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Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Reading to Become a Better Writer with author/content creator Evan Leikam (AKA Book Reviews Kill). During the episode, Evan examines the relationship between reading and writing, including how reading shapes us, how to read as a writer, finding the time to read, reading however (and wherever) you can, reading for enjoyment vs. learning, improving your writing through the books you read, applying lessons and breaking the rules, writing craft books and more.NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Evan. Click here to check out part one.OUR SPONSOR:Transference by Ian Patterson is a sci-fi dystopia that dissects 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 friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT OUR GUEST:Evan Leikam is the author of Anji Kills A King, his debut novel, and a content creator/podcaster known as Book Reviews Kill. You can purchase Anji Kills A King here.Find Evan on Instagram and Amazon.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.M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves.Find M.J. on Instagram and her 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.FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD 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 M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author/content creator Evan Leikam (AKA Book Reviews Kill) about his new debut novel Anji Kills A King, video games and storytelling, working crappy jobs and perseverance, structure and writing as a JOB, touring as a musician, shocking inciting incidents and setting the tone for a story, writing a character-driven story, gratitude, edibles and much more.NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Evan. Stayed tuned next week for his writing masterclass on Reading to Become a Better Writer. And for more on Evan's content creation as Book Reviews Kill, check out Ep. 119 here.OUR SPONSOR:Transference by Ian Patterson is a sci-fi dystopia that dissects 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 friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT OUR GUEST:Evan Leikam is the author of Anji Kills A King, his debut novel, and a content creator/podcaster known as Book Reviews Kill. You can purchase Anji Kills A King here.Find Evan on Instagram and Amazon.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.M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves.Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram and her 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.FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD 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, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on How to Write Unlikable Characters with bestselling author Joe Abercrombie. During the episode, Joe unpacks the core traits of unlikable characters, including what makes an unlikable character likable, why readers are fascinated by awful people, the process of creating an unlikable character, the importance of character voice, conveying character details through dialogue, morally gray character arcs, active vs. passive characters, revealing character vulnerabilities and flaws, reader investment, morally gray worlds, external conflict and more.NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Joe. Click here to check out part one.OUR SPONSOR:Transference by Ian Patterson is a sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical industry and economic inequality 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 friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT 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 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 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.FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD 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, 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 friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT 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.FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD 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 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:- Scriptnotes Podcast- 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 SaundersOUR 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 friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT 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.FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD 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/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 friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT 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:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD 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 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 friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT 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:
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 friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT 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:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD 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 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 friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT 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:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD 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 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 friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT 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:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD 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 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 friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT 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:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD 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 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 friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT 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 onTwitter, 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:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD 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 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+.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 friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT 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.FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD 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 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 friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT 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.FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD 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
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Rodgers joins to break down the suspension of criminal charges in the case of NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Plus, in The Spiel, we keep track of the growing list of court rulings against Trump—along with the few he's actually won. Keep Track of Court Rulings against Trump Below Just Security Akin Washington Post Produced by Corey Wara Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist Subscribe to The Gist: https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ Subscribe to The Gist Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g Subscribe to The Gist Instagram Page: GIST INSTAGRAM Follow Mikes Substack at: Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The boys review Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Uncharted: Among Thieves, the Hitman movie, and the news from January 2025!-0:00 - Intro0:28 - Life is Strange: Double Exposure Review (S)22:47 - January 2025 News56:37 - Hitman Review1:05:32 - Uncharted: Among Thieves Review (J)1:15:10 - Outro
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 friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT 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.FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD 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 Gourav Mohanty about his new novel Dance of Shadows, The Raag of Rta series, grimdark and the Indian SFF market, the influences of both A Song of Ice & Fire and Toni Morrison, being a writer, lawyer and stand-up comedian, storytelling across career types, his sense of humor and Indian politics, writing a large cast of characters, showing world and setting through characters, the challenges of writing a sequel, depictions of violence, action scenes and much more. 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 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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 purchase here. Find Gourav 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, 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. 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 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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: 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 mini-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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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, 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
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! 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-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+. 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a mini-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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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: 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 mini-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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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: 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 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 Ficitonal 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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: 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: - The SFWA Ad Astra Cookbook 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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
Willkommen zu unserer Komplettlösung von Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, in der wir euch bei allen Kapiteln des Action-Adventures beistehen. In unserer Lösung findet ihr Tipps und Walkthroughs zu jeder Mission.
