No Dragons Press

Episode 2: “Addie Meets a Lumberjack”

Show Notes

These are the show notes from No Dragons Press: Episode Two. (Chapter 2 begins at 4:32.)

Hey everyone, thanks so much for listening! I hope you’re enjoy the story so far! Last week was the very first episode, so if you’re listening to this, thank you so much for coming back.

So, the last episode was kind of a doozy because the first chapter is a little on the long side, and I also had a ton of disclaimer-y type stuff to go over, so thanks for bearing with me.

If you haven’t had a chance to check it out, you can always find it at nodragonspress.com/podcast or wherever you’re listening to this. Most of chapters aren’t as long as that first one, though I suppose it depends on how much I have to say first!

No Dragons Press Featured on Weekly Illustrated Fiction

So, if you checked out last week’s show notes, you probably saw a link to follow where you could actually read the chapter. I didn’t want to get too much into it because I had to much other stuff to go over, but I’m really excited about this: No Dragons Press is being featured as the first Weekly Illustrated Fiction series at ascraeuspress.com. (I know it’s kind of tricky, so I’ll make sure to add links to the show notes, don’t worry.)

My friend Emily Ruf is the illustrator over at Ascraeus Press, and she also drew the No Dragons Press logo, so depending on where you’re listening to this you may not see it, but take a look sometime, because it’s totally amazing. So, along with one new chapter of No Dragons Press every week, we are going to post a brand-new illustration by Emily, for every single chapter. She does these really cool drawings in black ink and her textures are amazing, I’m going to get that every week, it’s so amazing.

So, regardless of whether you prefer the story in text or audio form, definitely check the artwork out at ascraeuspress.com, because it’s totally cool. I will also link to each new chapter and illustration in the episode show notes, so just check nodragonspress.com/podcast and I will point you in the right direction.

No Dragons Press vs. Ascraeus Press

OK, so a few people told me that having something called No Dragons Press hook up with something called Ascraeus Press was going to be like really prohibitively confusing, and I was kind of like—I really don’t think people are going to have a problem with the fact that the title of the book has the word “press” in it, or that it is being published at a place that also has the word “press” in it, which I think makes total sense. And, I mean, it’s pretty easy to remember given Tristan’s intense hatred of dragons.

Someday I’ll tell you the story of how No Dragons Press really got its name, in real life—but I like the story of how No Dragons Press got its name in Addie’s world, which I know you guys don’t quite know the specifics of that story just yet, but if you did listen to the last episode, you obviously get that Tristan has a strong hand in the decision.

I love Tristan. I just love that he’s a person who cares so much about this one stipulation that he will name an entire publishing company after it, just so that he’s clear. I just love that about him.

At any rate, Ascraeus Press is a press, and No Dragons Press is a story about some people who work at a press.

I will not be giving you a quiz, you don’t even really need to know the difference because I won’t be using the terms in confusing ways, and it really isn’t that confusing anyway—don’t worry, you’re in good hands and I’m going to make sure you know where you are at all times.

OK, I think that’s it from me! You can always find episodes and show notes at nodragonspress.com/podcast, and you will also find links to our Weekly Illustrated Fiction series and everything else you could possibly be looking for.

So stop by, tell your friends, and I hope you enjoy No Dragons Press, a High Fantasy Adventure: Book One, Chapter Two: “Addie Meets a Lumberjack.”

Thanks for listening, you guys. Remember, you can subscribe to the podcast wherever you’re listening, be sure to check out nodragonspress.com/podcast to learn more about our Weekly Illustrated Fiction series, and tune in next week for another episode of No Dragons Press: A High Fantasy Podcast. Have fun, be good, and I’ll see you next week!