Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Road Stories with bestselling, award-winning author Stephen Graham Jones. During the episode, Stephen puts the narrative into high gear, discussing what road stories are, modern road stories vs. their travel narrative predecessors, the “Americanization” of road stories, the shape of a journey along the road, catalysts for characters to leave home, the road as a vehicle for character arcs, the role of landscape/environment on the road, road story structure applied to different vehicles, pacing a road story, the vehicle itself as a character and more.
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SFF Addicts Bonus Episode: Anand Gandhi & Zain Memon talk MAYA: Seed Takes Root, Consciousness, Collaboration & More
Join host Adrian M. Gibson for his chat with Anand Gandhi & Zain Memon, co-authors and co-creators of the MAYA Narrative Universe, in this bonus episode of the podcast. During the interview, they delve into Anand and Zain’s collaborative history, their new novel MAYA: Seed Takes Root, the creation of the MAYA universe, fleshing out a world across mediums, cognition and consciousness, nature-based networks and systems, parallels between cyberpunk and biopunk, free will and agency, acts of revolution and much more.
Cover Reveal: All My Colours by Livia J Elliot
FanFiAddict is delighted to be taking part in the cover reveal for Livia J Elliot’s latest book, All My Colours! Amidst the shelves of milady Reine lives an enchanted ball jointed doll. She sees the world in washes of colours and blooms of pigments, and captures them in watercolours as a way to understand herself—her […]
Like Creature Features? Watch these Shows
I’m back! This one is going to be a little different, honestly. Seeing that I started with zombie shows before going on to movie lists, the idea had always been in my mind. That said, there really aren’t nearly as many shows when it comes to creature features, slashers, and sharks. At least comparatively. And […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 225: Stephen Graham Jones talks Off the Reservation, Modern Horror, Dysfunctional Found Families & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling, award-winning author Stephen Graham Jones about his new novel Off the Reservation, blending indigenous history with modern horror, creating a dysfunctional found family, reclaiming appropriated language, the horror renaissance, the myth of the “overnight success”, the visceral responses of horror and comedy, torturing your characters, growing up in rural Texas, going from blue collar work to writing/academia, online horror communities, author personas, book events and more.
Guest Post: From Stage to Page: What Acting Taught Me About Writing Characters by R.A. Neddow
From Stage to Page: What Acting Taught Me About Writing Characters Written by R.A. Neddow Building Characters from the Outside In I have always loved telling stories, but before becoming a writer and novelist, my love was expressed through acting. You meet quite interesting characters in acting, both fictional and real. A great deal of […]
Author Interview: Rae Wilde (Happily Ever After the Murders)
Rae Wilde (she/her) is a queer woman and author of dark fiction who has also published under the pen name Rae Knowles. She is the author of I Do Not Apologize for My Position on Men, Happily Ever After the Murders, The Stradivarius, Merciless Waters, and I Can Fix Her, among other works. Rae is […]
FFA Excerpt Exclusive: The Milks by Louis Urbanowski
The author has a first chapter excerpt available, but has agreed to expand it even further with us at FanFiAddict! British zombie horror comedy set in Stevenage. urbwrites.com | @UrbWrites Contact: louiswrites2025@gmail.com Blurb EVERYONE HAS A PLAN FOR THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE.HIS SOUNDED BETTER IN THE PUB. Shaun of the Dead meets The Girl with All the Gifts—except our protagonist […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 224: Do Superpowers Make You a Superhero? with V.E. Schwab (Writing Masterclass)
Join host Greta Kelly as she delves into a writing masterclass on Do Superpowers Make You a Superhero? with bestselling author V.E. Schwab. During the episode, Victoria unmasks superpower myths, discussing why humans are captivated by superpowers, differences between superpowers and magic, cost and consequence, believable superpower origins, showing the before and after of acquiring superpowers, the psychological weight of newfound power, what superpowers can reveal about a world, how your character is perceived, avoiding plot armor and OP superpowers, what truly makes someone a superhero, powerless superheroes, empathy, ambiguity and more.
Backerkit: Darkest Dungeon – The Original Canon Graphic Novel
From Red Hook Studios and Vault Comics comes an original canon graphic novel set in the world of Darkest Dungeon. An opportunity… discovered. From the combined madness of Red Hook Studios and Vault Comics comes an original canon graphic novelization set in the Darkest Dungeon universe. Join an ensemble of heroes as they confront unfamiliar […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 223: V.E. Schwab talks Victorious, Prophecies, Flawed Characters, The Power of Words & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author V.E. Schwab about her new novel Victorious, the Villains trilogy, writing flawed characters, friends-turned-enemies, interweaving multiple POVs and timelines, personal prophecies, the power of words, building trust in readers, the repeating cycles of publishing, failed careers and publishing traumas, writing for yourself, time paucity and author discoverability, experimenting with genres/age categories, letting ideas percolate and more.
Like Halloween? Watch these Movies
Spooky season is officially upon us! Therefore, I have achieved my final form: October Connor (C. J., if you’d like). As I can’t exactly act like I don’t consume horror year-round anymore, during the month of October I have been looking to watch more Halloween-themed films. While watching WNUF Halloween Special this week, it reminded […]