SFF Addicts
By Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly
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Ep. 211: Making the Most of Conventions with Andy Peloquin, Tim Hickson & T. D. Orel (Indie Appreciation Month)
Join host Greta Kelly and guest authors/content creators Andy Peloquin, Tim Hickson (AKA Hello Future Me) and T. D. Orel for an Indie Appreciation Month panel on Making the Most of Conventions. During the panel, Andy, Tim and Tanner discuss first conventions, attending cons as a fan vs. as a professional, when to start attending conventions, selling books at cons and events, merch and swag, sales tactics and connecting with readers, pitching your books, imposter syndrome and social anxiety, making meaningful connections, balancing the professional and the personal, stepping outside of your comfort zone, trusting your instincts and more.
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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.
Purchase it here in eBook + paperback.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review SFF Addicts
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ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
Andy Peloquin is the bestselling author of the Darkblade series, the Queen of Thieves series and more. Find Andy on Instagram, Amazon and his website.
Tim Hickson is the creator of the Hello Future Me YouTube channel, as well as the author of the On Writing and Worldbuilding series and A Catalogue for the End of Humanity. Find Tim on Instagram, Amazon and YouTube.
T. D. Orel is the author of Titan's Nest and Sigra's Roost. Find T. D. on Instagram, Amazon and his website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and A Murder Most Fungal.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and Killswitch Protocol.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
Ep. 210: Cover Art & Book Design with Jeff Brown, Philip C. Quaintrell, Rachel St Clair & Scott Palmer (Indie Appreciation Month)
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and guest authors/artists Jeff Brown, Philip C. Quaintrell, Rachel St Clair and Scott Palmer for an Indie Appreciation Month panel on Cover Art & Book Design. During the panel, Jeff, Philip, Rachel and Scott discuss what cover and book design are, creating a visual brand, the importance of typography and fonts, interior formatting and design, what makes a good vs. bad piece of art, due diligence and art/design no-nos, cover legibility and visual impact, evolving cover trends, setting reader expectations, commissioning artists, book titles, costs/budgeting, communication, timelines and more.
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OUR SPONSOR:
Go Back by Emily Wagner is a dystopian novel that explores the role of technology in our lives, and the ways in which governments can control it.
Purchase it here in hardcover, paperback and eBook.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review SFF Addicts
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ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
Jeff Brown is an illustrator and book cover designer who has worked with The Broken Binding, Tor Books, HarperCollins, Bloomsbury and more. Find Jeff on Instagram and his website.
Rachel St Clair is a book designer and typography artist who has worked with The Broken Binding and countless indie authors, as well as on numerous crowdfunding campaigns. Find Rachel on Instagram, Behance and her website.
Philip C. Quaintrell is the bestselling author of the epic fantasy series A Time of Dragons, The Echoes Saga and The Ranger Archives. Find Philip on Instagram, Amazon and his website.
Scott Palmer is the award-winning author of The Last Ballad epic fantasy series. Find Scott on Instagram, Amazon and his website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and A Murder Most Fungal.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and Killswitch Protocol.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Catching the Killer" by JoelFazhari
- Video made using licensed materials from https://envato.com/
Ep. 209: Portal Fantasies with Seanan McGuire & Micaiah Johnson (Masterclass Panel)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly for a masterclass panel on Portal Fantasies, featuring guest authors Seanan McGuire and Micaiah Johnson. During the panel, they open the door to portal fantasies, discussing what a portal fantasy is, the appeal of this subgenre, age markets and genre fatigue, portal sci-fi and secondary worlds, establishing the rules of your portal, reflecting our own world through alternate worlds and more.
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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.
Purchase it here in eBook + paperback.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review SFF Addicts
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ABOUT OUR PANELISTS:
Seanan McGuire is the bestselling, award-winning author of the Wayward Children series, the October Daye series and more.
Find Seanan on Tumblr, Instagram, Amazon and her website.
Micaiah Johnson is the award-winning author of The Space Between Worlds and Those Beyond the Wall.
Find Micaiah on Instagram, Amazon and her website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and A Murder Most Fungal.
Find Adrian on Instagram and his website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and the upcoming Killswitch Protocol.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
Find Greta on Instagram and her website.
