About this episode

Leani Lopez talks with author Ryan Null about influential teachers and the evolution of publishing.

Host Leani Lopez talks with author Ryan Null about influential teachers, how publishing has changed over the years, knowing when to step away, and the joys of maps and world building. Links: Leani's Patreon . IGN Instagram . Ryan's Instagram . Music Credit: "Blippy Trance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

People in this episode

Host: Leani Lopez

Guest: Ryan Null

Topics covered

• following dreams
• publishing
• world building
• influential teachers
• maps

Keywords

• dreams
• publishing
• maps
• world building
• teachers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IGN, Patreon, Creative Commons

Books & works: Blippy Trance

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