The Grit City Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “International Bestseller”

Writing Research with Joseph Malik

GCP Media — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0800

GCP’s good friend Joe Malik returns to talk on doing writing research. He previously joined the guys on episodes 2, 38, 96, and 97. He is the author of two books, Dragon’s Trail and New Magic and is currently working on the final installment of the Outworlders series. His first book, Dragon's Trail, was released in September of 2016, and is a #1 international bestseller. The second installment in the Outworlders series, New Magic, was released in September of 2018. He also has a blog where he shares his adventures in writing, research, and attending various conventions.

00:04 – Joe shares that his dog is the undisputed dog park champion for the past few years, they talk about the last time he joined the show, and Justin gives a shout out to GCP’s latest Patreon supporter. Scott comments on the recording of the Gremlin podcast, Joe talks about his newest blog post, and shares information on the places he travels to for writing research. He dives into his recent trip to the Colorado Desert, the receding lake in the area, and how it was at one point in time an American Indian medicine ground.

18:18 – Joe talks on the mud volcanoes they discovered in Colorado, how visiting these type of places integrates with his writing, and they talk on ideas of places for him to travel to next. They talk about the recent WSDOT Sasquatch Twitter posts, Joe tells stories of the Indian Blackfoot Tribe’s belief in “Little People”, and Justin talks on the weird haunting experiences they have had while recording at the Union Club. Scott and Justin share some history on the traumatic experiences in the building, Justin talks on his love of ghosts, and GCP’s tour of the Pythian Temple.

38:16 – Joe recommends the book Wandering Monsters by his friend Elliott Kay, his upcoming visit to Radcon in Pasco, and the great room parties at the event. He talks on his schedule during the event, the classes he will be teaching, and the plan to speak at one of the high schools while in Pasco. He talks about the fun of talking to up and coming writers, his success as an independent publisher, and the big moment for him during his book releases.

58:01 – Scott talks on how the advancements of CGI has made science fiction fantasy movies more possible, they talk on reboots of past series, and what the future of sci-fi shows and movies will be like. Joe talks on what lead to the Indie Rock surge in the 90’s, they talk on the great ability for everyone to have a chance to produce the music and movies, and Scott mentions the hard work aspect that is behind successful artists.

Thanks Joe for joining the guys for another great conversation. Looking forward to the next sit down!

Special Guest: Joseph Malik.

Drinking Whiskey with Joseph Malik

GCP Media — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 04:45:00 -0800

Science-fiction author Joseph Malik returns to the podcast for another great conversation and whiskey tasting. He previously joined the guys on episodes 2 and 38. He is the author of two books, Dragon’s Trail and New Magic and is currently working on the final installment of the Outworlders series. His first book, Dragon's Trail, was released in September of 2016, and is a #1 international bestseller. The second installment in the Outworlders series, New Magic, was released in September of 2018.

01:24 – Justin welcomes Joe back to the show, Joe complements Justin on his steam-punk bar, and they share the name of the whiskies they are tasting during the show. They talk about what goes great with Brown Sugar Bourbon, Scott talks about his and Brogans plan to spread the word on the Tacoma Coffee drink, and Justin gives props to the podcasts promoters. Joe talks about his first two books, the amount of time it took to edit them, and the re-writing of his first book.

20:17 – The guys share their review on the Peanut Butter Whiskey, Justin talks on enjoying the Peanut Butter Jelly Time drink at Dusty’s Hideaway, and conversation turns to Joe’s experiences at the conventions he’s been too. He talks on fanboying at World Con a few years ago, Scott shares his fanboying moment when Mark Sargent joined the podcast, and Joe shares his respect for people that have deep beliefs in things like Flat Earth. Joe talks about a recent course he took with a flat earther, shares that he enjoys doing all of his characters stunts, and what first drew him to the cons.

40:29 – Joe shares why he loves going to RadCon, how cons are like spring breaks for dorks, and they try the Alabama Style Bourbon. Jordan asks Joe what his dumbest on the job experience is, Scott shares his, and Joe explains what asymmetric warfare is. He shares how that type of warfare is now extending into the cyber realm, his plans to go to SpoCon, and Justin gives a shout out to Gabi's Olympic Cards & Comics.

01:02:48 – Joe explains the plots of his books, what the fun parts of writing the books for him were, and his plans for the upcoming last book in the series. He talks on writing two books at the same time, the different type of advertising they do for the books, and the benefit of doing it that way. Justin shares where people can find Joe online, Joe talks on military food, and who people can talk to within their local government to voice their concern on the quality of the food.

Thanks Joe for joining the guys again for another fun and interesting conversation.

Special Guest: Joseph Malik.

Episode 2: Joseph Malik

GCP Media — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 06:45:00 -0800

This week, the GCP guys are joined by fantasy author Joe Malik. His first book, Dragon's Trail, was released in September of 2016, and is a #1 international bestseller. He is currently working on his second book in the series. Joe is appearing at RadCon Feb 16th-18th and will be a featured Reddit Fantasy Author of the Day on Feb 19th. The guys first met him at Norwescon 40 and were excited to sit down with him and catch up from the last time they talked. The show kicks off with the guys talking about meeting Joe at Norwescon 40 and what brought him to the con. Joe then dives into his fantasy novel, the first in the series called ‘Dragon’s Trail’. He explains that it’s a techno thriller and the importance of creating a historically accurate world in his stories that suspends adult disbelief in the mundane. He discusses the rejection letters he had received over the course of 4 years and having his first author signing at Norwescon.
8:08 – Joe explains what has happened since Norwescon 40, the bump in sales he had afterword, amd the promotional opportunities that came with it. He converses about it hitting #1 in Amazon in epic fantasy and the book getting picked up at Barnes and Noble. He talks more about world building, long sward sparing in his back yard, and participating in SCA.
Around the half way mark Joe discusses e-mail’s he receives from fans, him and his wife working with a veterinarian to design a saddle that would work with winged horses, and the importance of putting real world applications in with fantasy to connect readers with the story. Conversation then goes into the great editor that he had and his working career as a stunt man.
29:02 – Conversation goes to the story line of book two and the development of the evil wizard character. They talk about what a good villain can do for a book, his military travel, and his recent exploration of Scandinavian castles. This episode comes to an end with talk about why it was so important for him to get so technical in his writing. He tells the guys where listeners can find his book and how people can find him online through Twitter and Facebook.Thanks Joe for joining the guys for a great conversation, we look forward to the release of your next book!
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Special Guest: Joseph Malik.

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