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SFF Addicts is a weekly sci-fi, fantasy and writing craft podcast co-hosted by authors Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly, bringing you interviews and masterclasses with your favorite SFF authors.
The full episode archive, as well as book reviews and essays, can be found at https://fanfiaddict.com. You can also subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or follow us on Spotify, where all episodes are available in full video.
The podcast SFF Addicts is created by Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly. The podcast and the artwork on this page are embedded on this page using the public podcast feed (RSS).
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 Ed Crocker and authors T. Kingfisher, R.A. Busby, Tanya Pell, Angela Sylvaine and Geoffrey W. Cole for a TBRCon2025 panel on "The Role of Humor in Horror".
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Joe Abercrombie about his new novel The Devils, first attempts at writing, working in film, TV and music video editing, the world of The First Law and gradual success, his opinions on grimdark, writing (absurdist) alternate history Europe, going down historical research rabbit holes, creating an eclectic ensemble cast, writing multiple POVs, giving characters distinct voices and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Joe. Stayed tuned next week for his writing masterclass on How to Write Unlikable Characters.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical industry, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Joe Abercrombie is the bestselling author of The First Law trilogy, The Age of Madness trilogy and more. His latest release is The Devils, which you can purchase here.
Find Joe on Twitter, Bluesky, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues, which you can purchase here.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram and his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen.
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram and her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram and her personal website.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff /artlab /Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss
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/reviewer Eleni Argyró and authors Django Wexler, Anna Stephens, Christian Cameron, Quenby Olson and L. R. Lam for a TBRCon2025 panel on "Publishing in More Than One Genre".
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing for Different Mediums with author/actor Luke Arnold. During the episode, Luke breaks down his approaches to four different mediums (prose, comics, screenwriting and video games), including expressing your creativity through various mediums, learning from other mediums, researching and understanding your medium, as well as comparing story structure, pacing, expectations, character development and worldbuilding across mediums.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Luke. Click here to check out part one.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- Save the Cat books by Blake Snyder and Jessica Brody
- Kurt Vonnegut's “Shapes of Stories” lecture
- Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud
- A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical industry, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred. Purchase Transference here.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Luke Arnold is an actor and the author of The Fetch Phillips Archives. His latest release is Whisper in the Wind, which you can purchase here. You can also wishlist his video game Shoot for the Moon on Steam.
Find Luke on Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues, which you can purchase here.
Find Adrian on Instagram and his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen.
Find Greta on Instagram and her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff /artlab /Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss
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 Kaden Love and authors Sarah K. Balstrup, Yuval Kordov, Michael J. DeLuca, Tori Tecken and David T. List for a TBRCon2025 panel on "Religion in Fantasy".
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with author/actor Luke Arnold about his new novel Whisper in the Wind, the pros and cons of writing a series, character development in The Fetch Phillips Archives, his nostalgia for films and video games, lessons learned from acting, audiobook narration and voice acting, noir inspirations and tropes, urban fantasy and genre mashups, creating compelling mysteries, keeping setting/themes fresh and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Luke. Stayed tuned next week for his writing masterclass on Writing for Different Mediums.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical industry, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Luke Arnold is the author of The Fetch Phillips Archives and an actor best known for his role as Long John Silver on Black Sails. His latest release is Whisper in the Wind, which you can purchase here. You can also wishlist his video game Shoot for the Moon on Steam.
Find Luke on Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues, which you can purchase here.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram and his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen.
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram and her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram and her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff /artlab /Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss
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 Marshall J. Moore and authors Travis Baldree, Sarah Beth Durst, Stephanie Burgis, Marti Dumas and Mariana Costa for a TBRCon2025 panel on "What Are the Limits of Cozy Fantasy?"
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing Nature & Wilderness with bestselling author Hannah Kaner. During the episode, Hannah ventures out into the wilds of storytelling, including incorporating your natural surroundings into fiction, drawing influence from environments you’ve never visited, using landscape/environment to enhance story elements, awe and the unknown, nature as a character, the economy of nature and its resources, agency and control in the natural world, elemental magic, spirits and monsters, cities in contrast to nature and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Hannah. Click here to check out part one.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Hannah Kaner is the bestselling author of The Fallen Gods Trilogy. Her latest release is Faithbreaker, which you can purchase here.
Find Hannah on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available on Amazon in all formats.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen.
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram and her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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/book reviewer Neil Williams and authors Mary Robinette Kowal, Malka Older, Sue Burke and Wick Welker for a TBRCon2025 panel on "Is Science Catching Up to What Was Once Sci-Fi? "
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- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Hannah. Stayed tuned next week for her writing masterclass on Writing Nature & Wilderness.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Hannah Kaner is the bestselling author of The Fallen Gods Trilogy. Her latest release is Faithbreaker, which you can purchase here.
Find Hannah on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available on Amazon in all formats.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen.
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram and her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff /artlab /Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss
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/book reviewer Eleni Argyró and authors Fonda Lee, Andrea Stewart, Sebastien de Castell, J.S. Dewes, SourpatchHero and Luis Magalhaes for a TBRCon2025 panel on "Sidekicks & Secondary Characters That Steal the Show".
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Nick. Click here to check out part one.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical industry, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Nicholas Binge is the bestselling author of Ascension and Professor Everywhere, as well as co-host of The Binge Reading Book Club podcast.. His latest release is Dissolution, which you can purchase here.
Find Nicholas on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available on Amazon.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen.
Find Greta on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff /artlab /Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss
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/book reviewer Neil Williams and authors Christopher Paolini, Constance Fay, Andrea Hairston and Darran M. Handshaw for a TBRCon2025 panel on "What Makes Advanced Technology in Sci-Fi Successful or Not?"
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
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[email protected]
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Nicholas. Stayed tuned next week for his writing masterclass on Finding the Emotional Core.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Nicholas Binge is the bestselling author of Ascension and Professor Everywhere. His latest release is Dissolution, which you can purchase here. He's also the co-host of The Binge Reading Book Club podcast.
Find Nicholas on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available on Amazon in all formats.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen.
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram and her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
Linktree
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff /artlab /Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss
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 A.J. Calvin and authors Sebastien de Castell, David Green, Samantha Mills, Brent Lambert and Taran Matharu for a TBRCon2025 panel on "Fantasy Trends Over the Last Decade & Where We're Headed Next".
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with John. Click here to check out part one.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
John Scalzi is the bestselling, award-winning author of the Old Man's War series, The Interdependency series and more. His latest release is When the Moon Hits Your Eye, which you can purchase here.
Find John on Bluesky, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His novel Mushroom Blues is available on Amazon in all formats.
Find Adrian on Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen.
Find Greta on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram and her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff /artlab /Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss
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?"
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with John. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Bringing the Funny to Sci-Fi.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
John Scalzi is the bestselling, award-winning author of the Old Man's War series, The Interdependency series, The Lock In series, Redshirts, The Kaiju Preservation Society and much more. His latest release is When the Moon Hits Your Eye, which you can purchase here.
Find John on Bluesky, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available on Amazon in all formats.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen.
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram and her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff /artlab /Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss
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/booktuber Philip Chase and authors Jenn Lyons, Evan Winter, Sung-il Kim, Rebecca Campbell and J.D.L. Rosell for a TBRCon2025 panel on "Writing a Successful Inciting Incident".
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Cherae. Click here to check out part one.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
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- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
C. L. Clark is the author of the Magic of the Lost series, including The Unbroken and The Faithless. Her latest release is Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf, which you can purchase here.
Find Cherae on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available on Amazon in all formats.
Find Adrian on Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen.
Find Greta on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video:Svavar Halldorsson /Gorodenkoff /artlab /Jacob Wackerhausen /FHP Animation Studio /SweetBunFactory /shivkantsharma07 /iLexx /circotasu /Astragal /Alasabyss
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/book reviewer George Dunn and authors Josh Malerman, Philip Fraccasi, Gemma Amor, Cynthia Pelayo and Jenny Keifer for a TBRCon2025 panel on "Jump Scares: How to Create Shocking Horror on the Page".
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Cherae. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on How to Train Your Character.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase ithere.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
C. L. Clark is the author of the Magic of the Lost series, including The Unbroken and The Faithless. Her latest release is Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf, which you can purchase here.
Find Cherae on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available on Amazon in all formats.
Find Adrian onTwitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen).
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram and her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video:Svavar Halldorsson /Gorodenkoff /artlab /Jacob Wackerhausen /FHP Animation Studio /SweetBunFactory /shivkantsharma07 /iLexx /circotasu /Astragal /Alasabyss
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/publisher Caroline Lambe and panelists Wolfe Locke, Konstance, Jessie Kwak and Beth Barany for a panel on “How to Market Through Email Newsletters”.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Gourav. Click here to check out part one.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase ithere.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Gourav Mohanty is the author of Sons of Darkness. His latest release is Dance of Shadows, which you can purchasehere.
Find Gourav onTwitter, Instagram,Amazon andhis personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available onAmazon.
Find Adrian onTwitter,Instagram,Amazon and his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author ofThe Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen).
Find Greta on Twitter,Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author ofAmong Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequelThick as Thieves.
Find M.J. onTwitter,Instagram andher personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video:Svavar Halldorsson /Gorodenkoff /artlab /Jacob Wackerhausen /FHP Animation Studio /SweetBunFactory /shivkantsharma07 /iLexx /circotasu /Astragal /Alasabyss
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 Stacey McEwan and panelists Chelsey Ann Tompkins, J.D. Evans, Juliette Cross and Analeigh Sbrana for a panel on “Romantasy vs. Fantasy Romance”.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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, lawyerand 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.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Gourav. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Mythological Retellings.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase ithere.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
-Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Gourav Mohanty is the author of Sons of Darkness, book one in The Raag of Rta series. He is also a lawyer and stand-up comedian. His latest release is Dance of Shadows, which you can purchasehere.
Find Gourav onTwitter, Instagram,Amazon andhis personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available on Amazon in all formats.
Find Adrian onTwitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen).
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram and her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video:Svavar Halldorsson /Gorodenkoff /artlab /Jacob Wackerhausen /FHP Animation Studio /SweetBunFactory /shivkantsharma07 /iLexx /circotasu /Astragal /Alasabyss
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 Christian "Miles" Cameron and panelists Cat Rambo, Taran Hunt, W. J. Long III and Skyler Ramirez for a panel on “Sci-Fi Tropes That Need an Update".
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing 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.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Richard. Click here to check out part one.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Richard Swan is the bestselling author of The Empire of the Wolf Trilogy and The Art of War series. His latest release is Grave Empire, which you can purchase here.
Find Richard on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook, hardcover and audiobook.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen).
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram or her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff / artlab / Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss
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 C. M. Caplan and panelists Caitlin Starling, Michael R. Miller, Mahaila Smith, Justin T. Call and Laura Elliott for a panel on “Disabilities in SFF".
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Richard Swan about his new novel Grave Empire, his lifelong love of video games, Star Wars and science fiction, The Art of War series and his experiences in self-publishing, working in law, lessons learned from publishing, leaving beloved characters behind, his historical fascinations, the brutalities of warfare and colonialism, soldiers and diplomacy, the afterlife, the ocean, sharks, fear and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Richard. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Creating a Shared Universe.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Richard Swan is the bestselling author of The Empire of the Wolf Trilogy and The Art of War series. His latest release is Grave Empire, which you can purchase here.
Find Richard on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook, hardcover and audiobook.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen).
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff / artlab / Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly for a masterclass panel on Choosing Your Publication Path, featuring authors Christopher Ruocchio and Tatiana Obey. During the panel, Christopher and Tatiana share their publishing experiences, discussing the dream of being an author vs. the reality, querying and literary agents, the essentials of being an indie author, self-publishing costs/cover art/marketing, writing series and/or standalones, hybrid publishing, getting indie books into stores, publishing contracts/rights, compromises and making mistakes, writing supplementary books, crowdfunding/Kickstarter, trends, community and more. We hope this panel helps any of you out there trying to decide your publication path.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
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ABOUT OUR PANELISTS:
Christopher Ruocchio is the bestselling author of the Sun Eater series, including Empire of Silence, its five sequels and side story novellas.
Find Christopher on Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
Tatiana Obey is the self-published author of Sistah Samurai and the A Forging of Age series.
Find Tatiana on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook, hardcover and audiobook.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen).
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
Linktree
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff / artlab / Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on How to Write Great Dialogue with author/editor Ed Crocker. During the episode, Ed chats about the keys to great dialogue, including the importance of dialogue in fiction, examples of great dialogue, worldbuilding through dialogue vs. exposition, character voices and rhythm, developing relationships through dialogue, managing dialogue/environment in group scenes, speech and action tags, Crocker’s 5 Golden Rules for dialogue and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Ed. Click here to check out part one.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Ed Crocker is an author, freelance editor and book reviewer for FanFiAddict. Lightfall is his debut novel, which you can purchase here.
Find Ed on Bluesky, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook, hardcover and audiobook.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen).
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
Linktree
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff / artlab / Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with author/editor Ed Crocker about his debut novel Lightfall, his writing journey (and meandering twenties), freelance editing, publishing traumas and querying, the benefits of writing courses, vampires and a world without humans, class systems, poverty and the politics of blood, immortality and the dynamics between vampires, werewolves and sorcerers, creating a powerful enemy, overcoming fear/rejection as an author and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Ed. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on How to Write Great Dialogue. Also, apologies for Adrian's recording quality this week (he accidentally recorded with his laptop mic as opposed to his professional mic).
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Ed Crocker is an author, freelance editor and book reviewer for FanFiAddict. Lightfall is his debut novel, which you can purchase here.
Find Ed on Bluesky, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook, hardcover and audiobook.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen).
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Tune in to find out who the newest addition to the SFF Addicts family is! We're so excited for this next phase in our podcasting journey, and we couldn't do this show without all of you. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your continued support <3
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- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
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Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
The end of 2024 is upon us, and that means it's time to discuss our favorite reads! Better yet, this year it's LIVE!!! Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they reminisce on the year that was with friends Greta Kelly, Hannah & Laura from OWWR Pod and Dylan Marsh from The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast. During the panel, they share and discuss their top SFF reads of the year (2 each for a total of 12).
NOTE: This is the last episode of the year. Thank you all for the support and see you in 2025!
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ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen).
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
Dylan Marsh is a podcaster and one half of The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast.
Find The FTF Podcast on Twitter, Instagram and their personal website.
Hannah & Laura are the co-hosts of OWWR Pod (On Wednesdays We Read).
Find OWWR Pod on Twitter, Instagram and their personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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We are so excited to offer all of you a FREE sample of the audiobook for Adrian M. Gibson's debut novel, Mushroom Blues! Narrated by the talented, award-winning Imogen Church, this sample includes the entirety of chapters one and two. Enjoy!
FORMATS & AVAILABILITY:
Mushroom Blues is available now in paperback, hardcover and eBook. The audiobook will be available exclusively on Audible soon.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer, illustrator and designer. He is the creator and co-host of SFF Addicts podcast. Mushroom Blues is his debut novel.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT THE NARRATOR:
Imogen Church is an award-winning screenwriter, actress and audiobook narrator, as well as a novelist and published academic.
Find Imogen on Audible, IMDb, Instagram and her personal website.
MUSIC & PRODUCTION:
Audiobook production by Chelo Suarez. Original music composed and mastered by Sporer as part of the official Mushroom Blues soundtrack. Purchase the soundtrack here.
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Consequences in World Creation with award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky. During the episode, Adrian confronts the many consequences of worldbuilding, including establishing a logical fictional “reality”, the depths and possibilities of world creation, being flexible with your world and its consequences, immersion and logical inconsistencies, mapping out consequences and knock-on effects, organizing story/world information, how characters test the limits of your world, fixing bad worldbuilding choices and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Adrian. Click here to check out part one.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
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- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Adrian Tchaikovsky is the award-winning science fiction and fantasy author of the Children of Time series, The Final Architecture series, the Shadows of the Apt series, The Tyrant Philosophers series, Alien Clay and much more. His newest release is Days of Shattered Faith, which you can purchase here.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Bluesky, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky about his new novels Days of Shattered Faith and Alien Clay, growing up on Doctor Who, how TTRPGs inspire him, ideation and the strangeness of nature, empathizing with aliens and non-human characters, creativity and limitations, authoritarianism and bureaucracy in The Tyrant Philosophers series, experimenting with multiple POVs and vignettes, colonialism, symbiosis and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Adrian. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Consequences in World Creation.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Adrian Tchaikovsky is the award-winning science fiction and fantasy author of the Children of Time series, The Final Architecture series, the Shadows of the Apt series, The Tyrant Philosophers series, Alien Clay and much more. His newest release is Days of Shattered Faith, which you can purchase here.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Bluesky, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn for a masterclass panel on Writing for IP, featuring authors Peter F. Hamilton, Mike Chen and James L. Sutter. During the panel, Peter, Mike and James explore the intricacies of writing for intellectual properties, including how to get involved in IP, deadlines and contracts, the pressures of writing in an established universe, love of the IP vs. the realities of earnings, editors and author freedom, translating visual IPs to prose and vice versa, catering to existing fanbases, author voice, IP attachment and more.
EPISODE MENTIONED:
- Ep. 19 on 'Martial Arts in SFF'
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and Tai for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
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- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
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ABOUT OUR PANELISTS:
Peter F. Hamilton is the author of The Abyss Beyond Dreams, Great North Road, The Evolutionary Void, Judas Unchained, the acclaimed Night’s Dawn trilogy and more. His latest novel is Exodus: The Archimedes Engine, a tie-in novel to the new Exodus video game franchise.
Find Peter on Facebook and Amazon.
Mike Chen is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood, Here and Now and Then, A Quantum Love Story and more, as well as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine comics.
Find Mike on Bluesky, Amazon and his personal website.
James L. Sutter is the co-creator of the Pathfinder and Starfinder TTRPGs, as well as the author of Darkhearts, The Ghost of Us and more.
Find James on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a writing masterclass on Writing Multiple POVs with author Lavanya Lakshminarayan. During the episode, Lavanya unmasks the many faces of multiple points-of-view, including why you would write multiple POVs, how to choose the right POV characters and tenses, making character voices unique, connecting with characters (as readers and writers), structure and pacing in a multi-POV story, viewing the same scene from different perspectives and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Lavanya. Click here to check out part one.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Lavanya Lakshminarayan is the is the author of The Ten Percent Thief and Interstellar MegaChef (out now via Solaris Books). Purchase it here.
Find Lavanya on Twitter, Instagram and Amazon.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with author Lavanya Lakshminarayan about her new novel Interstellar MegaChef, The Ten Percent Thief, working in the video game industry, storytelling and worldbuilding, cultural identity and imagined futures, VR and future technologies, blending culinary arts with space opera, food as cultural exchange and history, cooking TV shows, contrasting characters and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Lavanya. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Writing Multiple POVs.
BOOK MENTIONED:
- Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human by Richard Wrangham
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Lavanya Lakshminarayan is the is the author of The Ten Percent Thief and Interstellar MegaChef (out now via Solaris Books). Purchase it here.
Find Lavanya on Twitter, Instagram and Amazon.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Fictional Family Dynamics with award-winning author Tasha Suri. During the episode, Tasha unpacks the complexities of family, exploring what makes family dynamics compelling, the role of family in her work, the key to successful fictional families, types of family dynamics, conveying individual and group character growth, external forces that can shape a family, romantic partnerships, marriage, found family and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Tasha. Click here to check out part one.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Tasha Suri is the is the award-winning author of The Books of Ambha duology and The Burning Kingdoms trilogy, which includes The Jasmine Throne, The Oleander Sword and The Lotus Empire (out on Nov. 12 via Orbit Books). Pre-order it here.
Find Tasha on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning author Tasha Suri about her new novel The Lotus Empire, completing The Burning Kingdoms trilogy, her love for anime, sapphic fantasy and the romantasy boom, South Asian/historical inspirations in her work, writing messy characters and multiple POVs, piquing readers' curiosity, the shortcomings of academia, Dev Patel, knights and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Tasha. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Fictional Family Dynamics.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Tasha Suri is the is the award-winning author of The Books of Ambha duology and The Burning Kingdoms trilogy, which includes The Jasmine Throne, The Oleander Sword and The Lotus Empire (out on Nov. 12 via Orbit Books). Pre-order it here.
Find Tasha on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join Adrian M. Gibson and guest co-host Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Convincing Details & Descriptions with award-winning author Nghi Vo. During the episode, Nghi gets into the nitty gritty of details, exploring what details/descriptions can do for readers, how to approach details in your writing, delivering effective details, setting expectations for your descriptive style, description in short vs. long form fiction, surface detail vs. hyper detail, describing characters, character actions, world details, plausibility and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Nghi. Click here to check out part one.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Nghi Vo is the award-winning author of The Singing Hills Cycle, Siren Queen and The Chosen and the Beautiful. Her newest novel is The City in Glass, which you can purchase here.
Find Nghi on Twitter, Amazon, or her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen).
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join Adrian M. Gibson and guest co-host Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning author Nghi Vo about her new novel The City in Glass, The Singing Hills Cycle (The Empress of Salt and Fortune and its sequels), Siren Queen and Hollywood history, The Chosen and the Beautiful and reimagining The Great Gatsby, cities and evocative settings, vibes vs. plot, angels, demons and love, change, character growth and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Nghi. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Convincing Details & Descriptions.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Nghi Vo is the award-winning author of The Singing Hills Cycle, Siren Queen and The Chosen and the Beautiful. Her newest novel is The City in Glass, which you can purchase here.
Find Nghi on Twitter, Amazon, or her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen).
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
FanFiAddict Book Blog
Twitter
Instagram
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Omniscient Narration & POV with award-winning author Cat Rambo. During the episode, Cat lays out all there is to know about omniscient narration, exploring what it is and when to use it, the benefits and challenges of an omniscient POV, finding a narrative voice, how to transition between characters, internal vs. external characterization, experimenting with POV styles, the viability of omniscient stories with agents/editors and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Cat. Click here to check out part one.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Cat Rambo is the author of the Disco Space Opera series, the Tabat Quartet and more. They are also a teacher, podcaster and editor. Their newest novel is Rumor Has It, which you can purchase here.
Find Cat on Twitter, Amazon, their personal website or The Cat Rambo Academy for Wayward Writers.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
FanFiAddict Book Blog
Twitter
Instagram
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning author Cat Rambo about their new novel Rumor Has It, the Disco Space Opera series, writing in different formats and genres, working as an editor, teaching and paying it forward, SFWA and the SFF community, found family, subverting tropes, writing a long series, cooking, foodie culture (in space!) and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Cat. Stayed tuned next week for their mini-masterclass on Omniscient Narration & POV.
BOOK MENTIONED:
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Cat Rambo is the author of the Disco Space Opera series, the Tabat Quartet and more. They are also a teacher, podcaster and editor. Their newest novel is Rumor Has It, which you can purchase here.
Find Cat on Twitter, Amazon, their personal website or The Cat Rambo Academy for Wayward Writers.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
FanFiAddict Book Blog
Twitter
Instagram
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Modernity & Building Believable Futures with award-winning author T. R. Napper. During the episode, Tim unpacks the complexities of modernity, exploring what modernity is, its relationships with hardboiled fiction and cyberpunk, confronting modernity in real life, relevancy and genre expectations, worldbuilding and crafting believable futures, thematic resonance, historical context fact vs. fiction and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Tim. Click here to check out part one.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
T. R. Napper is the award-winning author of 36 Streets, Neon Leviathan, Ghost of the Neon God and Aliens: Bishop. He also wrote his Doctorate thesis in Creative Writing on 'The Dark Century: 1946-2046. Noir, Cyberpunk and Asian Modernity.' His newest novel is The Escher Man, which you can purchase here.
Find Tim on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
FanFiAddict Book Blog
Twitter
Instagram
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning author T. R. Napper about his new novel The Escher Man, living abroad and cultural immersion, balancing parenting and writing, cyberpunk and Australia, memory and technology, the creative process and philosophy, writing in the Aliens universe, trunked novels, unreliable narrators and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Tim. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Modernity & Building Believable Futures.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
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T. R. Napper is the award-winning author of 36 Streets, Neon Leviathan, Ghost of the Neon God and Aliens: Bishop. He also wrote his Doctorate thesis in Creative Writing on 'The Dark Century: 1946-2046. Noir, Cyberpunk and Asian Modernity.' His newest novel is The Escher Man, which you can purchase here.
Find Tim on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Researching for Fantasy with author Christian "Miles" Cameron. During the episode, Miles takes a deep dive into research, exploring how research provides convincing surface details, methods for researching, balancing historical fact and creative freedom, lived research and reenactment, combat and swordfighting, systems and worldbuilding details, when to stop researching and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Miles. Click here to check out part one.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Christian "Miles" Cameron is the author of Artifact Space, the Long War series, Chivalry series, Tyrant series, The Traitor Son Cycle and more. His newest release is Deep Black, which you can purchase here.
Find Miles on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Christian "Miles" Cameron about his new novel Deep Black, what he's learned after publishing 50(!!!) novels, writing both speculative fiction and historical fantasy, his daily routine and staying productive, how worldbuilding and plotting tie together, trade and economy in fiction, travel experiences, genre as a construct, tabletop RPGs and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Miles. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Researching for Fantasy.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Christian "Miles" Cameron is the author of Artifact Space, the Long War series, Chivalry series, Tyrant series, The Traitor Son Cycle and more. His newest release is Deep Black, which you can purchase here.
