FanFiAddict | Swashbuckling Fantasy with Sebastien de Castell | Mini-Masterclass | SFF Addicts Ep. 99 @FanFiAddict | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 14 hours ago.
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Swashbuckling Fantasy with author Sebastien de Castell. During the episode, Sebastien plays the daring hero by laying out the essentials of swashbuckling, including how he defines it, famous examples of swashbuckling (like The Three Musketeers and The Princess Bride), the interaction between swordplay, action and stakes, how to pace a swashbuckling story, applying humor to swashbuckling, heroes, villains, contrast and more.

NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Sebastien. Click ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ to check out part one: youtu.be/ZcECRaXYQaQ?si=dh6YJFbkZ_oM2TSD

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Intro & Sponsor
3:56 - What is swashbuckling?
11:55 - The Princess Bride
15:06 - Swordplay, action and stakes
23:19 - Pacing a swashbuckling story
30:47 - Applying humor to swashbuckling
39:07 - Key elements of a swashbuckling hero
42:21 - Villains and contrast
52:51 - Final swashbuckling advice
56:32 - Outro

ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Sebastien de Castell is the author of the Greatcoats series, the Spellslinger series, The Malevolent Seven and more. His latest book is Play of Shadows, the first book in The Court of Shadows series. Purchase it here: decastell.com/book/play-of-shadows

For more on Sebastien and his work, check him out on:
Twitter: twitter.com/decastell
Amazon: amazon.com/stores/Sebastien-de-Castell/author/B00DUTTKJ0
decastell.com
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ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now in eBook, paperback and hardcover.
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adrianmgibson.com

M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and its sequel Thick as Thieves, both of which you can buy here:
simonandschuster.com/books/Among-Thieves/M-J-Kuhn/Tales-of-Thamorr/9781982142148
simonandschuster.com/books/Thick-as-Thieves/M-J-Kuhn/Tales-of-Thamorr/9781668013632
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mjkuhn.com

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