FOLLOW US:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
Ep. 208: Incorporating Music into SFF with Peter Orullian (Writing Masterclass)
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a writing masterclass on Incorporating Music into SFF with author/musician Peter Orullian. During the episode, Peter strikes a narrative chord, discussing the intersection of music and storytelling, novelizing concept albums, the musicality of prose, writing characters who ARE musicians, music in our world vs. secondary worlds, musical magic systems, copyrights and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Peter. Click here to check out part one.
🍄 PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY 🍄
OUR SPONSOR:
Go Back by Emily Wagner is a dystopian novel that explores the role of technology in our lives, and the ways in which governments can control it.
Purchase it here in hardcover, paperback and eBook.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review SFF Addicts
- Share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Peter Orullian is an author and musician. His written works include the Vault of Heaven series and more. You can purchase Songs of the Dead here.
Find Peter on Facebook, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and A Murder Most Fungal.
Find Adrian on Instagram and his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and the upcoming Killswitch Protocol.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
Find Greta on Instagram and her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
Linktree
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Catching the Killer" by JoelFazhari
- Video made using licensed materials from https://envato.com/
Ep. 207: Peter Orullian talks Songs of the Dead, Collabing with Brandon Sanderson, Xbox & More
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with author Peter Orullian about his new novel Songs of the Dead, collaborating on the book with Brandon Sanderson, rock/metal culture, multi-layered worldbuilding, musical magic, the living vs. the dead, creative fluidity, video games and working at Microsoft/Xbox, Unbroken and Kickstarter success, the triumphs of community, Christmas movies, antagonists and more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Peter. Stayed tuned next week for his writing masterclass on Incorporating Music into SFF.
🍄 PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY 🍄
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.
Purchase it here in eBook + paperback.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review SFF Addicts
- Share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Peter Orullian is an author and musician. His written works include the Vault of Heaven series and more. You can purchase Songs of the Dead here.
Find Peter on Facebook, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and A Murder Most Fungal.
Find Adrian on Instagram and his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and the upcoming Killswitch Protocol.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
Find Greta on 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
Ep. 206: The Art of the Short Story with Isabel J. Kim (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on The Art of the Short Story with award-winning author Isabel J. Kim. During the episode, Isabel gets to the short of it, discussing what a short story is, short fiction as a testing ground, comparing short-form vs. long-form fiction, approaching theme, plot and structure in short stories, conciseness and pacing, trimming stories down, selling your short stories and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Isabel. Click here to check out part one.
🍄 PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY 🍄
OUR SPONSOR:
Go Back by Emily Wagner is a dystopian novel that explores the role of technology in our lives, and the ways in which governments can control it.
Purchase it here in hardcover, paperback and eBook.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review SFF Addicts
- Share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Isabel J. Kim is the award-winning author of Sublimation and numerous short stories, as well as co-host of the Wow If True podcast.
Find Isabel on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and the upcoming A Murder Most Fungal.
Find Adrian on Instagram and his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and the upcoming Killswitch Protocol.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
Find Greta on Instagram and her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
Linktree
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Catching the Killer" by JoelFazhari
- Video made using licensed materials from https://envato.com/
Ep. 205: Isabel J. Kim talks Sublimation, Immigrant Experiences, Technothrillers & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning author Isabel J. Kim about her debut novel Sublimation, fleshing out a short story into a novel, the immigrant experience, writing multiple versions of the same characters, tech corporations and technothrillers, writing 2nd-person perspective, book deals and bidding wars, TV adaptations, weird internet culture, studying copyright law and more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Isabel. Stayed tuned next week for her writing masterclass on The Art of the Short Story.
🍄 PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY 🍄
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.
Purchase it here in eBook + paperback.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review SFF Addicts
- Share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Isabel J. Kim is the award-winning author of Sublimation and numerous short stories. She is also the co-host of the Wow If True podcast. You can purchase Sublimation here.
Find Isabel on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and the upcoming A Murder Most Fungal.
Find Adrian on Instagram and his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and the upcoming Killswitch Protocol.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
Find Greta on 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
Ep. 204: Drawing from Global History with Shannon Chakraborty (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Drawing from Global History with bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty. During the episode, Shannon traverses the world, discussing global interconnectedness across time, using SFF to shine a light on history, deciding on a historical time/place for your story, knowing when to deviate from history, author responsibility and intentions, accessible approaches for research, historical authenticity, academics/historians and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Shannon. Click here to check out part one.
