101 - Mel Todd, She’s a Bad Ash Pt 2 [Worlds Asunder]

Another excellent week with Mel Todd! With over 44 titles released in urban fantasy and science fiction, she’s also the owner of Bad Ash Publishing, where she works to create a place for excellent stories and great authors. Mel’s Kaylid Chronicles, the Blood War series, and the Twisted Luck series offer great new twists to her genres. 

Join us in part one of this great episode with Mel, where we discuss her process, inspirations, and her four cats, who tolerate her. 

 

In Part One, We Discuss: 

• Practical worldbuilding 
• Research deep-dives and balancing research and writing time
• Blurring reality and accuracy in speculative fiction
• Relationships between worldbuilding and character 
• Historical realism and suspension of disbelief 
• The Assassin’s Creed franchise 

 

Resources and Guest Links: 

• Pre-Order the brand-new Noble’s Luck trilogy! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQVHS64P 
• Bad Ash Publishing: https://badashpublishing.com/ 
• Mel Todd’s site: https://meltodd.com/ 
• Mel’s Books: https://badashpublishing.com/books/ 
• Terry Maggert’s books (as we’ve learned, he does lots of research!): https://terrymaggert.com/ 

 

Thank Mel With Us! While we’re used to hanging out with her in the real world, but we’re so grateful she joined us on the internet streets to bring her expert insight to Worlds Asunder. 

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