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Hi, I am AP. I am a freelance editor specialising in Develo


54:38
Discussing Historical 'Accuracy' and diversity in Fantasy Adaptation with Erikson & Esslemont
42:23
Community Q&A Part One
19:01
Narrative Writing can be Media Dependent - Engagement, Imagination, and Narrative 'Language'
22:54
Talking About Writing... Some Points We Might Consider
26:39
Being a Better Reader: Three Concepts to Think About Before Saying Character Actions Are Dumb
16:01
House of Chains From a Re-Read Perspective - Full Series Spoilers Malazan Book of the Fallen 04
23:30
A Discussion of Worldbuilding in Fantasy and a Point about The Wars of Light and Shadow
14:40
"You should never open a story with a dream sequence" - Why?
01:14:52
Writing and Editing Advice is Not 'One Size Fits All'
01:26:25
Forge of the High Mage (Paths to Ascendancy Book 04) - Non-Spoiler & Spoiler Discussion
01:06:24
Chatting about 'Likable' Characters with Ian C. Esslemont
01:07:57
Chatting with Philip Chase: Reading, Literacy, Prose, & Aspects of Good & Bad Writing
01:14:47
A Talk about House of Chains with Spoilers as well as a LOT of other stuff
22:20
Bad Writing Advice vs Good Writing Advice - A Discussion of 5 Writing 'Tips'
21:05
Reading is About More than Literacy: How to be a better reader.
22:44
Malazan Spoiler Scene Discussion - Midnight Tides Chapter 10
42:13
Is Chat GPT a good editor [should I be worried]? Will AI editors replace people like me?
25:07
Malazan Reading Order for First Read and for Re-Read
44:19
Talking about Tavore and Coltaine with Steven Erikson - Malazan Generals and Perception
21:46
Magician by Raymond E. Feist: Books that shaped my understanding of Fantasy.
19:17
Understanding Fantasy: The Tough Guide to Fantasy Land by Diana Wynne Jones
01:01:52
Talking About Authors and Reviewer Spaces
01:03:23
Talking about Genre and Fandom: AP Rants & Steven Erikson is the Voice of Reason
29:04
Re-Reading Memories of Ice (Malazan Book of the Fallen 03) - Full Series Spoilers
12:16
One Way to Become a Better Reader
34:15
Curse of the Mistwraith - Excerpt (A brief look at the writing)
01:11:50
Green Team Talks About 'The Paper Menagerie'
26:38
Censorship, Roald Dahl, and Some Points of Clarification
16:31
Re-Reading Deadhouse Gates Full Series Spoilers
21:30
Curse of the Mistwraith - Initial Thoughts
39:43
Robert E Howard as Fantasy Noir with Ian C Esslemont
01:09:21
Not all fantasy is from Tolkien : Talking about a different fantasy tradition with Steven Erikson
43:18
Gardens of the Moon - Full Malazan Spoilers with Philip Chase
24:47
Gardens of the Moon ReRead - Full Series Spoilers
40:10
Something to Look For When You Re-read The Malazan Book of the Fallen
01:07:55
Spoiler Discussion: Legend by David Gemmell (feat. Dr. Nefarious Fantasy)
13:17
06 Classic Opening Paragraphs and What They Show Us: The Thief of Always
22:59
Are Mary Sues Always a Bad Thing? (You know where this is going)
01:09:04
Talking About Writing: The Black Company & Cannery Row with Steven Erikson
19:00
The Way of Edan Prologue - Redux: Story v Plot & Exposition v Info-dump (No Philip Chase this time)
12:59
05 Classic Opening Paragraphs and What They Show Us: Another Fine Myth
30:20
Philip and AP Chat about Narrative: Base Norms, Othering, and the Challenge of 'Normalcy'.
16:49
04 Classic Opening Paragraphs and What They Show Us: Fahrenheit 451
15:47
03 Classic Opening Paragraphs and What They Show Us: White Fang
13:02
02 Classic Opening Paragraphs and What They Show Us: Pride and Prejudice
10:23
01 Classic Opening Paragraphs and What They Show Us: A Tale of Two Cities
23:19
Christmas Movies - Is Die Hard one of them? Talking about Narrative Patterns
01:10:07
Malazan Magic, Warrens, and the RPG Origins with Ian C. Esslemont
39:00
Prologue Discussion: Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind - Good Prose / Bad Prose
21:00
Willing Suspension of Disbelief and Our Part of the Compact
57:39
Talking About Writing: Magic, Malazan, and Meandering with Steven Erikson
22:48
Moving Beyond Hard and Soft Magic - One Way to Approach Magic in Worldbuilding
19:05
One Way to Separate the Art from the Artist
01:12:15
Prologue Analysis: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin with Jimmy Nutts of the Fantasy Nuttwork
12:27
Talking About Writing 06: Chapters - Who Needs Them?
14:55
Prologue : Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts (Wars of Light and Shadow Book One)
28:35
Can you 'Fix' Rings of Power Season One to Address the Common Complaints?
07:37
Witcher Renewed for Season 4, and Geralt of Rivia Re-Casting
01:25:33
Talking About Writing: Setting and Worldbuilding with Steven Erikson
31:12
Different approaches to bridging time gaps in film and TV.