00:00:58 Titanlord “A Thousand Ashes” – Preorder Trailer.

00:03:06 Darwish telling us what Titanlord is all about.

00:06:52 Who is M.G Darwish really? And what is he about?

00:09:50 Why write a traditionally western genre? Where are the brown people?

00:11:00 What got Darwish into writing books of this genre in the first place?

00:13:00 The struggles of finding a readership in Bahrain and abroad.

00:20:11 Would writing in Arabic be more appealing or would it be too limiting?

00:25:00 Are local writers restricting themselves? Why don’t we tap into our pre islamic mythology?

00:27:00 The Umm Humar (Mother Of Donkeys) origin story.

00:29:06 How does Darwish deal with negative reviews?

00:31:25 Things Darwish doesn’t trust…

00:33:57 Writing communities & self publishing; The good, the bad, & some of the scammy.

00:46:48 Traditional publishing houses & the realities behind it.

00:50:40 Why are some people so proud that they don’t read? Is it the writers fault or theirs?

00:54:52 How come it was easier to find a readership overseas then locally?

00:58:00 Why authors go through writer’s block, and how some authors resist the solutions.

01:01:37 The JK Rowling drama, global pc culture perspectives, & some out of context cunts.

01:15:30 The importance of using the power of the internet to reach a global audience.

01:19:00 Darwish and his journey of dealing with the naysayers and the comparers

01:20:15 The story of Dragontooth and meeting Darwish for the first time.

01:30:33 Putting Darwish in the hot seat!

01:33:00 The Final Question!

01:36:00 Outro