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Adrian M. Gibson

SFF Addicts Ep. 149: Hannah Kaner talks Faithbreaker, Gods, Perseverance & More

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

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Hannah Kaner about her new novel Faithbreaker, completing The Fallen Gods Trilogy, perseverance and the marathon of publishing, querying and what to look for in an agent, the challenges of writing a series, community and pushing yourself, creating a pantheon of gods, writing about faith and religion, opening scenes, multiple POVs, character relationships, pilgrimage, trust and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Faithbreaker, Godkiller, Greta Kelly, Hannah Kaner, Harper Voyager, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, Sunbringer

SFF Addicts Ep. 148: Finding the Emotional Core with Nicholas Binge (Writing Masterclass)

April 1, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Finding the Emotional Core with bestselling author Nicholas Binge. During the episode, Nick delves into the emotional heart of storytelling, including what “emotional core” means, why characters and relationships are vital for emotional investment, developing a character’s emotional journey, emotional resonance through plot and structure, the malleability of the emotional core, how worldbuilding can reflect the emotional journey, endings, expectations, emotional payoff and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Ascension, Dissolution, Greta Kelly, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Nicholas Binge, Redshirts, Riverhead Books, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast

SFF Addicts Ep. 147: Nicholas Binge talks Dissolution, Memory, Story Structure & More

March 25, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Nicholas Binge about his new novel Dissolution, memory and identity, writing elderly characters, the joys of teaching and podcasting, agents and querying, getting books optioned for TV and film, living up to hype, marketability vs. artistic vision, experimenting with story structure, antagonists, dementia, grandparents and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Ascension, Dissolution, Greta Kelly, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Nicholas Binge, Redshirts, Riverhead Books, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast

SFF Addicts Ep. 146: Bringing the Funny to Sci-Fi with John Scalzi (Writing Masterclass)

March 18, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Bringing the Funny to Sci-Fi with bestselling, award-winning author John Scalzi. During the episode, John sets up the punchline for sci-fi comedy, including what humor means to us, humor as a skill that you develop, Douglas Adams and the progression of humor in sci-fi, the marketability of humorous sci-fi, why sci-fi and comedy combine so well, deciding how to infuse humor into a story, balancing humor with drama, action, etc., character voice and comedic delivery, worldbuilding with humor in mind, the subjectivity of humor and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Greta Kelly, Interview, John Scalzi, M. J. Kuhn, Old Man's War, Redshirts, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, Starter Villain, The Kaiju Preservation Society, Tor Books, When the Moon Hits Your Eye

Announcing the Mushroom Blues ANNIVERSARY UPDATE!

March 14, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

I’m so excited to officially announce the Mushroom Blues anniversary update! With the one-year anniversary of the book coming up next week (holy crap, how has it already been a year?!), I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate my debut novel and show it some birthday love.

So, what is this “anniversary update”? Well, let me tell you.

Filed Under: Art Reveal, Blog Posts, Self Published Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Mushroom Blues, The Fungalverse, The Hofmann Report

TBRCon2025 Highlight: What is the Future of Dystopian Sci-Fi? (with Adrian M. Gibson, Suyi Davies Okungbowa & More)

March 14, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.

This week, join moderator/author Adrian M. Gibson and authors Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Rebecca Campbell, Syr Beker, Nick Snape and Brenda Peynado for a TBRCon2025 panel on “What is the Future of Dystopian Sci-Fi?”

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Book Tube, TBRCon2025 Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Brenda Peynado, Nick Snape, Rebecca Campbell, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Syr Beker, TBRCon2025, Virtual Convention

SFF Addicts Ep. 145: John Scalzi talks When the Moon Hits Your Eye, Publishing, Luck & More

March 11, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling, award-winning author John Scalzi about his new novel When the Moon Hits Your Eye, luck and career longevity, major changes in the publishing landscape, Old Man’s War book 7 and writing without pressure, fandom and avoiding burnout, turning the moon into cheese, using the lunar cycle as a story structure, writing dozens of POV characters, cheese science, research, touring and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Greta Kelly, Interview, John Scalzi, M. J. Kuhn, Old Man's War, Redshirts, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, Starter Villain, The Kaiju Preservation Society, Tor Books, When the Moon Hits Your Eye

SFF Addicts Ep. 144: How to Train Your Character with C. L. Clark (Writing Masterclass)

March 4, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on How to Train Your Character with award-winning author C. L. Clark. During the episode, Cherae works out the fundamentals of character strength and training, including the body and the stories we tell ourselves, convincing fictional examples of physicality, how the body affects plot and character, biological sex, body type and societal standards, how to determine your character’s starting strength, an early defeat and setting the stakes, finding the ideal method for training your character, satisfying climaxes, boss battles, injuries and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Ambessa, Arcane, C.L. Clark, Greta Kelly, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Magic of the Lost, Masterclass, Orbit Books, Riot Games, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast

SFF Addicts Ep. 143: C. L. Clark talks Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf, Arcane, Teaching & More

February 25, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning author C. L. Clark about her tie-in new novel Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf, Arcane, League of Legends and writing for a major IP, giving Ambessa more heart and complexity, the Magic of the Lost series, the influence of The Wheel of Time on her writing, teaching and editing, melding big and small-scale themes, writing badass female characters and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Ambessa, Arcane, C.L. Clark, Greta Kelly, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Magic of the Lost, Orbit Books, Riot Games, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast

SFF Addicts Ep. 142: Mythological Retellings with Gourav Mohanty (Writing Masterclass)

February 18, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Mythological Retellings with author Gourav Mohanty. During the episode, Gourav delves into humanity’s ancient relationship with mythology, including why mythology has appealed to us across time, the popularity of mythological retellings, how to choose which myth to retell, pairing a myth with a genre/theme, reframing ancient stories for modern audiences, expectations and how close to stick to the original, bringing your voice to established stories, the sustainability of mythological retellings and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Dance of Shadows, Gourav Mohanty, Greta Kelly, Head of Zeus, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, Sons of Darkness

SFF Addicts Ep. 141: Gourav Mohanty talks Dance of Shadows, Grimdark, Stand-Up Comedy & More

February 11, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with author Gourav Mohanty about his new novel Dance of Shadows, The Raag of Rta series, grimdark and the Indian SFF market, the influences of both A Song of Ice & Fire and Toni Morrison, being a writer, lawyer and stand-up comedian, storytelling across career types, his sense of humor and Indian politics, writing a large cast of characters, showing world and setting through characters, the challenges of writing a sequel, depictions of violence, action scenes and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Dance of Shadows, Gourav Mohanty, Greta Kelly, Head of Zeus, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, Sons of Darkness

SFF Addicts Ep. 140: Creating a Shared Universe with Richard Swan (Mini-Masterclass)

February 4, 2025 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Creating a Shared Universe with bestselling author Richard Swan. During the episode, Richard lays out the foundations for creating a fictional shared universe, including what a shared universe is, examples of shared universes (such as the MCU, Star Wars and Discworld), giving your world depth through details, languages, geography and more, the chronology of a shared universe, keeping track of world history, loose shared universes vs. linear shared universes, avoiding problematic plot holes, writing in different formats and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, empire of the wolf, Grave Empire, Greta Kelly, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Orbit Books, richard swan, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, the justice of kings

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