🍄 PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY 🍄
OUR SPONSOR:
Go Back by Emily Wagner is a dystopian novel that explores the role of technology in our lives, and the ways in which governments can control it.
Purchase it here in hardcover, paperback and eBook.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review SFF Addicts
- Share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Shannon Chakraborty is the bestselling author of The Daevabad Trilogy and The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi. Her latest release is The Tapestry of Fate.
Find Shannon on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues. Preorder A Murder Most Fungal.
Find Adrian on Instagram and his website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves. Preorder Killswitch Protocol.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen. Preorder The Throwaways.
Find Greta on Instagram and her website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
Linktree
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Catching the Killer" by JoelFazhari
- Video made using licensed materials from https://envato.com/
Ep. 203: Shannon Chakraborty talks The Tapestry of Fate, Older Protagonists, Found Family & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty about her new novel The Tapestry of Fate, writing a more mature, middle-aged protagonist in The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi series, portraying motherhood on the page, blood family vs. found family, Middle Eastern poisoners and demons, balancing science with the occult, writing complex antagonists, the value of day jobs, breaking into publishing and more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Shannon. Stayed tuned next week for her writing masterclass on Drawing from Global History.
🍄 PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY 🍄
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.
Purchase it here in eBook + paperback.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review SFF Addicts
- Share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Shannon Chakraborty is the bestselling author of The Daevabad Trilogy and The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi. Her latest release is The Tapestry of Fate, which you can purchase here.
Find Shannon on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and the upcoming A Murder Most Fungal.
Find Adrian on Instagram and his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and the upcoming Killswitch Protocol.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
Find Greta on 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
Ep. 202: Writing for the Reader Experience with Sunyi Dean (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing for the Reader Experience with bestselling author Sunyi Dean. During the episode, Sunyi caters to the reader, discussing why authors should consider the reader experience, putting yourself in the “beginner’s mindset," offering value to the reader, promises and hooking them from the outset, delivering information at the right time, simple vs. complex prose, writing for yourself vs. the reader, author voice, revision and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Sunyi. Click here to check out part one.
🍄 PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY 🍄
OUR SPONSOR:
Go Back by Emily Wagner is a dystopian novel that explores the role of technology in our lives, and the ways in which governments can control it.
Purchase it here in hardcover, paperback and eBook.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review SFF Addicts
- Share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Sunyi Dean is the bestselling author of The Book Eaters and co-host of the Publishing Rodeo Podcast. Her latest release is The Girl with a Thousand Faces, which you can purchase here.
Find Sunyi on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and the upcoming A Murder Most Fungal.
Find Adrian on Instagram and his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and the upcoming Killswitch Protocol.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
Find Greta on Instagram and her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
Linktree
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Catching the Killer" by JoelFazhari
- Video made using licensed materials from https://elements.envato.com/
Ep. 201: Sunyi Dean talks The Girl with a Thousand Faces, Chinese Ghosts, Publishing Rodeo & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Sunyi Dean about her new novel The Ghost with a Thousand Faces, Chinese ghosts and folklore, Cantonese humor, Kowloon Walled City and the horrors of war, juggling multiple timelines, the Publishing Rodeo Podcast and transparency about publishing, living around the world, persistence and community, representations of neurodivergence in SFF, balancing work with family, messy first books and more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Sunyi. Stayed tuned next week for her writing masterclass on Writing for the Reader Experience.
🍄 PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY 🍄
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.
Purchase it here in eBook + paperback.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review SFF Addicts
- Share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Sunyi Dean is the bestselling author of The Book Eaters and co-host of the Publishing Rodeo Podcast. Her latest release is The Girl with a Thousand Faces, which you can purchase here.
Find Sunyi on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and the upcoming A Murder Most Fungal.
Find Adrian on Instagram and his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and the upcoming Killswitch Protocol.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
Find Greta on 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
200th Episode *LIVE* Q&A SPECIAL with H. M. Long, Evan Leikam & Krystle Matar
SFF Addicts podcast has reached a huge milestone: 200 episodes!!! To celebrate, co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly recorded a LIVE FAN Q&A, answering questions from our beloved audience alongside special guests/friends of the show H. M. Long, Evan Leikam & Krystle Matar. During the episode, they delve into all kinds of topics, including their podcasting journey, the ups and downs of writing, fictional worlds they'd want to live in, book recommendations for non-readers, their favorite sandwiches and so much more.
