Episode 194 – Interview with Peter Sartucci

A pencil, a ball point pen, and a quill sitting in lounge chairs drinking coffee; Title: Writers Drinking Coffee

Peter Sartucci is a Boulder, CO game writer turned author. He of the Shadow fantasy series set in Silbar – a land of wonder and magic. He has five books in the series focusing on Sir Kirin DiUmbra, the Left Hand of the king (who secretly is his twin brother). Peter talks to us about storytelling constructs he learned from gaming, world building, why to keep your first novel around, and how he approaches writing descriptive prose. Use all your senses!

Mentions from Episode 194:

Three things Peter learned from Ed Briant:
  • How to take critique
  • How to offer critique
  • Appreciate the experience of hearing someone else’s critique