LDK Ep. 16 with Becky Minor

As the founder of the first--and only, to the best of our knowledge--conference for writers of faith with a sci-fi and fantasy bent, one may think Rebecca "Becky" Minor might be a bit too busy to sit down with us lowly podcasters. However, Becky is a wonderful person to chat with, and we're delighted that she took time out of her schedule to have a lively discussion with us this week!

Writing as Rebecca P. Minor, Becky authors the Windrider Saga (the only one out right now is Divine Summons), which I am definitely going to have to put on my TBR pile...err, mountain...err, okay, well it's a library at this stage. The description of her protagonist alone is enough to make someone say, "Uh, yeah, I need to read that!"

Episode 16 features more discussion on her writing, as well as Realm Makers, the world's most AWESOME writing conference for nerds and geeks of faith!

•  Becky's writing process, since she's a full-on pantser. We have a lengthy discussion about how Scrivener can be used by the pantser...even though Becky isn't an adopter.


• Becky's odd item that she's Googled is quite unusual.


• We discuss Becky's favorite book (you probably won't be surprised) and the version she has on her bookshelves.


• Costco is one of our famous bunny-trails...and you'll find the diversion quite hilarious. (One word: Pickles.)


• Realm Makers! What is it, how did it get started, and what's coming up for it in 2016! (Awesome writer's conference for us geeks--you really should come!)


• And much, much more! https://wordpress.com/post/lasersdragonsandkeyboards.wordpress.com/564

Links to Things and People we discussed:

• Rebecca "Becky" P. Minor


• Divine Summons


• J.R.R. Tolkien


• Ray Bradbury


• Madeline L'Engle (Tilting Planet)


• Lloyd Alexander (Chronicles of Prydain / Black Cauldron)


• Almond Thins (for the gluten-free listener!)


• Brandon Sanderson (The Way of Kings)


• Robert Liparulo


• Patrick Rothfuss (The Name of the Wind)

Episode 15 Audio Link