Chatting With Nutts - Episode #44 ft Tad Williams

Chatting With Nutts - Episode #44 ft Tad Williams
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Welcome to the 44th episode of Chatting with Nutts! My guest this episode of Chatting With Nutts is none other than the author of 'Memory, Sorrow, Thorn', Bobby Dollar, Last King of Osten Ard, Shadowmarch, and many other wonderful works in the science fiction/fantasy genre: Tad Williams! Tad Williams has become on of my favorite authors over the last few years and it was honor to interview him here on the channel.
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[@derrisreaditbefore]

This was a wonderful CWN Jimmy. Tad Williams was an absolutely fantastic guest, full of insight, humour, and good takes. I hope that part II happens.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I think when Navigators Children comes out we will be reprising the conversation!

[@Paromita_M]

The moment when I'm sad that KZbin doesn't allow "OMG I'm so excited!" gifs 😄

[@andrewvalentine797]

I've read many, many excellent Fantasy series over the years, maybe about 40 or 50, but for me there are 4 that stand head and shoulders above the rest as the best of the best - Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of Time, The Realm of the Elderlings and Memory Sorrow and Thorn. Thank you Tad. (I'd put Otherland in there too if it was fantasy!)

[@thefantasynuttwork]

MS&T is so special

[@ignacioporto2654]

Excellent interview. There are no enough interviews with this master storyteller

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I agree, he has so much knowledge to share

[@koleary1798]

Omg what a fantastic interview! As an aside, Tad seems like an interviewer's dream guest. Loves to talk, never rambles. Amazing.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

He was a perfect guest!!

[@koleary1798]

@@thefantasynuttwork for me, Tad and Hobb are the OGs of fantasy. Here's hoping you get the queen of heartbreak on in 2023!

[@jamesporrell5687]

This was great! Wish I could’ve watched it all live/in one sitting. Tad seems like a wonderful dude, and I loved when he mentioned the connection a reader feels to an author. I’ve never really thought about it, but it’s fun to consider what it must be like as an author to have strangers come up to you who feel like you’re already friends.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

It’s probably really odd hahah

[@somatraseng]

Only halfway thru the vid and wow, Mr. Williams is so cool. Definitely checking out his books as soon as possible!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Great guy!

[@Uppernorwood976]

Wonderful discussion! It’s so amazing when an author whose work you love turns out to be really great in person too :)

[@thefantasynuttwork]

He’s a swell dude

[@TheBeeesKnees]

One of my favorite episodes to date! Tad William's is just a spectacular guest. So funny and inciteful. Great job with this one Jimmy. I went out and picked up The War of the Flowers after this episode and have been absolutely loving it so far ♥

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Yesssssss more WotF love!

[@Scotty-BK]

Jimmy, This was one of the best chats/interviews I have seen with an author, in my humble opinion. What a nice guy, filled with wisdom about the craft and reading. I am stealing his idea about writing as a way to organize your thoughts around an area. Much appreciate your time setting these chats up and the work it takes to share with us.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thank you so much for those kind words. It was an honor to talk with Tad!

[@chadia25]

As I said on discord, this was really great!!! I'm adding Tad Williams as an author I need to read next year. ❤ Thanks Jimmy. 😚

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thanks my friend 😀

[@rogergraves8108]

Omg! Tad Williams ! How did I not see this till now? Haven’t seen it yet but I’m going to eat dinner and watch this right now.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Enjoy!!

[@readingsloph7584]

This is my first time seeing Tad and he is so nice. I’m more excited to pick up one his books after hearing all the influences and things mentioned about them.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

He’s such a good dude

[@derekleon24]

That was such a good conversation. I’ve never read any Tad but now it’s jumped up to my 2023 TBR.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Glad to hear it, thanks!!

[@readbykyle3082]

What an absolutely wonderful chat. Can't wait to check out Tad's works

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thanks bro

[@timidalchemist8475]

Tad is amazing and one of my favorite fantasy authors of all time. Thank you for having him. Hope you can interview him again.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Me too and thanks!

[@Paromita_M]

What a beautiful episode. It made me feel very emotional as well. Memory, Sorrow and Thorn was the first epic fantasy trilogy I completed reading as an adult fantasy reader. To watch this feels like things coming full circle. So many memories, so many anecdotes. Kudos for a great interview. Respect to Mr Williams. 🙏🏽

[@thefantasynuttwork]

That’s awesome

[@williambjork2777]

Wow, I love his books even more after watching this. What a good dude

[@tovx76]

Holy shit Tad got me pumped and wanting to chase my dreams! That was epic. Thank you Jimmy and happy holidays!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

My pleasure dude!