Thank you all so much for supporting SFF Addicts for 200 episodes, and here's to many more ❤️
🍄 PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY 🍄
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
H. M. Long is the author of The Winter Sea series, The Four Pillars series and Entwined. Find her on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
Evan Leikam is the author of Anji Kills A King, as well as a content creator/podcaster known as Book Reviews Kill. Find him on Instagram and Amazon.
Krystle Matar is the author of Legacy of the Brightwash and Legacy of Brick & Bone. She is also the co-host of The Dripping Bucket Podcast. Find her on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and the upcoming A Murder Most Fungal.
Find Adrian on Instagram and his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and the upcoming Killswitch Protocol.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
Find Greta on Instagram and her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
Linktree
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Ep. 199: Publishing in Different Genres with Ai Jiang (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Publishing in Different Genres with award-winning author Ai Jiang. During the episode, Ai breaks down the fundamentals of genre, including genre trends in publishing, building a career across multiple genres, genre expectations and targeting audiences, chasing genre trends, self-publishing and short stories as genre testing grounds, the viability of specific genres with agents and editors, the benefits and challenges of genre-blending and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Ai. Click here to check out part one.
🍄 PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY 🍄
OUR SPONSOR:
Go Back by Emily Wagner is a dystopian novel that explores the role of technology in our lives, and the ways in which governments can control it.
Purchase it here in hardcover, paperback and eBook.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review SFF Addicts
- Share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Ai Jiang is the award-winning author of A Palace Near the Wind, Linghun, I Am AI and dozens of short stories. Her latest release is A River from the Sky, which you can preorder here.
Find Ai on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and the upcoming A Murder Most Fungal.
Find Adrian on Instagram and his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and the upcoming Killswitch Protocol.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
Find Greta on Instagram and her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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- Music: "Catching the Killer" by JoelFazhari
- Video made using licensed materials from https://elements.envato.com/
SEND US QUESTIONS for the 200th Episode FAN Q&A LIVESTREAM
We are so excited to celebrate 200 EPISODES of SFF Addicts podcast!!! In honor of this huge upcoming milestone, co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M. J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly will be going live for a fan Q&A 200th episode, and they’ll be joined by special guests/friends of the show Evan Leikam, H. M. Long & Krystle Matar!
EMAIL YOUR QUESTIONS to sffaddictspod@gmail.com with the subject line "Episode 200" and they’ll answer them during the livestream on April 27 @ 8pm ET on the FanFiAddict YouTube channel.
And your questions can be about anything: writing, podcasting, publishing, the show itself—whatever comes to mind!
Ep. 198: Ai Jiang talks A River from the Sky, Science Fantasy, Unreliable Narrators & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning author Ai Jiang about her new novella A River from the Sky, nature vs. industrialization, incorporating technology into science fantasy, unreliable narrators and palace intrigue, family dynamics, rebellion vs. control, big lessons from writing workshops, the appeal of short-form fiction, the learning curve of writing a full-length novel, winning awards and career priorities, balancing passion with productivity and more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Ai. Stayed tuned next week for her writing masterclass on Publishing in Different Genres.
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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.
Purchase it here in eBook + paperback.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review SFF Addicts
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ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Ai Jiang is the award-winning author of A Palace Near the Wind, Linghun, I Am AI and dozens of short stories. Her latest release is A River from the Sky, which you can preorder here.
Find Ai on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and the upcoming A Murder Most Fungal.
Find Adrian on Instagram and his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and the upcoming Killswitch Protocol.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
Find Greta on Instagram and her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
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Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
Ep. 197: How to Query Agents with Laura Crockett, John Baker & Jennifer Chevais (Masterclass Panel)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly for a masterclass panel on How to Query Agents, featuring literary agents Laura Crockett, John Baker and Jennifer Chevais. During the panel, they lay out the fundamentals of query letters and agents, discussing what agents do, what a query letter is, the anatomy of a query letter, social media presence, how authors can seek out agents, query letter no-nos and more.
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Go Back by Emily Wagner is a dystopian novel that explores the role of technology in our lives, and the ways in which governments can control it.
Purchase it here in hardcover, paperback and eBook.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review SFF Addicts
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ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
Laura Crockett is a senior literary agent at Triada US Literary Agency. Find Laura on Instagram, her agency's website and her personal website.
John Baker is a literary agent at Bell Lomax Moreton. Find John on Instagram and his agency's website.
