Writing Excuses: Writing Excuses 10.28: Polytheism in Fiction, with Marie Brennan
July 14, 2015 3:34 PM - Subscribe
Marie Brennan joins us for a discussion of polytheism (and really any belief system) in our fiction.
Audiobook Pick-of-the-Week: The Winner's Curse, by Marie Rutkowski, narrated by Justine Eyre
Writing Prompt: Use the Belief System Generator, and then write a prayer that works in the belief system that it generates.
(And tangential and fun, Marie Brennan and Mary Robinette Kowal write fanfic in each other's worlds.
Audiobook Pick-of-the-Week: The Winner's Curse, by Marie Rutkowski, narrated by Justine Eyre
Writing Prompt: Use the Belief System Generator, and then write a prayer that works in the belief system that it generates.
(And tangential and fun, Marie Brennan and Mary Robinette Kowal write fanfic in each other's worlds.
Ooh. I have just been on a kick of reading both Kowal and Brennan, so this is perfect timing. Thanks for posting!
posted by ocherdraco at 4:16 PM on July 14, 2015
posted by ocherdraco at 4:16 PM on July 14, 2015
Thanks for bringing this podcast up, I'll have to check it out!
posted by selfnoise at 2:30 PM on July 22, 2015
posted by selfnoise at 2:30 PM on July 22, 2015
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I actually have notes for a fantasy novel that deliberately screws around with DnD 2e pantheon generator stuff. It may never get actually written, but I had more fun sketching out what being a cleric of a True Neutral deity would look like day-to-day than I have for a long time.
posted by restless_nomad at 3:36 PM on July 14, 2015