Tea & Jeopardy

The very lovely author Taran Matharu visits us in the tea lair. We discuss Wattpad, writing with immediate reader feedback versus writing in a little privacy bubble, working in publishing, and how to look like an author (probably deserves a meme of its own). If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to join the Order of the Sacred Tea Cup, our Patreon page is here. Credits for the sounds effects used in this episode can be found here.

The splendid author Sophia McDougall visits us in the tea lair. We discuss being on the radio, TV shows that have made us go ARGH! and we learn the epic saga regarding the [Hollywood voice over man] sword of her father [/Hollywood voice over man]. I mention the brilliant book trailer for Sophia’s latest book Space Hostages and you can see it here. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to join the Order of the Sacred Tea Cup, our Patreon page is here. Credits for the sounds effects used in this episode can be found here.

The brilliant author Peter V. Brett visits the tea lair in this episode and we discuss human nature, suffering, parenting and feminism and repopulating the planet after an apocalypse. It is more cheerful than it sounds! If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to join the Order of the Sacred Tea Cup, our Patreon page is here. Credits for the sounds effects used in this episode can be found here.

In this episode, the utterly splendid author Victoria Schwab visits Em in a tea lair reached through a magical door unlocked by Patrick Rothfuss’s singular key (as discovered in this episode). We discuss writing for YA, middle grade and adults, the value of special tea cups, living in different cities and magical coats. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to join the Order of the Sacred Tea Cup, our Patreon page is here. Credits for the sounds effects used in this episode can be found here.

This is a special Tea and Jeopardy episode, special for two reasons: one – Patrick Rothfuss, NYT bestselling author of The Name of theWind visits the tea lair and two – this episode is part of the Worldbuilders fundraiser. (If you’re curious about the logo on Pat’s calling card, you can see it here!) As if those reasons weren’t special enough, we’re delighted to announce that you can get your very own Tea and Jeopardy t-shirt as part of the fundraiser! This means you can help raise money for Heifer International and other great charities and look splendid too! (Special thanks to the very splendid Dom Camus for the Tea and Jeopardy logo and for making it look super lovely for the t-shirt!) Just go to the Worldbuilders Indiegogo page and scroll down to the $25 level perk where you’ll see the description. Shipping is included for US residents. If you live outside of the US (like we do!) you can add an international shipping perk for $15 to help keep as much money as possible going to the fundraiser. There’s a full post about everything you need to know regarding getting a t-shirt over at Em’s Place. THE T-SHIRT IS PART OF THE FUNDRAISER THAT ENDS ON JUNE 8TH 2015 – so if you want one, you need to get it now! (assuming you don’t have access to Latimer’s time machine if you’re reading this after June 8th). But back to the episode. The wonderful Patrick Rothfuss takes tea with Emma in the late cretaceous period. The discussion roams around such topics as D & D 5th ed., Pat’s ideal roleplaying group, gray vs. grey and a tale of a kissing booth… If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to join the Order of the Sacred Tea Cup, our Patreon page is here. Credits for the sounds effects used in this episode can be found here.

In this episode, the force of nature that is author Kameron Hurley takes tea in a New York tea lair. We discuss her study of South African resistance movements, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, strong female protagonists and I reveal what first attracted me to my husband. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to join the Order of the Sacred Tea Cup, our Patreon page is here.

In this episode of Tea and Jeopardy, the very lovely Peter Newman takes tea at home. We discuss why Latimer seems to disapprove of him, the merits and pitfalls of living with a writer, and the sheer joy of Spartacus: Blood and Sand. We also brush lightly against Netflix’s Daredevil (yes please) and the horrors of waiting. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to join the Order of the Sacred Tea Cup, our Patreon page is here.

In this episode of Tea and Jeopardy, the incredibly talented illustrator, writer and comic creator Sarah McIntyre, visits the tea lair. We talk about Sarah’s Pictures Mean Business campaign, the psychological and professional benefits of wearing unusual clothes for public events and we meet Kevin the Dartmoor Pegasus (you can read Sarah’s gorgeous comic about him here). If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to join the Order of the Sacred Tea Cup, our Patreon page is here.

A special message to Tea and Jeopardy listeners and a blooper reel containing enough expletives to sink a biscuit. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to join the Order of the Sacred Tea Cup, our Patreon page is here.

In this episode, the remarkable author and martial artist Alan Baxter, visits the tea lair. We talk about martial arts in films and books, the Australian SFF scene and how his life is like a film. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to join the Order of the Sacred Tea Cup, our Patreon page is here.

In this episode, the fabulous Catherynne M. Valente, NY Times bestselling author and poet, visits the tea lair. We talk about living on islands, siblings and find out which word Cat would remove from the English language. If you love Tea and Jeopardy and want to join the Order of the Sacred Tea Cup, our Patreon page is here.

In this episode, the brilliant Kieron Gillen, writer of comics, visits the tea lair. We talk about Marvel retreats, how he approaches writing comics including The Wicked and The Divine and he brings a rather remarkable curio with him too…

The wonderful Francesca Haig, author of The Fire Sermon visits the tea lair. We talk about post-apocalyptic fiction, loss, the cultural desert of early parenthood and the sound giraffes make….

Merry Christmas from Em and Latimer! May your holiday be festive and free of peril!

In today’s advent episode we get a gift from the splendid N.K. Jemisin.