Find Miles on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn for a masterclass panel on Content Creation 101, featuring Evan Leikam from Book Reviews Kill, Mike from Mike's Book Reviews and Kayla from Kay's Hidden Shelf. During the panel, Evan, Mike and Kayla lay out the fundamentals for getting into content creation, including how they started, the big content platforms, editing software and recording equipment, content length on different platforms, algorithms and originality, connecting with your audience, monetization and advertising, reviewing books, receiving ARCs, relationships with publishers/authors and more.
OUR SPONSOR:
War of the Hounds by David Hopkins is a gripping tale set in the world of The Dryad’s Crown. It's the story of Bren Caius—a living legend and the most celebrated warrior of her age—as she faces her greatest triumph and her most heartbreaking failure.
Visit ThatDavidHopkins.com and sign up for the epic fantasy newsletter to receive a FREE download of the War of the Hounds eBook.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
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- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
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ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
Evan Leikam from Book Reviews Kill is a content creator on TikTok and Instagram. He is also a podcaster and author, with his debut novel, Anji Kills a King, publishing in 2025 through Tor Books.
Find Evan on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube.
Mike from Mike's Book Reviews is a book reviewer/content creator on YouTube.
Find Mike on YouTube, Twitter, Instagram and Patreon.
Kayla from Kay's Hidden Shelf is a book reviewer/content creator on YouTube.
Find Kayla on YouTube, Twitter and Instagram.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Ad: "Beyond Horizon" by CharlVera
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing as Collaboration with bestselling co-authors Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck (AKA James S.A. Corey). During the episode, Daniel and Ty team up to discuss collabs, exploring the importance of collaboration, screenwriting and TV/film adaptations, co-writing as negotiation, solo vs. collaborative writing, working with editors and writers rooms, critique partners, sensitivity readers and feedback, writing for Star Wars, DMing for D&D and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Daniel and Ty. Click here to check out part one.
OUR SPONSOR:
War of the Hounds by David Hopkins is a gripping tale set in the world of The Dryad’s Crown. It's the story of Bren Caius—a living legend and the most celebrated warrior of her age—as she faces her greatest triumph and her most heartbreaking failure.
Visit ThatDavidHopkins.com and sign up for the epic fantasy newsletter to receive a FREE download of the War of the Hounds eBook.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
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ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck are the bestselling co-authors of The Expanse series. Their newest release is The Mercy of Gods, which you can purchase here. You can also follow Daniel and Ty on Patreon.
Find Daniel on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Find Ty on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Ad: "Beyond Horizon" by CharlVera
NOTE: This is the final TBRCon2024 highlight. See you all at TBRCon2025!
Every Friday, we've highlighted a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
For this final week, join moderator/author Julia Vee and authors Robert Jackson Bennett, Josiah Bancroft, RJ Barker, T.L. Huchu and Steve McHugh for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Genre Mashups in Fantasy."
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling co-authors Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck (AKA James S.A. Corey) about their new novel The Mercy of Gods, The Expanse series, blending genres and authorial voice, history and posthumanism, technology and humanity’s future, Babylon and intelligence, space opera and cultural reference, co-writing, success and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Daniel and Ty. Stayed tuned next week for their mini-masterclass on Writing as Collaboration.
OUR SPONSOR:
War of the Hounds by David Hopkins is a gripping tale set in the world of The Dryad’s Crown. It's the story of Bren Caius—a living legend and the most celebrated warrior of her age—as she faces her greatest triumph and her most heartbreaking failure.
Visit ThatDavidHopkins.com and sign up for the epic fantasy newsletter to receive a FREE download of the War of the Hounds eBook.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
Daniel Abraham & Ty Franck are the bestselling co-authors of The Expanse series. Their newest release is The Mercy of Gods, which you can purchase here. You can also follow Daniel and Ty on Patreon.
Find Daniel on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Find Ty on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Ad: "Beyond Horizon" by CharlVera
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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/blogger Beth Tabler and authors Christopher Paolini, Jenn Lyons, Anthony Ryan, Ryan Cahill and ML Spencer for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Why Are Dragons Beloved in Fantasy?"
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- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing from the End with co-authors Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle. During the episode, Julia and Ken work back from the end, exploring endings that they love, how to plan your ending while leaving room for spontaneity, writing endings for sequels and series, managing subplots and side characters, effective foreshadowing, pacing and middles, character choices, emotional payoffs, ending anxiety and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Julia and Ken. Click here to check out part one.
OUR SPONSOR:
War of the Hounds is a gripping tale set in the world of The Dryad’s Crown. It's the story of Bren Caius—a living legend and the most celebrated warrior of her age—as she faces her greatest triumph and her most heartbreaking failure.
Visit ThatDavidHopkins.com and sign up for the epic fantasy newsletter to receive a FREE download of the War of the Hounds eBook.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle are the co-authors of Ebony Gate, the Seattle Slayers series, the Cold War series and more. Their newest release is Blood Jade, which you can purchase here.
Find Julia on Twitter, Amazon, Instagram or her personal website.
Find Ken on Twitter, Amazon, Instagram or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Ad: "Beyond Horizon" by CharlVera
WARNING: This episode contains major spoilers for Adrian M. Gibson's Mushroom Blues.
Join Adrian M. Gibson, Krystle Matar and Sara & Lilly from Fiction Fans Podcast for a spoiler-filled discussion of Adrian's debut novel Mushroom Blues. This originally aired in audio on the Fiction Fans Podcast feed.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Mushroom Blues is book one in The Hofmann Report series and the first in The Fungalverse shared universe. It released on March 19 and is available to purchase here in paperback, hardcover and eBook. The audiobook will be available in fall 2024.
ABOUT THE PANELISTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer, illustrator and designer. He is the creator and co-host of SFF Addicts podcast. Mushroom Blues is his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
Krystle Matar is the author of the Tainted Dominion series, including her debut novel Legacy of the Brightwash and its sequel Legacy of Brick & Bone. Find Krystle on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Sara Carothers is the co-host of Fiction Fans podcast, and a lover of pugs. Find Sara on Twitter or the Fiction Fans website.
Lilly Ellison is the co-host of Fiction Fans podcast, and a lover of cats. Find Lilly on Twitter or the Fiction Fans website.
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with authors Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle about their new novel Blood Jade, how they met in middle school, co-writing vs. solo writing, going from self-publishing to traditional, worldbuilding and mythology in The Phoenix Hoard, setting stories in San Francisco and Tokyo, creating characters that feels real, the challenges of writing sequels and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Julia and Ken. Stayed tuned next week for their mini-masterclass on Writing from the End.
OUR SPONSOR:
The Dryad's Crown is a multi-generational epic fantasy tale of love and loss, an emotional, coming-of-age debut and the first volume in a gritty saga set in the immersive world of Efre Ousel.
Purchase The Dryad's Crown by David Hopkins HERE in paperback, eBook and audiobook. For more information, follow David on Twitter. Thank you to David for supporting SFF Addicts at $40 on Patreon.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
Julia Vee & Ken Bebelle are the co-authors of Ebony Gate, the Seattle Slayers series, the Cold War series and more. Their newest release is Blood Jade, which you can purchase here.
Find Julia on Twitter, Amazon, Instagram or her personal website.
Find Ken on Twitter, Amazon, Instagram or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
FanFiAddict Book Blog
Twitter
Instagram
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Ad: "Ensom Lokk" by Sissel Morken Gullord / "Ancient Life" by wildsound159
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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 Christian "Miles" Cameron and authors Claire North, Andrea Stewart, R.R. Virdi, J E Hannaford and Joshua Walker for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Success & Satisfaction as an Author."
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- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Deep Worldbuilding with award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi. During the episode, Paolo delves deep into worldbuilding, laying out how to create immersive worlds, his worldbuilding process, deep vs. broad worldbuilding, keeping track of details, lived-in worlds, worldbuilding in YA and short stories, “stacking” world/plot/character and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Paolo. Click here to check out part one.
OUR SPONSOR:
The Dryad's Crown is a multi-generational epic fantasy tale of love and loss, an emotional, coming-of-age debut and the first volume in a gritty saga set in the immersive world of Efre Ousel.
Purchase The Dryad's Crown by David Hopkins HERE in paperback, eBook and audiobook. For more information, follow David on Twitter. Thank you to David for supporting SFF Addicts at $40 on Patreon.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Paolo Bacigalupi is the award-winning author of The Windup Girl, The Water Knife, Pump Six and Other Stories, Ship Breaker and much more. His newest release is Navola, which you can purchase here.
Find Paolo on Twitter, Amazon, Facebook or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
FanFiAddict Book Blog
Twitter
Instagram
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Ad: "Ensom Lokk" by Sissel Morken Gullord / "Ancient Life" by wildsound159
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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 Moses Ose Utomi and panelists Martha Wells, Veronica Roth, P. Djèlí Clark, Malka Older and Beth Tabler for a TBRCon2024 panel on "The Rise of Novellas."
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- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
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- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi about his new novel Navola, his breakout hit The Windup Girl, Renaissance Italy, languages and cultural immersion, reading resonance and education, near-future settings and climate fiction, research and lived experience, transitioning into fantasy, burnout, discovery writing and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Paolo. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Deep Worldbuilding.
OUR SPONSOR:
The Dryad's Crown is a multi-generational epic fantasy tale of love and loss, an emotional, coming-of-age debut and the first volume in a gritty saga set in the immersive world of Efre Ousel.
Purchase The Dryad's Crown by David Hopkins HERE in paperback, eBook and audiobook. For more information, follow David on Twitter. Thank you to David for supporting SFF Addicts at $40 on Patreon.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Paolo Bacigalupi is the award-winning author of The Windup Girl, The Water Knife, Pump Six and Other Stories, Ship Breaker and much more. His newest release is Navola, which you can purchase here.
Find Paolo on Twitter, Amazon, Facebook or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
FanFiAddict Book Blog
Twitter
Instagram
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Ad: "Ensom Lokk" by Sissel Morken Gullord / "Ancient Life" by wildsound159
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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 Frasier Armitage and panelists Christopher Paolini, Adrian Tchaikovsky, J.S. Dewes, Ada Hoffmann and K.B. Wagers for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Developing Alien Races."
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing the Opposite Gender with author Stephen Aryan. During the episode, Stephen bridges the gap between genders, exploring the importance of writing outside your own gender, stereotypes and how men often write women badly, how to enjoy writing the opposite gender, the advantages of writing in SFF, how to research other genders, gender norms and little details, intent and power dynamics, awareness, biases, empathy and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Stephen. Click here to check out part one.
OUR SPONSOR:
The Dryad's Crown is a multi-generational epic fantasy tale of love and loss, an emotional, coming-of-age debut and the first volume in a gritty saga set in the immersive world of Efre Ousel.
Purchase The Dryad's Crown by David Hopkins HERE in paperback, eBook and audiobook. For more information, follow David on Twitter. Thank you to David for supporting SFF Addicts at $40 on Patreon.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
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Stephen Aryan is the author of The Coward, The Warrior, The Judas Blossom and more. His newest release is The Blood Dimmed Tide, which you can purchase here.
Find Stephen on Twitter, Amazon, YouTube or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Ad: "Ensom Lokk" by Sissel Morken Gullord / "Ancient Life" by wildsound159
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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/blogger Neil Williams and panelists Mike's Book Reviews, M. J. Kuhn, Philip Chase, Mihir Wanchoo and Zoranne Host for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Reading Habits: TBR vs. Mood Reader."
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Stephen Aryan about his new novel The Blood Dimmed Tide, the world of The Coward, ideas and distraction, heroes and PTSD, Persian and Mongol history, research and accuracy, magic systems and weird shit, the publishing landscape, working a day-job and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Stephen. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Writing the Opposite Gender.
OUR SPONSOR:
The Dryad's Crown is a multi-generational epic fantasy tale of love and loss, an emotional, coming-of-age debut and the first volume in a gritty saga set in the immersive world of Efre Ousel.
Purchase The Dryad's Crown by David Hopkins HERE in paperback, eBook and audiobook. For more information, follow David on Twitter. Thank you to David for supporting SFF Addicts at $40 on Patreon.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
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- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Stephen Aryan is the author of The Coward, The Warrior, The Judas Blossom and more. His newest release is The Blood Dimmed Tide, which you can purchase here.
Find Stephen on Twitter, Amazon, YouTube or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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IMPORTANT NOTE: We do not condone the inappropriate behavior of author Zach Rosenberg, but out of respect for the voices/experiences of the other panelists, we have chosen to make this panel available to listeners.
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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/editor Sadie Hartmann and authors Delilah S. Dawson, Chris Panatier, Scott Leeds, Ness Brown and Zach Rosenberg for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Psychological vs. Gory Horror."
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Making Old Monsters New Again with author Christopher Buehlman. During the episode, Christopher uncovers the mysteries of old monsters, exploring examples of classic monsters, human psychology and allegory, advantages of using classic monsters, monster films and why some monsters feel dated, approaches for different genres/monsters, researching monsters, atmosphere, setting and emotion, gore vs. psychological horror, new takes on old monsters and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Christopher. Click here to check out part one.
OUR SPONSOR:
The Dryad's Crown is a multi-generational epic fantasy tale of love and loss, an emotional, coming-of-age debut and the first volume in a gritty saga set in the immersive world of Efre Ousel.
Purchase The Dryad's Crown by David Hopkins HERE in paperback, eBook and audiobook. For more information, follow David on Twitter. Thank you to David for supporting SFF Addicts at $40 on Patreon.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
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- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Christopher Buehlman is an author, comedian, playwright and poet, best known for his novels The Blacktongue Thief, Between Two Fires, Those Across the River, The Suicide Motor Club and more. His newest release is The Daughter's War, which you can purchase here.
Find Christopher on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Ad: "Ensom Lokk" by Sissel Morken Gullord / "Ancient Life" by wildsound159
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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 K.C. Smith and panelists Ryan Cahill, Matt (The Broken Binding), Ben Galley and Zack Argyle for a TBRCon2024 panel on "The Popularity of Special Editions."
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Christopher Buehlman about his new novel The Daughters' 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.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Christopher. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Making Old Monsters New Again.
OUR SPONSOR:
Chloe's Kingdom is a thrilling YA/sci-fi/heist novel set in the unforgiving void of outer space, perfect for fans of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Artemis by Andy Weir.
Purchase Chloe's Kingdom by Gregory Michael HERE in paperback, hardcover and eBook. For more information, follow Gregory on Twitter.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
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- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Christopher Buehlman is an author, comedian, playwright and poet, best known for his novels The Blacktongue Thief, Between Two Fires, Those Across the River, The Suicide Motor Club and more. His newest release is The Daughters' War, which you can purchase here.
Find Christopher on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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/blogger Mihir Wanchoo and authors Anna Smith Spark, Casey Blair, Dyrk Ashton, Olivia Atwater and Kian N. Ardalan for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Cozy Fantasy's Rise - Grimdark's Demise?"
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a writing 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.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Rebecca. Click here to check out part one.
OUR SPONSOR:
Chloe's Kingdom is a thrilling YA/sci-fi/heist novel set in the unforgiving void of outer space, perfect for fans of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Artemis by Andy Weir.
Purchase Chloe's Kingdom by Gregory Michael HERE in paperback, hardcover and eBook. For more information, follow Gregory on Twitter.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Rebecca Roanhorse is the bestselling, award-winning author of Trail of Lightning and its sequel, Storm of Locusts, as well as the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, Tread of Angels and more. Her newest release is Mirrored Heavens, which you can purchase here.
Find Rebecca on Instagram, Amazon or her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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/blogger Tom Bookbeard and authors Shirtaloon, Matt Dinniman, Casualfarmer, Abby Goldsmith and Travis M. Riddle for a TBRCon2024 panel on "LitRPG & Progression Fantasy."
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Rebecca. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Creating Fictional Cultures.
OUR SPONSOR:
Chloe's Kingdom is a thrilling YA/sci-fi/heist novel set in the unforgiving void of outer space, perfect for fans of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Artemis by Andy Weir.
Purchase Chloe's Kingdom by Gregory Michael HERE in paperback, hardcover and eBook. For more information, follow Gregory on Twitter.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Rebecca Roanhorse is the bestselling, award-winning author of Trail of Lightning and its sequel, Storm of Locusts, as well as the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, Tread of Angels and more. Her newest release is Mirrored Heavens, which you can purchase here.
Find Rebecca on Instagram, Amazon or her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
FanFiAddict Book Blog
Twitter
Instagram
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Ad: Cloud Nine by Hayden Folker | https://soundcloud.com/hayden-folker. Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com. Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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/booktuber Nicholas W. Fuller and authors Max Gladstone, Gareth L. Powell, Ai Jiang, Jendia Gammon and Sadir S. Samir for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Why Sci-Fi is More Than Space Opera."
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing 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.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Stuart. Click here to check out part one.
OUR SPONSOR:
The Dryad's Crown is a multi-generational epic fantasy tale of love and loss, an emotional, coming-of-age debut and the first volume in a gritty saga set in the immersive world of Efre Ousel.
Purchase The Dryad's Crown by David Hopkins HERE in paperback, eBook and audiobook. For more information, follow David on Twitter. Thank you to David for supporting SFF Addicts at $40 on Patreon.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Stuart Turton is the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Water. His newest release is The Last Murder at the End of the World, which you can purchase here.
Find Stuart on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
FanFiAddict Book Blog
Twitter
Instagram
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Ad: "Ensom Lokk" by Sissel Morken Gullord / "Ancient Life" by wildsound159
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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/blogger Eleni Argyró and panelists Nicholas Eames, Ada Palmer, Wolfe Locke, Austin Hardwicke and John Bierce for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Fantasy & Sci-Fi Manga/Anime."
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- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Stuart. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Locked-Room Mysteries.
OUR SPONSOR:
Chloe's Kingdom is a thrilling YA/sci-fi/heist novel set in the unforgiving void of outer space, perfect for fans of Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo and Artemis by Andy Weir.
Purchase Chloe's Kingdom by Gregory Michael HERE in paperback, hardcover and eBook. For more information, follow Gregory on Twitter.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Zach Parker, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)
- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or check us out on Spotify, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video
- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
[email protected]
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Stuart Turton is the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Water. His newest release is The Last Murder at the End of the World, which you can purchase here.
Find Stuart on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
FanFiAddict Book Blog
Twitter
Instagram
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, moderator/blogger Neil Williams and panelists Rory August, N. C. Scrimgeour, Dito Abbott, Drew Melbourne, Cameron Cooper and Scott (Book Invasion) for a TBRCon2024 panel on "SPSFC 2 Finalists."
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing 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.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Veronica. Click here to check out part one.
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Veronica Roth is the international bestselling author of the Divergent series, Carve The Mark, Arch-Conspirator, Poster Girl and more. Her newest release is When Among Crows, which you can purchase here.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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/podcaster Adrian M. Gibson and authors Sunyi Dean, Chelsea Abdullah, Scott Drakeford, Emma Mieko Candon and Kaden Love for a TBRCon2024 panel on "The Debut Author Experience."
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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.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Veronica. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Outlining Your Story.
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SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
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Veronica Roth is the international bestselling author of the Divergent series, Carve The Mark, Arch-Conspirator, Poster Girl and more. Her newest release is When Among Crows, which you can preorder here.
Find Veronica on Instagram, Amazon or her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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With over ten years of experience in the publishing industry, our very own M. J. Kuhn has compiled her knowledge into a a new interactive writing journal: THE ULTIMATE SFF STORY BIBLE. This novel planning resource offers writers different methods for plotting and story planning, with tools, prompts and more. Check it out and get writing!
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Thieves & Rogues in SFF with author James Logan. During the episode, James dons his hood to discuss thieves, rogues and ne'er do wells, including why they're fascinating to read and write, thieves and rogues in relation to setting, the relationship between world, characters and power dynamics, the act of negotiation, moral grayness, city settings, mood, humor and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with James. Click here to check out part one.
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James Logan is the author of The Silverblood Promise, as well as an editor at Orbit Books UK. Preorder The Silverblood Promise here in the US or buy it today in the UK.
Find James on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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/editor Xueting C. Ni and authors Ai Jiang, Erika T. Wurth, Candace Nola and Rae Knowles for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Horror Across Different Cultures."
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author/editor James Logan about his debut novel The Silverblood Promise, editing and working in publishing, Indiana Jones, Locke Lamora and inspirations, creating compelling main characters, the path to publication, launching a debut novel and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with James. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Thieves & Rogues in SFF.
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James Logan is the author of The Silverblood Promise, as well as an editor at Orbit Books UK. Preorder The Silverblood Promise here.
Find James on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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/podcaster Adrian M. Gibson and authors Seanan McGuire, Aparna Verma, Alexander Darwin, T. A. Bruno and Khan Wong for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Is Science Fantasy Still Sci-Fi?"
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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.
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J.S. Dewes is the author of The Last Watch, The Exiled Fleet and Rubicon. She is also a writer at the video game studio Humanoid Games. Find Jenny on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Genevive Gornichec is the author of The Witch's Heart and The Weaver and the Witch Queen. Find Genevieve on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days and the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen). Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
Krystle Matar is the author of the Tainted Dominion series, including her debut novel Legacy of the Brightwash and its sequel Legacy of Brick & Bone. Find Krystle on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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/publisher/editor Peter Chiykowski and panelists Bryce O'Connor, Caroline Lambe, Mae Murray, Selena Middleton, Fabienne Schwizer, Brook Aspden and Alan Lastufka for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Small & Midsize Book Publishers."
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing 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.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Sebastien. Click here to check out part one.
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Sebastien de Castell is the author of the Greatcoats series, the Spellslinger series, The Malevolent Seven and more. His latest book is Play of Shadows, the first book in The Court of Shadows series. Purchase it here.
Find Sebastien on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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 Thiago Abdalla and authors Ed McDonald, K.S. Villoso, Rob J. Hayes, J.D.L. Rosell and Andrew Watson for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Creating Unique Fantasy Monsters."
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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.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Sebastien. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Swashbuckling Fantasy.
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Sebastien de Castell is the author of the Greatcoats series, the Spellslinger series, The Malevolent Seven and more. His latest book is Play of Shadows, the first book in The Court of Shadows series. Purchase it here.
Find Sebastien on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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 Jonathan Nevair and authors Aliette de Bodard, Christopher Ruocchio, Marina J. Lostetter, Hûw Steer and Taran Hunt for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Building Believable Sci-Fi Worlds."
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Join host M.J. Kuhn as she delves into a writing 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.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Adrian. Click here to check out part one.
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Novelo is a collaborative storytelling platform for writers where they can self-publish stories with ease, all while maintaining full creative control over their work. Publish and monetize your stories, collaborate with other authors, and interact with readers.
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- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now in paperback and eBook. Purchase it on Amazon, and look forward to the hardcover and audiobook in the coming weeks.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOST:
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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 C. M. Caplan and authors Ryan Kirk, Clayton Snyder, R.K. Ashwick, Jacquelyn Hagen, J.D.L. Rosell, K.E. Andrews, E.C. Greaves, Morgan Stang and Wend Raven for a TBRCon2024 panel on "SPFBO 9 Finalists."
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Join host M.J. Kuhn as she chats with author(!!!) Adrian M. Gibson about his debut novel Mushroom Blues, why he chose self-publishing, what he's learned from podcasting, writing Mushroom Blues and how it came to be, creating characters, the power of mushrooms, The Fungalverse interconnected universe, worldbuilding, travel, alienation and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Adrian. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Genre Mashups.
OUR SPONSOR:
Novelo is a collaborative storytelling platform for writers where they can self-publish stories with ease, all while maintaining full creative control over their work. Publish and monetize your stories, collaborate with other authors, and interact with readers.
Visit www.novelo.com today to sign up for FREE.
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- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now in eBook. Purchase it on Amazon, and look forward to the paperback, hardcover and audiobook in the coming weeks.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOST:
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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The Mushroom Blues soundtrack is almost here, and to give you a taste, production duo Sporer and author Adrian M. Gibson have come together for an official LISTENING PARTY. The three discuss the creation of the album, the recording process and instruments used, capturing the mood of a book, their relationships with mushrooms and more. They also show off four of the album's eight tracks.
ALBUM RELEASE: Mushroom Blues soundtrack releases on March 19 in digital format on Bandcamp, Apple Music, and more, as well as physically in limited edition cassette tapes. It will also be available to stream on Spotify.
Pre-order it here.
BOOK RELEASE:
Mushroom Blues releases on March 19 in paperback and eBook, April 2 in hardcover, and April 16 in audiobook.
BOOK SYNOPSIS:
BLADE RUNNER, TRUE DETECTIVE and DISTRICT 9 meld with the weird worlds of JEFF VANDERMEER, PHILIP K. DICK and CHINA MIÉVILLE in Adrian M. Gibson’s fungalpunk noir debut.
TWO YEARS AFTER a devastating defeat in the decade-long Spore War, the island nation of Hōppon and its capital city of Neo Kinoko are occupied by invading Coprinian forces. Its Fungal citizens are in dire straits, wracked by food shortages, poverty and an influx of war refugees. Even worse, the corrupt occupiers exploit their power, hounding the native population.
As a winter storm looms over the metropolis, NKPD Detective Henrietta Hofmann begrudgingly partners up with mushroom-headed patrol officer Koji Nameko to investigate the mysterious murders of Fungal and half-breed children. Their investigation drags them deep into the seedy underbelly of a war-torn city, one brimming with colonizers, criminal gangs, racial division and moral decay.
In order to solve the case and unravel the truth, Hofmann must challenge her past and embrace Fungal ways. What she and Nameko uncover in the midst of this frigid wasteland will chill them to the core, but will they make it through the storm alive?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer, illustrator and designer. He is the creator and co-host of SFF Addicts podcast. Mushroom Blues is his debut novel.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Circular Storytelling with author Moses Ose Utomi. During the episode, Moses traces the circumference of circular storytelling, including what it is, how Moses approached it in The Forever Desert series, mythology and storytelling traditions, how to utilize circular storytelling in scenes vs. chapters vs. whole stories, managing characters, world and plot in a circular story, beginnings, endings and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Moses. Click here to check out part one.
