Episode 136 - So you want to write for Black Library?

The Independent Characters | Warhammer 40k Podcast

Carl Tuttle

Workshop, Marine, Space, Tyranid, Warhammer, Eldar, Leisure, Hobbies, Forge, Ork, 40k, World, Games

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🗓️ 2 July 2016

⏱️ 121 minutes

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Summary

Many gamers feel like they have always had that novel inside of them, if they could just get the time to write it all down...

Episode 136 focuses on what it takes for your submissions to Black Library to get noticed. Who knows, maybe you could be the next great Black Library author! To help us out with this we have brought in three experts:

Guy Haley is probably one of the most prolific authors in Black Library to date. He writes more short stories and novels than just about any other author today. He also provides us a wealth of information on what the "Do's and Dont's" are when submitting material or pitching ideas, from an experienced writers perspective.

We also speak with Justin Hill, one of the newer authors for Black Library (but by no means a new author!) about his experience in getting his foot in the door to write Warhammer 40k fiction.

And finally we speak to the legend himself, Nick Kyme. Not only an author for Black Library, but first and foremost, one of the editors behind the portal that Ahriman himself searches for! As an editor, he and his peers are the literal gatekeepers to what does and does not get published by Black Library. He provides a wealth of information about what should go into your pitch for a story, and more importantly what should NOT go into it!

Time Stamps:

0:00:00 - Show Intro and Host Introduction
0:03:35 - Workbench and Hobby Progress
0:43:30 - Interview with Guy Haley of Black Library
1:12:30 - Interview with Justin Hill of Black Library
1:30:40 - Interview with Nick Kyme of Black Library
1:56:20 - Show Closing

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0:00.0	I'm going to Welcome to the independent characters episode 136. This is Carl Carl this is Justin and we are
0:25.1	missing a Don today apparently he got a last minute deal on a on a jet bike yeah
0:29.9	is the jet bike dealership he's getting a new motorcycle is that a is it a jet bike dealership? He's getting a new motorcycle.
0:33.0	Wait, is it a white scar dealership or is it a blue scar dealership?
0:36.0	Interesting enough, I will bet it is painted black, but he rides it like a white scar.
0:40.0	Okay, okay, fair enough.
0:42.0	That's pretty good actually. Yeah a
0:46.9	Don is a motorcycle efficient auto. Yes he is. Dukati and I don't remember what is other real seeker seeker I don't know what his other bike is but he goes to the racetrack and racism and so
0:56.5	so that guy's everything he does yeah I see him like doing the mud and runner Spartan Runs and Bikes.
1:03.0	Speaking of Adon, you should download the latest episode of Life After the Cover Save.
1:09.6	They had Adon on as a guest for the whole episode talking about their trip to
1:13.7	Warlord Games and Games Workshop and
1:17.4	check that out.
1:18.4	When we went on to London and nodding them.
1:21.6	So it was a pretty good episode. I mean, Adon was on the whole thing. Nice.
1:25.0	Always, always entertaining. He plays a good straight man. Does he? They're not straight. Those two guys are like off the chain you know doing improv okay
1:35.2	a dawn's pretty much as a straight man okay I can't picture a dawn doing improv
1:39.3	mmm no no no so maybe if we get him drunk even that he just starts arguing with you about police police work. Oh no, don't get him drunk.
1:51.1	Anyway, a Don, we're sorry you're not here this time, but you'll be here next time.
1:56.0	We're taking all your show notes and transferring them to the next show notes forward.
1:59.2	So, yeah, we've got a fantastic show actually a fantastic topic really good if you want to be a black library author this is the absolute episode you want to listen to if you're interested in what goes into
2:16.0	Writing of black library novels and short stories and that kind of thing. This is the episode you're going to want to listen to or if you're curious about what
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