Recent Novel Ideas Episodes…
GeekDads James and Erik talk with GeekMom Natania Barron about breaking characters to make a plot work.
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Author: Erik Wecks
McConaughey Reacts to the ‘Star Wars’ Trailer!
Matthew McConaughey reacts to the ‘Star Wars’ trailer released yesterday.
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Novel Ideas: Season 2, Episode 10
Today James Floyd Kelly and I discuss how a new writer can use blogging as a way to expand their reach and improve their skills.
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‘Planet Nigeria,’ a Short Story by Erik Wecks
A man opens his door to find a police detective ready to ask him uncomfortable questions about his girlfriend.
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Want to Learn Tabletop RPGs? Here’s the Perfect Place to Start
RPG rulebooks can be ridiculously intimidating for new players. ‘Pathfinder’ has a new book designed specifically to cut through all the clutter.
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Novel Ideas: Season 2, Episode 9
Everyone says that an author should have a social media presence, but there are right ways and wrong ways for authors to go online.
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Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: Interactive RPG Module: ‘The Lost Dungeons of Xon’
‘The Lost Dungeons of Xon’ Kickstarter uses an interactive PDF to simplify life for the GM. It’s now on Kickstarter, and it’s a great bargain…
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Novel Ideas: Season 2, Episode 8
James and Erik ask whether a coming of age story leaves us mere mortals waiting for our invitation to Hogwarts.
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The Pi Day of the Century
Can you use Pi to solve these problems from NASA’s JPL before Pi day this Saturday?
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This Is Way Better Than Novel Ideas
Novel Ideas is away from the laptop this week, but we have some great content for you. We’ll be back next week with a new episode.
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Novel Ideas: Season 2, Episode 6
Fellow GeekDad Matt Forbeck joins us to discuss his forthcoming Halo novel.
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Novel Ideas: Season 2, Episode 5
Andy Weir’s book The Martian started as an indie published book. We’ll look at the success and ask how it became a traditionally published hit?
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Novel Ideas: Season 2, Episode 4
Everyone gets stuck when writing. There’s an art to taking a break.
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Novel Ideas: Season 2, Episode 3
Viewer Cindy sent us a whole bunch of great questions. We tackled some of them today.
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Novel Ideas: Season 2, Episode 2 Tech Books
GeekDad James Floyd Kelly is an accomplished technical writer with more than twenty books published. He is an expert at proposing books and meeting deadlines. We’ll discuss his writing process and how he has built a career from writing technology books.
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HoloLens: The Future or Just a Sideshow?
GeekDads James Floyd Kelly and Erik Wecks debate the merits and the pitfalls of Microsoft’s jaw-dropping HoloLens.
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Novel Ideas, Season 2: Episode 1
Novel Ideas is a new to GeekDad podcast on writing, books and DIY publishing.
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GeekDad Live Interview of Daniel Wilson! Thursday!
Daniel Wilson’s got a new video game. We’ll interview him live, Thursday, 1:30 PM Pacific, 9:30 PM GMT.
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Congratulations to the Orion Team!
Earlier today NASA successfully tested the Orion capsule, designed to take astronauts beyond low Earth orbit.
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The Perfect Gift for Any Pathfinder Fiend
The Pathfinder Monster Codex is a great addition to any Pathfinder library, providing unique and useful content on twenty popular races of monster.
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How Anita Sarkeesian Made Me a Better Writer
Anita Sarkeesian has had a major impact on my work. It’s better because of her.
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Story Con 2014 Arrives This Saturday In Vancouver Washington
Story Con is a convention laser-focused on helping readers find their next great book.
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NASA Awards Contracts for Manned Flights
NASA granted contracts to two companies for manned spaceflights to and from the International Space Station.
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NASA: “Major Announcement” Regarding Manned Flight (Watch Live)
Today NASA says it has “a major announcement” about the Commercial Crew Transportation program. Watch live at 4pm Eastern.
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Adjustable Monitor Stand Makes Any Desk a Standing Desk
The “Lift” adjustable monitor stand by Uncaged Ergonomics can make any desk a sit/stand desk.
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Space News from TMRO Today!
The vidcast TMRO is the ideal way for a space geek to stay caught up on the latest news on government and private efforts to bring humanity to the stars.
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The Digits: STEM WebTV for Kids
The Digits is a STEM focused web TV program for kids ages three to six.
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Matthew Mather and the Emerging New Path in Publishing
Matthew Mather has had tremendous success as in indie author in the last year. The means to his success may represent a new normal in publishing.
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Great Geek Debates: Disney Princesses vs. Hayao Miyazaki
Miyazaki’s female leads offer a far more complex picture of what it means to be a person. They often have agency outside of their relationships to men.
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PAX Geek Parenting Panel Covers a Lot of Ground
Last Saturday geek parents and geek kids got together at PAX to talk about raising the next generation of geeks.
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