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TBRCon2023 Highlight: What Makes a Compelling Character Ensemble? (Panel)

August 11, 2023 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting.

This week, join moderator/author Scott Drakeford and authors Nicholas Eames, Josiah Bancroft, M.J. Kuhn and Ren Hutchings for a TBRCon2023 author panel on “What Makes a Compelling Character Ensemble?”

To check out all of our TBRCon2023 content, click here.


ABOUT THE PANELISTS:

Scott Drakeford is the author of The Rise of the Mages, his debut novel, as well as co-host of the ⁠⁠Publishing Rodeo Podcast⁠⁠. Find Scott on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠his personal website⁠⁠⁠.

Nicholas Eames is the author of Kings of the Wyld and Bloody Rose, books one and two in his fantasy series The Band. Find Nicholas on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠ and ⁠his personal website⁠.

Josiah Bancroft is the author of The Books of Babel series, including Senlin Ascends, Arm of the Sphinx, The Hod King and The Fall of Babel. Find Josiah on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠his personal website⁠⁠. 

M.J. Kuhn is the author of ⁠⁠Among Thieves⁠⁠ and its sequel Thick as Thieves. Find M.J. on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠Amazon⁠ and ⁠⁠her personal website⁠⁠. 

Ren Hutchings is the author of Under Fortunate Stars, her debut novel. Find Ren on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠Amazon⁠ or ⁠⁠her personal website⁠⁠. 


The audio of this panel is available to stream and download on:

Anchor | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Podcast Addict | Stitcher | Amazon Music | Overcast | RadioPublic | Pocket Casts | Breaker | Podbay

You can also watch the panel below via the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or stream the audio via Spotify.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Book Tube, TBRCon2023 Tagged With: Author Panel, Josiah Bancroft, M.J. Kuhn, Nicholas Eames, Ren Hutchings, Scott Drakeford, TBRCon2023

About Adrian M. Gibson

Adrian M. Gibson is an award-winning Canadian SFF author, podcaster, illustrator and tattoo artist. In 2021, he created the SFF Addicts podcast, which he co-hosts with fellow authors M. J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly. The three host in-depth interviews with an array of science fiction and fantasy authors, as well as writing masterclasses.

Mushroom Blues, the first book in The Hofmann Report series, is his debut novel.

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