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Rock, Paper, Swords!

Rock, Paper, Swords!

By: Matthew Harffy & Steven A. McKay
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 The Historical Action and Adventure Podcast - making history come alive! Bestselling authors Matthew Harffy and Steven A. McKay chat about writing action and adventure stories, diving into some of the more quirky and unusual aspects of history, with a detour through music and its role in their process. Each episode covers different exciting themes, often with brilliant guests who help shed light on what Matthew and Steven have decided to talk about that week.Matthew Harffy & Steven A. McKay Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • MJ Porter - Vikings, Saxons, swearing in historical fiction and much more!

    MJ Porter - Vikings, Saxons, swearing in historical fiction and much more!
    May 23 2025

    M.J. Porter is an author of historical fiction and nonfiction. She has written about Anglo-Saxons and Vikings as well as three twentieth-century mysteries and Viking age/dragon themed fantasy.

    She is a prolific hybrid author, with independently published and traditionally published books.

    We met up with MJ at the HNS Conference last year for a quick chat, which you can listen to in a previous episode, but we knew we had to get her back on for a full episode. So welcome back to RPS, M.J. Porter.

    https://www.mjporterauthor.com/

    Link Tree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/RockPaperSwords⁠

    Support us on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast⁠

    Buy us a beer and get a shoutout by heading to ⁠buymeacoffee.com/rockpaperswords
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    52 mins
  • RPS NEWS! Plus Dire wolves? We chat about bringing things back from earlier periods in history. What would YOU bring back?

    RPS NEWS! Plus Dire wolves? We chat about bringing things back from earlier periods in history. What would YOU bring back?
    Apr 25 2025

    Link Tree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/RockPaperSwords⁠

    Support us on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast⁠

    Buy us a beer and get a shoutout by heading to ⁠buymeacoffee.com/rockpaperswords

    Buy BLOOD FEUD, this week's sponsor from Paul Bernardi! Buy link for Paul Bernardi's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F38L728Z
    We don’t have a guest today, instead Steven and I are going to talk about something that has been in the news this week and its impact on history and how we perceive the finality of historical events. But before that we’re going to give you some updates on what we’ve been up to and some changes to our Patreon.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g9ejy3gdvo

    https://time.com/7274542/colossal-dire-wolf/

    https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/407781/these-fluffy-white-wolves-explain-everything-wrong-with-bringing-back-extinct-animals
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    45 mins
  • Book cover design! Oliver Bennett from MORE VISUAL joins us to discuss current and future trends and the threat (or otherwise) of AI to creatives.

    Book cover design! Oliver Bennett from MORE VISUAL joins us to discuss current and future trends and the threat (or otherwise) of AI to creatives.
    Apr 11 2025

    Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/RockPaperSwords

    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast

    Buy us a beer and get a shoutout by heading to buymeacoffee.com/rockpaperswords Our guest today has designed countless book covers, including all of Steven’s independently published books! Oliver Bennett is a graphic designer and co-founder of MoreVisual, a graphic design and digital media company based in Leicester, England.

    Founded in 2013, More Visual specialises in a wide range of graphic design services such as website design, logo design, and corporate identity design. You can find everything a writer might need on More Visual’s author portal: https://bookartwork.com/

    Welcome to RPS, Oliver Bennett!
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    1 hr and 8 mins
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Imagine walking into a pub, waving to your two friends you were to met up with. Now these friends aren’t just ordinary people, nope Steven and Matthew are fantastic minds as well as best sellers of historical fiction. So sitting and chatting it up with them you not only get educated but feel awe inspired in their presence. Well I’d probably be nervous which in turn makes me overly chatty, to the extent one of the guys would be saying can I talk now please. I’m a big fan of them both and a horrible geek of history in general. So this podcast is on my follow list. Cheers to you both on your podcast long may it reign!

It’s like hanging out with two great authors.

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This was a really great podcast. Matthew and Steven asked great questions and received great answers from Jason Kingsley. All three have extensive backgrounds in Medieval History. As well as 2000 AD, British Comics and games. Will need to listen again to be sure I heard it all. Will also enjoy it a second time.

Really interesting interview!

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