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Interview

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. 41: Chelsea Abdullah talks The Stardust Thief, Folklore, Discovery Writing & More

February 21, 2023 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Chelsea Abdullah about how she got into writing, her debut novel The Stardust Thief, folklore inspirations and 1001 Nights, discovery writing and (not) planning things, writing The Ashfire King on contract, reverse outlining and much more.

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

SFF Addicts Ep. 40: Audiobook Narration with Travis Baldree (Mini-Masterclass)

February 14, 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 Audiobook Narration with author/narrator Travis Baldree. During the episode, Travis lays out everything there is to know (and hear) about narration: the appeal of narrating and listening to books, the exploding popularity of audiobooks, narrating Will Wight’s Cradle series, his recording equipment and preparation process, what it’s like working with authors, costs and methods for hiring a narrator and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Audiobook, Audiobook Narration, Audiobooks, Bookshops & Bonedust, Interview, Legends & Lattes, Masterclass, Mini-Masterclass, SFF Addicts, Tor Books, Travis Baldree

SFF Addicts Ep. 38: Discovery Writing with H.M. Long (Mini-Masterclass)

January 31, 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 with author H.M. Long, where she explores the process of discovery writing. During the episode, Hannah explains the concept of discovery writing, how it became her go-to writing approach, the benefits of discovery writing for workflow, plot and worldbuilding, spontaneity in storytelling, editing while drafting, potential challenges and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Barrow of Winter, Dark Water Daughter, H.M. Long, Hall of Smoke, Interview, M.J. Kuhn, Mini-Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts, Titan Books

SFF Addicts Ep. 37: H.M. Long talks Barrow of Winter, Dark Water Daughter, Writing as Therapy & More

January 24, 2023 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author H.M. Long about her origins in SFF and reading, why she started writing, the many books she wrote before getting published, the origins of Hall of Smoke, how she expanded that book into a series, her new books Barrow of Winter and Dark Water Daughter, plus pirates, salamanders and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Barrow of Winter, Dark Water Daughter, H.M. Long, Interview, M.J. Kuhn, SFF Addicts, Titan Books

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

SFF Addicts Ep. 35: M.J. Kuhn talks Among Thieves, Video Games, Redwall & More

January 10, 2023 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and his new co-host M.J. Kuhn as they chat about M.J.’s writing career: how she got into writing fiction, her debut novel Among Thieves, Brian Jacques’ Redwall series, Mass Effect, Assassin’s Creed and video game inspirations, character-driven narratives, morally grey characters, writing multiple POVs and more. 

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

Author Chat: Aliette de Bodard

December 1, 2022 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award-winning author Aliette de Bodard for a chat about her new book The Red Scholar’s Wake, books in translation, Vietnamese history and language, her Universe of Xuya series, worldbuilding, childbirth, sentient spaceships, sapphic romance, family, food as memory and much more.

Filed Under: Author Chat, Blog Posts, Book Tube, Interview Tagged With: Aliette de Bodard, Author Chat, Author Interview, Fireheart Tiger, Gollancz, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts, The Red Scholar's Wake, The Universe of Xuya

Author Chat: Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki & Zelda Knight (Editors of Africa Risen)

November 17, 2022 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award-winning editors/authors Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Ekpeki and Zelda Knight for a chat about their new anthology Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction, as well as the evolution and meaning of the anthology’s title, the story selection process, offering a platform for new African and diaspora authors, storytelling traditions, community building and much more.

Filed Under: Author Chat, Blog Posts, Interview Tagged With: Africa Risen, Author Chat, Interview, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Sheree Renée Thomas, Tordotcom, Tordotcompub, Zelda Knight

Author Chat: Lavie Tidhar

November 8, 2022 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award-winning author and editor Lavie Tidhar for a chat about his new releases Neom and The Best of World SF Vol. 2, growing up in Israel, writing about the Middle East, international sci-fi, tackling challenging themes with humor, robots and Asimov’s ‘Three Laws of Robotics’, L. Ron Hubbard, messiahs and much more.

Filed Under: Author Chat, Blog Posts, Book Tube, Interview Tagged With: Author Chat, Central Station, Head of Zeus, Interview, Lavie Tidhar, Neom, Tachyon Publications, The Best of World SF

Author Chat: Mary Robinette Kowal

October 25, 2022 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal for a chat about her new novel The Spare Man, her Glamourist Histories and The Lady Astronaut series, the modern space race, building off of Dashiell Hammett’s book The Thin Man (and its movie adaptations), what makes a good mystery, committed couples, compelling characters, dogs, puppeteering and much more.

Filed Under: Author Chat, Blog Posts, Book Tube, Interview Tagged With: Author Chat, Author Interview, Interview, Mary Robinette Kowal, SFF Addicts, The Calculating Stars, The Spare Man, Tor Books

Author Chat: Luke Tarzian

September 22, 2022 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and self-pub author Luke Tarzian for a chat about his new novelette A Cup of Tea at the Mouth of Hell, Luke’s art background and book/cover design work, mental health and grief, the self-publishing community, balancing satire and emotion, writing as therapy and much more. Of course, as is always the case with Luke, things get pretty naughty by the end.

Filed Under: Author Chat, Blog Posts, Book Tube, Interview Tagged With: A Cup of Tea at the Mouth of Hell, Author Chat, Interview, Luke Tarzian, SFF Addicts, The World Breaker Requiem, The World Maker Parable, Vultures

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