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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+. 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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 delve into a mini-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+. 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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: 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 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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: 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 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) - 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram 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 mini-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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion Ad: "Beyond Horizon" by CharlVera
Development of The Last of Us began in 2009, soon after the release of Naughty Dog's previous game, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. For the first time in the company's history, Naughty Dog split into two teams; while one team developed Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, the other half developed The Last of Us. The relationship between Joel and Ellie became the focus, with all other elements developed around it. Actors Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson portrayed Joel and Ellie, respectively, through voice and motion capture, and assisted creative director Neil Druckmann with the development of the characters and story. The original score was composed and performed by Gustavo Santaolalla.
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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram 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 mini-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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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: "Beyond Horizon" by CharlVera
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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-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+. 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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. 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
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+. 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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. 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sff-addicts/message
Support Boss Rush on Patreon This month on Boss Rush Video Game Book Club, Corey Dirrig, Stephanie Klimov, and Pat Klein discuss Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, the 2013 hit from visionary Josef Faris. Follow Boss Rush: X/Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bossrushnetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bossrushnetwork Threads: https://www.threads.net/bossrushnetwork Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bossrushnetwork LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bossrushnetwork/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/bossrushnetwork Podcast: https://www.anchor.fm/bossrushpodcast Join our Communities: Discord: https://discord.gg/GHp5y8tQcu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bossrushnetwork LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12948553/ Website: https://www.bossrush.net Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bossrushnetwork Boss Rush Podcast Hosts: Corey Dirrig: https://www.twitter.com/IamCoreyinHD Stephanie Klimov: https://www.twitter.com/Klimov_Author LeRon Dawkins: https://www.twitter.com/Exodus803 Pat Klein: https://www.twitter.com/Auditor415 Thank you for watching the Boss Rush Podcast and Video Game Book Club on The Boss Rush Network. If you enjoyed this discussion, please consider subscribing to the Boss Rush Network YouTube channel and leave a thumbs up on the video. Consider leaving the show a rating and a nice review on your favorite podcast service. Your listenership and support means more than you know. Thanks for watching and listening and we will see you next week.
**Support Boss Rush on Patreon** On this Boss Rush Video Game Book Club, Corey Dirrig, Pat Klein, and special guest Clint Coombs from Spreading the Nerd sit down to discuss Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Naughty Dog's incredible sequel that began PlayStation's position as the premiere single-player storytelling platform. Does this PlayStation 3 game hold up? *Join the Boss Rush Discord* *Visit the Boss Rush Website* Thank you for listening or watching Boss Rush Video Game Book Club, part of The Boss Rush Podcast and The Boss Rush Network. If you enjoyed this discussion please leave us a five star rating or a nice review on your podcast service of choice. If you watch us on YouTube, subscribe to the channel and like the video. If you would like to listen early, consider joining our Patreon. Your listenership and viewership means more than you know. We appreciate your time.
