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underbelly of writing fantasy, creativity, and the business side of things.
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EPISODE 16: G. Owean Wears
Editor, publisher and writer

Greetings fellow Mythics!

Easter is upon us (at the time of recording) but sadly not a single hot cross bun or chocolate egg was eaten whilst I chatted to the extremely delightful and talented G. Owen Wears, editor, publisher, and writer.

Well known for publishing the Exterus short stories anthology collection, his novels ‘The Pellucid Witch’, ‘The Place of Stars and Bones: A Novel of Weird Fantasy’ and ‘Journeyman in Gray’ (under his pen name Linus de Beville), Owen his just launched ‘NEW EXTERUS - Vol. 1: The Journal of the Speculative, the Fantastic & the Bizarre.’

A few years ago Owen contacted my asking if I’d review the first volume of Exterus for The Bottled Imp YouTube Channel and I said yes! I’m glad I did as the collection was a wonderful mix of pulp fantasy, horror and the bizarre, right up my alley so to speak! Since then Owen has published a further seven collections of which we have reviewed a few more.

So when I was thinking of March’s guest, his name popped into my head and it was the perfect fit. We chatted for over two and a half hours, covering subjects as serious as alcoholism, micro breweries, to fond memories of classic magazines such as Weird Tales, Amazing Stories and Interzone, Owen’s lucky number, Mark Lawrence’s ‘Broken Empire’ series, George R. R. Martin’s ‘Game of Thrones’, his love of comic books, fantasy illustrations and artists, running a publishing company, his inspiration for writing his own fantasy stories, and much, much more – as I say it is two and a half hours of pure entertainment and intrigue!

And of course we play ‘Consider the Fantasy Consequences!’ so everyone’s happy.

I hope you enjoy this Mythical Tales from Edra episode lovingly recorded from The Rusty Axe Tavern, the pub where no one can hear you scream...

Once again, no actual pubs were visited in the making of this pubcast…

To buy ‘NEW EXTERUS - Vol. 1: The Journal of the Speculative, the Fantastic & the Bizarre’:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/NEW-EXTERUS-Journal-Speculative-Fantastic/dp/B08ZBBZH3C/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=G.+Owen+Wears&qid=1616843377&sr=8-7

To find out more about Owen and Exterus visit:
https://www.facebook.com/Exterusmagazine

You can catch up on all previous episodes by visiting www.talesfromedra.com

May the magic of stories flow through you, always...

Ken
The Mythic Storyteller.

May the magic of stories flow through you, always...

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EPISODE 13: Jonathan Green
Author, editor and games designer

Greetings fellow Mythics!

This month we’ve a very talented and creative guest in the guise of author, editor, and games designer Jonathan Green. Well known for penning seven Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, five Doctor Who novels, and eighteen Pax Britannia novels, Jonathan is the author of over seventy books!

From 2015 Jonathan launched his ACE gamebook series and to date there have been five books published with the sixth Dracula: Curse of the Vampire due this year (2021). He also has started to develop and write RPGs with ‘‘Twas’ and his currently live Kickstarter campaign for ‘Heorot’.

We chat about Jonathan’s writing influences, his early career breaking into freelance writing, his Fighting Fantasy, Doctor Who and ACE gamebook writing career amongst other things. Oh, and we find out Jonathan’s favourite tipple!

And yes, we play ‘Consider the Fantasy Consequences!’ so everyone’s happy.

I hope you enjoy this Mythical Tales from Edra episode lovingly recorded from the delightful Drop of Dew Inn.

Once again, no actual pubs were visited in the making of this pubcast…

To find out more about Jonathan and to buy his books, visit:
http://jonathangreenauthor.blogspot.com

HEOROT - Role-Playing in the World of Beowulf Beastslayer Kickstarter campaign:
http://kck.st/3cxP7mb

You can catch up on all previous episodes by visiting www.talesfromedra.com

May the magic of stories flow through you, always...

Ken
The Mythic Storyteller.

May the magic of stories flow through you, always...

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EPISODE 12: Julian Newman Turner
Photographer and film maker

Greetings fellow Mythics!

Due to UK Lockdown 2.0, no actual pubs were visited in the making of this pubcast, although let’s pretend we’re in The Travellers’ Nook Tavern, shall we?

Massively excited to chat with Julian Newman Turner, photographer and film maker, about his creative journey. You may know him as one half of the fantasy YouTube channel ‘The Bottled Imp’, (I’m the other half, but you probably know that already!) but he is much more, obviously. Starting out as an actor, Julian ran his own theatre company, Big Bubble Productions, before taking up photography and film making (Lucid Dreams Pictures).

In the warmth of The Travellers’ Nook Tavern, we chat about the his acting experiences, running a creative business, making films on a shoestring, and the joy, but also the struggles, of being creative, and Julian’s latest creative venture, the YouTube channel ‘Mindspuke’.