Jennifer Chevais is an associate literary agent at The Rights Factory. Find Jennifer on Instagram, her agency's website and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and the upcoming A Murder Most Fungal.
Find Adrian on Instagram and his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and the upcoming Killswitch Protocol.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
Find Greta on Instagram and her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Catching the Killer" by JoelFazhari
- Video made using licensed materials from https://elements.envato.com/
Ep. 196: Memory & Time with Mark Lawrence (Writing Masterclass)
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a writing masterclass on Memory & Time with bestselling author Mark Lawrence. During the episode, Mark unlocks the secrets of the mind, including how memory and time play into the human experience, the relationship between memory and identity, forgetting and how memories change across time, the role of emotions in forming memories, collective stories and history, unreliable narrators and narratives, flashbacks and non-linear story structures, revealing the passage of time and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Mark. Click here to check out part one.
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OUR SPONSOR:
Go Back by Emily Wagner is a thrilling, dystopian speculative fiction novel that explores the role of technology in our lives, and the ways in which governments can control it.
Purchase it here in hardcover, paperback and eBook.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review SFF Addicts
- Share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Mark Lawrence is the bestselling author of Prince of Thorns, Red Sister and more. His latest release is Daughter of Crows, which you can purchase here.
Find Mark on Instagram, Amazon and his personal website/blog.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and the upcoming A Murder Most Fungal.
Find Adrian on Instagram and his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and the upcoming Killswitch Protocol.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
Find Greta on Instagram and her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
Linktree
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Catching the Killer" by JoelFazhari
- All video using licensed materials from https://elements.envato.com/
Ep. 195: Mark Lawrence talks Daughter of Crows, Assassin Schools, SPFBO & More
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with bestselling author Mark Lawrence about his new novel Daughter of Crows, writing an older protagonist, showing a character across their life, new twists on assassin schools, evoking an eerie atmosphere, drawing inspirations from pagan mythologies, the meaning of "grimdark," the evolution of self-publishing and SPFBO (the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off), working in mathematics, hard science, “detail porn” and more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Mark. Stayed tuned next week for his writing masterclass on Memory & Time.
You can also check out Mark's crowdsourced "Grimdark Scale" (which was mentioned during the episode) HERE.
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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.
Purchase it here in eBook + paperback.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review SFF Addicts
- Share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Mark Lawrence is the bestselling author of Prince of Thorns, Red Sister and more. His latest release is Daughter of Crows, which you can purchase here.
Find Mark on Instagram, Amazon and his personal website/blog.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues and the upcoming A Murder Most Fungal.
Find Adrian on Instagram and his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, Thick as Thieves and the upcoming Killswitch Protocol.
Find M.J. on Instagram and her personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
Find Greta on 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
Ep. 194: Writing Romantasy with Carissa Broadbent (Writing Masterclass)
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions of highly sensitive topics, specifically depictions of sexual violence in fiction. If you do not wish to hear this, please skip from 39:54-48:40.
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing Romantasy with bestselling author Carissa Broadbent. During the episode, Carissa opens the door to the heart of romantasy, including what the subgenre is and why it's so immensely popular, romantasy's target audience, organically interweaving romance and fantasy, the importance of characterization in romantasy, sex and the spectrum of spice levels, representations of sexual violence in romantasy and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Carissa. Click here to check out part one.
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OUR SPONSOR:
FLOUR & FORGE by Herman Steuernagel is The Hobbit meets The Wizard of Oz in a charming, feel-good fantasy adventure.
Available now in all formats. Purchase it HERE.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (bonus episodes, author readings and more)
- Rate and review the show
- Share it with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Carissa Broadbent is the bestselling author of The Crowns of Nyaxia series and The War of Lost Hearts series. Her latest release is Mother of Death & Dawn, which you can purchase here.
Find Carissa on Instagram, TikTok, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues.
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:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Epic Fantasy" by kornevmusic
- Video provided by client
Ep. 193: Carissa Broadbent talks The War of Lost Hearts, Hybrid Publishing, Marketing & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Carissa Broadbent about her new novel Mother of Death & Dawn and The War of Lost Hearts series, building up broken characters, balancing big stakes with intimate moments, finding hope in dark times, differences between self-publishing and traditional publishing, truths about marketing and product visibility, the indie-to-trad pipeline, hybrid publishing and book rights, debates about the "romantasy" label and more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Carissa. Stayed tuned next week for her writing masterclass on Writing Romantasy.
🍄 PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY 🍄
OUR SPONSOR:
FLOUR & FORGE by Herman Steuernagel is The Hobbit meets The Wizard of Oz in a charming, feel-good fantasy adventure.
Available now in all formats. Purchase it HERE.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (bonus episodes, author readings and more)
- Rate and review the show
- Share it with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Carissa Broadbent is the bestselling author of The Crowns of Nyaxia series and The War of Lost Hearts series. Her latest release is Mother of Death & Dawn, which you can purchase here.
Find Carissa on Instagram, TikTok, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues.
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:
Linktree
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Epic Fantasy" by kornevmusic
- Video provided by client
Ep. 192: What is an Antihero? with Jeremy Szal (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on What is an Antihero? with author Jeremy Szal. During the episode, Jeremy delves into the dark core of the antihero, including how we can define antiheroes, the antihero as antithesis to the “heroic ideal”, moral ambiguity and cynicism, flawed motivations and selfishness, why audiences root for antiheroes, how an antihero is a product of their world, using an antihero to play with expectations, good/bad antihero tropes and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Jeremy. Click here to check out part one.
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OUR SPONSOR:
Go Back by Emily Wagner is a thrilling, dystopian speculative fiction novel that explores the role of technology in our lives, and the ways in which governments can control it.
Purchase it here in hardcover, paperback and eBook.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (bonus episodes, author readings and more)
- Rate and review the show
- Share it with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Jeremy Szal is the author of The Common trilogy, including Stormblood, Blindspace and Wolfskin, as well as dozens of short stories. His latest release is Wolfskin, which you can pre-order here.
Find Jeremy on Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues.
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, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming The Throwaways.
Find Greta on Instagram and her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
Linktree
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Catching the Killer" by JoelFazhari
- All video using licensed materials from https://elements.envato.com/
Ep. 191: Jeremy Szal talks Wolfskin, Space Opera, Learning Languages & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Jeremy Szal about his new novel Wolfskin, The Common trilogy, crafting a space opera world, alien technology, drugs and addiction, grounding your story in character emotions, channeling rage through action scenes, the challenges of learning new languages, studying film and creative writing, the role of editors and editing, writing short stories, the realities of the publishing world and more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Jeremy. Stayed tuned next week for his writing masterclass on What is an Antihero?
🍄 PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY 🍄
OUR SPONSOR:
Go Back by Emily Wagner is a thrilling, dystopian speculative fiction novel that explores the role of technology in our lives, and the ways in which governments can control it.
Purchase it here in hardcover, paperback and eBook.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (bonus episodes, author readings and more)
- Rate and review the show
- Share it with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Jeremy Szal is the author of The Common trilogy, including Stormblood, Blindspace and Wolfskin, as well as dozens of short stories. His latest release is Wolfskin, which you can pre-order here.
Find Jeremy on Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues.
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:
Linktree
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Catching the Killer" by JoelFazhari
- All video using licensed materials from https://elements.envato.com/
Ep. 190: LitRPG 101 with Matt Dinniman (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on LitRPG 101 with bestselling author Matt Dinniman. During the episode, Matt gives the lowdown on the LitRPG subgenre, including what it is, the rising popularity of the subgenre, incorporating game systems into your story, power progression and consequences, how to pace a LitRPG, writing from the perspective of NPCs and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Matt. Click here to check out part one.
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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.
Purchase it here in eBook + paperback.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon
- Rate and review
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Matt Dinniman is the bestselling author of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, Operation Bounce House and more.
Find Matt on Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues.
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, The Seventh Queen, and the upcoming The Throwaways.
Find Greta on 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
Ep. 189: Matt Dinniman talks Operation Bounce House, Dungeon Crawler Carl, Gamer Culture & More
Join co-hosts M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Matt Dinniman about his new novel Operation Bounce House, Dungeon Crawler Carl, going from self-pub to traditional publishing, audiobooks and Jeff Hays' narration, the creation of Princess Donut, gamer culture, injecting humor into a story, approaches to editing and research, writing weird characters and more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Matt. Stayed tuned next week for his writing masterclass on LitRPG 101.
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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.
Purchase it here in eBook + paperback.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Rate and review
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Matt Dinniman is the bestselling author of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series and more. His latest release is Operation Bounce House, which you can purchase here.
