Episode 51: Putting the Romance in Necromancy with John Burke

In which Matthew and Dixie interview freelance writer John Burke about his experiences on They Came from Beneath the Sea!, Dark Eras 2, Cults of the Blood Gods, and even more books!

  • Upcoming Projects, including Pirates of Pugmire and Cults of the Blood Gods
  • Eddy’s Hair
  • Introducing (for the third time) John Burke
  • The Vampire: The Masquerade YouTube Experiment – Online LARPing
  • They Came from Beneath the Sea! experiences
  • John’s work on Vampire: The Masquerade
  • Dixie has high praise for the V5 Lasombra
  • Working for Matthew Dawkins, Esq.
  • Dark Eras 2 experiences – from the Great War to the Last Imperials
  • The learning benefits of listening to podcasts, and specifically Dan Carlin
  • Playing Pugmire with Eddy Webb!
  • How John has improved as a writer (very useful advice here for new writers!)
  • How to network online and in person in this industry
  • Why we ask writers to apply Onyx Path Styles to their assignments
  • Cults of the Blood Gods spoilers!
  • Shunned by the Moon teasers
  • Blood hummingbirds…
  • Edinburgh vs. Glasgow
  • Eddy’s Hair, Reprise
  • Where to find us (and John Burke) on social media

Links:
Pugmire RPG: https://www.realmsofpugmire.com/
Dark Eras 2 Backerkit: https://chronicles-of-darkness-dark-eras-2.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
They Came from Beneath the Sea! Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/projects/200664283/they-came-from-beneath-the-sea-a-tabletop-roleplay
Vampire: The Masquerade YouTube Experiment: https://www.facebook.com/groups/133797270159827/
Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History: https://www.dancarlin.com/hardcore-history-series/


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5 responses to “Episode 51: Putting the Romance in Necromancy with John Burke”

  1. Yiodan Avatar
    Yiodan

    Haven’t listened yet but I had to drop by and say that this is the single best title out of anything that ever been titled.

    1. Noneofyourbusiness Avatar
      Noneofyourbusiness

      I think “Necromancing the Stone” was a bit better.

  2. Troy Avatar
    Troy

    Now you just need to interview someone with the last name of Hare next…

  3. Atavist Avatar
    Atavist

    Really good advice for aspiring writers here.

  4. Noneofyourbusiness Avatar
    Noneofyourbusiness

    Wait, they *didn’t* go with hummingbird Hosts sucking the fluids from people’s bodies?! Total missed opportunity! I’m serious. You should do it.