Tad Williams on Tropes, Tolkien, and Telling Better Stories | Friday Conversation 158
This week on Friday Conversation, we sit down with legendary fantasy author Tad Williams, the mind behind Memory, Sorrow and Thorn, Otherland, Shadowmarch, and more. From Shakespeare to Tolkien, from tropes to subversion, this conversation dives deep into the craft of storytelling and what it means to write in a genre where readers already know the rules. We explore: Tad’s relationship with Shakespeare and The TempestThe origin of Caliban’s Hour and re-framing classic storiesWriting in a...