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-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: - 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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. 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sff-addicts/message
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Christopher Buehlman about his new novel The Daughter's War, The Blacktongue Thief, renaissance fairs, "Christoph the Insulter," comedy and empathy, creating an engrossing atmosphere, writing a range of voices and tones, invention vs. research, trusting your characters and much more. 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) - 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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. 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sff-addicts/message
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a mini-masterclass on Creating Fictional Cultures with bestselling, award-winning author Rebecca Roanhorse. During the episode, Rebecca weaves a cultural tapestry, exploring why “culture” is important to human beings, approaches for creating a fictional culture, research and lived experience, details and sensory descriptors, characters in relation to culture, real world vs. secondary world cultures, cultural appropriation vs. inspiration and more. 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: sffaddictspod@gmail.com 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sff-addicts/message
No one wants to feel unsafe in their home and no one understands this better than Detective Dan. So when an older couple returns from vacation to find their house has been burgled, he jumps on the case. Dan discovers two young men in the neighborhood whose stories aren't adding up and he won't let up until he gets to the truth. Bonus: Dan shares practical tips for anyone looking to protect their home and property.The detective: Detective DanDet. Dan was formerly a K9 handler and Violent Crimes detective at the same Small Town police department as his brother. Dan regards his years as a K9 handler to be the most rewarding of his career. He is now retired. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
You've traveled far and faced trials that would demoralize most... or worse.But here you emerge, into the sun, holding in your hands the thing you've been searching for so long: The Uncharted bonus episode of Into the Aether.---Find us everywhere: https://intothecast.onlineBuy some merch if you'd like: https://shop.intothecast.onlineJoin the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/intothecast---Follow on Threads: https://threads.net/@intothecastFollow on Tumblr: https://intothecast.tumblr.com---Follow Stephen Hilger: https://stephenhilgerart.com/Follow Brendon Bigley: https://threads.net/@brendonbigleyProduced by AJ Fillari: https://bsky.app/profile/ajfillari.bsky.social---Season 6 Cover Art by Scout Wilkinson: https://scoutwilkinson.myportfolio.com/Theme song by Will LaPorte: https://instagram.com/ghostdownphoto---Timecodes:(00:00) - It's Uncharted time BABY (02:18) - NaughtyDog's influence and the state of crunch (09:06) - Histories with the series (39:18) - Nate's Theme by Greg Edmonson (39:44) - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (01:05:00) - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (01:20:32) - Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (01:33:23) - Uncharted: Golden Abyss (01:41:08) - A Thief's End by Henry Jackman (01:41:39) - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (02:13:24) - Uncharted: Lost Legacy (02:28:34) - A Thief's End by Henry Jackman (02:28:58) - Nathan Drake (said in the cadence of "Donkey Kong") (02:29:27) - Uncharted losing the supernatural | From Rebecca (02:34:46) - What if instead of combat... anything else? | From GJ (02:37:47) - Nathan Drake loves SUBS | From Cameron (02:40:20) - Uncharted: Drake's CInematic Adaptation | From Matt (02:43:20) - Drake's Fancast | From Ponk (02:47:12) - THE Uncharted game | From saiklex (02:48:56) - The sibling reveal | From Christian Spicer (02:51:03) - Ludonarrative dissonance | From Lady Borkington's Biggest Fan (02:52:37) - Twodonarrative dissonance | From Chase (02:55:33) - Uncharted's influence | From Brittlemoon (03:02:35) - Wrapping up (03:05:36) - Nate's Theme ---Thanks to all of our amazing patrons including our Eternal Gratitude members:GrokCorey ZDirectional JoySusan HOlivia KDan SIsaac SWill CJim WEvan BDavid Hmin2Aaron GVErik MBrady HJoshua JTony LDanny KSeth MAdam BJustin KAndy HDemoParker EMaxwell LSpiritofthunderJason WJason TCorey TMinnow Eats WhaleCaleb WfingerbellyJesse WMike TCodesWesleyErik BmebezacSergio LninjadeathdogRory BA42PoundMooseAndrewJustin MPeterStellar.BeesBrendan KScott RwreckxNoah OMichael GArcturusChris RhepaheCory FChase ALoveDiesNick QWes KChris MRBMichaela WAdam FScott HAlexander SPTherese KjgprintersJessica BMurrayDavid PJason KBede RKamrin HKyle SPhilip N ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★