Episode 219 of SFF Addicts has arrived!
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing Assassins & Contract Killers with bestselling author James Islington. During the episode, James pinpoints the target, discussing why assassin media is so popular, real vs. fictional depictions of assassins/contract killers, why assassin characters work so well in SFF, differences between assassins and contract killers, the fundamentals of motives/targets/clients/methods, centering a plot around an assassination, tonal consistency, the psychology (and backstory) of an assassin, morality and reader empathy, assassin training montages, researching assassins (i.e. ruining your search history) and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with James. Click here to check out part one.
James Islington is the bestselling author of The Hierarchy series and The Licanius Trilogy. His latest novel is Scion, which you can purchase here.
Find James on Instagram, Amazon and his website.
Episode 219 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.
Leave a Reply