Sex is becoming more and more prevalent in books, especially self-published ebooks. Is it necessary to sell a book? How much sex should writers be putting into their books? Brent and Erik check out this steamy…
What is The Iron Harvest? – Episode 059
- January 25, 2016
- Tagged as: the iron harvest, the lead cloak
Guess what? Erik’s new book, The Iron Harvest is out! We talk about the world of the trilogy he’s created, how writing a second book in a planned trilogy differs from writing the first or the third, and…
How do you write a book? How do you get from Chapter 1 to those magical two words … The End? (Not to mention writing 80,000 words or so in the middle.) Brent and Erik tackle the…
Writers don’t often talk about failure. But, almost by definition, writers will fail either artistically or commercially at some point. As Brent says, how we deal with failure determines whether we will be a successful artist. Your…
Brent and Erik go into detail about the marketing steps they take to launch a book. This episode also contains an offer to be a beta reader from Brent for his next book! Your Hosts…
Is Movie Sex Actually Sexy? – Episode 012
- August 26, 2014
- Tagged as: bound, brokeback mountain, carnal knowledge, come undone, fast times at ridgemont high, game of thrones, ghost, mulholland drive, notorious, sin city, spartacus, splice, storytelling, summertime, the dreamers, the graduate, the last picture show, the lead cloak, the thomas crown affair, wall-e, wild reeds
Is movie sex actually sexy? We ask the question, and look at why some scenes are sexy (and why some are terrible), why there is sex in movies at all, and why there are so few gay…
Should writers self-publish? Brent Hartinger and Erik Hanberg continue the discussion from Part I by talking about their decisions to traditionally publish or self-publish their books. Your Hosts Brent Hartinger Erik Hanberg Media Consumed This Episode Geography Club (book)…
“Should writers self-publish?” is the biggest question writers are facing today. Authors Brent Hartinger and Erik Hanberg talk about the trends affecting book publishing as authors weigh this big decision. (Discussion continued in Part II)…
HBO says: “It’s not TV. It’s HBO.” Is that true? Is HBO just plain better than regular TV? Media Carnivores takes on how HBO has transformed television. Subscribe! via iTunes on Stitcher Podcast Feed: https://mediacarnivores.com/feed/podcast/ (Can be cut…
Why Do So Many Summer Blockbusters Suck? – Episode 002
- May 14, 2014
- Tagged as: about last night, batman, battlestar galactica, buffy the vampire slayer, cheers, crater lake monster, face/off, hamlet, inception, iron man 3, man of steel, robin hood, snow white and the huntsman, superman, superman returns, teenage mutant ninja turtles, the amazing spiderman, the avengers, the dark knight, the green lantern, the hunger games, the lead cloak, v for vendetta, veronica mars, watchmen
Welcome to Episode 002 of Media Carnivores! In our second episode, it’s fitting that we take on Hollywood sequels, remakes, adaptations, and the summer blockbuster season. Subscribe! via iTunes on Stitcher Podcast Feed: https://mediacarnivores.com/feed/podcast/ (Can be cut…