Keep Writing

James S. Aaron

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Keep Writing is a podcast and YouTube Channel by James S. Aaron, author of the Aeon 14: Sentience Wars and Galactic Law series. Book reviews, notes on a writing career, work on the craft, interviews, publishing, well-being, mindset, and anything else that seems tough but important. authorjamesaaron.substack.com

Feb 13

LitRPG for normies: Operation Bounce House

Operation Bounce House is here to hold over fans of Dungeon Crawler Carl! Operation Bounce House: https://amzn.to/4s7IoD1 Gamer (2009): https://youtu.be/z88gktIxS-I This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorjamesaaron.substack.com

20 min
Feb 8

Review: A Fiction Writer's Guide to Peace by Gabriel Ertsgaard

This book may surprise you. It isn't saying characters can't fight. It expands what it can mean to fight. Ertsgaard makes strong arguments for incorporating nonviolence into characters and story, using examples from across media. Discussion of character arcs, plots and world-building, with exercise throughout to test the ideas yourself. I found it an excellent source of ideas on subverting reader expectations. Mentioned: A Writer's Guide to Peace: https://amzn.to/4017irz Nonviolence and the Hero's Duel: https://www.sfwa.org/2021/06/29/nonviolence-and-the-heros-duel/ Solarpunk and Peace Poetics: https://www.peacejusticestudies.org/chronicle/solarpunk-and-peace-poetics/ Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman: https://amzn.to/4akQS2k The Weight of Light: A Collection of Solar Punk Futures: https://csi.asu.edu/books/weight/ Fantasy Scroll Magazine: https://iulianionescu.com/fantasy-scroll-magazine/ __ Follow me on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4nfbmxK This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorjamesaaron.substack.com

36 min
Feb 4

What happened to January?

Author journal, challenges, and I got accepted into an MFA program. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorjamesaaron.substack.com

30 min
Jan 28

What Makes Dungeon Crawler Carl so Awesome?

Matt Dinniman's Dungeon Crawler Carl is one of the best first books in a series I've read in a while. Let's explore all the elements that make this book work so well. Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman: https://amzn.to/3M4rLIR Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman - https://amzn.to/4r8J9uW This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorjamesaaron.substack.com

1h 1m
Jan 16

Early Hard SF: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

I found Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne much more interesting than I expected. I talk about what I think science fiction writers can learn from this early "hard science fiction" and what probably doesn't work for modern readers. William Butcher Translation: https://amzn.to/3NvilGy The Adventures of Lumen N: https://amzn.to/49Uggwx This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorjamesaaron.substack.com

42 min
Jan 13

Has AI Joined Your Writing Group?

Some quick thoughts on considerations about generative AI and writing groups, “vibe-writing” and other ways your group should be talking about these things now before something blows up. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorjamesaaron.substack.com

8 min
Jan 6

Aspirations, Intentions and Reality 2026

A starting point for what I plan to get done in 2026. 4 Novels: Grimm's War 2: Advance By Fire Grimm's War 3: ? Lyssa's Betrayal ?? Libertycon Organizing all the stuff Spending none of the money Books mentioned: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman https://amzn.to/4ppkZej This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorjamesaaron.substack.com

35 min
Jan 3

2025 Makes Me Stranger (But Doesn't Kill Me)

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authorjamesaaron.substack.com

1h 7m

Keep Writing is a podcast and YouTube Channel by James S. Aaron, author of the Aeon 14: Sentience Wars and Galactic Law series. Book reviews, notes on a writing career, work on the craft, interviews, publishing, well-being, mindset, and anything else that seems tough but important. authorjamesaaron.substack.com

Creator

James S. Aaron
Years Active

2025 - 2026
Episodes

26
Rating

Clean
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