Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a mini-masterclass on Writing Multiple POVs with author Lavanya Lakshminarayan. During the episode, Lavanya unmasks the many faces of multiple points-of-view, including why you would write multiple POVs, how to choose the right POV characters and tenses, making character voices unique, connecting with characters (as readers and writers), structure and pacing in a multi-POV story, viewing the same scene from different perspectives and more.
Interview
Author Interview: Steph Nelson
To bring an absolutely stellar year of interviewing to a close, I’m excited to be sharing my conversation with Steph Nelson! Steph is the author of The Vein, Sawtooth, The Final Scene, and most recently, The Threshing Floor. While our conversation mostly centers around this novel, we do discuss many other things such as: – […]
Author Interview: Brian McAuley
I’m celebrating the holidays a *little* early this year as today marks the publication of slasher sensation, Candy Cain Kills Again: The Second Slaying by Brian McAuley, today’s guest! It was an absolute delight to chat with Brian about so many different topics which include: – When’s the ideal time to decorate for Christmas– The […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 130: Lavanya Lakshminarayan talks Interstellar MegaChef, Food, Video Games & More
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with author Lavanya Lakshminarayan about her new novel Interstellar MegaChef, The Ten Percent Thief, working in the video game industry, storytelling and worldbuilding, cultural identity and imagined futures, VR and future technologies, blending culinary arts with space opera, food as cultural exchange and history, cooking TV shows, contrasting characters and much more.
SFF Addicts Ep. 129: Fictional Family Dynamics with Tasha Suri (Mini-Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Fictional Family Dynamics with award-winning author Tasha Suri. During the episode, Tasha unpacks the complexities of family, exploring what makes family dynamics compelling, the role of family in her work, the key to successful fictional families, types of family dynamics, conveying individual and group character growth, external forces that can shape a family, romantic partnerships, marriage, found family and more.
Author Chat: Nick Cutter on “The Queen”
Nick Cutter, author of horror books such as “The Troop,” “The Deep,” “Little Heaven,” “The Handyman Method,” and new from Gallery Books, “The Queen,” is one of the first contemporary horror writers I came across. To say I wouldn’t be where I am without his work is no understatement, considering “The Troop,” was the first […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 128: Tasha Suri talks The Lotus Empire, Sapphic Fantasy, Anime & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning author Tasha Suri about her new novel The Lotus Empire, completing The Burning Kingdoms trilogy, her love for anime, sapphic fantasy and the romantasy boom, South Asian/historical inspirations in her work, writing messy characters and multiple POVs, piquing readers’ curiosity, the shortcomings of academia, Dev Patel, knights and much more.
SFF Addicts Ep. 127: Convincing Details & Descriptions with Nghi Vo (Mini-Masterclass)
Join Adrian M. Gibson and guest co-host Greta Kelly as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Convincing Details & Descriptions with award-winning author Nghi Vo. During the episode, Nghi gets into the nitty gritty of details, exploring what details/descriptions can do for readers, how to approach details in your writing, delivering effective details, setting expectations for your descriptive style, description in short vs. long form fiction, surface detail vs. hyper detail, describing characters, character actions, world details, plausibility and more.
Author Interview: CJ Leede
Another Friday, another author interview! This week I’m sharing my conversation with CJ Leede, author of Maeve Fly and the recently released American Rapture. Now, American Rapture is a book that meant a whole hell of a lot to me, one that made me feel seen and heard in ways that feel extremely niche and […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 126: Nghi Vo talks The City in Glass, Love, The Great Gatsby & More
Join Adrian M. Gibson and guest co-host Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning author Nghi Vo about her new novel The City in Glass, The Singing Hills Cycle (The Empress of Salt and Fortune and its sequels), Siren Queen and Hollywood history, The Chosen and the Beautiful and reimagining The Great Gatsby, cities and evocative settings, vibes vs. plot, angels, demons and love, change, character growth and much more.
Author Interview: Philip Fracassi
Happy Friday, everyone! Very excited to be sharing my interview with Philip Fracassi today, author of books such as: A Child Alone With Strangers, Gothic, Boys in the Valley, and the upcoming special edition release, Sarafina, with Earthling Publications. Philip is a master at crafting a unique sense of horror and suspense, and a lot […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 125: Omniscient Narration & POV with Cat Rambo (Mini-Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Omniscient Narration & POV with award-winning author Cat Rambo. During the episode, Cat lays out all there is to know about omniscient narration, exploring what it is and when to use it, the benefits and challenges of an omniscient POV, finding a narrative voice, how to transition between characters, internal vs. external characterization, experimenting with POV styles, the viability of omniscient stories with agents/editors and more.