Grim Themes & Characters w/ Joe Abercrombie | 2 To Ramble

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:58 How Joe comes up with theme
5:41 Why choose to write fantasy
8:10 How to avoid making theme feel preachy
10:38 What is the message of first law trilogy
20:40 Personal philosophy that informs Joe’s work
24:29 What is Joe’s fav book he’s written
25:40 Has Joe’s Kids read his books
27:21 Steal, Collab, & Burn Round 1
31:52 Joe’s thoughts on self-insert characters
36:52 Which of Joe’s books required the most research
41:05 Steal, Collab, & Burn Round 2
44:04 Joe’s experience writing before the blade itself
48:25 Where does Joe get his humour from
55:53 Joe on Romance
1:02:18 Joe on Internal Monologues
1:13:19 Does Joe ever get tired of talking about the same things
1:20:26 Joe on Grimdark setting/genre
1:24:27 The Challenge of making characters interesting