Author Tex Thompson tells us about her Wild West fantasy series Children of the Drought. How does an author write multiple races responsibly, and how to employ magic users while avoiding the “magical native” trope.
The StoryMen welcome professor and story expert Sarah-Jane Murray to debrief the first day of Q 2014 in Nashville. We review our highlights and share our thoughts on the conference takeaways.
In this Episode:
00:00 - Meet Sarah-Jane Murray
03:00 - What is the Q Conference?
08:00 - Public Broadcasting and the Arts
14:00 - Q So Far
21:00 - Andy Crouch's "Religious Freedom", Good Manners and Christina Cleveland
31:00 - Donna Freitas and the HookUp Culture
42:00 - The best of the rest