97. Bruh, Do You Even Lift? w/ Alex Tilley (author of Mr. Strong)

AlexTilley writes fiction that wanders the borderlands between folkhorror, magical realism, dark fantasy, and the psychological. Hisbooks include Meshkwadoon Books 1 and 2, the novella Mr. Strong, andthe forthcoming Sefira’s Gloom. Before self-publishing, he spentyears devouring everything from The Lord of the Rings to Shakespeare,Anne Rice, poetry, and Jane Austen. He was in the Canadian ArmedForces for five years, where he earned a humanities degree whileworking full-time in his trade. He wrote as a hobby when he was in myteens, but the belief that he could write a full book didn't come tohim until 2019. When he’s not writing, he’s usually buried inresearch on mythology, religion, occult traditions, and thesupernatural. Alexis back to discuss his standalone novella, Mr. Strong. I previouslyhad Alex on back in episode 85 discussing his folkloric bookMeshkwadoon—Mr. Strong is entirely different, but Alex carries onhis usual style in having so much to say and tackling it with aplomb.Mr. Storng follows Elgin, a bodybuilder who’s identity is wrappedup in his body, his strength. Becoming disabled after a car accident,his whole perception of masculinity is thrown into crisis, and weElgin begin to spiral, and question his place in the world. Mr.Strong is a short book, and Alex is on the top of his game. Alex isalso reading my anthology The Moon Panther, which we discuss a bithere as well, and he’s reading Taming the Laser Leopard, myupcoming novel, as a part of my beta-reading crew, so you’ll hearus discuss that a bit as well. Moreover, we have a nice discussion onbeta-reading and how to approach this aspect of finalizing a book.Spoiler discussion at 49:10Alex’swebsite: alextilleyauthor.comAlex’sIG: @alexander_tilleyWhoKilled Arnold Muller:https://www.amazon.ca/Killed-Arnold-M%C3%BCller-Christian-Marchioni/dp/1067862919/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2BZ601UIK2S0N&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.XRb9JbBt4xwCu6oshBkxEg.LRdTHoOclNxIACHU_cJTKX5cpFiEKYBbFJ1zSRSEq8Y&dib_tag=se&keywords=who+killed+arnold+muller&qid=1785942747&sprefix=who+killed+arnold+muller%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-1Christian Jerry Marchioni on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/christianjerrymarchioni/JasonShannon is an indie Canadian author of science fiction and more. Hisseventh novel, Tiger Blues, is available now: “A plucky crew ofmercenaries must keep a doomsday weapon from the Maoists inalt-history 1948 Tibet.”I am currently seeking beta-readers formy upcoming book, Taming the Laser Leopard. You will receive a freeebook version of the current draft, and a list of questions to beanswered after reading, which will provide feedback beforepublication. And I’m also asking you to leave an honest review onGoodreads. If you are interested, please email me today [email protected]. TheBook is 51,000 words, and would have an R rating if it were a movie.Upcomingevents: Cogsand Clockwork Steampunk Festival in Fergus, Ontario September 12/13Can*Con,October 16-18Followmy social media @harujinshounds