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Moses Ose Utomi is the author of The Lies of the Ajungo, The Truth of the Aleke and Daughters of Oduma.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing on March 19, 2024 in paperback and eBook.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Moses Ose Utomi about his new novella The Truth of the Aleke, his Nigerian heritage and storytelling traditions, why novellas are awesome, time jumps and playing with history, truth and lies, martial arts, action scenes, anime, manga and much more.
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Moses Ose Utomi is the author of The Lies of the Ajungo, The Truth of the Aleke and Daughters of Oduma.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing on March 19, 2024 in paperback and eBook.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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 Chris Panatier and authors Chuck Wendig, Catherine McCarthy, Johnny Compton and CJ Leede for a TBRCon2024 panel on “The Role of Place & Atmosphere in Horror.”
NOTE: Hailey Piper was scheduled to be on this panel, but unfortunately she was unable to attend at the last minute due to a personal matter.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on War in Speculative Fiction with award-winning author Premee Mohamed. During the episode, Premee unveils the shadowy nature of war, including how she incorporated it into her new novel The Siege of Burning Grass, good and bad examples of war in media, realism when depicting war in SFF settings, civilians and the costs of war, humanizing combatants on both sides, intimate perspectives of war, the importance of change and more.
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Robert Jackson Bennett is the bestselling, award-winning author of The Tainted Cup, the Divine Cities Trilogy, The Founders Trilogy, American Elsewhere, Mr. Shivers and more.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing on March 19, 2024.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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/blogger David Walters and authors Sue Burke, Sebastien de Castell, Lucy Holland and Bryan Wilson for a TBRCon2024 panel on “How to Write Great Endings.”
NOTE: Mark Lawrence was scheduled to be on this panel, but unfortunately he was unable to attend at the last minute due to a personal emergency.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning author Premee Mohamed about her new novella The Butcher of the Forest, working as a scientist vs. writing fiction, the power of horror and blending genres, colonialism and tackling weighty themes, science as inspiration, climate change, novellas, fairy tales and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Premee. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on War in Speculative Fiction.
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Premee Mohamed is an award-winning scientist and speculative fiction author, as well as an associate editor for Escape Pod. Her works include The Annual Migration of Clouds, the Beneath the Rising Trilogy, The Butcher of the Forest, The Siege of Burning Grass and more.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing on March 19, 2024.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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 M. J. Kuhn and authors Richard Swan, Gourav Mohanty, Andy Peloquin, Louise Holland and Sam Paisley for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Psychology of Villains in Fiction."
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Connecting World & Character with bestselling author Robert Jackson Bennett. During the episode, Robert connects the dots between character and worldbuilding, including the intersections of world, character and theme, different ways to start your stories, worlds as distinct characters, how world dynamics can inform character behavior, character perspectives and description, mood, dialogue, Die Hard and more.
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Robert Jackson Bennett is the bestselling, award-winning author of The Tainted Cup, the Divine Cities Trilogy, The Founders Trilogy, American Elsewhere, Mr. Shivers and more.
Find Robert on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing on March 19, 2024.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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 Dyrk Ashton and authors/artist/designers Michael R. Fletcher, Alyssa Winans, Casey Gerber, Rachel St Clair and Isaac Hill for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Finding a Cover Artist & Designer."
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Robert Jackson Bennett about his new novel The Tainted Cup, murder mysteries, Foundryside and magic systems, atmosphere, voice and the uncanny, tackling big themes through SFF, plot structure, twists, Warhammer 40k and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Robert. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Connecting World & Character.
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Robert Jackson Bennett is the bestselling, award-winning author of The Tainted Cup, the Divine Cities Trilogy, The Founders Trilogy, American Elsewhere, Mr. Shivers and more.
Find Robert on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing on March 19, 2024.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 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 Dani Finn and authors Travis Baldree, Andrea Stewart, Michael R. Miller, J. Zachary Pike and N. C. Scrimgeour for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Writing Non-Human Characters."
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn for a TBRCon2024 LIVE crossover episode with The Fantasy & Sci-Fi Fanatic's Podcast. During the episode, they delve into a mini-masterclass on Getting Started in Self-Publishing with author Andy Peloquin and podcaster Daniel Coolbaugh, exploring the essentials of self-publishing, being an entrepreneur, approaching cover art and design, finding editors, the importance of readers and community, paying it forward, marketing and advertising, book launches and more.
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Andy Peloquin is the bestselling fantasy and sci-fi author of the Darkblade series, the Hero of Darkness series, the Queen of Thieves series and more.
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ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing on March 19, 2024.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing Romance with bestselling author Chloe Gong. During the episode, Chloe unravels the enticing yarn of romance, including the appeal of romance in stories, the exploding popularity of the 'romantasy' genre, good (and bad) romantic chemistry, healthy vs. toxic relationships, expectations and tropes, Chloe’s favorite romance books and authors, romance as main plot vs. subplot, spice in romance and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Chloe. Click here to check out part one.
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Chloe Gong is the bestselling author of These Violent Delights, Our Violent Ends, Immortal Longings, Foul Lady Fortune and more. Her latest novel is Foul Heart Huntsman, book two in the Foul Lady Fortune Duet.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing in spring 2024.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Chloe Gong about her Secret Shanghai historical fantasy series, her adult debut Immortal Longings, what “success” means, Shakespeare and remixing classic stories, writing YA vs. adult SFF, aesthetics and atmosphere in film and fiction, Chinese history, magic systems, genre blending and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Chloe. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Writing Romance.
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Chloe Gong is the bestselling author of These Violent Delights, Our Violent Ends, Immortal Longings, Foul Lady Fortune and more. Her latest novel is Foul Heart Huntsman, book two in the Foul Lady Fortune Duet.
Find Chloe on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing in spring 2024.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Tech-Fi & Technology As Story with award-winning author Ken Liu. During the episode, Ken decodes the intricacies of technology fiction, including what tech-fi means, the uses of technology in fantasy, how technology and stories shape us and expresses our values, personifying technology, new technologies, A.I. and fear mongering, imagining positive impacts of future tech and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Ken. Click here to check out part one.
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Ken Liu is the award-winning, bestselling author of The Dandelion Dynasty epic fantasy quartet, along with the short story collections The Paper Menagerie & Other Stories and The Hidden Girl & Other Stories. His latest novel is Speaking Bones, the final book in The Dandelion Dynasty.
Find Ken on Twitter, Amazon, Substack and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing in spring 2024.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning, bestselling author Ken Liu about his epic fantasy series The Dandelion Dynasty, the works of Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin, writing and persistence, how technology plays into our lives, writing short stories vs. novels, the relationship between history, modernity and language, how symbolism plays into the creative process, Frankenstein, photography and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Ken. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Tech-Fi & Technology As Story.
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Find Ken on Twitter, Amazon, Substack and his personal website.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing in spring 2024.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they close out 2023 in style with fellow authors and friends of the show Ryan Cahill and R.R. Virdi. During the final episode of the year, they chat about how life has been, how writing compares to other forms of art and creativity, writing as a grind (that we love), experiences in publishing, self-pub vs. trad pub vs. hybrid, shifting writing processes, motivation and dedication, community and friendship, imposter syndrome and hurdles, our hopes for 2024, small wins and more.
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Ryan Cahill is the author of the epic fantasy series The Bound and the Broken series, including Of Blood and Fire, Of Darkness and Light, Of War and Ruin, The Fall and The Exile.
Find Ryan on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
R.R. Virdi is the bestselling, award-nominated author of The First Binding, The Grave Report series, The Books of Winter series and more.
Find Ronnie on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is releasing in spring 2024.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Announcement and synopsis for Mushroom Blues: The Hofmann Report Book One.
After years of hard work and patience, Adrian M. Gibson is excited to announce his debut novel: MUSHROOM BLUES! This is the first book in THE HOFMANN REPORT series, as well as the introduction to THE FUNGALVERSE shared fictional universe. Adrian has poured his heart, soul and spores into this novel and this world, and he can't wait to share it with all of you. So, without further ado, it's time to ENTER THE FUNGALVERSE and BEAT THE WINTER BLUES!
Watch the official TEASER TRAILER here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAqXD1I-HOY
RELEASE WINDOW: Mushroom Blues releases in Spring 2024 in paperback, hardcover, eBook and audiobook.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer, illustrator and designer. He is the creator and co-host of SFF Addicts podcast. Mushroom Blues is his debut novel.
Find Adrian on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/adrianmgibson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adrianmgibson/ SFF Addicts Podcast: https://linktr.ee/SFFAddicts Online Store: https://adrianmgibson.com/shop https://adrianmgibson.com/
MUSIC: Original music composed and mastered by SPORER. (Song will be included on the official Mushroom Blues soundtrack.)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they reminisce on the year that was with podcasters Dylan Marsh and Charles M.C. (co-hosts of The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast). During the panel they share their top picks for favorite SFF reads of the year (3 each for a total of 12), reflect on the ups and downs 2023, offer some honorable mentions, talk about hikes, make surprise book announcements, split "assets" in a hypothetical "divorce" and more.
BOOKS MENTIONED:
- To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini: https://amzn.to/3uQtOHz
- The Book That Wouldn't Burn by Mark Lawrence: https://amzn.to/3uXmc5U
- Wayward by Chuck Wendig: https://amzn.to/3NlhiGe
- The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman: https://amzn.to/4aaifeq
- The Jade Setter of Janloon by Fonda Lee: https://amzn.to/41dvabo
- This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone: https://amzn.to/3TfLLcy
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig: https://amzn.to/3GUct3n
- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez: https://amzn.to/3RdKujM
- The Bone Shard War by Andrea Stewart: https://amzn.to/4a9Gl99
- The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi: https://amzn.to/3RzJB6q
- The First Law Trilogy by Joe Abercrombie: https://amzn.to/41hpxZC
- The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter: https://amzn.to/41m8ZQn
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Dylan Marsh is a podcaster and one half of The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast.
Find Dylan on Twitter, Instagram or The FTF Podcast website.
Charles M.C. is a podcaster and one half of The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast.
Find Charles on Twitter or The FTF Podcast website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is releasing his debut novel in 2024.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Working Through Grief with bestselling author Kevin Hearne. During the episode, Kevin unpacks the weighty burdens of grief, including how it fits into the human experience, reading and writing as therapy, incorporating the theme of grief into fantasy worlds (like The Seven Kennings trilogy), putting yourself in the mindset of grieving characters, music as a writing aid, grief and writer’s block, readers, healing and community, things that make us happy and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Kevin. Click here to check out part one.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- Polyphia (band): https://polyphia.com/
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Kevin Hearne is the bestselling author of The Iron Druid Chronicles, The Seven Kennings trilogy, the 2015 Star Wars novel Heir to the Empire and more. As well, he co-wrote The Tales of Pell series alongside Delilah S. Dawson. His latest novel, A Curse of Krakens, is available now.
Find Kevin on Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Kevin Hearne about his new novel A Curse of Krakens, The Iron Druid Chronicles, The Seven Kennings trilogy and passion projects, writing and teaching, urban fantasy, vampires and genre blending, folklore and mythology, friendship, community, tacos and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Kevin. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Working Through Grief.
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EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Kevin Hearne is the bestselling author of The Iron Druid Chronicles, The Seven Kennings trilogy, the 2015 Star Wars novel Heir to the Empire and more. As well, he co-wrote The Tales of Pell series alongside Delilah S. Dawson. His latest novel, A Curse of Krakens, is available now.
Find Kevin on Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join authors Michael R. Miller, Ryan Cahill, Philip C. Quaintrell, J.A. Andrews and M. H. Ayinde for the final FanFiAddict author roundtable of 2023! During the discussion, these five talented authors share their takes on WHY CLASSIC FANTASY STILL RESONATES, delving into how classic fantasy can be defined, why both writers and readers connect so strongly with the genre, secondary worlds, story stakes and more.
This is the tenth edition of our monthly AUTHOR ROUNDTABLE series, where we bring a handful of authors together to discuss a topic related to SF/F/H, writing craft, publishing and more.
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ABOUT THE PANELISTS:
Michael R. Miller is the author of the Songs of Chaos series, The Dragon's Blade Trilogy and more. Find Michael on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Ryan Cahill is the author of the epic fantasy series The Bound and the Broken series, including Of Blood and Fire, Of Darkness and Light, Of War and Ruin, The Fall and The Exile. Find Ryan on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Philip C. Quaintrell is the author of The Echoes Saga epic fantasy series, as well as the Terran Cycle sci-fi series. Find Philip on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
J.A. Andrews is the author of The Keeper Chronicles series, The Keeper Origins series and more. Find J.A. on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
M. H. Ayinde is the author of A Song of Legends Lost, her debut novel and the first in an epic fantasy trilogy (releasing Spring 2025). Her short fiction has appeared in FIYAH Literary Magazine, F&SF, Fantasy Magazine, and elsewhere. Find M. H. on Twitter and her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Impactful Scenes & Sequels with bestselling author Jim Butcher. During the episode, Jim dissects the nitty gritty of writing effective scenes and sequential storytelling, including the potent scene-sequel dynamic, the building blocks of scenes (emotion/reason/review/decision), transitions between scenes and books, creating believable worlds, adding new characters to a series, keeping characters and stakes fresh, planting seeds, character progression and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Jim. Click here to check out part one.
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Jim Butcher is the bestselling author of The Dresden Files, the Codex Alera series, and the Cinder Spires series. His newest novel is The Olympian Affair, which is available now.
Find Jim on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Jim Butcher about his new novel The Olympian Affair, The Dresden Files and the Codex Alera series, teaching his son James J. Butcher everything he knows, a dream Dresden anime, Lois Bujold and The Vorkosigan Saga, writing cats and animal POVs, cherished mentors, paying it forward, blending genres, weightlifting and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Jim. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Impactful Scenes & Sequels. Also, Jim mentioned an essay he wrote about Stargate SG-1, but as much as we searched we couldn't find it. Sorry!
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Jim Butcher is the bestselling author of The Dresden Files, the Codex Alera series, and the Cinder Spires series. His newest novel is The Olympian Affair, which is available now.
Find Jim on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Supernatural Magic with author Ed McDonald. During the episode, Ed explores the strange nature of the occult, including supernatural beliefs, history, folklore and mythology, hard and soft magic systems, magic as a part of worldbuilding/plot/character, research and lived experience, strange supernatural creatures, the ritual of storytelling and magic and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Ed. Click here to check out part one.
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Ed McDonald is an author, medieval historian and a practitioner of Historical European Martial Arts. His works include the Raven’s Mark series and The Redwinter Chronicles, including Daughter of Redwinter and its new sequel Traitor of Redwinter.
Find Ed on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Ed McDonald about his new novel Traitor of Redwinter, the Raven's Mark series, practicing sword fighting and HEMA, studying history, advice about publishing and the writing community, writing a female protagonist, believing in yourself, tattoos, mice and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Ed. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Supernatural Magic.
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- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Ed McDonald is an author, medieval historian and a practitioner of Historical European Martial Arts. His works include the Raven’s Mark series and The Redwinter Chronicles, including Daughter of Redwinter and its new sequel Traitor of Redwinter.
Find Ed on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join authors Michael Mammay, Christopher Paolini, Ada Palmer, Nia "N.E." Davenport and Bethany Jacobs for another FanFiAddict author roundtable! During the discussion, these five talented authors share their takes on FAR FUTURES & PRESENT SOCIETIES, delving into the interactions between future speculation and contemporary commentary, the way sci-fi straddles both present and future, the lasting power of fiction and more.
This is the ninth edition of our monthly AUTHOR ROUNDTABLE series, where we bring a handful of authors together to discuss a topic related to SF/F/H, writing craft, publishing and more.
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Michael Mammay is the author of the Planetside series, Generation Ship, The Misfit Soldier and more. Find Michael on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Christopher Paolini is the internationally bestselling author of Eragon and The Inheritance Cycle books, along with To Sleep in a Sea of Stars and Fractal Noise (part of the Fractalverse interconnected universe). Find Christopher on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Ada Palmer is a historian and an award-winning author of the Terra Ignota series, including Too Like the Lightning and its sequels. Find Ada on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Nia "N. E." Davenport is the author of The Blood Trials and The Blood Gift. Find Nia on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Bethany Jacobs is the author of These Burning Stars, her debut novel. Find Bethany on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Plotting 101 with author Greta Kelly. During the episode, Greta plots out the essentials for outlining a novel, including what plotting and outlining are, how it can help stimulate your creativity and focus, evolving plotting processes, planning character and story arcs, tools/methods/software for plotting, going from outline to first draft to edits, helpful writing resources and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Greta. Click here to check out part one.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- Wonderbook by Jeff VanderMeer: https://amzn.to/3tBteg1
- Steering the Craft by Ursula K. Le Guin: https://amzn.to/3tHfyjO
- The Kick-Ass Writer by Chuck Wendig: https://amzn.to/3FqFQcI
- https://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthors.com/
- Chuck Wendig's Terrible Minds blog: https://terribleminds.com/
- Susan Dennard's blog: https://susandennard.com/for-writers/
- Query Shark: https://queryshark.blogspot.com/
- Reedsy (editors, designers and marketers): https://reedsy.com/
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Greta Kelly is the author of the upcoming The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen).
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Greta Kelly about her new novel The Queen of Days, the Warrior Witch Duology, her experiences in traditional publishing, Doctor Who and the concept of time, creating a unique magic system, why heists are awesome, writing compelling characters and godlike beings, biological and found families, parenting, The Lord of the Rings, D&D and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Greta. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Plotting 101.
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- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Greta Kelly is the author of the upcoming The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen).
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a writing masterclass on Co-Writing A Novel with authors Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey. During the episode, Cassandra and Richard tackle the chaotic business of writing with another person, including how they co-wrote The Dead Take the A Train, why you might consider (or not) co-writing a novel, merging writing styles and authorial voices, dealing with the challenges of evolving co-writing processes, deadlines and editors, co-writing virtually, collaborative ideation and storytelling, avoiding ego, trusting your partner and more.
NOTE: Cassandra had to leave the conversation 30 minutes in due to a sick cat. Also, this is part two of a two-part chat with Cassandra and Richard. Click here to check out part one.
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ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
Cassandra Khaw is the award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of The Salt Grows Heavy, Nothing But Blackened Teeth, Hammers on Bone and more. They also write and create video games and tabletop games. Their latest novel is The Dead Take the A Train, co-written with Richard Kadrey.
Find Cassandra on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and their personal website.
Richard Kadrey is the NYT bestselling author of the Sandman Slim supernatural noir series, along with King Bullet, The Grand Dark, Butcher Bird and more. He’s also written for film and comics, including Heavy Metal, Lucifer, and Hellblazer. His latest novel is The Dead Take the A Train, co-written with Cassandra Khaw.
Find Richard on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
Find Adrian on X, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on X, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
NOTE: This is the final TBRCon2023 panel, so there won't be any more Friday panel episodes. Thank you for listening and supporting the convention.
Every week, we've highlighted a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting.
For this final week, join moderator/author Cody Sisco and authors T. R. Napper, Olivia Chadha, Matthew FitzSimmons, Jeremy Szal and Elly Bangs for a TBRCon2023 panel on "What Even is Cyberpunk in 2023?"
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Cody Sisco is the author of the Resonant Earth series, including Broken Mirror Tortured Echoes. Find Cody on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
T. R. Napper is the author of 36 Streets and the short story collection Neon Leviathan. He also wrote his Doctorate thesis in Creative Writing on 'The Dark Century: 1946-2046. Noir, Cyberpunk and Asian Modernity.' Find T. R. on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Olivia Chadha is the author of The Mechanists series and more. Find Olivia on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Matthew FitzSimmons is the author of Constance, the Gibson Vaughn series and more. Find Matthew on Amazon and his personal website.
Jeremy Szal is the author of Stormblood and its sequel Blindspace. Find Jeremy on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Elly Bangs is the author of Unity, her debut novel. Find Elly on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with bestselling authors Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey about their new novel The Dead Take the A Train, how they got into publishing, storytelling trends and the weird nature of the internet, writing for video games and comic books, the beauty of horror and the human psyche, New York City's deep history and the experiences it offers, music journalism, stealing cars, busking, tattoos and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Cassandra and Richard. Stayed tuned next week for their mini-masterclass on Co-Writing A Novel.
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Cassandra Khaw is the award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of The Salt Grows Heavy, Nothing But Blackened Teeth, Hammers on Bone and more. They also write and create video games and tabletop games. Their latest novel is The Dead Take the A Train, co-written with Richard Kadrey.
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Richard Kadrey is the NYT bestselling author of the Sandman Slim supernatural noir series, along with King Bullet, The Grand Dark, Butcher Bird and more. He’s also written for film and comics, including Heavy Metal, Lucifer, and Hellblazer. His latest novel is The Dead Take the A Train, co-written with Cassandra Khaw.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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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 Tim Meyer and authors Hailey Piper, Jonathan Janz, Chad Lutzke, Candace Nola and Zach Rosenberg for a TBRCon2023 panel on "The Rise of Indie Horror."
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Tim Meyer is the author of Malignant Summer, The Switch House, Dead Daughters and more. Find Tim on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Hailey Piper is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth, No Gods for Drowning, The Worm and His Kings, Your Mind Is a Terrible Thing and more. Find Hailey on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Jonathan Janz is an author and screenwriter, having written Marla, The Siren and the Specter, The Dismembered and more, as well as screenwriting for Exorcist Road. Find Jonathan on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Chad Lutzke is the author of Three-Smile Mile, The Pale White, Places We Fear To Tread and more. Find Chad on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Candace Nola is an award-winning author, editor and reviewer. Her books include Bishop, Hank Flynn, Baker's Dozen and more. Find Candace on Twitter and Amazon.
Zach Rosenberg is the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Pressure, Autumn Bleeds into Winter and the forthcoming Hungers as Old as This Land. Find Zach on Twitter and Amazon.
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Join host M.J. Kuhn as she delves into a writing masterclass on Writing Mysteries with author Josiah Bancroft and (surprise!) our very own Adrian M. Gibson. During the episode, Josiah and Adrian investigate the clues of writing a mystery, including why we love a good mystery, the evolution of the genre, essentials like setting, atmosphere, hooks and capable protagonists, how to pace a mystery and dish out clues, cohesion and mysteries going off the rails, genre blending a mystery with SFF and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Josiah. Click here to check out part one.
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Josiah Bancroft is the author of the new novel The Hexologists, as well as The Books of Babel series (Senlin Ascends, Arm of the Sphinx, The Hod King and The Fall of Babel).
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Join authors R.R. Virdi, Travis Baldree, Sunyi Dean, J.R. Dawson and Kaden Love for another FanFiAddict author roundtable! During the discussion, these five talented authors share their takes on THE POWER OF STORY, delving into the role of storytelling across human history, how stories play into our cultures and traditions, the power of fantasy and sci-fi to inspire people across the world and more.
This is the eighth edition of our monthly AUTHOR ROUNDTABLE series, where we bring a handful of authors together to discuss a topic related to SF/F/H, writing craft, publishing and more.
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R.R. Virdi is the bestselling, award-nominated author of The First Binding, The Grave Report series, The Books of Winter series and more. The First Binding is available now via Tor Books. Find Ronnie on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Travis Baldree is the bestselling author of Legends & Lattes, as well as a professional audiobook narrator. Find Travis on Twitter, Amazon, Audible and his personal website.
Sunyi Dean is the bestselling author of The Book Eaters and The Thief of Memory. Find Sunyi on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
J.R. Dawson is the author of The First Bright Thing, her debut novel, as well as numerous short stories. Find J.R. on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Kaden Love is the author of the upcoming Elegy of a Fragmented Vineyard, his debut novel. Find Kaden on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Josiah Bancroft about his new novel The Hexologists, his fan-favorite series The Books of Babel, SPFBO and lessons from publishing, fancy words that no one understands, happily married couples who do it, fantastical worldbuilding and social commentary, satire and tropes, royal families, secrets of the heart, lies (or truthbending) and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Josiah. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Writing Mysteries.
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Josiah Bancroft is the author of the upcoming The Hexologists, as well as The Books of Babel series (Senlin Ascends, Arm of the Sphinx, The Hod King and The Fall of Babel).
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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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/blogger David Walters and audiobook narrators Travis Baldree, Colin Mace, Luke Arnold, Emily Woo Zeller and Robin Miles for a TBRCon2023 panel on "Audiobook Narration 101."
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David Walters is the founder of TBRCon and the FanFiAddict book blog. Find David on Twitter or FanFiAddict.
Travis Baldree is the bestselling author of Legends & Lattes, as well as a professional audiobook narrator. Find Travis on Twitter, Amazon, Audible and his personal website.
Colin Mace is a British theatre, film and TV actor that has appeared in Call the Midwife, Foyles War and the acclaimed ITV drama The Lost Honour. He has narrated for books such as The Shadow of the Gods, The Painted Man and more. Find Colin on Twitter, Audible and IMDB.
Luke Arnold is an actor and fantasy author of The Fetch Phillips Archives, including The Last Smile in Sunder City, Dead Man in a Ditch and One Foot in the Fade. Find Luke on Twitter, Audible, Amazon and his personal website.
Emily Woo Zeller is the voice of Panam Palmer in Cyberpunk 2077, and has done voice work/audiobook narration for The Last of Us Part II, Star Wars, This is How You Lose the Time War, Ninth Step Station and more. Find Emily on Twitter, Audible, IMDB and her personal website.
