The Sword and Laser discussion

We're back!!! Welcome back to the space castle, everybody! HUGE thanks to our Kickstarter supporters for making this possible. In our first episode of Season 2, we talk to Wool Omnibus author Hugh Howey. Find out how not to get shoved outside, how George R. R. Martin motivated Hugh's career, and his number one editing tip.

http://swordandlaser.com/home/2014/2/...

Great interview! It's nice to be back in the space castle. Swivel is an odd word to ban...

That was wonderful. Still smiling. :)

Glad to see this is back! I'm also glad to see that you got rid of that bloody awful 'history' lesson bit.

Just a real great show...

Someone needs to make a swivel animated gif...

You can replace the swivel with...The Twizzle:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef3sZ8...

Has anyone else seen that Mr. Howey released a new short story (via Kindle), inspired by Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five? I only saw it today, the good ol' fashioned way, thanks to an ad on my Goodreads homepage. — I, for one, am intrigued.

Peace in Amber: The World of Kurt Vonnegut

Swiveeeeeeeeeeeeeel! :D So glad to have this back! Great interview, and funny that my mum has just been reading Wool. Sure she'll enjoy this interview once she's finished.

Is this just for those who supported the Kickstarters at the moment though? When I clicked the link on the main page, the video was black, but when I used the link in my email, it worked fine. I'm assuming you guys did that on purpose, but any word on when it's out for everyone?

Great first episode! I was super psyched that my question was first up for season 2!

Ruth wrote: "When I clicked the link on the main page, the video was black, but when I used the link in my email, it worked fine."

That is a recent YouTube bug. If you click on the gear and switch the resolutions, the picture will come back.

That was a great start to your second season! I'm so happy to see Sword & Laser vids back online! I love the podcasts but I miss watching you guys do your thing. And of course, I especially miss Lem the dragon. So happy she (or he) is doing well. I can't wait to see what else you guys are up to. Happiest of happy days. ^_^

Thank you so much for releasing the audio version too! I can listen while I drive, but watch? Not so much.

Louie wrote: "Ruth wrote: "When I clicked the link on the main page, the video was black, but when I used the link in my email, it worked fine."

That is a recent YouTube bug. If you click on the gear and switch..."

Changing resolutions doesn't alter anything, but if I click to watch on youtube it works okay. Odd.

Louie wrote: "Ruth wrote: "When I clicked the link on the main page, the video was black, but when I used the link in my email, it worked fine."

That is a recent YouTube bug. If you click on the gear and switch..."

Oh, I thought my osx chrome was broken. I switched to safari.

Great show! So glad you are back!
Thanks for including my question!
I spent all evening yesterday hitting reload on my browser. :-)

So great. I loved the old video show, but I think you guys have really found a format that works much much better. A lot of the G&S shows feel like they're stuffed into a very tv-esque format, old SNLV included, but this feels very much like something that could only exist on the internet.

Aaron is in top form as well!

Great interview! So glad your video show is back and it seems better than ever. Can't wait for the next podcast and video.

I liked this on YouTube as soon as Aaron's whiteboard segment came up. Great work, guys!

I liked it so much I brought the book!*

Nice to have you back in video :)

(*missed Wool when the group read it)

Great show!
Fantastic whiteboard!
But what's so wrong with swivel?!

A few words from musician Jack Conte (Pomplamoose) about self publishing your art: http://youtu.be/bKLf3Bjn3v0?t=9m12s

So happy to see the video show again (and Aaron's whiteboard segment!)

LOVED IT. Really enjoyed seeing that Hugh Howey is such a likeable guy.

Finished his novel Half Way Home a couple months ago and really enjoyed it. Looking forward to reading Dust Omnibus and Sand Omnibus as well.

The show production was excellent. Glad you're back on the set!

Great show back. Loved the opening. And a perfect choice of guest to start out. Was nice to see a new Aaron's White Board. I hope the Calender at least will come back too and maybe the quick burns.

Honestly I think the calendar and quick burns belong in the podcast, not here. News is better suited to podcasts, where you download each episode as part of a routine, and listen to it as soon as it comes out. YouTube videos are better if they are kind of timeless, if they can be sought out later and remain relevant. It's why, for example, video game news channels, even when promoted by bigger stations, remain not very popular, but let's plays are a big deal.

Podcasts are transitory, YouTube videos videos constant.