We also discover Julian’s preferences when we play ‘Consider the Fantasy Consequences!’

I hope you enjoy this Mythical Tales from Edra episode lovingly recorded from The Travellers’ Nook Tavern, where the beer is warm and the locals are cold!

Check out Julian’s fantastic photography website ‘Lucid Dream Pictures’:

www.luciddreampictures.com

Also check out his YouTube channel ‘Mindspuke’:
www.youtube.com/channel/UCglHQYBabHQX_c2-WMtyEaw

Ken
The Mythic Storyteller.

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EPISODE 11: Arthur Kidawa - World of Monsters
Writer, film maker, and host of World of Monsters

Greetings fellow Mythics!

There’s a lot of chat to be had when interviewing engaging guests. So much in fact September’s pubcast is in two parts! Double the fun!

Once again, no actual pubs were visited in the making of this pubcast, although let’s pretend we’re in The Bleeding Badger Tavern, shall we?

Hugely thrilled to invite Arthur Kidawa, the man (or monster?) behind the ‘World of Monsters’ YouTube channel, into our warm and friendly (well, warm at least!) pub as we chat monsters (naturally), creating a YouTube channel, starting a Patreon to share your creations, creating art, travelling the world, and even spirituality!

We also discover Arthur’s preferences when we play ‘Consider the Fantasy Consequences!’

I hope you enjoy this Mythical Tales from Edra episode lovingly recorded from The Bleeding Badger Tavern, where the beer is warm and the locals are cold!

Check out Arthur’s fantastic ‘World of Monsters’ YouTube channel:
https://www.patreon.com/worldofmonsters​

Also check out his monstrous Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/worldofmonsters

Ken
The Mythic Storyteller.

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EPISODE 10: Gavin Boyter
Writer, film maker, ultra-runner (and my cousin!)

Greetings fellow Mythics!

We loved the two-part special last month so much we decided to do it again! Well, almost. It wasn’t planned but this month’s special guest and myself rambled on for an age! So, this is Part 1 with Part 2 out soon. Probably by the time you read this.

“Keep it in the family they say,” so I did! This month’s special guest is a writer, a film maker, an ultra-runner, but more importantly he’s my cousin! It’s Gavin Boyter...

Once again, no actual pubs were visited in the making of this pubcast, although let’s pretend we’re in The Rusty Axe Tavern, shall we?

I first met Gavin, unsurprisingly, when we were kids; my family lived in Hertfordshire with his living in Edinburgh. Once a year for a good many a year, I would be excited to travel up on the night coach and spend a week or so visiting all of my Scottish recitatives. Normally we’d spend a day or so with Gavin and his family and I’ve fond memories of jumping off swings in the park, making up silly stories, and generally buffooning around with him, my brother and his sister.

As a kid, you rarely think about what people will be doing in ten, two or even thirty years time or what journey in life they have taken. Gavin has lead an interesting and some would say, unconventional life. He has written and directed a feature film, ‘Sparks and Embers’, written a published book, ‘Downhill From Here,’ and has another one, ‘Running the Orient,’ due out next month (14th August).

As we delved into various subjects such as the nature of creativity, early forays into the film making business, and his failed attempts at writing a novel, I discovered there is a lot more to Gavin than I knew, and we’re family!

I hope you enjoy this Mythical Tales from Edra episode lovingly recorded from The Rusty Axe Tavern, the only pub in Ferrum’s Forge to serve Old Giant’s Toe.

As you can see from the links below, Gavin’s been a very busy boy:
Primal Scream video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxG4h_As61o
The Veils video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPsd2XaBKzc
Beyond: https://youtu.be/jiPwK3aeq6Y
Sparks and Embers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6il8mlEydA
Downhill From Here:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Downhill-Here-Running-OGroats-Lands/dp/1910985627
Running the Orient:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Running-Orient-Gavin-Boyter/dp/1912101378

Ken in music video ‘Let’s Get Outta Here’, Madina Lake:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC9EJwtC_Wc

Ken
The Mythic Storyteller.

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EPISODE 9: Sally Straw (with God)
Theology graduate from Leeds University, a religious studies teacher, and a good all rounder

Greetings fellow Mythics!

This time is different. Different from last month’s episode and that was also different!

Special guest Sally Straw and myself made our way to Barden Clumps, a beautiful little bit of woodland, and made it our virtual pub garden for an afternoon. No actual pub gardens were visited in the making of this pubcast.

This month’s show is also different in content. Rather than finding out more about our guest, their creative processes and projects, I thought it was time to chat about a topic I’ve been wanting to delve into for a while: is the Bible a fantasy book?

To guide us through this fascinating topic is someone more qualified to do so than me (not very hard!), is Sally Straw. She is a theology graduate from Leeds University, a religious studies teacher, and a good all rounder. We focus on fantasy creatures of the bible. We’re they really fantasy or real? Or were they just a mistranslation from the original language?