Robin Miles is an American actor, casting director, audiobook narrator and audiobook director. She has acted in Broadway shows and on TV shows including Law & Order and Murder by Numbers. She has narrated for books such as The Fifth Season, Binti and more. Find Robin on Twitter, Audible and IMDB.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Building a Dedicated Fanbase with author Michael J. Sullivan and his wife/business manager Robin. During the episode, Michael and Robin lay out the realities of writing and building an audience, including steps to becoming a well-earning author, selling directly to readers, Kickstarter and crowdfunding, growing a career and community, the importance of series for fan investment, comparing traditional and self-publishing, Goodreads, Royal Road, social media, reviews and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Michael. Click here to check out part one.
IMPORTANT: There are various platforms discussed during this episode, including Kickstarter, Goodreads, Royal Road and more. While other platforms are not explicitly mentioned (such as Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Discord, Patreon, Reddit, etc.), much of the advice offered by Michael and Robin can be applied across the board.
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Michael J. Sullivan is the bestselling author of The Riyria Revelations, The Riyria Chronicles, The Legends of the First Empire series, The Rise and Fall series and more. His latest book, Esrahaddon, is available now.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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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 Zack Argyle and authors Rob J. Hayes, Michael R. Fletcher, J.D. Evans, T.A. Bruno and Patrice Fitzgerald for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Are SPFBO & SPSFC Important for Indie Authors?".
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Zack Argyle is the author of The Threadlight Trilogy. Find Zack on X, Amazon and his personal website.
Rob J. Hayes is the author of The War Eternal series, the Mortal Techniques series, The Ties That Bind series and more. Find Rob on X, Amazon and his personal website.
Michael R. Fletcher is the author of The Obsidian Path series, the Manifest Delusions series, the City of Sacrifice series and more. Find Michael on X, Amazon and his personal website.
J.D. Evans is the author of the Mages of the Wheel series. Find J.D. on X, Amazon and her personal website.
Patrice Fitzgerald is the co-author of Captain Wu, book one in the Starship Nameless trilogy, and more. Find Patrice on X, Amazon and her personal website.
T. A. Bruno is the author of the Song of Kamaria trilogy and Down Below Beyond. Find T. A. on X, Amazon and his personal website.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Michael J. Sullivan about his new novel Esrahaddon, The Rise and Fall trilogy, writing multiple series in the shared world of Elan, his publishing journey from The Riyria Revelations until today, comparing self-publishing and traditional publishing, writing great dialogue, evolving writing processes, career highlights, wikis and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Michael. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass alongside his wife/business manager Robin on Building a Dedicated Fanbase.
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Michael J. Sullivan is the bestselling author of The Riyria Revelations, The Riyria Chronicles, The Legends of the First Empire series, The Rise and Fall series and more. His latest book, Esrahaddon, is available now.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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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 ML Spencer and authors Ada Palmer, Ada Hoffmann, Justin T. Call and Connor M. Caplan for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Neurodiversity Through Character."
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ML Spencer is the author of the Rivenworld series, The Rhenwars Saga and more. Find ML on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Ada Palmer is a historian, composer and the award-winning author of the Terra Ignota series. Find Ada on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Ada Hoffmann is the author of The Outside, The Fallen, Monsters in My Mind and more.
Find Ada on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Justin T. Call is the author of Master of Sorrows and Master Artificer, Books 1 and 2 of The Silent Gods tetralogy. Find Justin on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Connor M. Caplan is the author of The Sword in the Street and The Fall Is All There Is. Find Connor on Twitter or Amazon.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Plot Twists with author Aparna Verma. During the episode, Aparna unravels plot twists, including why we love them so much, what makes a plot twist great, how plot twists work in fiction vs. TV or film, the essential trifecta of set-up, misdirection and reveal, ways in which plot twists can fall flat, tropes, favorite plot twists and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Aparna. Click here to check out part one.
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Aparna Verma is the author of The Phoenix King, her debut novel (which was previously self-published as The Boy with Fire). The Phoenix King is available now via Orbit Books.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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Join authors David Wragg, Sebastien de Castell, J.S. Dewes, Marina Lostetter and Julia Vee for another FanFiAddict author roundtable! During the discussion, these five talented authors share their takes on CHARACTER THROUGH DIALOGUE, unpacking the ways in which dialogue and character are intertwined, how to best convey a character through the words they speak, what goes said versus unsaid, making dialogue sound unique to each character and more.
This is the seventh edition of our monthly AUTHOR ROUNDTABLE series, where we bring a handful of authors together to discuss a topic related to SF/F/H, writing craft, publishing and more.
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David Wragg is the author of The Blackhawks, The Righteous and the newly released The Hunters. Find David on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Sebastien de Castell is the multi-award nominated author of The Greatcoats, The Court of Shadows and Spellslinger fantasy series and more. Find Sebastien on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
J.S. Dewes is the author of The Last Watch, The Exiled Fleet and her newest release Rubicon. She is also a writer at the video game studio Humanoid Games. Find Jenny on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Marina J. Lostetter is the author of Noumenon, Infinity, Noumenon Ultra and The Helm of Midnight, as well as tie-in materials for Star Citizen and the Aliens franchise. Find Marina on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Julia Vee is the author of the Seattle Slayers series, as well as the co-author of the newly released Ebony Gate, which she wrote with Ken Bebelle. Find Julia on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Aparna Verma about her debut novel The Phoenix King, her love of Pokémon (and Charizard), bridging the gap between Indian and American cultures, her writing journey from self-pub to traditional publishing, how The Boy with Fire evolved into The Phoenix King, approaches to writing complex and captivating characters, science fantasy, why fire is awesome and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Aparna. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Plot Twists.
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Aparna Verma is the author of The Phoenix King, her debut novel (which was previously self-published as The Boy with Fire). The Phoenix King is available on Aug. 29 via Orbit Books.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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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/podcaster Adrian M. Gibson and authors Adrian Tchaikovsky, Paul McAuley, Aliette de Bodard, N.E. Davenport and Jonathan Nevair for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "A New Golden Age of Space Opera."
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram and his personal website.
Adrian Tchaikovsky is the award-winning science fiction and fantasy author of the Children of Time series, The Final Architecture series, the Shadows of the Apt series and more. Find Adrian on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Paul McAuley the author of The Quiet War, Something Coming Through, Cowboy Angels and more. Find Paul on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Aliette de Bodard is the award-winning author of Fireheart Tiger, In the Vanishers’ Palace, The Universe of Xuya series and more. Find Aliette on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
N. E. Davenport is the author of The Blood Gift Duology. Find Nia on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Jonathan Nevair is an art historian and professor, as well as the author of The Wind Tide Trilogy and Stellar Instinct. Find Jonathan on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Real Cultures as Inspiration with author Gabriela Romero Lacruz. During the episode, Gabriela unpacks different facets of culture, including what culture means, countercultures, SFF as a reflection of our world, immersive worldbuilding, pulling from real cultures vs. creating your own, research, cultural appropriation and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Gabriela. Click here to check out part one.
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Gabriela Romero Lacruz is the author of The Sun and the Void, her debut novel. She is also a visual artist and designer under the moniker The Moonborn. The Sun and the Void is available now via Orbit Books.
Find Gabriela on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon, her personal website or The Moonborn.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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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?"
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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.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Gabriela Romero Lacruz about her debut novel The Sun and the Void, her love of anime, how she got started writing fan fiction, growing up in Venezuela, learning English as a second language, writing compelling characters and family drama, creating fantasy races and magic systems, making visual art as The Moonborn and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Gabriela. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Real Cultures as Inspiration.
WARNING: There are minor spoilers for The Sun and the Void in this interview.
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Gabriela Romero Lacruz is the author of The Sun and the Void, her debut novel. She is also a visual artist and designer under the moniker The Moonborn. The Sun and the Void is available now via Orbit Books.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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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/blogger Tom Bookbeard and authors Travis Baldree, Rebecca Ross, Stephanie Burgis, Travis M. Riddle, Juliet E. McKenna and Quenby Olson for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Slice-of-Life Fantasy."
NOTE: There were issues with Quenby's audio/video during the original livestream, so apologies for her audio quality.
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Tom Bookbeard is FanFiAddict's resident beard, a book reviewer and a former chef turned foodie. Find Tom on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com.
Travis Baldree is the bestselling author of Legends & Lattes, as well as a professional audiobook narrator. Find Travis on Twitter, Amazon, Audible and his personal website.
Rebecca Ross is the author of A River Enchanted, The Queen's Rising, The Queen's Resistance and more. Find Rebecca on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
Stephanie Burgis is the author of the Masks and Shadows series, Tales from the Chocolate Heart, the Kat, Incorrigible series and more. Find Stephanie on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Travis M. Riddle is the author the Jekua series, the Ustlian Tales series and more. Find Travis on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Juliet E. McKenna is the author of the Green Man series, The Tales of Einarinn and more. Find Juliet on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Quenby Olson is the author of The Firstborn, The Bride Price, The Half Killed, Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons and more. Find Quenby on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Norse Mythology & Culture with author Genevieve Gornichec. During the episode, Genevieve unravels the tapestry of Norse culture, including the essentials of Norse history, the popularity of Norse-inspired fantasy, vikings and gods, stereotypes and pet peeves, portrayals of women, balancing history with fantasy, how to approach researching Norse culture and mythology, the Norse living history community and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Genevieve. Click here to check out part one.
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- The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson
- The Poetic Edda by Carolyne Larrington (Translator)
- Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World by Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir
- Children of Ash and Elm by Neil Price
- The Northman (Film)
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Genevive Gornichec is the author of The Witch's Heart and The Weaver and the Witch Queen. The Weaver and the Witch Queen is available now via Ace Books/Titan Books.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and its sequel Thick As Thieves (available to purchase here).
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Join authors Gourav Mohanty, R.R. Virdi, Aparna Verma, Gautam Bhatia and Tashan Mehta for another FanFiAddict author roundtable! During the discussion, these five talented authors share their takes on SOUTH ASIAN FANTASY, exploring the growth of speculative fiction in South Asia and its diaspora, the ability for South Asian authors to represent their culture/heritage in their work, how fantasy plays into their own history/religion/mythology, publishing struggles and successes and more.
This is the sixth edition of our monthly AUTHOR ROUNDTABLE series, where we bring a handful of authors together to discuss a topic related to SF/F/H, writing craft, publishing and more.
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Gourav Mohanty is the author of Sons of Darkness, his debut novel. Find Gourav on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
R.R. Virdi is the bestselling, award-nominated author of The First Binding, The Grave Report series, The Books of Winter series and more. The First Binding is available now via Tor Books. Find Ronnie on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Aparna Verma is the author of The Phoenix King, her debut novel (which was previously self-published as The Boy with Fire). Find Aparna on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Gautam Bhatia is a constitutional lawyer and the author of The Wall, The Horizon and more. He is also the co-ordinating editor of Strange Horizons, a weekly online magazine of fantasy and science fiction. Find Gautam on Twitter, Amazon and Linktree.
Tashan Mehta is the author of Mad Sisters of Esi, forthcoming from HarperCollins India in winter 2023, and The Liar’s Weave, her debut novel. Find Tashan on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson for a special book launch episode, celebrating the publications of Genevieve Gornichec's The Weaver and the Witch Queen and M.J. Kuhn's Thick as Thieves! During this raucous episode, M.J. and Genevieve talk about their new books, big inspirations, comparing debut experiences vs. second books, reviews, community, dream projects and more. Plus, PARTY GAMES!
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Genevieve. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Norse Mythology & Culture.
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Genevive Gornichec is the author of The Witch's Heart and The Weaver and the Witch Queen. The Weaver and the Witch Queen is available now via Ace Books/Titan Books.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and its sequel Thick As Thieves (available to purchase here).
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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 Miles "Christian" Cameron and authors Tasha Suri, P. Djèlí Clark, Leslye Penelope, Freya Marske and Thilde Kold Holdt for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Bringing History into Your Story."
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Christian "Miles" Cameron is the author of Artifact Space, the Long War series, Chivalry series, Tyrant series, The Traitor Son Cycle and more. Find Cameron on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Tasha Suri is the award-winning author of The Books of Ambha duology and the epic fantasy Burning Kingdoms series, including The Jasmine Throne and The Oleander Sword. Find Tasha on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
P. Djèlí Clark is the award-winning author of Ring Shout, A Master of Djinn and more. Find Phenderson on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Leslye Penelope is the award-winning author of The Monsters We Defy, the Bliss Wars series, the Earthsinger Chronicles and more. She also has a podcast called My Imaginary Friends. Find Leslye on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Freya Marske is the author of The Last Binding Trilogy, including A Marvellous Light, A Restless Truth and A Power Unbound. Find Freya on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Thilde Kold Holdt is the author of The Hanged God Trilogy, including Northern Wrath, Shackled Fates and Slaughtered Gods. Find Thilde on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on The Hero's/Heroine's Journey with author R.R. Virdi. During the episode, Ronnie explores the complexities of the monomyth, including its origins/development across human history, oral storytelling traditions, creation myths and language, Joseph Campbell's theory of the monomyth, the heroine's journey and the work of Maureen Murdock, individualism vs. society and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Ronnie. Click here to check out part one.
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R.R. Virdi is the bestselling, award-nominated author of The First Binding, The Grave Report series, The Books of Winter series and more. The First Binding is available now via Tor Books.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25 and is available to preorder here.
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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 Dyrk Ashton and authors Chloe Neill, Steve McHugh, T.L. Huchu, Alex Jennings and Jadie Jang for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "The Evolving Landscape of Urban Fantasy."
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Dyrk Ashton is the author of The Paternus Trilogy. Find Dyrk on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Chloe Neill is the the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Devil's Isle, the Chicagoland Vampires series and more. Find Chloe on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Steve McHugh is the bestselling author of the Riftborn series, the Hellequin, Rebellion and Avalon Chronicles and more. Find Steve on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
T.L. Huchu is the author of the Edinburgh Nights series, The Hairdresser of Harare and The Maestro, The Magistrate & The Mathematician. Find T.L. on Twitter or Amazon.
Alex Jennings is a writer, editor, teacher and poet living in New Orleans. His debut novel is The Ballad of Perilous Graves. Find Alex on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Jadie Jang is the author of Monkey Around, her debut novel. She is also a cultural worker and activist. Find Jadie on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author R.R. Virdi about his acclaimed novel The First Binding, how Jim Butcher and The Dresden Files inspired him, starting out in self-publishing and how that compares to traditional publishing, the power of stories across time, writing as work (even though we love it), genre bullshit, mythology, Star Wars and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Ronnie. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on The Hero's/Heroine's Journey.
WARNING: There is mention of suicide/depression in this episode.
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R.R. Virdi is the bestselling, award-nominated author of The First Binding, The Grave Report series, The Books of Winter series and more. The First Binding is available now via Tor Books.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25 and is available to preorder here.
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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/editor Xueting C. Ni and authors Micaiah Johnson, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Alex White, Khan Wong and Ciel Pierlot for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "The Importance of Diverse Futures."
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Xueting C. Ni is an author and editor. Her first book is From Kuan Yin to Chairman Mao, and her first anthology is Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction. Find Xueting on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Micaiah Johnson is the author of The Space Between Worlds, her debut novel. Find Micaiah on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki is an award-winning speculative fiction writer, editor and publisher from Nigeria. Find Oghenechovwe on Twitter or his personal website.
Alex White is the author of August Kitko and the Mechas from Space, The Salvagers series and more. Find Alex on Amazon.
Khan Wong is a proud author of queer SFF. His debut novel is The Circus Infinite. Find Khan on Twitter or his personal website.
Ciel Pierlot is the author of Bluebird, her debut novel. Find Ciel on Twitter or her personal website.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Science in Fantasy with author Kritika H. Rao. During the episode, Kritika hypothesizes about the role of science, including how she incorporated science into her debut novel, balancing science with philosophy and esotericism, how science can affect character, plot, language and worldbuilding, science tropes and stereotypes, the work of Michael Crichton and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Kritika. Click here to check out part one. Also, apologies for some static/audio issues with Kritika's recording.
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Kritika H. Rao is the author of The Surviving Sky, her debut novel. The Surviving Sky is available now via Titan Books.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25 and is available to preorder here.
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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 Alina Boyden and authors Tade Thompson, Vaishnavi Patel, Dan Fitzgerald, Chana Porter and Chris Panatier for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Bending & Breaking Genre Conventions."
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Alina Boyden is the author of Stealing Thunder and Gifting Fire. Find Alina on Twitter or Amazon.
Tade Thompson is a psychiatrist and science fiction author. His works include Rosewater and its sequels, Far from the Light of Heaven and more. Find Tade on Amazon.
Vaishnavi Patel is a law student focusing on constitutional law and civil rights, as well as the debut author of Kaikeyi. Find Vaishnavi on Twitter or her personal website.
Dan Fitzgerald is the author of the Maer Cycle trilogy, the Weirdwater Confluence duology and more. Find Dan on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Chana Porter is a novelist, playwright, teacher, MacDowell fellow, and cofounder of The Octavia Project. Her works include The Seep and The Thick and the Lean. Find Chana on Instagram, Amazon or her personal website.
Chris Panatier is an artist and author of short stories and novels. His works include The Phlebotomist and Stringers. Find Chris on Twitter, Amazon, his personal website and his artist website.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Kritika H. Rao about her debut novel The Surviving Sky, her South Asian heritage and upbringing, the fluidity of genres, Hinduism and philosophy, writing a married couple, incorporating mystery and fast pacing into her book, humanity's connection with nature, thrillers, survival, Jurassic Park and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Kritika. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Science in Fantasy. Also, apologies for some static/audio issues with Kritika's recording.
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Kritika H. Rao is the author of The Surviving Sky, her debut novel. The Surviving Sky is available now via Titan Books.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25 and is available to preorder here.
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Join authors Krystle Matar, Ed McDonald, M.J. Kuhn and Justin T. Call for another FanFiAddict author roundtable! During the discussion, these four talented authors share their takes on Surviving a Writing Slog, delving into the roller coaster that is writing, how slogs/slumps can hit you like a creative brick, how to deal with writer's block, story struggles, low points, mental health, publishing, social media and more.
This is the fifth edition of our monthly AUTHOR ROUNDTABLE series, where we bring a handful of authors together to discuss a topic related to SF/F/H, writing craft, publishing and more.
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Krystle Matar is the author of the Tainted Dominion series, including her debut novel Legacy of the Brightwash and its sequel Legacy of Brick & Bone. Find Krystle on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Ed McDonald is an author, medieval historian and a practitioner of Historical European Martial Arts. His works include the Raven’s Mark series, comprised of Blackwing and its sequels, Ravencry and Crowfall, as well as Daughter of Redwinter, his newest release. Find Ed on Twitter or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, as well as its sequel Thick As Thieves (out on July 25). Find M.J. on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Justin T. Call is the author of Master of Sorrows and Master Artificer, Books 1 and 2 of The Silent Gods tetralogy. Find Justin on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing Action Scenes with author/martial artist Alexander Darwin. During the episode, Alexander tackles the ins and outs of action, including why action scenes are integral to stories, action in TV/film vs. fiction, writing believable action scenes, using pacing to control action and narrative, how action can drive plot, character and worldbuilding, dialogue as action and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Alexander. Click here to check out part one.
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Alexander Darwin is the author of The Combat Codes, his debut novel. The Combat Codes is available now via Orbit Books.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25 and is available to preorder here.
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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 Emily Hughes and authors Gabino Iglesias, Catriona Ward, Ellen Datlow, Xueting C. Ni and Erika T. Wurth for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "The Future of the Horror Genre."
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Emily Hughes is a writer, blogger and editor. She was formerly the editor of Unbound Worlds and ran the Tor Nightfire blog. You can find her writing elsewhere on Vulture, Tor.com, Electric Literature, Thrillist, and more. Find Emily on Twitter or her personal website.
Gabino Iglesias is a writer, journalist, professor, and literary critic living in Austin, TX. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed and award-winning novels Zero Saints, Coyote Songs and more. Find Gabino on Twitter or Amazon.
Catriona Ward is the author Little Eve, Sundial, The Last House on Needless Street and more. Find Catriona on Twitter or Amazon.
Ellen Datlow is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror editor and anthologist. She is a winner of the World Fantasy Award and the Bram Stoker Award. Find Ellen on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Xueting C. Ni is an author and editor. Her first book is From Kuan Yin to Chairman Mao, and her first anthology is Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction. Find Xueting on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Erika T. Wurth is the author of White Horse, Crazy Horse's Girlfriend and more. Find Erika on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Alexander Darwin about his debut novel The Combat Codes, mixed martial arts and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, starting his writing career in self-publishing, transitioning to the traditional publishing world, comparing the different sides of publishing, lessons and advice from his writing journey, video games, JRPGs, Studio Ghibli movies and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Alexander. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Writing Action Scenes.
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Alexander Darwin is the author of The Combat Codes, his debut novel. The Combat Codes is available now via Orbit Books.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25 and is available to preorder here.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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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 Andrea Stewart and authors Kevin Hearne, Rebecca Roanhorse, Sebastien de Castell, Alexander Darwin and Moses Ose Utomi for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Querying, Agents & Traditional Publishing."
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Andrea Stewart is the author of The Bone Shard Daughter, The Bone Shard Emperor and The Bone Shard War. Find Andrea on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Rebecca Roanhorse is the award-winning author of Black Sun and its sequel Fevered Star, as well as Tread of Angels, Trail of Lightning and more. Find Rebecca on Twitter or her personal website.
Kevin Hearne is the New York Times bestseller author of The Iron Druid Chronicles series, the 2015 Star Wars novel Heir to the Empire and more. Find Kevin on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Sebastien de Castell is the author of The Greatcoats series, the Spellslinger series, The Court of Shadows series and more. Find Sebastien on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Alexander Darwin is the author of The Combat Codes, his debut novel. Find Alexander on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Moses Ose Utomi is a Nigerian-American fantasy writer. Daughters of Oduma and The Lies of the Ajungo are his debut books. Find Moses on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Worldbuilding 101 with bestselling author Martha Wells. During the episode, Martha unravels the intricacies of worldbuilding, including what it means, why well-crafted worlds are important for stories, first steps for worldbuilding, research vs. creativity, keeping track of details, how to convey information through description, avoiding infodumping, drawing maps, naming shit and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Martha. Click here to check out part one.
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Martha Wells is the award-winning/bestselling SFF author of The Murderbot Diaries, The Books of the Raksura series, The Death of the Necromancer, the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy and more, along with short fiction, YA novels, and non-fiction. Her latest book is Witch King, which is available now via Tor Books.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25 and is available to preorder here.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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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 P.L. Stuart and authors Ed McDonald, Premee Mohamed, Ben Galley, Rebecca Zahabi and Scott Drakeford for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Hard vs. Soft Magic Systems."
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P.L. Stuart is a podcaster, blogger and author of The Drowned Kingdom series. Find P.L. on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Ed McDonald is an author, medieval historian and a practitioner of Historical European Martial Arts. His works include the Raven’s Mark series, comprised of Blackwing and its sequels, Ravencry and Crowfall, as well as Daughter of Redwinter, his newest release. Find Ed on Twitter or his personal website.
Premee Mohamed is an environmental scientist and author of Beneath the Rising, The Annual Migration of Clouds and more. Find Premee on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Ben Galley is the author of the Emaneska Series, The Scalussen Chronicles and much more. Find Ben on Twitter or his personal website.
Rebecca Zahabi is the author of The Collarbound and The Game Weavers. Find Rebecca on Amazon or her personal website.
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.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning/bestselling author Martha Wells about her new novel Witch King, her acclaimed The Murderbot Diaries series, hard lessons from her decades-long publishing career, re-releasing old works (and confronting her younger self's writing), writing both science fiction and fantasy, demons, The Untamed, Mr. Snuffleupagus and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Martha. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Worldbuilding 101.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- Writer Beware: https://writerbeware.blog/
- The Publishing Rodeo Podcast: https://publishingrodeo.wordpress.com/
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Martha Wells is the award-winning/bestselling SFF author of The Murderbot Diaries, The Books of the Raksura series, The Death of the Necromancer, the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy and more, along with short fiction, YA novels, and non-fiction. Her latest book is Witch King, which is available now via Tor Books.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25 and is available to preorder here.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join indie booksellers Nicole Brinkley, J.T. Greathouse, Lily Rugo, Jean-Paul Garnier and Meg Wasmer for another FanFiAddict roundtable! During the discussion, these five passionate booksellers delve into the ins and outs of Indie Bookstores, exploring the essentials of brick and mortar bookstores/bookselling, being part of a local book community, recommending the right books to customers, developing relationships with publishers/individual authors and more.
This is the fourth edition of our monthly ROUNDTABLE series, where we bring a handful of authors together to discuss a topic related to SF/F/H, writing craft, publishing and more.
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Nicole Brinkley is a writer, podcaster and bookseller at Oblong Books in Rhinebeck, NY. Find Nicole on Instagram, her personal website or Oblong Books.
J.T. Greathouse is the author of the Pact and Pattern fantasy series, as well as a bookseller at Auntie's Bookstore in Spokane, WA. Find J.T. on Twitter, Amazon, his personal website or Auntie's Bookstore.
Lily Rugo is a bookseller at Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, MA, as well as podcaster and blogger. Find Lily on Twitter, her personal website or Harvard Book Store.
Jean-Paul Garnier is a science fiction author/poet, producer of the Simultaneous Times podcast and owner of Space Cowboy Bookstore in Joshua Tree, CA. Find Jean-Paul on Twitter or Space Cowboy Bookstore.
