Orson Scott Card

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about a new fund for literary arts organizations, James Patterson's podcast, and how to read a book and feed a neighbor. Then, stick around for a chat with Orson Scott Card! Orson Scott Card is the author of the novels Ender's Game , Ender's Shadow , and Speaker for the Dead , which are widely read by adults and younger readers. His most recent series, the young adult Pathfinder series ( Pathfinder, Ruins, Visitors ), the fantasy Mithermages series ( Lost Gate, Gate Thief, Gatefather ) and the Side Step series ( Wakers, Reawakening) are taking readers in new directions. Besides these and other science fiction novels, Card writes contemporary fantasy ( Magic Street, Enchantment, Lost Boys ), biblical novels ( Stone Tables, Sarah) , the American frontier fantasy series The Tales of Alvin Maker (beginning with Seventh Son ), poetry ( An Open Book ), and many plays and scripts, including his "freshened" Shakespeare scripts for Romeo & Juliet , The Taming of the Shrew , and The Merchant of Venice . Card was born in Washington and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. Card currently lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Jena Brown, and Kevin Tumlinson as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including stories about a new fund for literary arts organizations, James Patterson's podcast, and how to read a book and feed a neighbor. Then, stick around for a chat with Orson Scott Card! Orson Scott Card is the author of the novels Ender's Game , Ender's Shadow , and Speaker for the Dead , which are widely read by adults and younger readers. His most recent series, the young adult Pathfinder series ( Pathfinder, Ruins, Visitors ), the fantasy Mithermages series ( Lost Gate, Gate Thief, Gatefather ) and the Side Step series ( Wakers, Reawakening) are taking readers in new directions. Besides these and other science fiction novels, Card writes contemporary fantasy ( Magic Street, Enchantment, Lost Boys ), biblical novels ( Stone Tables, Sarah) , the American frontier fantasy series The Tales of Alvin Maker (beginning with Seventh Son ), poetry ( An Open Book ), and many plays and scripts, including his "freshened" Shakespeare scripts for Romeo & Juliet , The Taming of the Shrew , and The Merchant of Venice . Card was born in Washington and grew up in California, Arizona, and Utah. He served a mission for the LDS Church in Brazil in the early 1970s. Card currently lives in Greensboro, North Carolina, with his wife, Kristine Allen Card.

Orson Scott Card and Les Johnson discuss the late Ben Bova, legend of science fiction writing and editing, in a special retrospective interview; and David Weber's Uncompromising Honor Part 45.

Orson Scott Card and Les Johnson discuss the late Ben Bova, legend of science fiction writing and editing, in a special retrospective interview; and David Weber's Uncompromising Honor Part 45.

Orson Scott Card discusses L. Ron Hubbard's writing essay "Magic Out of a Hat" and how it is as valid today as it was when he wrote it. He compares the styles and techniques of several early masters and why Hubbard's work remains memorable. You can read this and several other essays, along with 13 videos featuring David Farland, Orson Scott Card, and Tim Powers in "L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Online Workshop" available for free here: https://www.writersofthefuture.com/writing-workshop/

Orson Scott Card describes how he went from screenwriting to writing books and how Ender's Game was conceived. He also answers questions posed by several fans: how he views writer's block, dealing with the pain of the protagonist, what happened to the TV series "Extinct," and a whole lot more. As a Writers of the Future judge, he also talks about the value of the Contest to a career as a writer. Learn more about Orson Scott Card at www.hatrack.com.

Orson Scott Card, Tim Powers, David Farland review the just completed Writers of the Future workshop.

Hey there word nerds! I have to admit that today I'm having a major fangirl moment because I'm interviewing Orson Scott Card on the show! Orson Scott Card is the author of the New York Times bestseller Ender's Game and has won several Hugo and Nebula awards for his works of speculative fiction. In fact, his Ender novels are read widely by adults and young readers alike, and are increasingly used in schools. However his latest work of fiction, A Town Divided by Christmas , reads more like a Hallmark Christmas movie than the science fiction and fantasy work he has become known for. This novel is about a small, rural town divided by a decades-long feud over which newborn baby should be the baby Jesus in the Christmas pageant. But at its core is a Christmas time romance. So listen in as we chat about this awesome book, and how to craft a well told story for Christmas or any time of the year. In this episode Orson and I discuss: What makes a good Christmas story. Why writing within a formula can help you focus in on the heart of your novel. The importance of good dialogue. How to get readers emotionally invested in your characters. Worldbuilding techniques, large and small. Plus, Orson's #1 tip for writers. For more info and show notes: DIYMFA.com/230

Orson Scott Card, Compute! Books Orson Scott Card is a Hugo Award winning, best-selling science fiction author, perhaps best known for his 1985 novel, Ender's Game. But we're not here to talk about that — because for about nine months, Orson Scott Card was an editor at Compute! Books, where we worked on several books about the Atari 8-bit and other computer platforms. His work appears in Compute!'s Third Book of Atari and Compute!'s Second Book of Atari Graphics. He also wrote extensively for Compute! magazine, primarily about computer games. His FontByter and ScreenByter graphics utilities for the Atari computers were published in Compute! His short story The Lost Boys features a character that plays games on an Atari computer. This interview took place on January 5, 2018. A video version of this interview is also available. Teaser quote: "I really miss programming. I miss those nights, starting after the kids were in bed — 8:30, 9 o'clock — just solving problems ... noticing that there was now light coming through the basement windows, and realizing that I had pulled an all-nighter ... just debugging three minutes of a game." Video version of this interview Card's articles in Compute! magazine Home Computer Games Grow Up Card's final column in Compute! Compute!'s Second Book of Atari Graphics Reading the Keyboard Codes in Compute!'s Third Book of Atari Bill Wilkinson interview Bev and Bryan Wilkinson interview Richard Mansfield interview

In which we discuss Orson Scott Card's militaristic sci-fi classic "Ender's Game" - create the "Devil's Avocado" bagel - critique Mormonism, geronotcracies and infantocracies using carefully crafted bagel analogies - discover that all dystopian fiction is founded upon a lack of bagels. Featuring special guest experts Jonny Gillam and bagel enthusiast Donnie Bagels.