Egoist

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Guest: Edward Cline
Novelist, author of the acclaimed Sparrowhawk series.

Ed Cline, author of the Sparrowhawk adventure novels talks about his work and ideas.
 
Topics covered include …
 
What inspired Ed Cline to become a novelist? About his first professional novel, Whisper the Guns. The unpublished novel starring the hero from Whisper the Guns, Merritt Fury. The use of “British English.”

“Sparrowhawk� for the blind … why isn’t Ed allowed to hear it? The historical aspects of “Sparrowhawk�: how far did Ed Cline go to gather his background information for the novel? How did gaps in the historical record help in the writing of the story?  Interesting insights into Eighteenth Century names. What did the word “freak� mean in the 14th/15th centuries?

The readership of “Sparrowhawk.� About the sixth and final book in the series, which is next to be published. 

Sales figures. How would Edward Cline like (and not like) to see his series produced for the movies or television?
  
Ed Cline’s website: EdwardCline.com

Book 1: Jack Frake               Book 2: Hugh Kenrick

Book 3: Caxton                Book 4: Empire

Book 5: Revolution               Book 6: War

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A wide ranging interview with controversial political/editorial cartoonist, Allen Forkum, of Cox and Forkum.

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Some of the cartoons discussed during this interview:

A Dream Becomes a Nightmare

The development of Core Curriculum ….

This sketch was done by Allen Forkum.

This further development was done by John Cox.

Allen Forkum says:

“… you can see some subtle differences (e.g., John experimented with larger type on the apple). The biggest difference is that John came up with the excellent idea of integrating the word “hate” into a holes of the safety razorblade, as opposed to my original idea, which was merely a label.”

And here’s the final drawing:

Core Curriculum

Down from the Mountain
(Showing Dan Rather being challenged by the blogosphere.)

And here is the Egoist himself - Martin Lindeskog - at Blue Chip Cafe - just as he’s preparing to speak with Allen Forkum. See the framed picture of a Cox and Forkum cartoon in the shelf above him?

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