination for broken characters truly open to reality, as beautiful and harsh as it is, and honoring authenticity in their adventuring. Most importantly, stories should point to hope, however dark the world seems, as a way to show redemption and change.
ABOUT TASHA KAZANJIAN
Tasha writes fantasy, usually for either middle grade or adult markets. Currently, she's working on a couple of short stories for an indie publisher, and revising an adult fantasy novel featuring ice age dragons. She loves reading, usually old books, and watching either Studio Ghibli movies or 80s flicks (the more synth music, the better). And when not doing any of that (or working), she's probably baking. Instagram | Instagram: The Catholic Imagination | Goodreads
ABOUT THIS SHOW: LEGENDMAKERS Interviews, convos, and community news about LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Discover new worlds, support your favorite authors, share your works in progress! Share your stories for free, or join our private community. Website | About | Facebook | Instagram
FREE COURSE: How to be a Faith-Inspired Author Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be a better writer! Start this course
Graphic Novels, Hero Monks, & Phantom Phoenix Superheroes with Philip Kosloski
Philip never thought he'd be creating graphic novels. But after discerning out of seminary, he went on to blog about symbolism in Lord of the Rings and write about spiritual traditions. Today, he heads up Voyage Comics, and has created the 'Finnian' saga, and is breaking ground with a new superhero. His passion is exploring how Catholics face spiritual drama, violence and adventure through the rich, fun visuals of comics.
ABOUT PHILIP KOSLOSKI
Philip Kosloski graduated from the University of Saint Thomas in Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in philosophy and Catholic studies and a master's degree in theology from the Augustine Institute. He is currently a spirituality writer for Aleteia.org and has been featured on such places as The Huffington Post, Crisis Magazine, The Catholic Herald, Catholic Exchange, National Catholic Register and EWTN Radio. SHOP COMICS
ABOUT THIS SHOW: LEGENDMAKERS
Interviews, convos, and community news about LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION
The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Discover new worlds, support your favorite authors, share your works in progress! Share your stories for free, or join our private community. Website | About | Facebook | Instagram
FREE COURSE: How to be a Faith-Inspired Author
Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be a better writer! Start this course
Dragons and YA Christian Fantasy with Christina Weigand
Christina and Dominic talk young adult Christian fantasy, with dragons - as a pantser! Each time she tries to outline a novel, it stalls. Find out how she's made writing work with simple constraints and plenty of creativity. A mother of 4, she shares her journey writing a trilogy as a prologue to an older tale. Today she's working toward a new novel!
ABOUT CHRISTINA WEIGAND
Christina Weigand’s a writer, wife, and mother of three grown children and a middle school daughter. She is also Nana to three granddaughters. She lives with her husband and youngest daughter in Pennsylvania, returning there after a short sabbatical in Washington. Currently, she’s working on fantasy novels and inspirational writing. Through her writing, she strives to share the Word of God and help people young and old to realize the love and mercy He has for everyone. When she’s not writing, she’s active in her local Church, Bible Study, and volunteering at her daughter’s school helping the children develop a love for reading and writing. Jesus fills her home with love as she shares Him through her writing. Website
ABOUT THIS SHOW: LEGENDMAKERS Interviews, convos, and community news about LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Discover new worlds, support your favorite authors, share your works in progress! Share your stories for free, or join our private community. Website | About | Facebook | Instagram
FREE COURSE: How to be a Faith-Inspired Author Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be a better writer! Start this course
Fusing Harry Potter with Brother Cadfael in the 'Harwood Mysteries' - Antony Kolenc | LegendFiction
Antony Kolenc is a law professor, retired Air Force officer, and author of multiple books and articles, as well as a fiction series for teens from Loyola Press. Tony's medieval series, "The Harwood Mysteries," currently has four books, and it has already won eight book awards. Website
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Alien worlds, morals, and Markmakers with Mary Woods | LegendFiction
Mary Jessica Woods was raised and homeschooled in the Chicago suburbs, where she read as many adventure stories as she could get her hands on. At the age of ten, she realized she was doomed to be a writer and has been following the muse ever since. Still seeking adventure, she headed out west to Wyoming Catholic College, where she climbed mountains, rappelled off cliffs, and studied the Great Books.
After graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in the Liberal Arts, she returned to the Midwest to work as an editor. Mary also volunteers as an editorial assistant for the literary magazine Dappled Things, and her nonfiction has appeared in America Magazine, Catholic World Report, and First Things. In her mind, she spends most of her time on distant planets or alien spaceships, but she actually lives in rural Michigan. WEBSITE
ABOUT MARKMAKER: He swore to paint the truth. Now he is living a lie. For the Noxxiin people, tattoos define identity: they commemorate birth, ancestry, accomplishments—even crimes. As a tattoo artist living on an ancient generation ship, Mariikel Serix has sworn to record the truth. So when he becomes an unwilling accomplice in the banishment of an innocent man, he is horrified that he has broken his oath—and his eyes are opened to the misery of the Underbelly, the realm of the outcasts. Get the book
ABOUT THIS SHOW: LEGENDMAKERS
Interviews, convos, and community news about LegendFiction, the creative community for Catholic & Orthodox fiction writers! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let’s inspire your faith and your fiction.
ABOUT LEGENDFICTION
The creative community for modern Catholic & Orthodox authors. Discover new worlds, support your favorite authors, share your works in progress! Share your stories for free, or join our private community. Website | About | Facebook | Instagram
FREE COURSE: How to be a Catholic Author
Helping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be a better Catholic! Start this course