In this episode of Across the Realms, I sit down for a conversation with Pete Aldin. Pete is the creator of the CUSET-DCHC (Envoys) science fiction universe which straddles 900 years of future history. Along with this, he’s responsible for the Doomsday’s Child zompoc series, the werewolf thriller Black Marks…and partially credited with the space opera series The Outer Reaches. With Last Among Equals, Pete steps into the fantasy genre with a gripping tale of enemies turned unlikely allies that must work together to protect their homelands against the Trell.
Pete’s Website: https://petealdin.com/
Pete’s X: https://x.com/PeterJAldin
Pete’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petealdin_author/?hl=en
Alex’s Website: https://jalexgiguere.com/
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0:00 Introducing Peter J. Aldin
2:14 Australia
3:42 The Importance of Good Cover Art
7:27 Self-Publishing versus Traditional Publishing
9:19 Pete’s Writing History
16:26 Unfinished Manuscripts
19:07 Having a Variety of Interests
20:30 Standalone versus Series
21:02 Last Among Equals
25:47 Worldbuilding and what the Reader Needs to Know
31:41 Where to Start the Story
34:15 Reading Attention Spans
36:46 Bluey and Australian Accents
37:29 Australia as an Island
39:21 Last Among Equals Sequels
41:06 The Writing Community
41:34 The Physical Book as an Artifact
42:19 More Sequels Talk
44:09 Planning, Inspiration, and Editing
48:54 Feeling Something as a Reader
49:37 The Hiding Place
53:00 The Chronicles of Narnia
56:22 Board Games
59:12 Movies and Television Series
1:02:19 Brussel Sprouts
1:03:53 Newsboys
1:06:20 Traveling
1:11:17 Farewell!
Writing epic fantasy is my passion. By weaving together intriguing and complex characters, intricate storylines, and remarkable worlds, my goal is to create epic fantasy stories that are exciting to read and impossible to forget.
Keep imagining. Continue creating. Never stop dreaming.
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