{"id":4726,"date":"2023-11-20T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talesfromthefandom.com\/?p=4726"},"modified":"2023-11-19T18:36:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T23:36:38","slug":"episode-345-victoria-avalor-returns-and-talks-about-her-books-egyptology-and-cosplay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talesfromthefandom.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/20\/episode-345-victoria-avalor-returns-and-talks-about-her-books-egyptology-and-cosplay\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 345: Victoria Avalor returns and talks about her books, Egyptology, and Cosplay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This one has been a long time coming. After over 5 years, Victoria Avalor returns to the podcast! Fate and our schedules finally aligned, as I&#8217;ve been trying to have Victoria back for a number of years now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-tales-from-the-fandom wp-block-embed-tales-from-the-fandom\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/oembed.libsyn.com\/embed?item_id=28711713\">Episode 345: Victoria Avalor returns and talks about her books, Egyptology, and Cosplay<\/a><\/h4><p>This one has been a long time coming. After over 5 years, Victoria Avalor returns to the podcast! Fate and our schedules finally aligned, as I&#8217;ve been trying to have Victoria back for a number of years now. We get to catch up and talk about the past several years and then we talk about her two books.<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We get to catch up and talk about the past several years and then we talk about her two books. Realm of Lore, published in 2017, and An Unholy Union, published in 2020. We talk about what else she&#8217;s working on, as well as the work\/life balance that she handles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, we get into talking about another of her passions, Egyptology. Victoria talks about how she first became interested in Egyptian history and mythology. Then we talk about the videos she creates on TikTok and Instagram sharing little stories and tidbits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, we wrap up with a reflection about Cosplay. Victoria has been active in the community for many a years. We talk about what she&#8217;s working on now, but we primarily reflect on the history, how cosplay has changed since she started, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find Victoria&#8217;s books at:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Realm of Lore &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GdBF49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3GdBF49<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An Unholy Union &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3sJlVTB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3sJlVTB<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find Victoria at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-libsyn wp-block-embed-libsyn\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/oembed.libsyn.com\/embed?item_id=5174674\">Episode 48: Victoria Avalor talks DC Comics, Harry Potter, Doll Collecting, and Cosplay<\/a><\/h4><p>Victoria Avalor joins us from Philadelphia, PA for Episode 48.&amp;nbsp; Victoria is a cosplayer, charity worker, blogger, professional princess and coordinator for the Eastern Pennsylvania branch of Heroes Alliance.<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-libsyn wp-block-embed-libsyn\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/oembed.libsyn.com\/embed?item_id=5418245\">Wonder Woman Review with Victoria Avalor<\/a><\/h4><p>An estimated $100.5 million dollar opening made Wonder Woman the highest box office movie directed by a woman.&amp;nbsp; It&#8217;s the highest rated DCEU movie, certified fresh by Rotten Tomatoes at 97% as of Thursday when it debuted.&amp;nbsp; Returning guest, Victoria Avalor (episode 48), joins me to discuss all things Wonder Woman.&amp;nbsp; There are spoilers as we discuss characters, the story, the cinematography and more.&amp;nbsp; If you haven&#8217;t seen the movie yet, go see it and then come back to this episode.&amp;nbsp; For those who have, please enjoy our review!<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-libsyn wp-block-embed-libsyn\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/oembed.libsyn.com\/embed?item_id=6184390\">Book Trek: Victoria Avalor, Author of Realm of Lore<\/a><\/h4><p>Victoria Avalor makes her third appearance on the podcast, this time to talk about her recently published book, Realm of Lore. Victoria talks to me about what motivated her to write the book and how long some of the stories have been in the works for.&amp;nbsp; We go over the 10 different short stories and poetry pieces and talk about which pieces may go well with different audiences.<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/victoria_avalor\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/victoria_avalor\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-threads wp-block-embed-threads\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@victoria_avalor\">Victoria Avalor (@victoria_avalor) on Threads<\/a><\/h4><p>\ud83d\udc08Nerd from Philly now living in Central PA. Buy my ebooks on Amazon\ud83d\udc08. victoria.avalor@gmail.com. 687 Followers.<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Get 10% of your order of Woodmarks, Tolkien style maps, and more from In The Reads by using code TALES10 at checkout. Visit them at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-in-the-reads wp-block-embed-in-the-reads\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"embedly-card\" data-card-controls=\"1\" data-card-align=\"center\" data-card-theme=\"light\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/inthereads.com\/\">In The Reads<\/a><\/h4><p>Bringing to life the worlds within the reads . Start Shopping<\/p><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/platform.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This one has been a long time coming. 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