Myth & Magic — The Fantasy Writers Kitbag
Hi, and welcome to Myth & Magic.
On my PODCAST show I explore folklore and fantasy themes with topics aimed at creative writers…
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Start writing fantasy stories and challenge your brain with exciting ideas… dip into this fantasy writer’s kitbag. Learn how fantasy writers draw on real world history, mythology, and folklore. And there’s weekly news from the world of fantasy fiction, plus fabulous creatures, studies on folk tales, nature fables and lots more mythical & magical fun…
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Episode One : 31m:25s
Tolkein’s Black Country, Godiva, Zee, St John’s Wort, Anansi, Confabultion
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Episode Two : 25m:05s
The Wrekin, The Horned God, Toni Morrison (RIP), Swan Maiden, Eaton – the “real” Hogwarts
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Episode Three : 23m:15s
Achelous, Thames, Lammastide, Chronos, Grianan of Aileach, Dagda, VERÐIR, Naiads, Bildungsroman
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Episode Four : 26m:15s
Oakley Court, fantasy -v- sci-fi, ancient stone circles, aliens -v- faeries, griffin, fat hen
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Episode Five : 25m:15s
Four darkly magical castles, indigo children, Cerne Abbas Giant, Belladonna, Cockatrice
Episode Six : 20m:5s
Chateau Brametourte, apotropaic marks, the Rapunzel myth, Michael Swanwick, Sunflower
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Episode Seven : 31m:25s
Exmoor, Pixie Mythology, Withypool, phantom cats and mystery cats, Morning Glory
Episode Eight : 30m:25s
Prepping for NaNoWriMo, Markstein’s criteria, A Hero’s Journey, Celts, Blackberry
Episode Nine : 32m:25s
Building toponymy, YA Fantasy therianthropy, skinwalkers, Selkies/Finfolk, Bulrush
Episode Ten : 20m:25s
Origin of vampires, Whitby, Asgard Fall, Piratical Bristol, conkers
Episode Eleven : 24m:25s
Gothic keywords, what it is to be Bohemian, Bogles & Boggarts, hops
Episode Twelve : 30m:25s
Life of author Roald Dahl, historical differences between Duchy, County and old Shire
Episode Thrirteen :25m:20s
The liminal period, the origin of Jack o’ Lantern, Yalis, Neeps
Episode Fourteen :28m:05s
The definition of a wizard. Are all wizards connected? The Staffordshire Hoard, Dragon Gold
Episode Fifteen : 26m:25s
Warlocks, Daemonologie, Britannia’s Roman roads, Chekhov’s Gun, the Wake Robin
Episode Sixteen : 25m:25s
Are The Enchantress, Coventina, Vagdavercustis, Ceridwen, Viviane / Nimue & Saint Brigid of Kildare
Episode Seventeen : 39m:15s
Yulefather, Origins of Santa Claus, Sinterklaas, Saint Nicholas of Myra, Yule Goat, Krampus, mistletoe
Episode Eighteen : 22m:25s
Hogmanay, Enki, the origins of January, part one of joint fantasy fiction project; the big idea
Episode Nineteen : 19m:25s
Seven fantasy plots for your next fiction project, Begin study into classical Rome: who was there before Romans?
Episode Twenty : 46m:0s
Apple Wassail, The Apple Man, Twelfth Night, create a 3D character for your novel, the Pantheon of the Roman Gods
Episode Twenty One : 40m:0s
The land of the Canti, Reculver Castle, the different types of P.O.V. , the expansion of the Roman State
Episode Twenty Two: 36m:09s
Daphne du Maurier, Jamaica Inn, how the Romans absorbed the Greek civilization and became “greek” themselves
Episode Twenty Three: 29m:12s
Isle of Thanet, What is Shrove Tuesday? Was Dickens the world’s first authorpreneur?
Episode Twenty Four: 37m:16s
Conjure bewonderment, definition of magical, Dickens is good for mental health, Roman invasion of Britannia
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Episode Twenty Five: 24m:06s
The definition of magic, ceremonial magic -v- sympathetic magic, the the daffodil
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Episode Twenty Six: 32m:00s
Swords & swordplay, talismans, St Patrick, Lorelei, Betony, House of Earth & Blood, Sarah J. Maas
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Episode Twenty Seven: 35m:20s
Using Sorcery in your fantasy fiction, the imagery of feathers, Vampire Bats, existential crises, the primrose
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Episode Twenty Eight : 30m:20s
Using wonder in your fantasy fiction, create a credible magic system for your project, anemone
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Episode Twenty Nine : 27m:20s
What is epic? Anchorites and anchorholds, creating chimaeras, bluebell
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Neil Mach 