Long Story Short Ep-22: Resistance and Resilience, with Cheryl Morgan

About this episode

Cheryl Morgan shares her insights on independent publishing, Welsh mythology, and provides numerous book recommendations.

David and Robin are joined by Cheryl Morgan, owner of Wizard's Tower Press. Come gather round to hear the insights of an experienced independent publisher on such matters as anthologies, the dealers' room, the colonisation of Welsh mythology, and the San Francisco 49ers. Cheryl gives away the secret to making a small fortune in publishing, and provides us with enough recommendations to break a TBR pile. https://britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-podcast-long-story-short/ Are you a member of the British Fantasy Society yet? Join us here: https://britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/become-a-member/ Find out more about Wizard’s Tower here: https://wizardstowerpress.com Visit Robin’s website: https://robincmduncan.com/ And David’s: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/ Time stamps (01:40) Fight Like A Girl 1 & 2 / Grimbold Books (05:02) Bristolcon (06:19) Wizard’s Tower: an origin story (11:20) A lesson for small presses (14:00) Juliet E. McKenna, The Green Man, the Algorithm, and the convention (19:40) Waterstones vs The Dealers’ Room and the Comicon expectation (25:30) the TTRPG connection (26:45) Chas Brenchley and the Crater School books (31:15) Of the Emperor’s Kindness…

People in this episode

Hosts: David, Robin

Guest: Cheryl Morgan

Topics covered

• independent publishing
• anthologies
• Welsh mythology
• San Francisco 49ers
• TBR pile

Keywords

• Wizard's Tower Press
• Bristolcon
• TTRPG
• US football

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Fight Like A Girl 1 & 2, Grimbold Books, Whalesong, Artifact Space

Books & works: Long Story Short Ep-22, Fight Like A Girl 1 &, Wizard’s Tower, The Green Man, Of the Emperor’s Kindness, Whalesong, Artifact Space, “They Are Still Here

Places: San Francisco, US

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