Nomes & Vic talk about Books

Victoria Stanham & Naomi Kuttner
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Conversations on books we like, stories, writing craft and Other Stuff. 

Episodes

  1. 3d ago

    Episode 6: Comedy of Manners & Writing Process

    Things we talk about: Pride & Prejudice A Civil Campaign Pygmalion Steering the Craft - Ursula le Guin, Left Hand of Darkness Gaslamp Fantasy vs Comedy of Manners vs Fantasy of Manners Oscar Wilde Gaudy Night Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell The Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin The Secret of Monkey Island Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall Daily Rituals by Mason Currey Embodying the characters while writing vs method acting

  2. Aug 24

    Episode 5 - Children's Books & Magical Realism

    We talk about: Dr Seuss - Cat in the Hat Maurice Sendak - Where the Wild Things Are Judith Kerr - Mog Books, Tiger Who Came for Tea Not now, Bernard Shirley Jackson - The Lottery, Jack the Ripper Quentin Blake Alan Lee John Howe Tolkien Calvin & Hobbes Terry Pratchett Star Wars CS Lewis - Narnia

  3. Aug 17

    Episode 4: Your Story's Theme

    We talked about: RWNZ conference Keynote speakers TL Swan, Jennifer Hilt, Nalini Singh Shannon Curtis on theme Aesop's Fables Stephen King's 'On Writing' 'The Lottery' & 'The Witch' - Shirley Jackson The Merchant of Venice Pride and Prejudice A Room with a View - E.M. Forster Willa Cather - My Mortal Enemy The Titanic

  4. Aug 10

    NZ Skip navigation Search Create 1 Avatar image Episode 3: Manuscript Trimming, Narrative Occasion, and Origin Stories

    In this video, we discuss: The Word Loss Diet - https://amzn.to/4wVqAxI Filter words Narrative occasion The Retired Assassin's Guide to Amateur Theatrics Using RPG's as a way to create a story / world build Basque legends & words informing the story's cosmology Responsibility of an author to create a story that shapes your world A Christmas Carol Challenges of taking a story from one genre into another

  5. Aug 3

    Short Stories, Twists, & Fooling Readers

    Books & Stories mentioned: - The Retired Assassin's Guide to Amateur Theatrics - The Lottery - Shirley Jackson - The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson - Chivalry - Neil Gaiman - Where the Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak - The Tiger Who Came for Tea - Judith Kerr - Agatha Christie

  6. Aug 3

    Epidsode 2: All things cosy (+ jump scares!)

    Books & movies mentioned: The Famous Five - Enid Blyton Dorothy Sayers Sherlock Holmes Ngaio Marsh No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Rivers of London - Ben Aaronovitch Agatha Christie Thursday Murder Club cat steals the show: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/15Wy9kj3bNE Dungeon Crawler Carl The Retired Assassin's Guide to Country Gardening Victoria's as-yet unnamed book!

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Conversations on books we like, stories, writing craft and Other Stuff. 

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  • Creator
    Victoria Stanham & Naomi Kuttner
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
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