Meg Wasmer is the co-owner of Copper Dog Books in Beverly, MA. Find Meg on Instagram or Copper Dog Books.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Aliens & First Contact with bestselling author Christopher Paolini. During the episode, Christopher explores the mysteries of aliens, including why humans are fascinated by them, why first contact makes for fantastic story fuel, creating species and environments, science and our understanding of reality, alien tropes, reader emotions, empathetic aliens and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Christopher. Click here to check out part one.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury: https://xpressenglish.com/our-stories/all-summer/
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Christopher Paolini is the internationally bestselling author of Eragon and The Inheritance Cycle books, along with To Sleep in a Sea of Stars and Fractal Noise (which are part of his Fractalverse interconnected universe). His next novel, Murtagh, is out on November 7.
Find Christopher on Twitter, Amazon, his personal website or the Fractalverse website.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25 and is available to preorder here.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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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 Jonathan Nevair and authors Cat Rambo, Ruthanna Emrys, Matt Kressel and Sarena Ulibarri for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Hopepunk & Optimistic Futures."
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Jonathan Nevair is an art historian and professor, as well as the author of The Wind Tide Trilogy and Stellar Instinct. Find Jonathan on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Cat Rambo is a Nebula Award-winning F&SF writer/editor/teacher. Their works include You Sexy Thing, Beasts of Tabat and more. Find Cat on Twitter, Amazon or their personal website.
Ruthanna Emrys is a science fiction and fantasy writer best known for A Half-Built Garden and The Innsmouth Legacy series (The Litany of Earth, Winter Tide, and Deep Roots). Find Ruthanna on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Matthew Kressel is the award-nominated author of the Worldmender series, as well as an abundance of short stories. Find Matt on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Sarena Ulibarri is s a speculative fiction author and editor. As an anthologist, she has curated and published Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers, Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Winters, and Multispecies Cities: Solarpunk Urban Futures. Find Sarena on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini about his new novels Fractal Noise and Murtagh, publishing Eragon/The Inheritance Cycle books and growing up at the same time, imposter syndrome and burnout, advice for young writers, the power of story, comparing science fiction and fantasy, creating the Fractalverse, solving time travel, the impact of dreams and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Christopher. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Aliens & First Contact.
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Christopher Paolini is the internationally bestselling author of Eragon and The Inheritance Cycle books, along with To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, the first book in his Fractalverse interconnected universe. His newest novels, Fractal Noise and Murtagh, are out on May 16 and November 7, respectively.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25 and is available to preorder here.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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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/editor Xueting C. Ni and authors Nghi Vo, Wesley Chu, Amélie Wen Zhao, Tao Wong and Alice Poon for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Wuxia, Xianxia & Asian-Inspired Fantasy."
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Xueting C. Ni is an author and editor. Her first book is From Kuan Yin to Chairman Mao, and her first anthology is Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction. Find Xueting on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Nghi Vo is the author of the acclaimed novellas The Empress of Salt and Fortune and When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain, as well as Siren Queen, The Chosen and the Beautiful and more. Find Nghi on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Wesley Chu is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twelve published novels, including The Art of Prophecy, Time Salvager, The Rise of Io, The Walking Dead: Typhoon and more. Find Wesley on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Amélie Wen Zhao is the New York Times bestselling author of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night and the Blood Heir trilogy. Find Amélie on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Tao Wong is the author of the System Apocalypse post-apocalyptic LitRPG series, A Thousand Li, a Chinese xianxia fantasy series, and more. Find Tao on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Alice Poon is is the author of The Heavenly Sword, The Green Phoenix and Tales of Ming Courtesan. Find Alice on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Revision & Rewriting with author and translator Sue Burke. During the episode, Sue breaks down the nitty gritty of revision, including why it's an important part of the writing process, approaches to first drafts, tools for revision and rewriting, how to keep track of characters and scenes, killing your darlings and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Sue. Click here to check out part one.
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Sue Burke is a translator, journalist and the author of Semiosis, Interference, Immunity Index and numerous short stories. Her new novel, Dual Memory, is out on May 16.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25, 2023 and is available to preorder here.
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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 Adrian M. Gibson and authors Veronica Roth, Tade Thompson, Claire North, M. R. Carey and Kritika H. Rao for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "The Intersection of Nature & Technology."
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Adrian M. Gibson is a writer, illustrator and the creator and co-host of SFF Addicts, and he is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
Veronica Roth is an American novelist and short story writer, known for her internationally bestselling Divergent trilogy. Her newest releases are Poster Girl and Arch-Conspirator. Find Veronica on Instagram, Amazon or her personal website.
Tade Thompson is a psychiatrist and science fiction author. His works include Rosewater and its sequels, Far from the Light of Heaven and more. Find Tade on Amazon.
Claire North is the author of Notes from the Burning Age, 84k, The Pursuit of William Abbey, The Fifteen Lives of Harry August and more. She has also written under the names Kate Griffin and Catherine Webb. Find Claire on Twitter or her personal website.
M. R. Carey is the author of The Rampart Trilogy (The Book of Koli, The Trials of Koli, The Fall of Koli), The Girl with All the Gifts, the Lucifer comic book series and more. Find Mike on Twitter or Amazon.
Kritika H. Rao is the author of The Surviving Sky, her debut novel. Find Kritika on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with sci-fi author, journalist and translator Sue Burke about her new novel Dual Memory, her books Semiosis and Immunity Index, plant consciousness, pandemics, translation, doubt and anxiety as an author, artists vs. artificial intelligence, tulip mania and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Sue. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Revision & Rewriting.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- The Writer's Book of Doubt by Aidan Doyle: https://www.aidandoyle.net/books/the-writers-book-of-doubt/
- "Murder by Pixel: Crime and Responsibility in the Digital Darkness" by S.L. Huang: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/huang_12_22/
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Sue Burke is a translator, journalist and the author of Semiosis, Interference, Immunity Index and numerous short stories. Her new novel, Dual Memory, is out on May 16.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. The sequel, Thick As Thieves, releases on July 25, 2023 and is available to preorder here.
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Join authors Shauna Lawless, Rob J. Hayes, Xueting C. Ni and Moses Ose Utomi for another FanFiAddict author roundtable! During the discussion, these five talented authors share their takes on How SFF Is Changing, exploring how the genres have shifted over the past five years, rising and declining subgenres, the role of movie and TV adaptations in popularizing SFF, social media, self-publishing, eBooks and more.
This is the third edition of our monthly AUTHOR ROUNDTABLE series, where we bring a handful of authors together to discuss a topic related to SF/F/H, writing craft, publishing and more.
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Shauna Lawless is the author of The Children of Gods and Fighting Men, her debut novel. Find Shauna on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Rob J. Hayes is the author of The War Eternal series, the Mortal Techniques series, The Ties That Bind series and more. Find Rob on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Xueting C. Ni is an author and editor. Her first book is From Kuan Yin to Chairman Mao, and her first anthology is Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction. Find Xueting on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Moses Ose Utomi is a Nigerian-American fantasy writer. Daughters of Oduma and The Lies of the Ajungo are his debut books. Find Moses on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Animal Companions with fantasy author Andrea Stewart. During the episode, Andrea explores the furry foundations of animal companions, including why they're so well suited for SFF, using real animals vs. creating new creatures, what animal companions can bring to a story and its characters, writing from the POV of animals, anthropomorphism, empathy and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Andrea. Click here to check out part one.
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Andrea Stewart is the author of The Bone Shard Daughter and The Bone Shard Emperor, books one and two in The Drowning Empire Trilogy. The final book in the series, The Bone Shard War, is out on April 18.
Find Andrea on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.
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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/blogger Beth Tabler and bloggers/booktubers Bookborn, David Walters, Allen "Library of Allenxandria" Walker and Mihir Wanchoo for a TBRCon2023 industry panel on "Book Blogging & Booktube 101."
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Beth Tabler is the founder of Before We Go Blog and an author for Grimdark Magazine. Find Beth on Twitter or BeforeWeGoBlog.
Bookborn is a book reviewer and creator of the Bookborn YouTube channel. Find Bookborn on YouTube or Instagram.
David Walters is the founder of the FanFiAddict book blog, as well as TBRCon. Find David on Twitter or FanFiAddict.
Mihir Wanchoo is the founder of the Fantasy Book Critic book blog. Find Mihir on Twitter or Fantasy Book Critic.
Allen Walker is the creator of The Library of Allenxandria YouTube channel. Find Allen on YouTube or Twitter.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with fantasy author Andrea Stewart about her new book The Bone Shard War, wrapping up The Drowning Empire series, finding a balance between writing and family, struggling in the querying trenches, her new series The Gods Below, why she loves trilogies, the validation of getting an agent, giant ground sloths and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Andrea. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Animal Companions.
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Andrea Stewart is the author of The Bone Shard Daughter and The Bone Shard Emperor, books one and two in The Drowning Empire Trilogy. The final book in the series, The Bone Shard War, is out on April 18.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.
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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 Evan Winter and authors Andrea Stewart, RJ Barker, Christian "Miles" Cameron, Anna Smith Spark and Nick Martell for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "How to Write a Kick-Ass Battle."
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Evan Winter is the bestselling author of The Burning fantasy quartet, including The Rage of Dragons and its sequel The Fires of Vengeance. Find Evan on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Andrea Stewart is the author of The Bone Shard Daughter and The Bone Shard Emperor, books one and two in The Drowning Empire Trilogy. Find Andrea on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
RJ Barker is the author of The Tide Child Trilogy and the Wounded Kingdom Trilogy. Find RJ on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Christian "Miles" Cameron is the author of Artifact Space, the Long War series, Chivalry series, Tyrant series, The Traitor Son Cycle and more. Find Cameron on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Anna Smith Spark is the author of the Empires of Dust grimdark epic fantasy series, including The Court of Broken Knives, The Tower of Living and Dying and The House of Sacrifice. Find Anna on Twitter and Amazon.
Nick Martell is the author of the Legacy of the Mercenary King series, including The Kingdom of Liars, The Two-Faced Queen and The Voyage of the Forgotten. Find Nick on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Morally Gray Characters with award-winning author Fonda Lee. During the episode, Fonda shares her "problematic faves" and untangles the moral complexity that we often find in fictional stories, including what draws us to morally gray characters, what compels authors to write them, stories that lend themselves well to moral grayness, the fine line between morally gray and evil, incorporating moral frameworks into worldbuilding and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Fonda. Click here to check out part one.
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Fonda Lee is the award-winning author of The Green Bone Saga, including Jade City, Jade War and Jade Legacy, as well as Untethered Sky, Zeroboxer and the Exo series.
Find Fonda on Twitter, Amazon, Patreon and her personal website.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.
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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/book blogger Mihir Wanchoo (Fantasy Book Critic) and panelists Robin Sullivan, Dyrk Ashton, Virginia McClain, Intisar Khanani and J.D.L. Rosell for a TBRCon2023 author panel on “Crowdfunding Your Project.”
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Mihir Wanchoo is the founder of the Fantasy Book Critic book blog. Find Mihir on Twitter and Fantasy Book Critic.
Robin Sullivan is the business manager of her husband, fantasy author Michael J. Sullivan. Find Robin/Michael on Twitter, Amazon or their personal website.
Dyrk Ashton is the author of The Paternus Trilogy. Find Dyrk on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Intisar Khanani is the author of The Sunbolt Chronicles and Thorn. Find Intisar on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Virginia McClain is the author of the Gensokai series, the Victoria Marmot series and more. Find Virginia on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
J.D.L Rosell is the author of Legend of Tal, Ranger of the Titan Wilds, The Runewar Saga, The Famine Cycle, and Godslayer Rising. Find J.D.L on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning SFF author Fonda Lee about her new novella Untethered Sky, her series The Green Bone Saga, writing both sci-fi and fantasy, TV adaptations, the corporate vs. publishing worlds, falconry, manticores, worldbuilding and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Fonda. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Morally Gray Characters.
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Fonda Lee is the award-winning author of The Green Bone Saga, including Jade City, Jade War and Jade Legacy, as well as Untethered Sky, Zeroboxer and the Exo series.
Find Fonda on Twitter, Amazon, Patreon and her personal website.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.
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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 Michael Mammay and authors J.S. Dewes, Jack Campbell, K.B. Wagers, Craig Alanson and Zac Topping for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Military Science Fiction."
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Michael Mammay is the author of the Planetside series, The Misfit Soldier and more. Find Michael on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
J.S. Dewes is the author of The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, and her new book Rubicon is out in March 2023. She is also a writer at the video game studio Humanoid Games. Find Jenny on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Jack Campbell (aka John G. Hemry) is the author of The Lost Fleet series of military science fiction novels, as well as the Beyond the Frontier continuation of The Lost Fleet, The Lost Stars series and more. Find Jack on Amazon or his personal website.
K.B. Wagers is the author of The Indranan War series, The Farian War series and more. Find K.B. on Twitter, Amazon or their personal website.
Craig Alanson is the author of the Expeditionary Force series, Aces, the Ascendant series and more. Find Craig on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Zac Topping is the author of Wake of War, his debut novel. Find Zac on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Video Game Writing with author/game writer J.S. Dewes. During the episode, Jenny explores the ins and outs of game writing: video games as a storytelling medium, writing novels vs. games, what can make video game stories memorable, working on a development team, the importance of characters, choice and gameplay for player immersion and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Jenny. Click here to check out part one.
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J.S. Dewes is the author of The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, and her new book Rubicon is out on March 28. She is also a writer at the video game studio Humanoid Games.
Find Jenny on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.
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Join authors Jules Pelarski, Kate Heartfield, Katy Naylor (Voidspace Zine) and Tenacity Plys for another FanFiAddict author roundtable! During the discussion, these four talented creatives share their takes on Interactive Storytelling, exploring various interactive mediums, how to create innovative ways for readers/fans to engage with stories, approaches to storytelling through games, art, etc. and much more.
This is the second edition of our monthly AUTHOR ROUNDTABLE series, where we bring a handful of authors together to discuss a topic related to SF/F/H, writing craft, publishing and more.
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Jules Pelarski is the author of Tempus Fugit, an interactive time travel adventure. Find Jules on Twitter or their personal website.
Kate Heartfield is the author of The Embroidered Book, The Valkyrie, Assassin's Creed: The Magus Conspiracy and more, along with the interactive fiction games The Road to Canterbury and The Magician's Workshop. Find Kate on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Katy Naylor is the editor-in-chief of Voidspace Zine, and an author of poetry, fiction and games. Find Katy on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Tenacity Plys is the author of the novella Family Curse, along with numerous short stories, short films and more. Find Tenacity on Twitter, Amazon or their personal website.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with sci-fi author J.S. Dewes about her new book Rubicon, its inspirations and how it (almost) broke her, The Divide series, military science fiction, films and screenwriting, fan fiction, video games, her evolving writing process and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Jenny. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Video Game Writing.
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J.S. Dewes is the author of The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, and her new book Rubicon is out on March 28. She is also a writer at the video game studio Humanoid Games.
Find Jenny on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.
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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 Anna Stephens and authors Michael R. Fletcher, K.S. Villoso, Stephen Aryan, Mike Shackle and Patricia A. Jackson for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "What Makes a Good Villain?".
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Anna Stephens is Anna Stephens is the author of the Godblind trilogy, The Stone Knife, The Serpent and the Dead (a Marvel Comics tie-in novel) and more. Find Anna on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Michael R. Fletcher is the author of The Obsidian Path series, the Manifest Delusions series, the City of Sacrifice series and more. Find Michael on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
K.S. Villoso is the author of the Chronicles of the Bitch Queen, Blackwood Marauders, Legacy of the Lost Mage series and more. Find Kay on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Stephen Aryan is the author of the Quest for Heroes duology, the Age of Darkness and Age of Dread trilogies, as well as the forthcoming The Judas Blossom. Find Stephen on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Mike Shackle is the author of the Last War trilogy, including We Are the Dead, A Fool's Hope and Until the Last. Find Mike on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Patricia A. Jackson is the author of Forging A Nightmare, her debut novel. Find Patricia on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Post-Apocalyptic Fiction with author Chuck Wendig. During the episode, Chuck digs into some fundamentals of the genre: what attracts people to apocalyptic narratives, how writers can tap into larger societal fears (like AI and nuclear war), fungi and fungal pandemics, the importance of hope in dire circumstances, creating believable characters in apocalyptic scenarios and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Chuck. Click here to check out part one.
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Chuck Wendig is the bestselling author of The Book of Accidents, Wanderers, Wayward, Star Wars: Aftermath and more.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.
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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 Dan Fitzgerald and authors Chelsea Abdullah, Richard Swan, Christian "Miles" Cameron, J.S. Dewes and Brian Naslund for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Plotting, Pantsing & Approaches to Writing."
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Dan Fitzgerald is the author of the Maer Cycle trilogy and the Weirdwater Confluence duology. Find Dan on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Chelsea Abdullah is the author of The Stardust Thief, her debut novel. Find Chelsea on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Richard Swan is the author of The Justice of Kings and The Tyranny of Faith. Find Richard on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Christian "Miles" Cameron is the author of Artifact Space, the Long War series, The Traitor Son Cycle and more. Find Miles on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
J. S. Dewes is the author of The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, and her new book Rubicon is out in March 2023. She is also a writer at the video game studio Humanoid Games. Find Jenny on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Brian Naslund is the author The Dragons of Terra fantasy series, including Blood of an Exile, Sorcery of a Queen and Fury of a Demon. Find Brian on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Chuck Wending about his book Wanderers and its new sequel Wayward, his evolving writing process, his love of horror and writing in different genres, forging meaningful friendships in the writing community, being kind to yourself, hallucinations, fungi, parenting and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Chuck. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Post-Apocalyptic Fiction.
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Chuck Wendig is the bestselling author of The Book of Accidents, Wanderers, Wayward, Star Wars: Aftermath and more.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.
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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 Krystle Matar and authors Ava Reid, Nicole Glover, HL Tinsley, Chris Patrick Carolan and Trudie Skies for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Gaslamp Fantasy & the Modern Gothic".
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Krystle Matar is the author of the Tainted Dominion series, including her debut novel Legacy of the Brightwash. Find Krystle on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Ava Reid is the author of critically acclaimed and bestselling adult fantasies Juniper & Thorn and The Wolf and the Woodsman. Find Ava on Instagram, Amazon or her personal website.
Nicole Glover is the author of the Murder and Magic series. Find Nicole on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
HL Tinsley is the author of The Vanguard Chronicles and more. Find HL on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Chris Patrick Carolan is the author of The Nightshade Cabal and more. Find Chris on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Trudie Skies is the author of the gaslamp fantasy series The Cruel Gods. Find Trudie on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing 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.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Chelsea Abdullah. Click here to check out part one.
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Chelsea Abdullah is the author of The Stardust Thief, her debut novel.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.
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Join authors Kian N. Ardalan, Ryan Cahill, Aparna Verma and Gourav Mohanty for FanFiAddict's very first author roundtable! During the discussion, these four talented authors share their takes on Indie Marketing, exploring how they have marketed their books, methods for successful marketing, social media platforms and more.
This is the first edition of our monthly AUTHOR ROUNDTABLE series, where we bring a handful of authors together to discuss a topic related to SF/F/H, writing craft, publishing and more.
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Kian N. Ardalan is the author of Eleventh Cycle, The Fantastically Underwhelming Epic and The Dragon's Heir. Find Kian on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Ryan Cahill is the author of the epic fantasy series The Bound and the Broken series, including Of Blood and Fire, Of Darkness and Light, Of War and Ruin, The Fall and The Exile. Find Ryan on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Aparna Verma is the author of The Phoenix King, her debut novel (which was previously self-published as The Boy with Fire). Find Aparna on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Gourav Mohanty is the author of Sons of Darkness, his debut novel. Find Gourav on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
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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.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Chelsea. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Writing Beginnings.
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Chelsea Abdullah is the author of The Stardust Thief, her debut novel.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Every week, we will be highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/editor Sadie Hartmann and authors Chuck Wendig, Delilah S. Dawson, P. Djèlí Clark, Jonathan Sims and CJ Leede for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "What Attracts Us to Horror?".
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Sadie Hartmann is the co-owner of the horror fiction subscription company, Night Worms and the editor in chief of the horror fiction imprint, Dark Hart. Find Sadie on Twitter or at Night Worms.
Chuck Wendig is the bestselling author of The Book of Accidents, Wanderers, Star Wars: Aftermath and more. Find Chuck on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Delilah Dawson is the New York Times bestselling author of The Violence, Star Wars: PHASMA, The Perfect Weapon and more. She and Kevin Hearne co-write The Tales of Pell series together. Find Delilah on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
P. Djèlí Clark is the award-winning author of Ring Shout, A Master of Djinn and more. Find Phenderson on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
Jonathan Sims is the author of Thirteen Storeys, Family Business and more. He is also the mind and the voice behind the acclaimed horror podcast The Magnus Archives. Find Jonathan on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
CJ Leede is the author of Maeve Fly, her debut novel. Find CJ on Amazon.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Audiobook Narration with bestselling 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.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Travis Baldree. Click here to check out part one.
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Travis Baldree is the author of Legends & Lattes, as well as a professional audiobook narrator.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Every week, we will be highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator Adrian M. Gibson and authors Malka Older, Sheree Renée Thomas, Lincoln Michel, Samit Basu and Victor Manibo for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "The Future of Near-Future Sci-Fi".
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Adrian M. Gibson is a writer, illustrator and creator/co-host of SFF Addicts podcast.
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Malka Older is a sociologist and author of the Centenal Cycle (Infomocracy, Null States and State Tectonics) and more. She also created the fiction serial Ninth Step Station.
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Lincoln Michel is an author, teacher and editor. He edited the anthologies Tiny Nightmares and Tiny Crimes, and penned The Body Scout and Upright Beasts.
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Sheree Renée Thomas is an award-winning author, editor and poet. Her works include the Dark Matter anthology, Black Panther: Panther's Rage and much more.Find Sheree on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Samit Basu is a film director, screenwriter and author of The City Inside, the GameWorld Trilogy, Turbulence, Resistance and more.
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Victor Manibo is a speculative fiction author of The Sleepless, as well as a queer immigrant and civil rights lawyer.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author/audiobook narrator Travis Baldree about what inspired him to start writing, working in the video game industry, the origins of Legends & Lattes, comparing/contrasting self-publishing and traditional publishing, writing his first sequel and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Travis. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Audiobook Narration.
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Travis Baldree is the author of Legends & Lattes, as well as a professional audiobook narrator.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.
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Every week, we will be highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/booktuber Bookborn and authors Ken Liu, Ryan Cahill, R.R. Virdi, L.L. MacRae and Justin T. Call for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "What Is Modern Epic Fantasy, Anyway?".
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Bookborn is the creator of the Bookborn YouTube channel.
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Ken Liu is the award-winning author of the epic fantasy series The Dandelion Dynasty, The Hidden Girl and Other Stories, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories and more.
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Ryan Cahill is the author of the epic fantasy series The Bound and the Broken series, including Of Blood and Fire, Of Darkness and Light, Of War and Ruin, The Fall and The Exile.
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R.R. Virdi is the author of The First Binding, The Grave Report series and more.
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L.L. MacRae is the author of The Iron Crown, Moroda and more.
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Justin T. Call is the author of Master of Sorrows and Master Artificer, Books 1 and 2 of The Silent Gods tetralogy.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing 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.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with H.M. Long. Click here to check out part one.
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H.M. Long is the author of Hall of Smoke and its sequels, Temple of No God and Barrow of Winter. Her next novel, Dark Water Daughter, is out on July 11.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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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.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Hannah. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Discovery Writing.
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
H.M. Long is the author of Hall of Smoke and its sequels, Temple of No God and Barrow of Winter. Her next novel, Dark Water Daughter, is out on July 11.
Find Hannah on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn for the very first SFF Addicts writing 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.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with M.J. Kuhn. Click here to check out part one.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join 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.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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TBRCon is back for its third edition with TBRCon2023, FanFiAddict's all-virtual sci-fi/fantasy/horror convention, streaming live from January 22-29! Check out this quick announcement for more details.
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Some big changes are coming to SFF Addicts podcast! Tune in to hear about our new co-host and format, as well as the launch of our Patreon and merchandise store.
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.
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Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson, author Connor M. Caplan and podcasters Sara Carothers and Lilly Ellison (co-hosts of Fiction Fans podcast) as they look ahead at the year to come. During the panel they lay out some reading habits they'd like to change, share a few books from their TBR piles that they want to read ASAP, discuss their most anticipated upcoming 2023 releases, rave about Terry Pratchett/Discworld, The Princess Switch movies and more.
2023 BOOK RELEASES/RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- Lords of Uncreation by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- The Bone Shard War by Andrea Stewart
- Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee
- Outlaw Mage by K.S.Villoso
- Witch King by Martha Wells
- The Cleaving by Juliet E. McKenna
- Ethera Grave by Essa Hansen
- Episode Thirteen by Craig DiLouie
- Legacy of Brick & Bone by Krystle Matar
- Exit Ghost by Jennifer R. Donohue
- A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley
- Fiction Fans episode on "Which Discworld Book Should You Read First?"
- Sounds of the South (documentary)
- The Princess Switch (film)
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Sara Carothers is the co-host of Fiction Fans podcast, and a lover of pugs.
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Lilly Ellison is the co-host of Fiction Fans podcast, and a lover of cats.
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Connor M. Caplan is the self-published author of The Sword in the Street and The Fall Is All There Is.
