Alex why are you blogging at 8 in the morning
So real-talk, I don’t really use social media for anything but work. I personally hate it (too many hot-take haters on every issue for my taste) but it’s important that I engage rather than go full on recluse so I have a dedicated timeslot for posting online in my day to force me to do it and I picked the least valuable time of the day which is when I am downloading work from our servers to edit etc.
Mr Knowall!
I’m here to ask a question for a dear friend of mine who does not have tumblr.
From Oliver: “Does Elias’s name happen to be a play on the word ‘alias’?”
He was having three-am thoughts and needed an outlet for his genius, which happened to be me.
Not intentionally to my knowledge but maybe Jonny was cleverer than I gave him credit for? Best ask him.
Do you know if section 31 in the magnus archives was a deliberate reference to the Star Trek organization of the same name, or just a happy accident? I’m a big fan of both shows, and found myself wondering during my most recent tma listen :)
Again, I believe it is a happy accident but both Jonny and I are Trekkies so it could be that he slipped it in without me noticing at first. Another one to ask him I think.
Hello sirrr,
I was just wondering if as a child you knew you wanted to do what you do now or something close to it, or what kind of career paths you thought you'd take? Any you'd still like to try?:Dd
Have a great day and hope you get better soon! (Assuming you're reading this the same day i wrote it, cause you tweeted about it?)
ALSO I JUST NEED TO KNOW: WHEN IS THE TMA TTRPG COMING OUT:DD?
So as a kid I day dreamed a lot. (still do).
Realised the closest I could get to entering a fantasy world was as an actor.
Started acting. Saw Lord of The Rings on release. Realised I actually wanted to direct movies.
Started podcast portfolio piece as the only thing I could afford.
Accidentally became an expert.
And that’s about it. I have always had a destination in mind but that’s not necessarily a good thing.
is there a jared or michael holding you hostage?
I wish. They’d probably take better care of me than I manage myself.
Mr podcast man please what does tory mean??
I thought it just meant conservative for british people but idk how that applies to real estate
So “Tory” is slang for a Conservative. Which is the UK equivalent of a Republican in the U.S.
One of the scandals relating to them is that large amounts of tax-payer funds were allegedly redirected to cronies including real estate fraud etc. So long story short the running joke that all estate agents are Tories and they are raking it in together.
hello bossman
what is your opinion on people shipping you and Johnathan sims(the real one)/just real people in general?
Honestly not a fan.
I normally say “you do you” when it comes to shipping etc. but you get into shady territory both legally and morally when you start to do so with living people and need to be very careful to stay on the right side of things.
In works of fiction, if writing about someone real, I try to only use deceased historical figures with no active estates/ living family etc. and ensure my portrayal could not be construed as real rumour or slander to help reduce impact etc.
As always, I am not the fandom police (no-one is!) but I can tell you from personal experience it can make problems for the real people involved.
To be clear though, I can take a joke and I am not insulted or angry that people have already done it about me, I just would probably prefer they didn’t. If everyone involved (including the subjects) is a consenting adult then fill your boots.
Hi! I’ll preface my saying that I was born and raised in Savannah, Missouri. So imagine my SHOCK when, in episode 58 of The Magnus Archives (Trail Rations), when my hometown was mentioned. When I heard it that first time I immediately screamed and ran to my mom to show it to her. It was so exciting for my home’s existence to be acknowledged, especially by an England-based story such as TMA is.
So, I was wondering if you would know why Savannah (and St. Joseph) were chosen as the initial setting for this episode?
(Or if it was just a randomly chosen area with no real meaning LOL)
That’s a Jonny question I’m afraid. :)
Hey there boss man, I hope you are having a good day.
I was wondering if there are any horror movies or books that influence your writing on both archives and protocol?
If not, then what are your top 5 horror movies of all time!
Give the RQ team my love!
So I have a full research list and bibliography for the story bible and episodes I write. I can’t share it yet as people may use it to reverse engineer spoilers but I believe there is a plan to provide the complete list to backers/patrons as part of the bonus features but don’t hold me to it.