{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/5ee260be9bce76412fb9a17c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 34 - Thomas Welsh","description":"<p>Thomas Welsh is an award winning urban fantasy and short story author based in Scotland. He was the winner of the Elbow Room fiction prize for <em>And Then I was Floating</em> and has also been published in <em>The 404 Ink F Word Collection</em>, <em>Pseudopod</em> and <em>Leicester Writes</em>. More recently, he has released <em>Anna Undreaming</em> and its sequel, <em>Anna and the Midnight Road</em>, the first two parts of his urban fantasy Metiks Fade Trilogy. A man of many talents, he also writes for video games, and was lead writer on the recently released and acclaimed <em>Cloudpunk</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>We had a great chat with Thomas about the unusual route he took to breaking into both the world of novels and video game writing, and he gave us lots of practical hints and tips for getting started in those industries. We also chatted about publishing contracts, as well as hearing his thoughts on why the original Blade Runner doesn't work for him.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Thomas-Welsh/e/B076B2XG47\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Thomas' books here</a></p><p><a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/746850/Cloudpunk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Cloudpunk on Steam</a></p><p><br></p><p>The Page One Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/write_gear\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@write_gear</a></p><p>Follow us on Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.facebook.com/WriteGearUK/</a></p><p>Follow us on Instagram:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://app.pippa.io/shows/5d26e496b9ed80ab57e7f4af/episodes/instagram.com/write_gear_uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">write_gear_uk</a></p>","author_name":"STET Podcasts"}