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Intro: "The Wind" by Astronoz
Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Jonathan Nevair for a chat about his new book Stellar Instinct, his art history and academic backgrounds, secondary worlds and space opera, hopeful science fiction, writing thrillers, James Bond and secret agents, compelling villains, pacing, action and much more.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- Star Wars: Andor (TV show)
- At the Threshold of the Universe by T. A. Bruno
- The Immortality Thief by Taran Hunt
- Red Widow by Alma Katsu
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Jonathan Nevair is an art historian and professor, as well as the author of The Wind Tide Trilogy and the newly released Stellar Instinct.
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Intro: "The Wind" by Astronoz
Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and podcasters Dylan Marsh and Charles M.C. (co-hosts of Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast) as they reminisce on the year that was. During the panel they share their top picks for favorite SFF reads of the year (3 each for a total of 9), reflect on their reading habits in 2022, offer some honorable mentions, officially dub Adrian the 'Bad Boy of SFF' and more.
RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED:
- Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
- Babel by R. F. Kuang
- Locklands by Robert Jackson Bennett
- The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
- Among Thieves by M.J. Kuhn
- Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
- The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne
- The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
- Friends Talking Fantasy interview with Saara El-Arifi
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Dylan Marsh is a podcaster and one half of the Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast.
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Charles M.C. is a podcaster and one half of the Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast.
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Intro: "The Wind" by Astronoz
Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
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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.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- "Making Comfort Food" (Tor.com article)
- Legend of Fei (TV show)
- The Keeper's Six by Kate Elliott
- The Imperial Coroner (TV show)
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Aliette de Bodard is the award-winning author of Fireheart Tiger, In the Vanishers’ Palace, the Obsidian and Blood series, the Dominion of the Fallen series, The Universe of Xuya series and more. As well, her short fiction has been featured in Uncanny Magazine, Clarkesworld, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Tor.com and numerous other publications. Aliette’s newest release is the novel The Red Scholar’s Wake, the latest addition to The Universe of Xuya series.
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Intro: "The Wind" by Astronoz
Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Daniel H. Wilson, Ada Hoffmann, Emma Mieko Candon and I. S. Lee as they program the virtual realities of robots and artificial intelligence. During the panel they discuss why robots & AI are so captivating, the dialogue between science and sci-fi, humanist thinking, debates around intelligence and consciousness, transhumanism and posthumanism, creation and gods, nature vs. technology and more.
RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED:
- The Culture Series by Iain M. Banks
- Friends at the Table Podcast
- The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
- "Cat Pictures Please" by Naomi Kritzer
- For a Breath I Tarry by Roger Zelazny
- Hyperion by Dan Simmons
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Daniel H. Wilson is the author of Robopocalypse, Robogenesis, The Clockwork Dynasty, The Andromeda Evolution, Amped and more.
Find Daniel on Twitter or his personal website.
Ada Hoffmann is the author of The Outside, The Fallen, Monsters in My Mind and more.
Find Ada on Twitter, Substack or her personal website.
Emma Mieko Candon is the author of Star Wars Visions: Ronin, as well as the upcoming The Archive Undying.
Find Emma on Twitter or her personal website.
I. S. Lee is the author Aur Child, his debut novel.
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Intro: "The Wind" by Astronoz
Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award-winning editors/authors Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald 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.
RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED:
- Too Dystopian for Whom? A Continental Nigerian Writer's Perspective (essay in Uncanny Magazine)
- Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn
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Sheree Renée Thomas is an award-winning author, editor and poet. Her works include the Dark Matter anthology, Nine Bar Blues, the Marvel novel Black Panther: Panther's Rage, the story "Timebox Altar(ed)" in Janelle Monáe's collection The Memory Librarian and Other Stories of Dirty Computer and much more.
Find Sheree on Twitter or her personal website.
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki is an award-winning speculative fiction writer, editor and publisher from Nigeria. He edited the first ever Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction anthology, the Bridging Worlds anthology and co-edited the Dominion and Africa Risen anthologies. His newest short story is "Destiny Delayed," which you can read here.
Find Oghenechovwe on Twitter or his personal website.
Zelda Knight is an award-winning author, editor and bookseller. She co-edited the Dominion anthology, and has written numerous short stories and science fiction/romance series and books.
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Intro: "The Wind" by Astronoz
Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod, and please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, or share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Andrea Stewart, RJ Barker and Joshua Phillip Johnson as they sail the high seas of nautical fantasy. During the panel they discuss why the ocean is so captivating (and terrifying), why it blends well with fantasy stories, nautical worldbuilding, character development, maritime battles, magic systems, deep sea creatures and more.
NOTE: Andrea had to leave the call around the one hour mark, so after that point it is just Adrian, RJ and Joshua.
RESOURCES/BOOKS MENTIONED:
- The Marine Art of Geoff Hunt (cover artist of the Aubrey/Maturin Novels)
- The Scar by China Miéville
- Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
- Hornblower Saga by C. S. Forester
- Master and Commander and the Aubrey/Maturin Novels by Patrick O'Brian
- Moby Dick or, The Whale by Herman Melville
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Andrea Stewart is the author of The Bone Shard Daughter and The Bone Shard Emperor, books one and two in The Drowning Empire Trilogy.
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RJ Barker is the author of The Tide Child Trilogy and the Wounded Kingdom Trilogy.
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Joshua Phillip Johnson is the author The Forever Sea, his debut novel.
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W̶i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶i̶s̶ Dragons are coming! Join host Adrian M. Gibson and actor Miltos Yerolemou (aka Syrio Forel in Game of Thrones), as well as authors M.J. Kuhn and Liam Quane, as they review season one of House of the Dragon. During the panel they discuss their personal relationships with Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire, Miltos' experiences acting on Game of Thrones, first impressions of House of the Dragon, its character portrayals, time jumps, actor changes and dialogue, as well as hopes for season two and more.
WARNING: This panel contains spoilers for the entire first season of House of the Dragon, as well as aspects of the Game of Thrones TV series and A Song of Ice and Fire books.
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Miltos Yerolemou is an actor, best known for his role as Syrio Forel in the Game of Thrones television series. He has also appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Danish Girl, The Crown and numerous other films and television shows.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.
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Liam Quane is a filmmaker and author of Road to Juneau, his debut novel.
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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.
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Lavie Tidhar is an award-winning author and editor, whose works include Central Station, The Violent Century, Unholy Land, Osama, The Bookman Histories series and more. His latest releases are Neom, a standalone follow-up to Central Station, as well as The Best of World SF Vol. 2, which features stories and authors from Bahrain, China, India, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil and many more nations.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Robert Jackson Bennett, Leslye Penelope, M.J. Kuhn and Jonathan Nevair as they crack open heists and capers. During the panel they discuss why heists and capers are so damn cool, the fundamental elements of heists, incorporating heist narratives into sci-fi and fantasy worlds, character building, dream heist teams, tropes, "competency porn" and more.
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Robert Jackson Bennett is the award-winning author of the Divine Cities Trilogy, The Founders Trilogy, American Elsewhere, Mr. Shivers and more.
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Leslye Penelope is the award-winning author of The Monsters We Defy, the Bliss Wars series, the Earthsinger Chronicles and more. She also has a podcast called My Imaginary Friends.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.
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Jonathan Nevair is the author of The Wind Tide Trilogy, as well as the soon-to-be-released Stellar Instinct.
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Fly, you fools! Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors P. Djèlí Clark (aka the Disgruntled Haradrim), Connor M. Caplan and Fiction Fans podcast co-host Sara Carothers as they review season one of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. During the panel they discuss their personal relationships with the LOTR franchise, its status as a pop culture phenomenon, first impressions of the new show, its characters, narratives, pacing and visuals, hopes for season two, the big reveal of who is Sauron(!) and more.
WARNING: This panel contains spoilers for the entire first season of LOTR: The Rings of Power, as well as aspects of previous books and films in the LOTR franchise.
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P. Djèlí Clark is the award-winning author of Ring Shout, A Master of Djinn and more.
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Sara Carothers is the co-host of Fiction Fans podcast, and a lover of pugs.
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Connor M. Caplan is the self-published author of The Sword in the Street, a semi-finalist in SPFBO 7, as well as the soon-to-be-released The Fall Is All There Is, available for pre-order here.
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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.
Also, Mary Robinette was a panelist on Ep. 29 discussing "Modern Sci-Fi Thrillers," which you can check out here.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
- Our Fake History Ep. 146 - Who Was First in Flight? (Part 1)
- You Owe Me a Murder by Eileen Cook
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Mary Robinette Kowal is the award-winning author of The Lady Astronaut series, the Glamourist Histories series and more. She is also a co-host on the Writing Excuses podcast with Brandon Sanderon, Dan Wells et al. Her latest release is The Spare Man, which hit stores on Oct. 11th via Tor Books.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Mary Robinette Kowal, Sylvain Neuvel, Nia "N. E." Davenport, James Kennedy and Jane Gilmartin as they unpack the structure and suspense of sci-fi thrillers. During the panel they discuss the essential elements of thrillers, melding thrillers with science fiction, willful transgressions and inciting incidents, pacing and tension, reader expectations, worldbuilding, character decisions and more.
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- Mary Robinette's conversation with NASA on Houston We Have Podcast
- The Fourth Turning by William Strauss & Neil Howe
- Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz
- 90-Second Newbery Film Festival
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Mary Robinette Kowal is the award-winning author of The Lady Astronaut series, the Glamourist Histories series and more.
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Sylvain Neuvel is the author of The Themis Files series and the Take Them to the Stars series.
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Nia "N. E." Davenport is the author of The Blood Trials, her debut novel.
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James Kennedy is the author of Dare to Know and The Order of Odd-Fish.
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Jane Gilmartin is the author of The Mirror Man, her debut novel.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and friends of the show Sara Carothers and Lilly Ellison (co-hosts of Fiction Fans podcast) and author Connor M. Caplan as they explore what makes fictional characters so memorable. During the panel they discuss the difference between 'favorite' and 'memorable' characters, the waxing and waning popularity of character-driven stories and more. Plus, they each share their top three picks for most memorable characters in SFF, for a total of twelve.
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Sara Carothers is the co-host of Fiction Fans podcast, and a lover of pugs.
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Lilly Ellison is the co-host of Fiction Fans podcast, and a lover of cats.
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Connor M. Caplan is the self-published author of The Sword in the Street, a semi-finalist in SPFBO 7.
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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.
Also, you can check out Tori Gross' interview with Luke from Sept. 2021 here: https://anchor.fm/sff-addicts/episodes/Author-Chat-Luke-Tarzian-e182fal
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Luke Tarzian is the self-published fantasy author of the Adjacent Monsters series, including The World Maker Parable and The World Breaker Requiem, as well as Vultures and the newly released novelette A Cup of Tea at the Mouth of Hell. Luke is also an artist and freelance book designer.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Chelsea Abdullah, Dyrk Ashton, Zamil Akhtar and Gabriela Houston as they delve into the ancient mysteries of gods, mythologies and folklore. During the panel they discuss mythology as a concept, how culture and curiosity brought mythology into their lives, incorporating gods, mythologies and folklore into their stories, the power of narratives and storytelling traditions, researching and respecting mythology and folkore, weird creatures and much more.
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Chelsea Abdullah is the author of The Stardust Thief, her debut novel.
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Dyrk Ashton is the author of The Paternus Trilogy and co-host of the Wizards, Warriors & Words podcast.
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Zamil Akhtar is the author of Gunmetal Gods, Conqueror's Blood, Lightblade and Song of a Dead Star.
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Gabriela Houston is the author of The Second Bell and The Wind Child.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors/SPSFC founders Hugh Howey and Duncan Swan, along with SPSFC 1 finalists Patrice Fitzgerald, T. A. Bruno, Cameron Coral, G. M. Nair, Ben Roberts, Jack Lyster and KT Belt, for a chat about the first year of the competition, lessons learned and how they'll apply that to SPSFC 2, book pitches from the finalists, thoughts on the self-published sci-fi community, advice for future entrants and much more.
For more on SPSFC, visit their official website: https://thespsfc.org/
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Hugh Howey is one of the founders of SPSFC and bestselling author of Wool and the Silo series, Sand, Beacon 23, The Bern Saga and more.
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Duncan Swan is one of the founders of SPSFC and author of Monstre.
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Patrice Fitzgerald is a SPSFC 1 finalist and the co-author of Captain Wu, book one in the Starship Nameless trilogy.
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T. A. Bruno is a SPSFC 1 finalist and the author of In The Orbit of Sirens, book one in the Song of Kamaria trilogy.
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Cameron Coral is a SPSFC 1 finalist and the author of Steel Guardian and more.
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G. M. Nair is a SPSFC 1 finalist and the author of Duckett & Dryer: Dicks for Hire.
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Jack Lyster is a SPSFC 1 finalist and the co-author of Captain Wu, book one in the Starship Nameless trilogy.
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Ben Roberts is a SPSFC 1 finalist and the author of A Star Named Vega.
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KT Belt is a SPSFC 1 finalist and the author of Monster of the Dark, book one in the Mirrors in the Dark series.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Malka Older, T. R. Napper, Lincoln Michel and Craig Lea Gordon as they decode the (virtual) realities of cyberpunk's past, present and future. During the panel they discuss what attracts them to cyberpunk, the genre's origins in noir, the contrast between cities and apocalyptic landscapes, worn out cyberpunk tropes and aesthetics, big themes like biotech and transhumanism, memory and reality, information and AI, as well as how the genre can be resuscitated in the 21st-century and much more.
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T. R. Napper's article 'The Ultimate Cyberpunk Primer'
Lincoln Michel's essay 'The Future in the Flesh'
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Malka Older is an author, aid worker and sociologist, and wrote the Centenal Cycle, including her debut Infomocracy, and the short story collection …and Other Disasters. She also created the fiction serial Ninth Step Station.
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T. R. Napper is a former aid worker and now award-winning author, having published the novel 36 Streets and the short story collection Neon Leviathan. He also wrote his Doctorate thesis in Creative Writing on 'The Dark Century: 1946-2046. Noir, Cyberpunk and Asian Modernity.'
Find Tim on Twitter or his personal website.
Lincoln Michel is an author, teacher and editor. His short fiction has appeared in The Paris Review, Tin House, NOON and more, and his essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian and Vice, among others. He also wrote the novel The Body Scout and the story collection Upright Beasts.
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Craig Lea Gordon is the author of ARvekt, Hypercage, Obey Defy, the Acid Suite books and more.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and bestselling author Claire North for a chat about her new book Ithaca, her young career beginnings, pen names and passing on your creativity to readers, the power of stories, history, mythology, badass women wielding weapons and much more. And, of course, writing a story about Ithaca, you may wonder, has Claire ever visited the island of Ithaca?
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Claire North is the author of Notes from the Burning Age, 84k, The Pursuit of William Abbey, The Fifteen Lives of Harry August and more. She has also written under the names Kate Griffin and Catherine Webb. Her latest release is Ithaca, which releases on Sept. 6th through Redhook Books.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Connor M. Caplan and Liam Quane, as well as book blogger Eleni Argyró, as they review season one of The Sandman. During the panel they discuss their first introductions to The Sandman comic books, first impressions of the new show, character portrayals and the overarching narrative, their highlights from season one and much more.
WARNING: This panel contains spoilers for the entire first season of The Sandman, as well as aspects of the overall comic book series.
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Connor M. Caplan is the self-published author of The Sword in the Street, a semi-finalist in the SPFBO 7 competition.
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Liam Quane is a filmmaker and author of Road to Juneau, his debut novel.
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Eleni Argyró is a book blogger for FanFiAddict and Before We Go Blog.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Claire North, Rebecca Roanhorse, Ed McDonald and Vaishnavi Patel as they delve deep into antiquity, exploring the intersection of history and fantasy. During the panel they discuss what fascinates each of them about history, why fantasy and history play so well together, how history can apply to worldbuilding, character and plot, the freedom of secondary worlds versus the rich lore of mythological retellings, how fictional stories can highlight obscured histories and much more.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Unfortunately, we had numerous technical issues during the recording of this episode. Thankfully, no audio was lost, but there are some glitches here and there. Most notably, Vaishnavi is recording from a car in the first third of the panel, and both Rebecca and Ed suffered from glitchy audio at the 15-minute and 1-hour mark, respectively. Apologies if any of this takes away from your listening experience.
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Claire North is the author of Notes from the Burning Age, 84k, The Pursuit of William Abbey, The Fifteen Lives of Harry August and more. She has also written under the names Kate Griffin and Catherine Webb.
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Rebecca Roanhorse is the award-winning author of Black Sun and its sequel Fevered Star, as well as Trail of Lightning and more. Her upcoming novella, Tread of Angels, is set to release on Nov. 15th.
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Ed McDonald is an author, medieval historian and a practitioner of Historical European Martial Arts. His works include the Raven’s Mark series, comprised of Blackwing and its sequels, Ravencry and Crowfall, as well as Daughter of Redwinter, his newest release.
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Vaishnavi Patel is a law student focusing on constitutional law and civil rights, as well as the debut author of Kaikeyi.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and speculative fiction author Victor Manibo for a chat about his debut novel The Sleepless, hyperinsomnia as a story concept, his law career, writing a queer Filipino protagonist, capitalism, pharmaceutical companies, corporate media, pandemics, hopes for the future of humanity and much more. They also touch on the inevitable question: would Victor choose to be sleepless?
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Victor Manibo is a speculative fiction author living in New York City, as well as a queer immigrant and civil rights lawyer, experiences that have influenced his writing. His debut novel, The Sleepless, is out on Aug. 23rd via Erewhon Books.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award-winning author Tasha Suri for a chat about her love of history, the importance of research in worldbuilding (and when to ignore it), writing as part of the South Asian diaspora, sapphic romances, magic systems, her new book The Oleander Sword and much more.
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Tasha Suri is the award-winning author of The Books of Ambha duology and the epic fantasy The Jasmine Throne, book one in her Burning Kingdoms series. Her latest release is The Oleander Sword, which is out now via Orbit Books.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson for a special SFF Addicts one-year anniversary extravaganza (streamed live on YouTube), where he reminisces on the past year of podcasting, chats with friends and catches up with past guest authors like Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson, Anthony Ryan, K.S. Villoso, Andrea Stewart, Dyrk Ashton, Michael R. Fletcher, Krystle Matar, Ryan Cahill, Matt Kressel and more. Plus, three LIVE READINGS, from authors Connor M. Caplan, Tori Gross and Adrian M. Gibson himself.
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Thank you so much to everyone who took part in the livestream, including Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson, Andrea Stewart, K.S. Villoso, E.G. Radcliff, Anthony Ryan, Michael R. Fletcher, Dyrk Ashton, Rob J. Hayes, Sebastien de Castell, Ben Galley, Krystle Matar, Luke Tarzian, Angela Boord, Dan Fitzgerald, Dan Stout, Jonathan Nevair, Ryan Cahill, Brian Naslund, Quenby Olson, Matt Kressel, Tiffany Trent, Cody Sisco, Liam Quane, Ron Walters, Ciel Pierlot, Connor M. Caplan, Tori Gross, Justin Gross, David Walters, Sean Conley and Tom "Bookbeard" Harnett. Special thank you to Peter Hartog and Patricia A. Jackson—you two are the best.
Check out all of these amazing, talented folks on past episodes of SFF Addicts.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award-winning author Sam J. Miller for a chat about community and the Clarion workshop, tattoos, queer history, genre-bending, comparing narrative forms (novel, novella, short story, etc.) to dating and relationships, his new releases Boys, Beasts & Men and Kid Wolf & Kraken Boy and much more.
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Sam J. Miller is the Nebula-award winning author of Blackfish City, The Blade Between, The Art of Starving and more. His short stories have also won and been nominated for numerous awards, and have been reprinted in dozens of anthologies. His latest releases are the short story collection Boys, Beasts & Men and Kid Wolf & Kraken Boy, both of which are available now.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors/hosts of Wizards, Warriors & Words podcast Jed Herne, Dyrk Ashton, Michael R. Fletcher and Rob J. Hayes for a special crossover episode focused on SFF podcasting. Utter chaos ensues as they discuss the origins of both WWW and SFF Addicts, the ins and outs of running a podcast, what podcasting has given them personally and as writers, advice on getting started with your own podcast, ordering alcohol on Amazon UK, making beeswax candles, fanboying, fame, stinky musicians, "proposing" to William Gibson and much more. Come, laugh hysterically during this sentimental shit show of an episode, embrace the numerous tangents, and go get yourself a Jed.
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Jed Herne is a co-host of Wizards, Warriors & Words and author of Siege of Treboulain, Across the Broken Stars, The Thunder Heist and more.
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Dyrk Ashton is a co-host of Wizards, Warriors & Words and author of The Paternus Trilogy.
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Michael R. Fletcher is a co-host of Wizards, Warriors & Words and co-author of Norylska Groans and author of The Obsidian Path series, the Manifest Delusions series, Ghosts of Tomorrow and more.
Find Michael on Twitter or his personal website.
Rob J. Hayes is a co-host of Wizards, Warriors & Words and author of The War Eternal series, the Mortal Techniques series, The Ties That Bind series and more.
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Welcome to our first new TV Club bonus episode in a while! Join host Adrian M. Gibson and guest authors J.S. Dewes, J. Dianne Dotson and Patricia A. Jackson as they review the Obi-Wan Kenobi miniseries, the new Star Wars TV show starring everyone's favorite Jedi Master. During the panel they discuss their relationships with the Obi-Wan character, first impressions after seeing the show, character portrayals and storylines, hopes for a potential second season, Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Inquisitors and much more.
WARNING: This panel contains spoilers for the entire Obi-Wan Kenobi miniseres, as well as various aspects of the main Star Wars films.
NOTE: Due to a technical issue, Adrian's audio is choppy during the first two minutes. After the guest introductions, though, the audio clears up.
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J.S. Dewes is an author, cinematographer, and video editor with a degree in film production. She is best known for her books The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, books one and two in The Divide series.
Find Jenny on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
J. Dianne Dotson is the author of the Questrison Saga, as well as a science writer, content writer and manager, short story writer, editor, watercolorist and illustrator.
Find Dianne on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Patricia A. Jackson is the author of Forging A Nightmare, her debut novel.
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Join FanFiAddict's Frasier Armitage and Chris Porter and Jenny Curtis, creators and directors of the sci-fi audiodrama SOLAR starring Stephanie Beatriz, Helen Hunt, Alan Cumming and Jonathan Bangs, for a chat about their hit new show. They delve into the inspiration behind and creation of the audiodrama, the recording process and working with the voice actors, the importance of music and audio design and much more.
We've also included a handful of clips from the show, sprinkled throughout the interview. Hopefully those give you a sense of what SOLAR is like.
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SOLAR is a journey to the heart of the solar system and an exploration of the vastness of the human spirit. Disconnected from Earth and trapped on separate parts of their spacecraft, crew members must fight for survival following a disaster on board the ill-fated Aethon, a manned solar research probe sent to explore temporal distortion around the sun. As painful memories, forgotten dreams, technological challenges and blunt realities collide, they must work together to keep their hope alive in the face of growing darkness.
For more on SOLAR, check it out on Apple Podcasts, Twitter and its dedicated website.
Chris Porter is a Los Angeles-based writer, award-winning composer, and sound designer of concert works, film, theater and immersive events that have been seen, heard and experienced around the world. He has been a podcast producer, editor, and host at CurtCo Media since 2019.
Find Chris on Twitter and his personal website.
Jenny Curtis is a podcast producer, host and creator with CurtCo Media. Shows include: SOLAR, Hollywood Unscripted, A Moment of Your Time, and When Last I Left. She is also a Company Member/Media Director with the immersive theater company, The Speakeasy Society.
Find Jenny on Twitter and her personal bio.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors C. L. Clark, Ryka Aoki, Khan Wong and Al Hess as they explore the intersection of queerness, gender and sexuality in sci-fi and fantasy. During the panel they discuss what queerness means to each of the participants, their personal journeys with sexuality and gender, why sci-fi and fantasy are so well-suited for queer stories, the supportive nature of the SFF community, sensitivity readers, romance and much more.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Unfortunately, we had numerous technical issues during the recording of this episode. As a result, a large section of Ryka's audio was unrecoverable, so after the introductions you won't hear her until about the one-hour mark. Apologies for the loss of her insightful contributions to the discussion.
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C. L. Clark is a writer, editor and teacher. She is the author of The Unbroken, book one in the Magic of the Lost trilogy.
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Ryka Aoki is the author of Light from Uncommon Stars, Seasonal Velocities, The Great Space Adventure and more. Her work has also been published in a number of both queer and mainstream publications and anthologies, and she wrote for and acted in the award-winning film “Transfinite.”
Find Ryka on Twitter or her personal website.
Khan Wong is a proud author of queer SFF. His debut novel, The Circus Infinite, was released in Spring 2022 through Angry Robot Books.
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Al Hess is a writer and artist, having written the post-apocalyptic Travelers Series and the 1930s-flavoured dystopian series, Hep Cats of Boise. His first traditionally published novel, World Running Down, is set to release in March 2023.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award-winning author Becky Chambers for a chat about fictional comfort foods, her journey writing the Wayfarers series, transitioning to the Monk & Robot novellas, tea, video games, hopeful science fiction and much more.
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Becky Chambers is the author of the Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series, which includes The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, A Closed and Common Orbit, Record of a Spaceborn Few and The Galaxy, and the Ground Within. Her latest series is Monk & Robot, which started last year with A Psalm for the Wild-Built and continues with A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, out on July 12th through Tordotcom Publishing.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Alex Jennings for a chat about his new novel The Ballad of Perilous Graves, his long journey towards publication, participating in Clarion West, meeting his literary idols, New Orleans and jazz culture, the magic of music and much more.
NOTE: Apologies for the background noise on Alex's audio.