[@RedFuryBooks]

I finally carved out time to watch this one and so glad I did. Tad Williams is now #1 priority for 2024!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

He’s a legend! And a great person

[@Paromita_M]

Before I even start watching OMG OMG OMG! Yess!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

🙌🙌🙌

[@ColinsCornerYT]

This was FANTASTICALLY entertaining!!! Thank you both so much for taking time out of your day to have a discussion! Have a great holiday both of you!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Appreciate it dog! Happy holidays!

[@NewHope11]

One of greatest fantasy saga ever created!kudos to Tad Williams!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

A legend!

[@gayanegasparyan4137]

Oh what an inspiring and thoughtful and just fun interview , thank you Jimmy and Tad! Ready to read Memory, Sorrow and Thorn!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Enjoy! Thanks for watching!!

[@MagusMarquillin]

The beautiful thing about book tube and it's less formal, long form nature is watching a reader/presenter who's long talked about their favorite author, one day instantly develop casual banter and friendship with said author. Just a great thing about the internet in general really. I'll certainly try out Tad soon, probably starting with Tailchaser's Song.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I hope you enjoy! This was definitely a special episode for me

[@shanelindemanmusic2650]

It's amazing what writers sacrifice in terms of monetary gain in order to finish their epic stories.

[@alexfrederick3404]

Loved it. Thanks so much for doing this interview. Loved MST ... can't wait to continue with the the follow up novels!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@Paromita_M]

LOTR and Gormenghast are the GOATs for me. MST was written as an ode to these while simultaneously incorporating the novel elements from Mr Williams' imagination. MST has always been its own thing for me. In The Last King of Osten Ard, it is almost like a conversation with ASOIAF while again incorporating Mr Williams' own worldbuilding. Will be very interested to see what you think of The Last King of Osten Ard - are you planning to start the series in 2023?

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Yep, as soon as I have the release date for the final book I’ll start planning

[@ExtraT82]

Thankyou Jimmy & Tad for this wonderful interview. Was totally gripped. Tad is such an optimistic and level headed guy.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

What an inspiration

[@MetalGildarts]

Thanks for this Jimmy! I still can’t believe you got Tad Williams on. I loved hearing his insights.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

It’s pretty surreal, and thanks!

[@MetalGildarts]

@@thefantasynuttwork you’re going places man.

[@PhilBrillant]

Amazing 👏 thanks Jimmy

[@thefantasynuttwork]

My pleasure!

[@mistersoul7900]

Mola moito esta entrevista con Tad Williams.

[@DZIGIN]

This was Epic and Inspiring 😁...Thank you Jimmy and Tad 🤩❤️

[@thefantasynuttwork]

My pleasure!

[@bookmarkswithjason9445]

What an excellent interview and awesome guy! Tad Williams is rapidly shooting his way up to being one of my favorite authors.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

He’s an absolute legend

[@bookmarkswithjason9445]

@@thefantasynuttwork and just found out we share the same bday. Wow!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

@@bookmarkswithjason9445 nice!

[@marcweber8509]

If I wasn't already determined to read his stuff, his personality would have sold me ;) enjoyed this very much!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

He’s such a good dude

[@mindysaroya7489]

Thank You Jimmy, that was amazing!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thanks 🙏

[@Terree_K]

One of my top 3 fantasy (male) authors. Great interview, Jimmy!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thanks!

[@agentswarley]

What an absolutely lovely and interesting talk! Awesomely done, Jimmy! I really enjoyed it. Thanks to Tad Williams for agreeing to the interview and thanks, Jimmy, for sharing your talk with us :)

[@thefantasynuttwork]

It was my pleasure!

[@ReadingAde]

This was a great interview. Your best one yet, Jimmy. I picked up the first trilogy because of you just last year. Tad seems like a real down to earth dude.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Appreciate it dude!

[@ReadingAde]

Btw thanks for asking about the Whelan issue. It was nice to see that he was as frustrated as his fans were about that. It was such a drastic change.

[@Paul_van_Doleweerd]

@@ReadingAde Someone with some photoshop skills might be able to make some replacement covers. But it does show how little control over things writers have, and Tad is *married to* his publisher.

[@andrewtea]

What a great interview, thanks!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

My pleasure!

[@BenB1697]

Thanks Jimmy and Tad! That was awesome! I have The Dragonbone Chair sitting on my shelf, I'm even more excited now to get into it sometime.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Love to hear it!

[@maddy0119]

Wow, Tad Williams seems like such a great guy! Memory Sorrow & Thorn has been on my list for a long time and I've always heard it compared to Tolkien, but hearing Tad talk about the ways it's different from Tolkien made me much more excited to pick it up. Great conversation, guys!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thanks for watching!!