Find Matt on Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues.
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:
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
Ep. 188: How to Talk About Writing with Worldbuilding for Masochists (Crossover Panel)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly for a crossover panel on How to Talk About Writing with Marshall Ryan Maresca, Cass Morris and Natania Barron from Worldbuilding for Masochists podcast! During the panel, they talk about talking about writing, including the importance of communication for modern authors, building your “author brand”, algorithms and authenticity, community and conventions, expectations and career longevity, public speaking, training your voice and body language, how to sell your book (and yourself) and more.
And don't forget to check out the incredible Worldbuilding for Masochists RIGHT HERE.
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OUR SPONSOR:
FLOUR & FORGE by Herman Steuernagel is The Hobbit meets The Wizard of Oz in a charming, feel-good fantasy adventure.
Releasing March 5, 2026 in all formats. Pre-order it HERE in eBook or audiobook.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings and more)
- Rate and review, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUESTS:
Marshall Ryan Maresca is the author of the Maradaine Saga and The Velocity of Revolution.
Find Marshall on Instagram, Bluesky, Amazon and his website.
Cass Morris is the author of The Aven Cycle, a story editor for Mythik Camps and more.
Find Cass on Instagram, Amazon and her website.
Natania Barron is a fantasy author and fashion historian. Her books include The Queens of Fate series, the Love in Netherford series and more.
Find Natania on Instagram, Amazon and her website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues.
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:
Linktree
MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Epic Fantasy" by kornevmusic
- Video provided by client
Ep. 187: Revealing Character Through Dialogue with Scott Lynch (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Revealing Character Through Dialogue with bestselling author Scott Lynch. During the episode, Scott reveals his thoughts on dialogue, including the relationship between dialogue and the human experience, the dialogue that inspired his writing, style and shock value, conveying characterization through dialogue, code switching, colloquialisms and cadence, how word choice can reveal external/internal persona, taking advantage of limited page space, contextual clues, character dynamics, banter and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Scott. Click here to check out part one.
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A weary warrior. A restless baker. A magical side quest neither of them asked for, but both might need. FLOUR & FORGE by Herman Steuernagel is The Hobbit meets The Wizard of Oz in a charming, feel-good fantasy adventure.
Releasing March 5, 2026 in all formats. Pre-order it HERE in eBook or audiobook.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings and more)
- Rate and review, and share us with your friends
EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:
sffaddictspod@gmail.com
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Scott Lynch is the bestselling author of the Gentleman Bastard Sequence, including The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies and The Republic of Thieves.
Find Scott on Instagram, Bluesky, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues.
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:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
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Ep. 186: Scott Lynch talks the Gentleman Bastard Sequence, Heists, Mental Health & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Scott Lynch about his acclaimed the Gentleman Bastard Sequence, the origins of Locke Lamora, worldbuilding approaches, planning a heist 101, compelling character relationships, creating impossible situations for your characters, mental health and therapy, (toxic) fandom and being a public figure, childhood ambitions, medieval Icelandic lawsuits and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Scott. Stayed tuned next week for his writing masterclass on Revealing Character Through Dialogue.
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Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues.
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Ep. 185: Building a Supporting Cast with Nicole Glover (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Building a Supporting Cast with author Nicole Glover. During the episode, Nicole gets by with a little help from her friends, exploring what a supporting cast is, secondary character archetypes/tropes, dynamics between the protagonist and supporting characters, conveying character backstory, the motivations and goals of the supporting cast, balancing character development and skills, creating supporting “baddies” and more.
NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Nicole. Click here to check out part one.
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Nicole Glover is the author of the Murder & Magic series.
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Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves.
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Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen.
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Ep. 184: Nicole Glover talks The Starseekers, the Space Race, Murder Mysteries & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Nicole Glover about her new novel The Starseekers, the Murder & Magic series, falling in love with SFF and writing, alternate history and blending genres, the Space Race and 1960's history, blending magic with math/science, writing a series of standalones, using the past to discuss modern concerns, the fun of murder mysteries, crafting compelling main characters and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Nicole. Stayed tuned next week for her writing masterclass on Building a Supporting Cast.
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Thank you Ian Patterson, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
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Nicole Glover is the author of the Murder & Magic series. Her latest release is The Starseekers, which you can buy here.
Find Nicole on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is the author of Mushroom Blues.
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.
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