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Alex Jennings is a writer, editor, teacher and poet living in New Orleans, a devourer of pop culture and a lover music, film and comics. His debut novel, The Ballad of Perilous Graves, is out now through Redhook.
Find Alex on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website, and you can check out his Spotify playlist for The Ballad of Perilous Graves here.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award-winning author Robert Jackson Bennett for a chat about The Divine Cities and The Founders Trilogy, how he got into writing, infusing history, politics and religion into his fictional worlds, creating interesting magic systems, cyberpunk-as-fantasy, wrapping up another trilogy and much more.
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Robert Jackson Bennett is the award-winning author of The Divine Cities Trilogy, The Founders Trilogy, as well as the standalone novels American Elsewhere, The Company Man, Mr. Shivers and more. His latest release is Locklands, the third and final book in The Founders Trilogy, which is out on June 28.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Samit Basu for a chat about his new novel The City Inside, how he got into writing, screenwriting and filmmaking, comic books and superheroes, surveillance and technology, the current state of South Asian fantasy and science fiction, representing India and New Delhi in his work and much more.
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Samit Basu is an Indian novelist, film director and screenwriter. His written works include The City Inside, the GameWorld Trilogy, Turbulence, Resistance and more. His debut film, House Arrest, was released as part of Netflix’s International Originals in 2019, which he wrote and co-directed with Shashanka Ghosh. Samit has also worked in comic books, writing for the series Devi, collaborating with M.R. Carey on Untouchables and contributing to Grant Morrison’s 18 Days.
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THIS IS A SPECIAL SFF ADDICTS ANNOUNCEMENT: We'll be taking a short break from now until mid-July 2022, but we've got some amazing author chat bonus content to tide you over until we return with our next numbered episode. Give this short recording a listen for more details.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Nicholas Eames, J. S. Dewes, Austin Grossman, Ciel Pierlot and Ron Walters as they take a deep dive into the virtual worlds of video games. During the panel they discuss the intersection between video games and SFF, the creative feedback loop between gaming and writing, incorporating games into book narratives, book-to-game adaptations and vice versa, developing and writing for video games and much more.
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Nicholas Eames is the author of Kings of the Wyld and Bloody Rose, books one and two in The Band series.
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J. S. Dewes is the author of The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, books one and two in The Divide series, and she is a writer at the video game studio Humanoid Games.
Find J. S. on Twitter or her personal website.
Austin Grossman is an author, video game designer and freelance game consultant. As an author, he has written the books You, Soon I Will Be Invincible and Crooked. For video games, he has contributed as a writer or designer to games like System Shock, Deus Ex, Dishonored 1 & 2, Tomb Raider: Legend and more.
Find Austin on Twitter or his personal website.
Ciel Pierlot is the author of Bluebird, her debut novel.
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Ron Walters is the author of Deep Dive, his debut novel.
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Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Anthony Ryan, Krystle Matar, Michael R. Fletcher, Jessica Moon and Ben Galley as they compare and contrast traditional, indie and self-publishing. During the panel they discuss the viability of each publishing avenue, misconceptions about them, finding an agent, cover art and design, the editing process, distribution and marketing and much more. DISCLAIMER: This discussion is specifically about fantasy and sci-fi publishing.
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Anthony Ryan is the New York Times bestselling author of the Raven’s Shadow trilogy, the Draconis Memoria trilogy, The Covenant of Steel series and more.
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Krystle Matar is the author of Legacy of the Brightwash, a finalist for the SPFBO 7 competition.
Find Krystle on Twitter or her personal website.
Michael R. Fletcher is the author of the Manifest Delusions series, The Obsidian Path series and more, and he is the co-author of Norylska Groans, an SPFBO 7 finalist.
Find Michael on Twitter or his personal website.
Jessica Moon is the co-founder and creative director of Shadow Spark Publishing. She also co-wrote the Proliferation trilogy with her Shadow Spark co-founder Mandy Russell.
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Ben Galley is the author of the Emaneska Series, The Scalussen Chronicles and much more.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Adrian Tchaikovsky for a chat about his long writing journey, the galactic worldbuilding, politics and characters of The Final Architecture series, his personal history with biology and zoology, creating strange alien races and writing empathetic aliens, the contrast between writing fantasy and science fiction, how he approaches research and much more.
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Adrian Tchaikovsky is the award-winning science fiction and fantasy author of the Children of Time series, The Final Architecture series, the Shadows of the Apt series and much more. His work explores deep themes like artificial intelligence and alien awareness, all the while offering up rich settings, from epic galaxies to fantastical worlds.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Fonda Lee, K. S. Villoso, Alexander Darwin and Sam Hawke as they grapple with the topic of martial arts in sci-fi and fantasy. During the panel they discuss incorporating martial arts into fictional stories, what it can add to pacing, characters and worldbuilding, the spiritual and holistic sides of combat sports, the growing mainstream popularity of martial arts and much more.
Also, if you're interested, you can check out my one-on-one interview with Fonda, both in audio on the podcast feed or in video on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel.
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Fonda Lee is the award-winning author of The Green Bone Saga, including Jade City, Jade War and Jade Legacy, as well as Zeroboxer and the Exo series.
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K. S. Villoso is the author of the Chronicles of the Bitch Queen series, The Argates Epilogues and more.
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Alexander Darwin is the author of The Combat Codes Saga, including The Combat Codes, Grievar's Blood and Blacklight Born.
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Sam Hawke is the author of the epic fantasy duology the Poison Wars, including City of Lies and Hollow Empire.
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Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author/actor Luke Arnold for a chat about his new book One Foot in the Fade, worldbuilding, characters and more in The Fetch Phillips Archives, Raymond Chandler and other noir influences, morally grey characters (and worlds), balancing acting and writing and much more.
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Luke Arnold is an actor and fantasy author. As the former, he performed the role of Long John Silver in the Starz series Black Sails, and has featured in numerous other television shows and films. And, as an author, he has penned three books in The Fetch Phillips Archives, including The Last Smile in Sunder City, Dead Man in a Ditch and One Foot in the Fade.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict book bloggers Tori Gross, Benny, Naty and Sean for a new FanFiAddict family panel, where they share their favorite fantasy books and series. During the panel they each share two of their top picks for fantasy books or series (for a total of ten), as well as reflecting on what the fantasy genre means to them, the current state of the genre and what their hopes are for its future.
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Tori Gross is an author, poet and writer for the FanFiAddict book blog.
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Benny is a writer for the FanFiAddict book blog., as well as founder of The SFF Oasis Discord.
Find Benny on Twitter, FanFiAddict.com or The SFF Oasis.
Naty is a writer for the FanFiAddict book blog.
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Sean(chalant) is a writer for the FanFiAddict book blog.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's Tori Gross and Connor M. Caplan as they play the beginning of Siege of Treboulain live with its author Jed Herne. They had a great time experiencing the game together, crafting a consistent main character and making decisions as a team (with the occasional inconsistent decision to throw gasoline on the fire). Jed also answered some questions about the game's worldbuilding, character progression and more.
This live playthrough is also a companion to a one-on-one interview with Adrian and Jed, where they chat about Jed's writing process for Siege of Treboulain, comparing that to writing a novel, his podcasting journey and more. Check that out on the podcast feed or on YouTube.
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Jed Herne is the fantasy author of Fires of the Dead, Across the Broken Stars, and The Thunder Heist. His latest work is Siege of Treboulain, an epic fantasy interactive fiction game with 280,000 words of playable content, which is out today, April 14th. He is also a podcaster, hosting Wizards, Warriors & Words with authors Dyrk Ashton, Rob J. Hayes and Michael R. Fletcher.
Find Jed on Twitter, Amazon, his personal website and the Wizards, Warriors & Words podcast (on YouTube or Apple Podcasts).
Siege of Treboulain is an epic fantasy interactive fiction game, where you rule Treboulain: a magical, medieval city. When an enemy army beseiges Treboulain, will you have the strength to protect your people? The final game has 9 chapters, with 280,000 words of total playable content.
You can pick up Siege of Treboulain on Steam, or play a free demo of the first two chapters here. For more information or to join a waitlist for the game, click here.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author/podcaster Jed Herne for a chat about his new epic fantasy interactive fiction game Siege of Treboulain, his previous novels, the challenges (and benefits) of writing an interactive fiction game versus a novel, how he got started in podcasting, the beginnings of Wizards, Warriors & Words and what his hopes are for the podcast's future, finding a good creative/life balance and much more.
This interview is also a companion to a live playthrough of Siege of Treboulain, where Adrian and fellow FanFiAddict bloggers Tori Gross and Connor M. Caplan played the beginning of the game with Jed. Check that out on the podcast feed or on YouTube.
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Jed Herne is the fantasy author of Fires of the Dead, Across the Broken Stars, and The Thunder Heist. His latest work is Siege of Treboulain, an epic fantasy interactive fiction game with 280,000 words of playable content, which is out today, April 14th. He is also a podcaster, hosting Wizards, Warriors & Words with authors Dyrk Ashton, Rob J. Hayes and Michael R. Fletcher.
Find Jed on Twitter, Amazon, his personal website and the Wizards, Warriors & Words podcast (on YouTube or Apple Podcasts).
You can pick up Siege of Treboulain on Steam, or play a free demo of the first two chapters here. For more information or to join a waitlist for the game, click here.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Chris Panatier for a chat about his new novel Stringers, his first novel The Phlebotomist, the biology of blood, string theory and quantum entanglement, research wormholes, humor and effective uses of footnotes in fiction, bug sex, art, tattoos, metal bands and much more.
Also, thank you to Angry Robot for including SFF Addicts in the Online Tour for Stringers. #ImWithPatton
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Chris Panatier is an artist and author of short stories and novels. His debut novel, The Phlebotomist, was released in 2020, and his sophomore novel, Stringers, is out today, April 12th, through Angry Robot Books. Chris has also been a trial attorney for almost two decades, representing people who have been injured, poisoned, or killed due to the conduct of others.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Gareth L. Powell, Andrea Stewart, Dan Fitzgerald and E. G. Radcliff as they crack open the mysteries of writing sequels. During the panel they discuss what sequels can offer a story and its characters, what goes into planning a series, misconceptions about the dreaded "sophomore slump," series-related pitfalls, transitioning from one series to another and much more.
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Gareth L. Powell is the award-winning author of the Embers of War series, the Ack-Ack Macaque series and more. His latest novel, Stars and Bones, is out now through Titan Books.
Find Gareth on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Andrea Stewart is the author of the Drowning Empire series, including The Bone Shard Daughter and The Bone Shard Emperor.
Find Andrea on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Dan Fitzgerald is the author of the Maer Cycle trilogy and the Weirdwater Confluence duology.
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E. G. Radcliff is the author of the Coming of Áed fantasy series, including The Hidden King, The Last Prince and The Wild Court.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Nia "N. E." Davenport for a chat about her debut novel The Blood Trials, breaking into the SFF market, incorporating geopolitics, race and magic into her fictional world, writing an ass-kicking female protagonist, delivering tense, powerful action scenes and much more.
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Nia "N. E." Davenport is the author of The Blood Trials, her debut novel and the first book in The Blood Gift Duology. She is also an English and Biology teacher, striving to make a difference in the lives of young people and help minimize disparities in education for youths of color. The Blood Trials is out on April 5th through Harper Voyager.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Gareth L. Powell for a chat about his new book Stars and Bones, its timely themes, the mentorship of Diana Wynne Jones and Helen Dunmore, paying it forward with a "field guide" on writing, the appeal of writing space opera and accessible sci-fi, social media and mental health and much more.
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Gareth L. Powell is a BSFA award-winning author who writes science fiction about extraordinary characters wrestling with the question of what it means to be human. This includes works like the Embers of War series, the Ack-Ack Macaque series, the novellas Ragged Alice and Light Chaser, the latter of which he wrote with Peter F. Hamilton, and more. His latest novel, Stars and Bones, is out now through Titan Books.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Evan Winter, Ryan Cahill, Quenby Olson, Brian Naslund and Kerstin Espinosa Rosero as they delve into the mysterious and magical world of dragons. During the panel they discuss their personal histories with dragons, fresh and modern representations of the creature, dragon tropes and motifs and much more. There was also a solid twenty minutes or so towards the end where each panelist offers up amazing writing advice for the aspiring and working authors out there. Side note: this panel was beautiful chaos, featuring many mic drops, dick jokes (just the words, not actual jokes), crotch biting references and more.
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Evan Winter is the bestselling author of The Burning fantasy quartet, including The Rage of Dragons and its sequel The Fires of Vengeance.
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Ryan Cahill is the author of The Bound and The Broken series, including Of Blood and Fire, its sequel Of Darkness and Light and the prequel novella The Fall.
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Quenby Olson is the author of The Firstborn, The Bride Price, The Half Killed, Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons and more.
Find Quenby on Twitter or her personal website.
Brian Naslund is the author The Dragons of Terra fantasy series, including Blood of an Exile, Sorcery of a Queen and Fury of a Demon.
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Kerstin Espinosa Rosero is the author of Burn Red Skies and its sequel Rise Red Kingdom.
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Join FanFiAddict's Tori Gross and author Megan Van Dyke for a chat about Megan's debut novel Second Star to the Left, romance in fantasy, where she got her start, a deep discussion of craft, what she does in her (limited) free time and more.
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Megan Van Dyke is is a fantasy romance author with a love for all things that include magic and kissing, which both feature in her debut novel Second Star to the Left. Many of her stories also include themes of family (whether born into or found) and a sense of home and belonging, which are important aspects of her life as well.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Krystle Matar for a chat about her writing journey, Legacy of the Brightwash, themes of parenting, identity, corrupt institutions and colonization, the self-published fantasy community, their shared loves of both Anthony Bourdain and Michael Pollan and much more.
About the Author:
Krystle Matar is the author of the Tainted Dominion series, including her debut novel Legend of the Brightwash, which is a finalist for the seventh Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO 7). She is also a parent and a farmer, with a lot of children, even more animals, and one excellent husband, as well as a lover of whisky.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Fonda Lee, Gareth Hanrahan, Jadie Jang and Peter Hartog as they explore the urban sprawl of fictional cities. During the panel they discuss the distinctive character of both fictional and real-world cities, how to use a setting to enhance worldbuilding, character and plot, creating fictional cities from scratch compared to representing real cities, city-related tropes, worldbuidling advice for writers and much more.
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Fonda Lee is the award-winning author of The Green Bone Saga, including Jade City, Jade War and Jade Legacy, as well as Zeroboxer and the Exo series.
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Gareth Hanrahan is a writer and game designer, best known for his Black Iron Legacy series, including The Gutter Prayer, The Shadow Saint and The Broken God.
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Jadie Jang is the author of Monkey Around, her debut novel. She is also a cultural worker and activist.
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Peter Hartog is the author of Bloodlines and Pieces of Eight, books one and two in his Guardian of Empire City series.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and bestselling author Daniel Abraham for a chat about his eleven-year journey co-writing The Expanse books with Ty Franck and working on the TV adaptation, saying goodbye to that series, creating the brand-new world of The Kithamar Trilogy and writing the first book, Age of Ash, the theme of grief, characters that come out of nowhere, challenging preconceptions of 'epic fantasy' and much more.
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Daniel Abraham is a bestselling author, comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer. As Daniel Abraham, he has written The Long Price Quartet and The Dagger and the Coin fantasy series. With Ty Franck, he co-wrote the bestselling The Expanse science fiction series under the joint pseudonym of James S.A. Corey. And as M.L.N Hanover he writes urban fantasy set in the world of The Black Sun’s Daughter. Daniel’s newest series, The Kithamar Trilogy, kicked off last February with its first novel, Age of Ash.
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Welcome to another TV Club bonus episode! Join host Adrian M. Gibson and guest authors Gareth L. Powell, J. S. Dewes and J. Dianne Dotson as they discuss and review season one of The Book of Boba Fett, the new Star Wars TV series centered on the infamous bounty hunter. During the panel they discuss their relationships with Boba Fett, first impressions of the show, narrative and pacing, how it ties in with The Mandalorian, Din Djarin and Grogu, Tatooine fatigue, the future of Star Wars on the small screen and much more.
WARNING: This panel contains spoilers for the entire first season of The Book of Boba Fett, as well as The Mandalorian TV series and various aspects of the Star Wars universe.
About the Panelists:
Gareth L. Powell is the BFSA Award-winning author of the Embers of War series, the Ack-Ack-Macaque series and more. His latest novel, Stars and Bones, is out on March 1, 2022.
Find Gareth on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
J. S. Dewes is an author, cinematographer, and video editor with a degree in film production. She is best known for her books The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, books one and two in The Divide series.
Find J. S. on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
J. Dianne Dotson is the author of the Questrison Saga, as well as a science writer, content writer and manager, short story writer, editor, watercolorist and illustrator.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Nicholas Eames, Josiah Bancroft, Delilah Dawson and Kevin Hearne as they have a good laugh about humor and satire in sci-fi and fantasy. During the panel many jokes are made (of course) as they explore the various ways humor and satire can be utilized in a story, from providing tension relief and dealing with trauma to writing humorous characters and scenes, as well as workshopping jokes, the challenges of written humor and much more. Also, Delilah and Kevin share their experiences co-writing The Tales of Pell series together, and let’s just say a fair bit of alcohol was involved.
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Nicholas Eames is the author of Kings of the Wyld and Bloody Rose, books one and two in The Band series.
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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 Amazon and his personal website.
Delilah Dawson is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: PHASMA and Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire, The Perfect Weapon and more. She and Kevin co-write The Tales of Pell series together.
Find Delilah on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Kevin Hearne is the New York Times bestseller author of The Iron Druid Chronicles series, the 2015 Star Wars novel Heir to the Empire and more. He and Delilah co-write The Tales of Pell series together.
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After a couple of weeks of TBRCon2022 craziness, SFF Addicts is back to its regularly scheduled programming with a new numbered episode! Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Adrian Tchaikovsky, J. S. Dewes and Jonathan Nevair as they explore the wonders of space opera in a galaxy far, far away. During the panel they discuss the (often confusing) fundamentals and origins of space opera, aliens vs. the human experience, the shifting perspectives of the genre, subversion of outdated genre conventions, mythology and history as a framework for modern sci-fi stories and much more.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Adrian Tchaikovsky is an award-winning fantasy and science fiction author, best known for his Children of Time series, the Shadows of the Apt series, The Final Architecture series and more.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website.
J. S. Dewes is an author, cinematographer, and video editor with a degree in film production. She is best known for her books The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, books one and two in The Divide series.
Find J. S. on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.
Jonathan Nevair is the author of the Wind Tide space opera series, including Goodbye to the Sun, Jati's Wager and No Song, But Silence.
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Parenting in SFF is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Gabriela Houston, Caroline Hardaker, Ron Walters, Dan Hanks and Alex Thomson. Moderated by our very own host Adrian M. Gibson.
For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page.
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Gabriela Houston is the author of The Second Bell and The Wind Child.
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Caroline Hardaker is the author of Composite Creatures, Little Quakes Every Day and more.
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Ron Walters is the author of Deep Dive, his debut novel.
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Dan Hanks is the author of Captain Moxley & the Embers of the Empire and Swashbucklers.
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Alex Thomson is the author of Spidertouch and Death of a Clone.
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Morally Grey Characters is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Joe Abercrombie, Richard K. Morgan, Luke Arnold, Stephen Aryan and Jeremy Szal. Moderated by FanFiAddict and TBRCon founder David Walters.
For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page.
About the Panelists:
David Walters is the founder of FanFiAddict.com and TBRCon, as well as host of Authors on a Podcast Talking Books.
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Joe Abercrombie is the bestselling author the First Law Trilogy, The Age of Madness trilogy and the Shattered Sea trilogy for young adults.
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Richard K. Morgan is the acclaimed author of Thin Air, The Dark Defiles, The Cold Commands, The Steel Remains, Black Man (published as Thirteen in the U.S.), Woken Furies, Market Forces, Broken Angels, and Altered Carbon, a New York Times Notable Book that won the Philip K. Dick Award in 2003.
Find Richard on his personal website.
Luke Arnold is an actor ad director, as well as the author of The Fetch Phillips Archives, including The Last Smile in Sunder City and Dead Man in a Ditch.
Find Luke on Twitter or his personal website.
Stephen Aryan is the award-winning fantasy author of the Age of Darkness and Age of Dread trilogies, as well as the new Quest for Heroes duology.
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Jeremy Szal is the author of Stormblood and Blindspace, books one and two in The Common series.
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Norse-Inspired Fantasy is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring TL Greylock, Thilde Kold Holdt, Timandra Whitecastle, Ryan Cahill, Genevieve Gornichec & D.W. Ross. Moderated by Beth Tabler.
For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page.
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Beth Tabler runs Beforewegoblog, contributes to Grimdark Magazine and is constantly immersed in fantasy stories.
Find Beth on Twitter or Beforewegoblog.
Ryan Cahill is the author of The Bound and The Broken series, including Of Blood and Fire, Of Light and Darkness and the prequel novella The Fall.
Find Ryan on Twitter or his personal website.
TL Greylock is the author of The Song of the Ash Tree and the Godforged Chronicles series.
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Thilde Kold Holdt is the author of The Hanged God epic fantasy series.
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Timandra Whitecastle is the author of The Living Blade series, including Touch of Iron, On the Wheel and Mother of Slag, and more.
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Genevieve Gornichec is the author of The Witch's Heart.
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D.W. Ross is the author of the Onyxborn Chronicles.
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Writing Accessible Sci-Fi is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Adrian Tchaikovsky, Xueting C. Ni, Gareth L. Powell, Louise Carey and Jonathan Nevair. Moderated by author Christian "Miles" Cameron.
For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page.
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About the Panelists:
Christian "Miles" Cameron is the author of many books under many genres, including Artifact Space, The Chivalry series, the Alan Craik series, The Traitor Son Cycle and more.
Find Christian on Twitter or his personal website.
Adrian Tchaikovsky is the award-winning author of the Children of Time series, the Shadows of the Apt series, The Final Architecture series, and much more.
Find Adrian on Twitter or his personal website.
Xueting C. Ni is the author of From Kuanyin To Chairman Mao and the translator/editor of the anthology Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction.
Find Xueting on Twitter or her personal website.
Gareth L. Powell is the award-winning author of the Embers of War series and more. His latest novel is Stars and Bones.
Find Gareth on Twitter or his personal website.
Louise Carey is the author of Inscape, as well as co-author of two fantasy novels, The City of Silk and Steel and The House of War and Witness.
Find Louise on Twitter or her personal website.
Jonathan Nevair is the author of the Wind Tide space opera series, including Goodbye to the Sun, Jati's Wager and No Song, But Silence.
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Cinematic Storytelling is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Hugh Howey, J. S. Dewes, Gareth Hanrahan, Brian Naslund and Patricia A. Jackson. Moderated by our very own host Adrian M. Gibson.
For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page.
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About the Panelists:
Hugh Howey is the New York Times-bestselling author of The Silo Trilogy, Beacon 23, The Bern Saga and more.
Find Hugh on Twitter or his personal website.
J. S. Dewes is the author of The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, books one and two in The Divide series.
Find J. S. on Twitter or her personal website.
Gareth Hanrahan is the author of The Black Iron Legacy, including The Gutter Prayer, The Shadow Saint and The Broken God.
Find Gareth on Twitter or his personal website.
Brian Naslund is the author of The Dragons of Terra series, including Blood of an Exile, Sorcery of a Queen and Fury of a Demon.
Find Brian on Twitter or his personal website.
Patricia A. Jackson is the author of Forging A Nightmare, her debut novel.
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Fantasy Around the World is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Fonda Lee, K.S. Villoso, C.L. Clark and Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki. Moderated by author Evan Winter.
For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page.
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About the Panelists:
Evan Winter is the author of The Burning series, including The Rage of Dragons and The Fires of Vengeance.
Find Evan on Twitter or his personal website.
Fonda Lee is the award-winning author of The Green Bone Saga, including Jade City, Jade War and Jade Legacy.
Find Fonda on Twitter or her personal website.
K.S. Villoso is the author of the Chronicles of the Bitch Queen series, starting with The Wolf of Oren-Yaro.
Find K.S. on Twitter or her personal website.
C.L. Clark is the author of The Unbroken, book one in the Magic of the Lost series.
Find C.L. on Twitter or her personal website.
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki is an award-winning short story author and editor, most known for his story “The Witching Hour.”
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The Past, Present & Future of Grimdark is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Richard Nell, Adrian Selby, Ben Galley, Anna Smith Spark & Peter McLean. Moderated by Beth Tabler.
For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page.
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About the Panelists:
Beth Tabler runs Beforewegoblog, contributes to Grimdark Magazine and is constantly immersed in fantasy stories.
Find Beth on Twitter or Beforewegoblog.
Richard Nell is a Canadian author of fantasy, best known for his novel Kings of Paradise.
Find Richard on Twitter or his personal website.
Anna Smith Spark is the author of the Empires of Dust epic fantasy series, including The Court of Broken Knives.
Find Anna on Twitter or her personal website.
Peter McLean is the author of the War for the Rose Throne series, beginning with Priest of Bones, as well as the Burned Man series and numerous short stories for Warhammer.
Find Peter on Twitter or his personal website.
Ben Galley is an author of dark and epic fantasy books, best known for his Emaneska Series, the award-winning weird western Bloodrush and the standalone novel The Heart of Stone.
Find Ben on Twitter or his personal website.
Adrian Selby is a video game producer known for his debut novel Snakewood.
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The Modern Horror Renaissance is an author panel from TBRCon2022 featuring Lee Murray, Ellen Datlow, Eric LaRocca, Christina Sng & Andy Davidson. Moderated by Sadie Hartmann.
