New content on Worlds Asunder! This week we can’t wait to introduce you all to Griffin Barber. Author, Baen editor, host of the Baen Free Radio Hour, Griffin is also a polyglot, recently retired police officer, and a lifelong player of tabletop RPGs and science fiction and fantasy fan.

Join us in talking with Griffin about narratives–where they come from, how we tell our own stories, and how we interact with them. Storytelling is an age-old tradition, and isn’t restricted to formal formatting. We’ll also touch on writing as an outlet for personal experiences, and a way to address the darkness and process things we encounter in our real lives.

In Part Two, We Discuss:

• Dark fantasy and writing compelling characters (even, especially, when they’re monsters)

• How to convey messages of hope and resilience in dark stories

• Survivability and human endurance

• “Release valves” and dark humor

• Transitions: Not everything that is, always was

Resources and Guest Links:

• https://griffinbarber.com/

• https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B06XFSJTGQ/allbooks

• https://www.baen.com/allbooks/category/index/id/4816

Huge thanks to Griffin for giving us his time! He’s a busy man, and we weren’t able to buy him drinks this time, due to him living on the other side of the country.

Host Links:

• H.Y. Gregor: https://hygregor.com/

• David Shadoin: https://www.davidshadoin.com/

Credits: (all assets licensed through the sites listed)

• Intro: Music- Cinematic Epic Trailer by PaulYudin on Pixabay

• Animation and Image- From Vecteezy user- kazim hussian; from pixabay users-davidfoxx, DavidGallie, olenchic, stefaniejockschat, AiVreaSaStii, RuneSnow, duyen-nguyen, EnchantedStudios,

• Outro: Music- Good Night by FASSounds on Pixabay

• Animation and Image- From Vecteezy user-onlydesignz; from pixabay users-olenchic, Placidplace, Evgeniy_Z, Dantegrafico, Shayea_Kim