by Megan Leigh | October 10, 2019 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSI have been thoroughly enjoying JY Yang’s Tensorate series of novellas so wanted to chat to them about blending science fiction and fantasy, non-binary representation in SFF, and using different structures and forms...
by Megan Leigh | September 12, 2019 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAlternate history narratives – regardless of whether they have overt fantasy or sci-fi elements – are ultimately ‘what if’ narratives. This is the same basic principle underlying all speculative fiction, so it is no...
by Lucy Hounsom | August 15, 2019 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSFrom ancient mythology and religious texts to Star Trek and Harry Potter, trinities – or trios – have always been a common motif. Why is the power of three so potent and what tropes do we tend to see? To help us...
by Lucy Hounsom | July 4, 2019 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSI don’t want the future to be female. I want it to be for everyone.Lisa Yaszek In a fascinating episode that covers everything from telepathic matriarchies to lesbian vampire fiction, academic Lisa Yaszek chats...
by Megan Leigh | May 23, 2019 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Android | RSS There is more to mastering writing than sentences, plots, and character. Writers must also think about the genre they are writing in, the audience they are writing for, and what medium their final piece...
by Megan Leigh | April 11, 2019 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSSometimes it is fun to call the shots on this show – and this week (while Lucy was away on holiday!), I decided to indulge a personal favourite subject of mine: time travel. My love of time travelling tales has been...