For more information on TBRCon2022, head over to FanFiAddict.com. You can also stream the convention live from Jan. 23-30 on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, Twitter account or Facebook page.
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Sadie Hartmann (aka Mother Horror) writes horror fiction reviews and other content for Cemetery Dance, Tor Nightfire, and SCREAM Magazine. She consider myself a horror fiction advocate, promoting the genre of horror to the very best of her ability.
Find Sadie on Twitter or her personal website.
Lee Murray is the author of fiction for adults and children, including the novels A Dash of Reality, Battle of the Birds, Misplaced and more.
Find Lee on Twitter or her personal website.
Ellen Datlow has been a short story editor for almost forty years, and currently acquires and edits short fiction and novellas for Tor.com, including original and reprint anthologies.
Find Ellen on Twitter or her personal website.
Eric LaRocca is the author of several works of horror and dark fiction, including the viral sensation Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke.
Find Eric on Twitter or his personal website.
Christina Sng is an award-winning poet, writer, essayist, and artist poet best known for A Collection of Nightmares, A Collection of Dreamscapes and more.
Find Christina on Twitter or her personal website.
Andy Davidson is the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author of In the Valley of the Sun and The Boatman's Daughter.
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This is a special SFF Addicts announcement for TBRCon 2022, a virtual literature convention taking place from January 23-30, 2022 and hosted by FanFiAddict.com. The convention focuses on science fiction, fantasy and horror, offering up 24 author panels that aim to deepen our understanding and love of these genres, with a ton of your favorite SFF authors discussing a wide variety of topics. We here at SFF Addicts will also be publishing a selection of these panels right here on the podcast feed.
For more information on the convention, the full schedule of panels and more, head to fanfiaddict.com/tbrcon-2022. The convention will be streaming on YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, and all of the panels will be available to watch after the convention whenever your geek heart desires over on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel. Stay tuned for lots more TBRCon goodness in the coming weeks!
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award-winning author T. R. Napper for a chat about the birth and progression of the cyberpunk genre, punk aesthetics, Vietnamese history, Southeast Asia as a setting, memory and PTSD, immigration and identity, his short story collection Neon Leviathan, his new debut novel 36 Streets and much more.
About the Author:
T. R. Napper is the award-winning author of the Neon Leviathan short story collection and 36 Streets, his debut novel. His awards include the Aurealis for Best Short Story (2016) and Best Novella (2020). He is also a scholar of East and Southeast Asian literature, and has a creative writing doctorate in Noir, Cyberpunk, and Asian Modernity.
Find T. R. on Twitter, Amazon and Audible, as well as his personal website.
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Welcome to another TV Club bonus episode! Join host Adrian M. Gibson and guests P. Djèlí Clark, Patricia A. Jackson and Sara Carothers (Fictions Fans podcast), as they discuss and review season one of The Wheel of Time, the new TV adaptation of the fantasy book series by Robert Jordan. During the panel they discuss and critique the on-screen portrayals of their favorite Wheel of Time characters, analyze the overarching narratives of the show and its many changes, explore its flaws and successes, share their hopes for the next season and much more.
About the Panelists:
Phenderson Djèlí Clark is the award-winning author of Ring Shout, A Master of Djinn and more.
Find Phenderson on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Patricia A. Jackson is the author of Forging A Nightmare, her debut novel.
Find Patricia on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Sara Carothers is the co-host of the Fiction Fans podcast.
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Do you ever judge a book by its cover? Join host Adrian M. Gibson and sci-fi/fantasy cover artists Daniel Dociu, Alyssa Winans, Felix Ortiz and Priscilla Kim, as well as self-pub author and cover artist/designer Luke Tarzian, as they delve into the visual side of the books we read and love. During the panel, they discuss commissions and the step-by-step of a cover art project, working with publishers, artistic mediums, tattoos, the video game industry vs. publishing, book design and typography, promoting yourself as a cover artist and much more.
ABOUT THE PANELISTS:
Daniel Dociu is an award-winning SFF artist who has also worked as an Art Director and concept artist for some of the most prominent video game publishers and developers.
Find Daniel on ArtStation.
Alyssa Winans is an illustrator, animator, and game artist who currently works for the Google Doodle team.
Find Alyssa on her personal website.
Felix Ortiz is a graphic designer and digital artist who does covers for both traditionally published and self-published books.
Find Felix on ArtStation.
Priscilla Kim is an illustrator and concept artist with a focus on book and magazine covers, as well as portraiture.
Find Priscilla on her personal website.
Luke Tarzian is a self-published fantasy author and freelance cover artist/book designer best known for his novel Vultures, as well as the Adjacent Monsters series.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and Fiction Fans podcast co-hosts Sara Carothers and Lilly Ellison, along with FanFiAddict's Connor M. Caplan and Arun (aka Bender), for our last episode of 2021. This time, we're looking ahead to 2022 to discuss the books that we're excited to read in the coming year (whether it's a published book that's already on our TBR lists or something new that is being released in 2022), as well as what we'd like to see more of in the SFF sphere in the future. We also delve a bit into the past and think back on our reading habits and more.
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Sara Carothers is co-host of the Fiction Fans podcast, and she has two pugs and also secretly a cat.
Find Sara on Twitter, as well as the Fiction Fans podcast.
Lilly Ellison is a writer and co-host of the Fiction Fans podcast, and she has two cats and secretly zero pugs.
Find Lilly on Twitter, as well as the Fiction Fans podcast.
Connor M. Caplan is a writer for FanFiAddict and author of The Sword in the Street.
Find Connor on Twitter or Amazon.
Arun (aka Bender) is a writer for FanFiAddict.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's David Walters, Tori Gross, Eleni Argyró, Connor M. Caplan and Arun (aka Bender) for our final FanFiAddict family panel of the year. During this episode, we reflect on the past year and share some of our favorite sci-fi, fantasy and horror books that we read throughout 2021. It was a great time, full of lots of jokes and gushing about the authors and books we adore, and we hope that you come out of it with a bunch of books to add to your TBR.
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David Walters is a book reviewer and the founder of FanFiAddict.com, as well as the host of Authors on a Podcast Talking Books.
Find David on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com.
Tori Gross is an author, poet and writer for the FanFiAddict book blog.
Find Tori on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com.
Eleni Argyró is a book reviewer for FanFiAddict and loves all things literature related.
Find Eleni on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com.
Connor M. Caplan is a writer for FanFiAddict and author of The Sword in the Street.
Find Connor on Twitter or Amazon.
Arun (aka Bender) is a writer for FanFiAddict.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award winning author Fonda Lee for a chat about The Godfather, Dune and Hong Kong action films, her early career, what she's learned from publishing books, martial arts, building a fictional world from scratch, writing compelling and complex characters, the release of Jade Legacy, saying goodbye to The Green Bone Saga series and much more.
About the Author:
Fonda Lee is the award winning author of The Green Bone Saga series, including Jade City, Jade War and Jade Legacy, as well as the Exo series and Zeroboxer. She has won the World Fantasy Award and Aurora Award (Canada’s national science fiction and fantasy award), and has also been a finalist for the Nebula Award, Locus Award, and Oregon Book Award.
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You can also check out Adrian's FanFiAddict book review of Jade Legacy for a more in-depth critique of the novel.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Dan Stout, Patricia A. Jackson and Dale Lucas as they explore detectives and noir in science fiction and fantasy. During the panel, they discuss noir, detectives, police procedurals and blending genres, what those genres can offer in terms of setting, characters and narrative, incorporating noir into fictional worlds, using real world influences to enhance stories, noir tropes and much, much more.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Dan Stout is the author of The Carter Archives fantasy noir series.
Find Dan on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Patricia A. Jackson is the author of Forging A Nightmare.
Find Patricia on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Dale Lucas is the author of The Fifth Ward and Doc Voodoo series.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and award winning author Jeff Noon for a chat about theater, the Manchester punk and rave scene, surrealism and genre-bending, psychedelics and drugs, cyberpunk, The Nyquist Mysteries series and much more.
About the Author:
Jeff Noon is the award winning author of The Nyquist Mysteries series, including A Man of Shadows, The Body Library, Creeping Jenny and Within Without, the Vurt series and more. He was trained in the visual arts, and was musically active on the punk scene before starting to write plays for the theatre. His first novel, Vurt, was published in 1993 and went on to win the Arthur C. Clarke Award. He has written many books since then, each one exploring the ever-changing borderzone between genre fiction and the avant-garde.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and fantasy author Andrea Stewart for a chat about her wild, long journey to get published, the origins of The Bone Shard Daughter, her new novel The Bone Shard Emperor, writing sequels and planning a trilogy, worldbuilding, morally grey characters, family expectations, painting and much more.
About the Author:
Andrea Stewart is the author of The Drowning Empire series, including The Bone Shard Daughter and The Bone Shard Emperor. Her parents always emphasized science and education, so she spent her childhood immersed in Star Trek and odd-smelling library books. When her (admittedly ambitious) dreams of becoming a dragon slayer didn't pan out, she instead turned to writing books. In addition to writing, she can be found herding cats, looking at birds, and falling down research rabbit holes.
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SFF Addicts' first TV Club bonus episode is here! Join host Adrian M. Gibson and guests Sara Carothers and Lilly Ellison, fellow podcasters and hosts of the Fiction Fans podcast, as they discuss and review season one of Y: The Last Man, the new TV adaptation of the comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra. During the panel they delve into initial impressions, character portrayals and arcs, the BIG apocalyptic event, political and cultural themes, the show's unfortunate cancellation and much more.
About the Panelists:
Sara Carothers is co-host of the Fiction Fans podcast, and she has two pugs and also secretly a cat.
Find Sara on Twitter, as well as the Fiction Fans podcast.
Lilly Ellison is a writer and co-host of the Fiction Fans podcast, and she has two cats and secretly zero pugs.
Find Lilly on Twitter, as well as the Fiction Fans podcast.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict’s Tori Gross, Tom Harnett and Eleni Argyró for another FanFiAddict family panel. This time, we take a trip down nostalgia lane and explore the science fiction, fantasy and horror that we read as kids. During the panel, we discuss early SFF origins and exposure, how SFF helped us personally growing up, potential stigma or shame surrounding reading and nerd culture, looking back on childhood favorites as adults and much more.
ABOUT THE PANELISTS:
Tori Gross is an author, poet, and reviewer. She predominantly reads YA SFF, but is more than willing to peruse all genres if they pique her interest.
Find Tori on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com.
Tom Harnett is FanFiAddict's resident beard, a book reviewer and a former chef turned foodie.
Find Tom on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com.
Eleni Argyró is a book reviewer for FanFiAddict and loves all things literature related. She also spends hours contorting her spine in the worst positions possible to read, write, or just binge watch movies and series.
Find Eleni on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com.
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SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod.
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SFF Addicts first Film Club bonus episode is here! (Adrian promised more bonus content in Episode 1, and he's finally able to make good on that promise with this two-hour beast of a panel.) Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Matt Kressel, Patricia A. Jackson, Cody Sisco, Tiffany Trent and Liam Quane as they discuss and review Dune: Part One, the new film adaptation of the famous Frank Herbert novel. During the panel they delve into first reactions, characters and actor portrayals, ecology and environment on Arrakis, music, costumes, cinematography and much more.
About the Authors:
Matt Kressel is the author of the Worldmender Trilogy and more.
Find Matt on Twitter, as well as his personal website.
Patricia A. Jackson is the author of Forging A Nightmare, her debut novel.
Find Patricia on Twitter, as well as her personal website.
Cody Sisco is the author of the Resonant Earth series, including Broken Mirror Tortured Echoes.
Find Cody on Twitter, as well as his personal website.
Tiffany Trent is the author of The Unnaturalists duology and the Hallowmere series.
Find Tiffany on Twitter, as well as her personal website.
Liam Quane is a filmmaker and the author of Road to Juneau.
Find Liam on Twitter, as well as his personal website.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Josiah Bancroft for a chat about the release of his latest novel The Fall of Babel, writing (and finishing) a four-book series, the origins of The Books of Babel, pivoting careers, self-publishing vs. traditional publishing, SPFBO, writing believable characters, approaches to humor and satire and much more. (Also, jokes aplenty.)
About the Author:
Josiah Bancroft is the author of The Books of Babel tetralogy, including Senlin Ascends, Arm of the Sphinx, The Hod King and The Fall of Babel. Before settling down to write fantasy novels, Josiah was a poet, college instructor, rock musician, and aspiring comic book artist. When he’s not writing, he enjoys recording the Crit Faced podcast with his friends, drawing the world of the Tower, and cooking dinner without a recipe.
Find Josiah on Twitter, Amazon, Audible as well as his personal website.
You can also check out Adrian's FanFiAddict book review of The Fall of Babel for a more in-depth critique of the novel.
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Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's Tom Harnett as they chat with fantasy authors Andrea Stewart, Krystle Matar and Angela Boord about food in fantasy. During the panel they dish on food, family and culture, incorporating food into fictional worldbuilding, food tropes and pet peeves in fantasy and much more.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS/GUESTS:
Andrea Stewart is the author of the Drowning Empire series, including The Bone Shard Daughter and The Bone Shard Emperor.
Find Andrea on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Krystle Matar is the self-published author of Legacy of the Brightwash.
Find Krystle on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Angela Boord is the self-published author of Fortune's Fool and more.
Find Angela on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Tom Harnett is FanFiAddict's resident beard, a book reviewer and a former chef turned foodie.
Find Tom on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com.
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Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz
Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz
The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and author Alison Stine for a chat about her journey as a writer, the origins of her novels Road Out of Winter and Trashlands, how climate change plays into her fiction, parenting, characters and community, trash, tattooing and much more.
Meet Our Sponsor:
This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING. Make sure to visit them at thebrokenbinding.co.uk for all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs. Use the discount code FANFI for 5% off your next order.
About the Author:
Alison Stine is the Philip K. Dick award winning author of Road Out of Winter and Trashlands, as well as three poetry collections and a novella. She was raised in rural Ohio, a setting that has come up frequently in her fiction. Partially deaf, she works as a freelance reporter with The New York Times, and also writes for The Washington Post, The Atlantic, 100 Days in Appalachia, and more. She now lives in Colorado.
Find Alison on Instagram, Twitter, Amazon, Audible as well as her personal website.
You can also check out Adrian's FanFiAddict book reviews of Road Out of Winter and Trashlands for more in-depth critiques of Alison's novels.
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Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and authors Sam J. Miller, Claire North, Matthew Kressel and Premee Mohamed as they discuss climate change and climate fiction. During the panel they explore using climate change in fictional worldbuilding, channeling anxiety through optimism, challenges related with climate change and much more.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Sam J. Miller is the award winning author of Blackfish City, The Blade Between and numerous short stories.
Find Sam on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Claire North is the award winning author of Notes from the Burning Age, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, 84K and more.
Find Claire on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
Matthew Kressel is the award nominated author of the Worldmender series, as well as an abundance of short stories.
Find Matt on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Premee Mohamed is an environmental scientist and author of Beneath the Rising, The Annual Migration of Clouds and more.
Find Premee on Twitter, Amazon and her personal website.
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Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz
Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz
The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod.
You can also email us directly at [email protected] with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's David Walters as they delve into music in SFF with authors Sebastien de Castell, Anthony Ryan and Juliet Marillier. During the panel they discuss their personal histories with music, the rhythm of writing, how music plays into combat and action scenes, the musical aspects of worldbuilding and much more.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Sebastien de Castell is the multi-award nominated author of The Greatcoats and Spellslinger fantasy series. His new series, The Court of Shadows, is set to launch in March 2022.
Find Sebastien on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Anthony Ryan is the New York Times bestselling author of the Raven’s Shadow trilogy, the Draconis Memoria trilogy and more. His latest book, The Pariah, was released last August.
Find Anthony on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Juliet Marillier is the award winning author of twenty-one historical fantasy novels for adults and young adults, as well as a book of short fiction, including Blackthorn & Grim, the Bridei Chronicles, the Warrior Bards series and more. Her latest release, A Song of Flight, book three of the Warrior Bards series, was released in September.
Find Juliet on Amazon and her personal website.
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Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz
Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz
The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod.
You can also email us directly at [email protected] with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.
Join FanFiAddict's Tori Gross as she chats with self-published fantasy author and cover artist/book designer Luke Tarzian about various aspects of writing, the effects of mental health on writing, Twitter hijinks, Luke's latest and upcoming projects and much more.
Meet Our Sponsor:
This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING. Make sure to visit them at thebrokenbinding.co.uk for all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs. Use the discount code FANFI for 5% off your next order.
About the Author:
Luke Tarzian is a self-published fantasy author, long doggo enthusiast, snoot booper, shouter of profanities and drinker of whiskey, as well as the Khaleesi nobody wanted and the one they certainly didn’t deserve. Luke is best known for his Shadow Twins series, including Vultures and House of Muir, as well as the Adjacent Monsters series, including The World Maker Parable and The World Breaker Requiem. He is also a freelance cover artist and book designer.
Find Luke on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Amazon and his personal website https://luketarzian.com/.
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Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz
Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's Tori Gross, Paige Harris and Justin Gross for our very first FanFiAddict family panel, where we delve into YA vs. Adult SFF. As we each come from different backgrounds and have different experiences with YA, we wanted to know if there really is a difference between the two. Where do the lines blur? Are genre classifications even useful? What does YA offer that Adult SFF doesn’t? During the panel, we discuss all of that and more, including SFF and contemporary YA, queer representation and diversity, misconceptions about YA and our hopes for the future of the genre.
ABOUT THE PANELISTS:
Tori Gross is an author, poet, and reviewer. She predominantly reads YA SFF, but is more than willing to peruse all genres if they pique her interest.
Find her on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com.
Paige Harris started book blogging 7 years ago and never looked back. She started out in YA and has since moved on to Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror, although it’s rare for her to read something she doesn’t enjoy!
Find her on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com.
Justin Gross is a lover of all things SFF and has been an avid reader since he was three. He's attempting to build the world’s largest private library (not really, but ask his wife Tori and she might agree).
Find him on Twitter or on FanFiAddict.com.
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Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz
Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz
The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod.
You can also email us directly at [email protected] with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with award winning fantasy author Phenderson Djèlí Clark, where they geek out about history and take a deep dive into A Master of Djinn: how he built the world, incorporating magic and history, how the novel reflects our own world and much more. This is Part Two of a two-part interview.
Meet Our Sponsor:
This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING. Make sure to visit them at thebrokenbinding.co.uk for all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs. Use the discount code FANFI for 5% off your next order.
About the Author:
Phenderson Djèlí Clark is the award winning and Hugo, Nebula, Sturgeon, and World Fantasy nominated author of the novel A Master of Djinn, and the novellas Ring Shout, The Black God’s Drums and The Haunting of Tram Car 015. His stories have appeared in online venues such as Tor.com, Daily Science Fiction, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Apex, Lightspeed, Fireside Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and in print anthologies including, Griots, Hidden Youth and Clockwork Cairo. He is a founding member of FIYAH Literary Magazine and an infrequent reviewer at Strange Horizons.
Find Phenderson on Instagram, Twitter, Amazon, Audible and his personal website https://pdjeliclark.com/.
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Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with award winning fantasy author Phenderson Djèlí Clark about his childhood, his writing journey, publishing, campy ’80s nostalgia, creative inspiration and much more. This is Part One of a two-part interview.
Meet Our Sponsor:
This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING. Make sure to visit them at thebrokenbinding.co.uk for all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs. Use the discount code FANFI for 5% off your next order.
About the Author:
Phenderson Djèlí Clark is the award winning and Hugo, Nebula, Sturgeon, and World Fantasy nominated author of the novel A Master of Djinn, and the novellas Ring Shout, The Black God’s Drums and The Haunting of Tram Car 015. His stories have appeared in online venues such as Tor.com, Daily Science Fiction, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, Apex, Lightspeed, Fireside Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and in print anthologies including, Griots, Hidden Youth and Clockwork Cairo. He is a founding member of FIYAH Literary Magazine and an infrequent reviewer at Strange Horizons.
Find Phenderson on Instagram, Twitter, Amazon, Audible and his personal website https://pdjeliclark.com/.
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Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz
Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod.
You can also email us directly at [email protected] with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.
Now, keep reading, keep imagining, and we’ll see you next time on SFF Addicts.
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's David Walters and Justin Gross as they dig into indie publishing and bookselling with Matt, founder of The Broken Binding—a UK-based online bookstore. During the panel they discuss the founding of The Broken Binding, the magic of book collecting and special editions, traditional booksellers, the importance of community in SFF, the audiobook and eBook markets, the future of The Broken Binding and much more.
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
The Broken Binding is an independent bookshop based within the UK, in which you can find an ever-growing collection of sci-fi, fantasy and horror as well as several other sub-genres. They also have a large collection of signed books, which you can check out on their online store.
Find out more about The Broken Binding on Instagram, Twitter and https://thebrokenbinding.co.uk/.
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Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz
Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz
The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with urban fantasy author Dan Stout about Chris McGrath’s amazing book covers, Dan’s experiences in publishing, the craft of writing, plus deep dives into various aspects of his series The Carter Archives and much more.
Meet Our Sponsor:
This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING. Make sure to visit them at thebrokenbinding.co.uk for all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs. Use the discount code FANFI for 5% off your next order.
About the Author:
Dan Stout, author of The Carter Archives fantasy noir series, lives in Columbus, Ohio, where he writes noir with a twist of magic and a disco chaser. His prize-winning fiction draws on his travels throughout Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Rim, as well as an employment history spanning everything from subpoena server to assistant well driller. Titanshade (The Carter Archives #1) and its sequels, Titan's Day and Titan Song, are available here.
Find Dan on Instagram, Twitter, Amazon, Audible and his personal website https://www.danstout.com/.
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Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz
Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod.
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson and FanFiAddict's Manny Henri as they dig into self-publishing and SPSFC (the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition) with authors Hugh Howey and Duncan Swan. During the panel they discuss Hugh and Duncan's work, their experiences in self-publishing, how it compares to traditional publishing, and explore the past and present of the self-pub market. They also chat about SPSFC, how Hugh and Duncan founded the competition and where they hope it will go in the future.
MEET OUR SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING. Make sure to visit them at thebrokenbinding.co.uk for all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs. Use the discount code FANFI for 5% off your next order.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Hugh Howey is the bestselling author of Wool, book one of the Silo trilogy, and his expansive bibliography includes the Molly Fyde saga, Dust, Sand, and more. He is also a co-founder of SPSFC.
Find Hugh on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
Duncan Swan released Vol. 1 of his debut novel Monstre in Sept. 2020. He is also a co-founder of SPSFC.
Find Duncan on Twitter, Amazon and his personal website.
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Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz
Interlude 1: "The Wind" by Astronoz
The Broken Binding Ad & Interlude 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod.
You can also email us directly at [email protected] with queries, comments or whatever comes to mind. Also, please subscribe, rate and review us on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends. It helps a lot, and we greatly appreciate it.
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with fantasy author Nicholas Eames about writing craft and creativity, the positive trends in SFF and where the genres are going, music, video games, and much more. This is Part Two of a two-part interview.
Meet Our Sponsor:
This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING. They live to serve all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs, with signed books, reprints and the most amazing gift wrapping you could ever ask for. Make sure to visit them at thebrokenbinding.co.uk and tell them that the FFA crew sent you.
About the Author:
Nicholas Eames, author of The Band fantasy series, was born to parents of infinite patience and unstinting support in Wingham, Ontario. Kings of the Wyld is his first novel, Bloody Rose his second! He loves loves black coffee, neat whiskey, the month of October, and video games. He lives in Ontario, Canada, and is very probably writing at this moment.
Find Nicholas on Instagram, Twitter, Goodreads, Amazon, Audible and his personal website https://nicholaseames.com/
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Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
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Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with fantasy author Nicholas Eames about his life and upbringing, early SFF influences and nerd culture, working in restaurants, editing and working with publishers, why he no longer wears cargo shorts, and much more. This is Part One of a two-part interview.
Meet Our Sponsor:
This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING. They live to serve all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs, with signed books, reprints and the most amazing gift wrapping you could ever ask for. Make sure to visit them at thebrokenbinding.co.uk and tell them that the FFA crew sent you.
About the Author:
Nicholas Eames, author of The Band fantasy series, was born to parents of infinite patience and unstinting support in Wingham, Ontario. Kings of the Wyld is his first novel, Bloody Rose his second! He loves loves black coffee, neat whiskey, the month of October, and video games. He lives in Ontario, Canada, and is very probably writing at this moment.
Find Nicholas on Instagram, Twitter, Goodreads, Amazon, Audible and his personal website https://nicholaseames.com/
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Intro: "FanFiAddict Theme (Short Version)" by Astronoz
Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so make sure to check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, author interviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode.
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Now, keep reading, keep imagining, and we’ll see you next time on SFF Addicts.
In our first ever episode of SFF Addicts, join host Adrian M. Gibson as he lays out the goals for the show, what you can expect from future episodes, and what inspired him to start this project. We appreciate you listening and can't wait for you to hear more of what we have in store!
MEET OUR SPONSOR:
This episode is brought to you by the amazing folks at THE BROKEN BINDING. They live to serve all of your fantasy and sci-fi needs, with signed books, reprints and the most amazing gift wrapping you could ever ask for. Make sure to visit them at thebrokenbinding.co.uk and tell them that the FFA crew sent you.
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Interlude 1 & 2: “Crescendo” by Astronoz
Outro: “Cloudy Sunset” by Astronoz
SFF Addicts is part of FanFiAddict, so check us out at https://fanfiaddict.com for the latest in book reviews, essays and all things sci-fi and fantasy, as well as the full episode archive for the podcast and the blog post accompanying this episode. Follow us on Instagram or Twitter @SFFAddictsPod.
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