Podcast appearances and mentions of marguerite reed

Story length can be confusing to some writers and none more so than Nina. The Mad Writers help Nina figure out what is going wrong and why her short stories keep accidentally turning into novels and novellas. They work through the Hugo definitions of the various story lengths as well as working through the things that make stories longer as you write.Notable NotesOrson Scott Card's MICE method as explained by Karen Woodward Writing Excuses MICE episode Writing Excuses episode on Short Stories - in which Mary Robinette Kowal explains her calculationsRecommended Reading Tim's recommendation: Updraft (Bone Universe) by Fran Wilde Jay's recommendation: Hawkmoon: The Jewel in the Skull by Michael Moorcock Nina's recommendation: Archangel (The Chronicles of Ubastis) by Marguerite Reed

Marguerite Reed‘s Archangel (Arche Press, 2015) introduces a hero not often found at the center of science fiction: a mother, who takes cuddling responsibilities as seriously as she does the fate of her planet. Of course, Vashti Loren plays many roles besides Mom. She’s also a hunter, a scientist, a tour guide and the widow of a revered early settler. But Reed spotlights her relationship with her toddler, offering a protagonist who’s not only good with a gun but manages to get her kid to daycare on time. “So many protagonists, whether in science fiction or fantasy or adventure fiction or film are disconnected or separate or isolated from family ties, and I wanted to see if I could write something where people did have family ties, where they were connected, as we so often are in the real world,” Reed says. When Loren discovers that a genetically-enhanced and potentially dangerous human soldier has been illegally smuggled onto the planet, she must decide whether he is friend or foe. The former means she can enlist his aid to protect her world, a lush colony faced with the threat of massive – and potentially destructive – immigration; the latter means she must kill him. Ultimately, like a number of books nominated for this year’s Philip K. Dick Award, Reed takes readers on an adventure that explores what it means to be human. Archangel was one of six books nominated for this year’s Philip K. Dick Award. It received a special citation on March 25 at Norwescon. The winner of this year’s award is Apex by Ramez Nam; I hope to have Nam as a guest on the podcast in the coming weeks. Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He worked for many years as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform, and now serves as director of communications for a think tank in New York City. He blogs at Rob Wolf Books and I Saw it Today. Follow him on Twitter: @robwolfbooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marguerite Reed‘s Archangel (Arche Press, 2015) introduces a hero not often found at the center of science fiction: a mother, who takes cuddling responsibilities as seriously as she does the fate of her planet. Of course, Vashti Loren plays many roles besides Mom. She’s also a hunter, a scientist, a tour guide and the widow of a revered early settler. But Reed spotlights her relationship with her toddler, offering a protagonist who’s not only good with a gun but manages to get her kid to daycare on time. “So many protagonists, whether in science fiction or fantasy or adventure fiction or film are disconnected or separate or isolated from family ties, and I wanted to see if I could write something where people did have family ties, where they were connected, as we so often are in the real world,” Reed says. When Loren discovers that a genetically-enhanced and potentially dangerous human soldier has been illegally smuggled onto the planet, she must decide whether he is friend or foe. The former means she can enlist his aid to protect her world, a lush colony faced with the threat of massive – and potentially destructive – immigration; the latter means she must kill him. Ultimately, like a number of books nominated for this year’s Philip K. Dick Award, Reed takes readers on an adventure that explores what it means to be human. Archangel was one of six books nominated for this year’s Philip K. Dick Award. It received a special citation on March 25 at Norwescon. The winner of this year’s award is Apex by Ramez Nam; I hope to have Nam as a guest on the podcast in the coming weeks. Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He worked for many years as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform, and now serves as director of communications for a think tank in New York City. He blogs at Rob Wolf Books and I Saw it Today. Follow him on Twitter: @robwolfbooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marguerite Reed‘s Archangel (Arche Press, 2015) introduces a hero not often found at the center of science fiction: a mother, who takes cuddling responsibilities as seriously as she does the fate of her planet. Of course, Vashti Loren plays many roles besides Mom. She’s also a hunter, a scientist, a tour guide and the widow of a revered early settler. But Reed spotlights her relationship with her toddler, offering a protagonist who’s not only good with a gun but manages to get her kid to daycare on time. “So many protagonists, whether in science fiction or fantasy or adventure fiction or film are disconnected or separate or isolated from family ties, and I wanted to see if I could write something where people did have family ties, where they were connected, as we so often are in the real world,” Reed says. When Loren discovers that a genetically-enhanced and potentially dangerous human soldier has been illegally smuggled onto the planet, she must decide whether he is friend or foe. The former means she can enlist his aid to protect her world, a lush colony faced with the threat of massive – and potentially destructive – immigration; the latter means she must kill him. Ultimately, like a number of books nominated for this year’s Philip K. Dick Award, Reed takes readers on an adventure that explores what it means to be human. Archangel was one of six books nominated for this year’s Philip K. Dick Award. It received a special citation on March 25 at Norwescon. The winner of this year’s award is Apex by Ramez Nam; I hope to have Nam as a guest on the podcast in the coming weeks. Rob Wolf is the author of The Alternate Universe and The Escape. He worked for many years as a journalist, writing on a wide range of topics from science to justice reform, and now serves as director of communications for a think tank in New York City. He blogs at Rob Wolf Books and I Saw it Today. Follow him on Twitter: @robwolfbooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[artwork by Akihiko Yoshida] Marguerite Reed, author of "Archangel: The Chronicles of Ubastis", returns to the Big Chair at the Roundtable to lend her superior brainstorming mojo to a tale of demon hunters, necromancers, and the quest for redemption. The tale is offered up by Guest Writer Gilberto Galvez and features two cultures in a land of demons and corruption and the demon hunter who must risk everything to retrieve his his master from the clutches of a mad necromancer. With Lauren "Scribe" Harris ("Exorcising Aaron Nguyen (The Millroad Academy Exorcists Book 1)" in the mix, we explore the shadowed recesses of character and conflict, teasing out threads of gold and weaving them into a tapestry of epic storytelling. The Literary Gold is strewn like Mardi Gras beads and there's plenty for you... just click that "PLAY"  button (and make sure you've checked out Marguerite's 20 Minutes With... Interview!) PROMO:  The Dark Justice Story Bundle Workshop Episode 91 (Guest Host: Marguerite Reed) [caution: mature language - listener discretion is advised] Share your comments to this (or any) episode over at the RTP Forum! Check out this and all our episodes on iTunes and on Stitcher Radio! Marguerite on the internet... She's working on the sequel to "Archangel" (titled "Legion") She's launched a Patreon Page for fans of her work! She'll be at WisCon, Armadillo Con, and World Con in the coming year Stay up to date on all her doings at her website and on Facebook and Twitter, too! Guest Writer: Gilberto Galvez Gilberto Galvez   Check him out on Twitter and his NaNoWriMo profile       Lauren "Scribe" Harris bring's her A-Game to everything... Lauren "Scribe" Harris She's finishing up "Hellhound", a YA contemporary fantasy Soon, her narration for Starla Huchton's "Shadows on Snow: A Flipped Fairy Tale (Flipped Fairy Tales)" will be in the world Definitely follow along with her adventures at her blog, on the Twitters and the Facebooks And there are several literary treats of her's you can enjoy...

Marguerite Reed, author of the newly released (and much acclaimed) "Archangel (The Chronicles of Ubastis)", knew she was going to be a writer at 13. In her journey to discover her authorial voice, she found her own, along with a love for history, science, and a good fight. Her storytelling is fearless, her characters are authentic, and her artistic vision is fueled by her passion for the writer's craft. Joined once again by Lauren "Scribe" Harris - author of "Exorcising Aaron Nguyen (The Millroad Academy Exorcists Book 1)" - as my co-host we launch into a whirlwind of writerly discourse, exploring Marguerite's perspective on the First Person POV, her process of refining a story, discussing women in Science Fiction, global authenticity in storytelling and more. It's a veritable buffet of writerly goodness... to fill your plate, just click that "PLAY" button