Writing Excuses 7.43: Tie-in Fantasy Fiction with James L Sutter

Published: Oct. 22, 2012, 3:33 a.m.

James L Sutter\xa0\xa0joins us before a live audience at GenCon Indy for a discussion of tie-in fiction. James is a writer and editor, and is one of the co-creators of the Pathfinder system. He is the author of Pathfinder Tales: Death's Heretic\xa0and is the editor in charge of all of Paizo's Pathfinder fiction.
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\nJames leads by telling us that if you want to write for Pathfinder, the first thing you need to do is write something for somebody else. As the editor of that division at Paizo, he's the gatekeeper, and that's the first hurdle you need to clear. He also talks to us about what he's looking for in an author.
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\nWe talk at length about the Pathfinder line, its genesis, and James's mission with Paizo regarding the tie-in fiction.\xa0He tells us about the things that turn him off in a submitted manuscript, and what sorts of work he does with his writers to help make the tie-in fiction actually, you know, tie in.\n\nSupport this podcast at \u2014 https://redcircle.com/writing-excuses2130/exclusive-content\n\nAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands\n\nPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy