#197 – George Mann on Folklore, Mythology & Sci-Fi, With Star Wars: The High Republic, Writing Fear And Respecting Your Readers

George Mann; a newer member of Project Luminous (The High Republic) and writer of Wychwood and Newbury & Hobbes is this week’s guest, to talk about writing science fiction, mythology, Star Wars and more!

 

In more detail, George explains the start of his career into writing and the influences & lessons along the way, how he puts a book together, how he defines folklore & mythology and why they appeal to him, how “fear” as a concept works, how he writes differently for different ages and “respecting your reader”, the moral grey area of the dark side (in Star Wars), perceptions of the force and more – this is a great listen for any Star Wars fans, bookworms or those interested in writing!

Watch the video version here: ⁠https://youtu.be/IWJBMb9OOT8⁠

George’s Website: https://www.georgemann.net/about

George’s Social Media: Twitter: @George_Mann – Instagram: @GeorgeMannAuthor

George recommends picking up his book Wychwood or the series Newbury & Hobbes!

Mike spoke with fellow Star Wars authors; Claudia Gray in ep 110 of GCC, Cavan Scott in 158 and Kevin Shinick in 187!

 

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In the previous episode of GCC (ep 196), Mike spoke with Carol Evans; author, entrepreneur, business consultant & proponent of a positive mindset – she confirms how travelling around the world has changed her perspective, where her passion for business stems from, some of the pitfalls of a new business, women in business underperforming, accepting help and more – a conversation for any entrepreneurs, risk-takers, business owners or people wanting motivation to push themselves further!

 

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-129 are out now; ep 129 features the Hidden Empire and Spark Eternal finales, while ep 128 was the Return Of The Jedi comic special and 127 featured Hidden Empire 4; the penultimate issue! Previous episodes include the War Of The Bounty Hunters & Crimson Reign crossovers, every other canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more - https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion   

 

Mike recently guested on:

 

Where I’m From by Alyson Shelton, where he read out a poem he wrote: https://youtu.be/kl-E9a-6XIo

Stevie B’s Star Wars Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/McbWHBMZQxM

 

Ike’s Flame podcast to talk about The High Republic here: https://pod.fo/e/143ce4  

 

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