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Interview

SFF Addicts Ep. 109: Christopher Buehlman talks The Daughter’s War, Atmosphere, Voice & More

June 18, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Christopher Buehlman about his new novel The Daughter’s War, The Blacktongue Thief, renaissance fairs, “Christoph the Insulter,” comedy and empathy, creating an engrossing atmosphere, writing a range of voices and tones, invention vs. research, trusting your characters and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Christopher Buehlman, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Podcast, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, The Blacktongue Thief, The Daughter's War, Tor Books

SFF Addicts Ep. 108: Creating Fictional Cultures with Rebecca Roanhorse (Mini-Masterclass)

June 11, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a mini-masterclass on Creating Fictional Cultures with bestselling, award-winning author Rebecca Roanhorse. During the episode, Rebecca weaves a cultural tapestry, exploring why “culture” is important to human beings, approaches for creating a fictional culture, research and lived experience, details and sensory descriptors, characters in relation to culture, real world vs. secondary world cultures, cultural appropriation vs. inspiration and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Black Sun, Fevered Star, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Mirrored Heavens, Podcast, Rebecca Roanhorse, Saga Press, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, Trail of Lightning

SFF Addicts Ep. 107: Rebecca Roanhorse talks Mirrored Heavens, Mesoamerica, Epic Fantasy & More

June 4, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with bestselling author Rebecca Roanhorse about her new novel Mirrored Heavens, the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, Mesoamerican history, Native American representation, writing memorable characters, finishing an epic fantasy trilogy, writing for television and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Black Sun, Fevered Star, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Mirrored Heavens, Podcast, Rebecca Roanhorse, Saga Press, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, Trail of Lightning

SFF Addicts Ep. 106: Locked-Room Mysteries with Stuart Turton (Mini-Masterclass)

May 28, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson 1 Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Locked-Room Mysteries with bestselling author Stuart Turton. During the episode, Stuart unlocks the mysteries of locked-room scenarios, including the appeal of them as readers and writers, key elements of locked-rooms, containing your setting and characters, using characters to control the mystery, tools for managing pacing and tension, keeping locked-room mysteries fresh and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Bloomsbury Publishing, HarperCollins, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Mini-Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, Stuart Turton, The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, The Devil and the Dark Water, The Last Murder at the End of the World

SFF Addicts Ep. 105: Stuart Turton talks The Last Murder at the End of the World, Research & More

May 21, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Stuart Turton about his new novel The Last Murder at the End of the World, his popular works The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Water, writing a large cast of characters, history and research, theme and the role of the author, Agatha Christie, Aldi supermarkets, a spot of milk and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Bloomsbury Publishing, HarperCollins, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Podcast, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, Stuart Turton, The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, The Devil and the Dark Water, The Last Murder at the End of the World

SFF Addicts Ep. 104: Outlining Your Story with Veronica Roth (Mini-Masterclass)

May 14, 2024 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 Outlining Your Story with bestselling author Veronica Roth. During the episode, Veronica lays out some foundations for flexible outlines, including how she became an outliner, starting a new outline, characters/world/plot as a “soup,” outlining (and re-outlining) complex plots, how to pace using an outline, planning plot twists and foreshadowing, getting feedback during outlining, themes, flexibility and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Divergent, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Podcast, Poster Girl, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, Tor Books, Veronica Roth, When Among Crows

SFF Addicts Ep. 103: Veronica Roth talks When Among Crows, Slavic Folkore, Dystopias & More

May 7, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Veronica Roth about her new novella When Among Crows, Divergent and managing success, dystopias and surveillance, writing adult SFF vs. YA, The Witcher and Polish folklore, writing novellas and multiple POVs, shifts in the publishing industry, worldbuilding approaches and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Divergent, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Podcast, Poster Girl, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, Tor Books, Veronica Roth, When Among Crows

Author Chat: João Silva (The Smokesmiths Series)

May 2, 2024 by Ed Crocker Leave a Comment

Author bio (in his own words): João F. Silva was born in a small town in Portugal but now lives in London, with his three feline co-workers/bosses. His debut novel Seeds of War won the Best Indie Debut of 2023 at the FanFiAddict Awards. His short fiction has been published in Grimdark Magazine and Haven […]

Filed Under: Author Chat, Blog Posts, Interview Tagged With: Author Chat, Fantasy, Indie, Interview, Self Published

SFF Addicts Ep. 100 LIVE Celebration (with J. S. Dewes, Genevieve Gornichec, Greta Kelly & Krystle Matar)

April 16, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn for a LIVE CELEBRATION of the podcast’s 100th episode, featuring special guests J. S. Dewes, Genevieve Gornichec, Greta Kelly and Krystle Matar! During the episode, they answer questions from viewers and fans, chat about their experiences with the show, discuss highlights from the past one hundred episodes, talk about their writing and much more. Thank you all for supporting SFF Addicts—it wouldn’t be what it is without you.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Livestream, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Genevieve Gornichec, Greta Kelly, Interview, J. S. Dewes, Krystle Matar, Live, Livestream, M. J. Kuhn, Podcast, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast

SFF Addicts Ep. 99: Swashbuckling Fantasy with Sebastien de Castell (Mini-Masterclass)

April 9, 2024 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 Swashbuckling Fantasy with author Sebastien de Castell. During the episode, Sebastien plays the daring hero by laying out the essentials of swashbuckling, including how he defines it, famous examples of swashbuckling (like The Three Musketeers and The Princess Bride), the interaction between swordplay, action and stakes, how to pace a swashbuckling story, applying humor to swashbuckling, heroes, villains, contrast and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Greatcoats, Interview, jo fletcher books, M. J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Play of Shadows, Podcast, Sebastien De Castell, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, Swashbuckling, The Court of Shadows, Traitor's Blade

SFF Addicts Ep. 98: Sebastien de Castell talks Play of Shadows, Found Family, Banter & More

April 2, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Sebastien de Castell about his new novel Play of Shadows, his career trajectory and being a bard, channeling your experiences into writing, traveling, culture and language, writing witty dialogue and banter, found family, worldbuilding approaches, shared worlds and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Greatcoats, Interview, jo fletcher books, M. J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Play of Shadows, Podcast, Sebastien De Castell, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, The Court of Shadows, Traitor's Blade

SFF Addicts Ep. 97: Genre Mashups with Adrian M. Gibson (Mini-Masterclass)

March 26, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join host M.J. Kuhn as she delves into a mini-masterclass on Genre Mashups with her co-host/author Adrian M. Gibson. During the episode, Adrian picks apart the various aspects of genre mashups, including how he incorporated police procedurals and crime thrillers into Mushroom Blues, milieu and aesthetics as mashup elements, genre mashups vs. subgenres, meeting reader expectations in multiple genres at once, why authors shouldn’t force genres together and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Book Tour, Debut, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Interview, M. J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Mushroom Blues, Podcast, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, The Hofmann Report

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