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SFF Addicts Ep. 162: Discovering Your Genre & Niche with Michael R. Fletcher, Krystle Matar & Nick Snape (Indie Appreciation Month)

July 8, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Episode 162 of SFF Addicts has arrived to kick off Indie Appreciation Month!

Join host Greta Kelly and guest authors Michael R. Fletcher, Krystle Matar and Nick Snape for an Indie Appreciation Month panel on Discovering Your Genre & Niche. During the panel, Michael, Krystle and Nick explores the ins and outs of genre, including whether or not genre matters, finding inspiration in the genres you grew up reading, experimenting with subgenres and niches, deciphering age categories, writing to market vs. creating markets, categories/keywords on publishing platforms, grabbing readers’ attention, writing an effective synopsis and more.


Michael R. Fletcher is the author of the Obsidian Path trilogy and more, and the co-host of ⁠The Dripping Bucket Podcast⁠. Find Michael on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Amazon⁠ and ⁠his personal website⁠.

Krystle Matar is the author of Legacy of the Brightwash and Legacy of Brick & Bone, and the co-host of The Dripping Bucket Podcast. Find Krystle on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Amazon⁠.

Nick Snape is the author of the Weapons of Choice series and more. Find Nick on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Amazon⁠ and ⁠his personal website⁠.


Episode 162 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 or on Spotify, 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, Self Published, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Greta Kelly, Indie Appreciation Month, Interview, Krystle Matar, M. J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Michael R. Fletcher, Nick Snape, Self-Publishing, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast

About Adrian M. Gibson

Adrian M. Gibson is a Canadian writer, tattoo artist and illustrator living in Quito, Ecuador. He has been a fantasy and sci-fi reader since he was a kid, growing up on stories from J. R. R. Tolkien, Brian Jacques, C. S. Lewis, Madeline l’Engle and more, as well as anime and comic books. Now, his love of the genres comes through in everyday life, seeping into his writing, tattoos and illustrations. There are few aspects of fantasy and sci-fi that he dislikes, but cyberpunk and near-future sci-fi are what really grab him—even better if it’s a character-driven story.

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