[@jamesporrell5687]

Just learned the word ‘moribund’ from book 1 the other day. Funny that Tad uses it again here!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Unique word haha

[@SeverNord]

Thanks for chattin with Tad 🙏

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thanks for watching!

[@Banefane]

Haha, before I read LotR I read the books by Tad Williams Osten Ard! That's why I still listen to what Tad Williams has to say. Some of his books shaped my youth and personality.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

He’s a legend!!!

[@JLchevz]

Gotta love Tad and his books

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Amen to that

[@AZJuno]

Wow, it’s Tad Williams! I’m on third part of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. Love Binabik - best character in thrilogy ❤

[@thefantasynuttwork]

He’s so good!

[@andrewlavigne44]

Just finished catching up, this was a great chat!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thanks!

[@AZJuno]

Great part of discussion - try something to read completely different, stretch your preferences, find fresh insights and then maybe you’ll look at things differently. It even helps me in my work. I always try to study other things besides the basics that I’m used to. There’s chances that it would become helpful or just give me more options to do same things or give me source of inspiration to try new direction of work

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Absolutely!

[@jeroenadmiraal8714]

Wow, Tad is a great guest!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

So easy to talk to

[@safinan8008]

Hi 👋 wow 😮 Tad Williams one of my favourite authors too! Like ur video a lot!! Happy reading to you!! 📽🎥❄️🎄

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Happy reading!

[@andyplies5632]

LFG! Fantastic steam! 🎉

[@thefantasynuttwork]

🔥🔥🔥

[@alexgdsu7785]

NO WAY!!!! I LOVE UR CHANNEL AND WILLIAMS IS MY FAVORITE AUTHOR!!!!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

That’s so awesome!

[@thefantasythinker]

Fascinating conversation Jimmy! Lord of the Rings without the christian influence sounds very interesting. Another series I'll have to check out someday, thanks!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

My pleasure!!

[@darmokandjalad7786]

Just started reading The Dragonbone Chair

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Love to see it

[@trill_nathan]

Interesting bit from Tad about being wary of reading too much of the genre you're writing in, but his explanation makes sense. I have held a similar view myself, but instead of avoiding the genre it's structured story writing advice. When it comes to things like writing techniques and lessons on the English language/grammar itself, I'll gladly take those. Those are necessary tools. But I think when it comes to actually conceptualizing a story, I would much rather go with my gut and my vast array of exposure to stories of every medium throughout my life, to limit what Tad would call an "incestuous" story that is just an imitator. I'm glad to see an established author express a sentiment that follows similar logic even if it's not the exact same view.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Yeah and in some cases I’ve seen others recommend the opposite of this. I’m not sure where I stand

[@trill_nathan]

@@thefantasynuttwork I could never avoid reading fantasy and horror (which is what I've dabbled in) haha so I definitely stand more in the camp of reading everything. Just gotta be wary I guess.

[@briandurfee3336]

how did i just find this interview now

[@thefantasynuttwork]

KZbin trying to hide Rad Tad!

[@booksnearcats]

Thinking of starting memory, sorrow, and thorn soon. I'm trying to do more audiobooks. Does anyone have any thoughts on the audiobooks v. reading physical of these? Sometimes audio can be harder for fantasy because of invented terms and names.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Audio is very hard at first but great for book 2&3

[@mattbennett3589]

Damn fine episode, Jimmy. Y’all could’ve went for hours more.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

It was like old friends coming together

[@rhahnabunaid]

I put down The Dragonbone Chair at around page 350 because nothing really was happening ... People who've read the series; should I give it another go and power through?

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Yes

[@avamenefee7029]

Most definitely!

[@rhahnabunaid]

@@thefantasynuttwork @avamenefee7029 I have since read the Dragonbone Chair and boy... did that book turn around on my during the second half. Unexpectedly, it is what has now come closest to ASOIAF for me than anything else I've read. Stone of Farewell and To Green Angel Tower are currently on their way to me and I can't wait to continue this story. Thanks for forcing me to power through the slow start!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

@@rhahnabunaid yessssssss

[@billyalarie929]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH SHIT B R O

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Major moves

[@MrZacke08]

Well now that you've had Tad Williams on there is no excuse for you NOT to slide into Joe Abercrombie's DMs and ask him to come on CWN.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I could definitely try haha

[@CaptainAugust]

gaaaahh please continue to drown us in detail! no need to pull it back at all! The loss of Whelan art is a bummer for sure, but I will riot n the streets if they cheap out on the voice acting for the final audio books. Andrew Wincott is absolutely the only acceptable man for that job. Crossing my fingers lol.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Yes!