We hope to discover the truth. We don’t find it obviously, as it’s impossible to know, but we did have a jolly interesting fining out while the booze was flowing and the snacks were snacking.

I hope you enjoy this Mythical Tales from Edra episode lovingly recorded from the beautiful Barden Clumps.

You can catch up on all previous episodes by visiting www.talesfromedra.com
May the magic of storytelling flow through you, always...

Ken
The Mythic Storyteller.

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EPISODE 8: Olly Mc
Photographer, performer, games designer,
and storyteller

This time it's different. This is the Mythical Tales from Edra Virtual Pubcast: Lock-In Edition! Yes, this edition comes from The Sword & Flagon Inn, but before you say, “How’s that possible?” it's by the magic of the virtual realm. No actual pubs were visited in the making of this pubcast.
We chat (among other things) about Olly’s love of Fighting Fantasy, Legend, Role Playing Games. We also delve deeper into the business side of trying to forge a career as a creative by chatting about Olly’s current card game series, The StoryMaster's Tales Hybrid Roleplaying Game, and his fantasy storytelling theatre based in Rye. All while I get drunk on cider...

If you’d like to know more about Olly and all his creative endeavours visit:
The StoryMaster's Tales Weirding Woods Games:
www.legend-photography.com/the-storymasters-tales

The School of Wizards and Witches Theatre Shows:
www.legend-photography.com/wizards-and-witches-school

Fantasy Photography:
www.legend-photography.com

Twitter: @World_of_Legend

Facebook:
The StoryMaster's Tales Hybrid Roleplaying Games

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EPISODE 6: Rich Nairn
Author and artist, cartoonist, podcaster, YouTuber, and illustrator of ‘The Legends of Grimous Ironblood’

Rich Nairn joins me as we chat about, among other things, Rich’s theory about the colour gold and beer, how Canterbury hates him, our time spent as extras on the feature film ‘Hugo’, his time spent as a cinema projectionist, and the tricky business of earning a living from being creative, including setting up a Patreon page. We also learn the even more stranger side of Rich as he plays 'Consider the Consequences!' If you’d like to know more about Rich and his art, visit www.theartfuldoodler.co.uk

I hope you enjoy this Tales from Edra episode lovingly recorded from The White Horse Pub, Hertford, Hertfordshire.

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EPISODE 5: Kate Miller
Author, playwright, editor, and co-founder
and co-director of Pins and Feathers Theatre

Kate Miller joins me as we were warmed by the open log fire and chatted, among other things, Kate’s early career as a journalist, how I never remember my lines in her plays, the woes and joys of setting up community theatre, her new crime novel, and Sherlock Holme’s love of bee keeping! We also learn the stranger side of Kate as she plays 'Consider the Consequences!' I hope you enjoy this Tales from Edra episode lovingly recorded from The Old Cross Tavern, in Hertford Hertfordshire.

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EPISODE 4: Kedric Winks
Games designer & soap maker

This month tabletop games designer and soap maker Kedric Winks joins me as we huddled around our ales and chatted, among other things, about how wrong my pub stats were, the pleasures of craft beers, He-Man, D&D, fantasy board games, and soap, Harmless soap! We also learn the stranger side of Kedric as he plays 'Consider the Consequences!' I hope you enjoy this Tales from Edra episode lovingly recorded from The Old Transporter Ale House, Henlow, Bedfordshire.

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EPISODE 3: E. L. Johnson
Fantasy writer & singer

This month I'm joined by fantasy writer and singer E. L. Johnson. We gathered around the fireplace and discussed, among other things, how to tell how old a medieval manuscript is just from the handwriting, which bribe was taken, the fantasy novel Wolf's Blood, and my hairy back! We also learn the stranger side of Erin as she plays 'Consider the Consequences!' I hope you enjoy this Tales from Edra episode lovingly recorded from The White Horse Pub in Hertford, Hertfordshire.
 
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EPISODE 2: KATIE SHERIDAN
Actress & writer

This month I'm joined by actor and writer Katie Sheriden. We discuss, among other things, Katie’s childhood rise to fame, the joys of writing your own web series, her insight into the day-to-day struggles of auditions, plus we eat a Toblerone! We also learn the stranger side of Katie as she plays 'Consider the Consequences!' Oh, and we chat to a dog! I hope you enjoy this Tales from Edra episode lovingly recorded from The George Inn in Eton, Windsor.

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EPISODE 1: VICKIE HOLDEN-SWINTON
Storyteller, performer, & writer

This month I'm joined by storyteller, performer, and co-director of Pakiki Theatre, Vickie Holden-Swinton. We discuss, among other things, Vickie's unusual path into performing, her historic puppet venture with the V & A Museum, her current projects and the time Vickie and myself took a show up to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We also learn the weirder side of Vickie as she plays 'Consider the Consequences!' Oh, and I get recognized by a local punter! I hope you enjoy this Tales from Edra episode lovingly recorded from The White Horse Pub in Hertford.

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