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SFF Addicts Ep. 119: Content Creation 101 with Evan Leikam, Mike’s Book Reviews & Kay’s Hidden Shelf (Masterclass Panel)

August 27, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Episode 119 of SFF Addicts has arrived!

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn for a masterclass panel on Content Creation 101, featuring Evan Leikam from Book Reviews Kill, Mike from Mike’s Book Reviews and Kayla from Kay’s Hidden Shelf. During the panel, Evan, Mike and Kayla lay out the fundamentals for getting into content creation, including how they started, the big content platforms, editing software and recording equipment, content length on different platforms, algorithms and originality, connecting with your audience, monetization and advertising, reviewing books, receiving ARCs, relationships with publishers/authors and more.


Evan Leikam from Book Reviews Kill is a content creator on TikTok and Instagram. He is also a podcaster and author, with his debut novel, Anji Kills a King, publishing in 2025 through Tor Books.

Find Evan on ⁠TikTok⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠YouTube⁠.

Mike from Mike’s Book Reviews is a book reviewer/content creator on YouTube.

Find Mike on ⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Patreon⁠.

Kayla from Kay’s Hidden Shelf is a book reviewer/content creator on YouTube.

Find Kayla on ⁠YouTube⁠, ⁠Twitter⁠ and ⁠Instagram⁠.


Episode 119 is available to stream and download on:

Anchor | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podcast Addict | Amazon Music | Overcast | RadioPublic | Pocket Casts | Breaker | Podbay

You can also watch the episode below via the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, and the full episode archive for the show is available here. Check out the SFF Addicts Twitter or Instagram accounts for more frequent updates.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Content Creation, Evan Leikam, Interview, Kay's Hidden Shelf, M. J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Mike's Book Reviews, Podcast, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast

About Adrian M. Gibson

Adrian M. Gibson is an award-winning Canadian SFF author, podcaster, illustrator and tattoo artist. In 2021, he created the SFF Addicts podcast, which he co-hosts with fellow authors M. J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly. The three host in-depth interviews with an array of science fiction and fantasy authors, as well as writing masterclasses.

Mushroom Blues, the first book in The Hofmann Report series, is his debut novel.

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