It’s not a caper, it’s an operation! Hugo nominee Sarah Gailey joins us for hippo mayhem on the eve of the launch party for her Tor.com novella, River of Teeth. She regales us with tales of stress hippos, the women of Harry Potter, the perils of nonfiction and so much more.
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Literary agent Mary C. Moore of Kimberley Cameron & Associates joins us for a discussion of all things agenting. What captures her attention in a query or pitch? How does one go about becoming an agent? Has she ever been slipped a manuscript under the bathroom stall? You must tune in to discover the answers, gentle listener.
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Author Catriona Ward, British Fantasy Award winner for her novel The Girl From Rawblood (or, simply, Rawblood for UK fans) joins George, Chia and Chris to discuss her thrilling book and her plans for the future.
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While George and Chris are off on adventures, Cath and Chia hijack the show to talk about two current obsessions: Ben Aaronovitch‘s Peter Grant / Rivers of London series and Lisa Cron’s Story Genius.
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Award-winning author Nisi Shawl joins us to talk about her fascinating alt-history steampunk novel Everfair, her Writing the Other workshop and her many other writing and editing projects. With feline assistance!
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We’ve been jawing so much recently about the state of the comics industry–why not get an informed opinion from the trenches? Heather Harris McFarlane is a writer and editor as well as the owner of Seattle-area Magic Mirror Comics. She joins us to discuss the intricacies of comic retail, her shop’s gofundme campaign, honing her Jedi skills with the Saber Guild, and what it’s like to be “a girl in a comics shop.” No, 2017, she’s no unicorn.
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What do worldbuilding and guilty pleasures have in common? Not a damned thing other than our desire to discuss both this week. We begin with reactions to recent anti-worldbuilding press and how it may or may not affect your fiction. Then we regale each other with tales of TV shows too guilty to enjoy responsibly: Riverdale, Once Upon a Time, Under the Dome, Black Sails, Ripper Street and Bastard!!, to name a few.
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Locus magazine is the de facto journal of the genre fiction field. We chat with Editor-in-Chief Liza Groen Trombi about the challenges of print and online publishing, keeping up with the industry and what’s next for Locus. With color commentary by Lena the cat!
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