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Masterclass

SFF Addicts Ep. 56: Worldbuilding 101 with Martha Wells (Mini-Masterclass)

June 6, 2023 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Worldbuilding 101 with bestselling author Martha Wells. During the episode, Martha unravels the intricacies of worldbuilding, including what it means, why well-crafted worlds are important for stories, first steps for worldbuilding, research vs. creativity, keeping track of details, how to convey information through description, avoiding infodumping, drawing maps, naming shit and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, All Systems Red, Interview, M.J. Kuhn, Martha Wells, Masterclass, Mini-Masterclass, Murderbot, Podcast, SFF Addicts, The Murderbot Diaries, Tor Books, Tordotcom, Tordotcompub

SFF Addicts Ep. 54: Aliens & First Contact with Christopher Paolini (Mini-Masterclass)

May 23, 2023 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Aliens & First Contact with bestselling author Christopher Paolini. During the episode, Christopher explores the mysteries of aliens, including why humans are fascinated by them, why first contact makes for fantastic story fuel, creating species and environments, science and our understanding of reality, alien tropes, reader emotions, empathetic aliens and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Christopher Paolini, Eragon, Fractal Noise, Fractalverse, Interview, M.J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Mini-Masterclass, Murtagh, Podcast, SFF Addicts, The Inheritance Cycle, To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, Tor Books

SFF Addicts Ep. 52: Revision & Rewriting with Sue Burke (Mini-Masterclass)

May 9, 2023 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Revision & Rewriting with author and translator Sue Burke. During the episode, Sue breaks down the nitty gritty of revision, including why it’s an important part of the writing process, approaches to first drafts, tools for revision and rewriting, how to keep track of characters and scenes, killing your darlings and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Dual Memory, Immunity Index, Interference, Interview, M.J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Mini-Masterclass, Podcast, Sci-Fi, Semiosis, SFF Addicts, Sue Burke, Tor Books

SFF Addicts Ep. 48: Morally Gray Characters with Fonda Lee (Mini-Masterclass)

April 11, 2023 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Morally Gray Characters with award-winning SFF author Fonda Lee. During the episode, Fonda shares her “problematic faves” and untangles the moral complexity that we often find in fictional stories, including what draws us to morally gray characters, what compels authors to write them, stories that lend themselves well to moral grayness, the fine line between morally gray and evil, incorporating moral frameworks into worldbuilding and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Fonda Lee, Interview, Jade City, Jade Legacy, Jade War, M.J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Mini-Masterclass, Orbit Books, Podcast, SFF Addicts, The Green Bone Saga, Tordotcom, Tordotcompub, untethered sky

SFF Addicts Ep. 42: Writing Beginnings with Chelsea Abdullah (Mini-Masterclass)

February 28, 2023 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Writing Beginnings with author Chelsea Abdullah. During the episode, Chelsea shares her takes on the intricacies of openings: why beginnings are so important (for both readers and agents/editors), balancing character and worldbuilding in an opening chapter, the pros and cons of prologues, kick-ass first lines, writing beginnings for multiple POV characters and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Chelsea Abdullah, Interview, M.J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Mini-Masterclass, Orbit Books, Podcast, SFF Addicts, The Ashfire King, The Stardust Thief

SFF Addicts Ep. 36: Being a Debut Author with M.J. Kuhn (Mini-Masterclass)

January 17, 2023 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn for the very first SFF Addicts mini-masterclass, where M.J. lays out the good, bad and ugly of being a debut author. During the episode, she delves into the many books she wrote before getting published, why she chose traditional publishing, querying agents and putting books on submission, working with editors and cover designers, the difficult road to book two, marketing, challenges, bright moments and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Among Thieves, Interview, M.J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts, Thick As Thieves

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