by Megan Leigh | January 11, 2018 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAre you ready for your to-read and to-watch lists to explode? Charlotte, Lucy, and I discuss our favourite genre pieces of 2017 and what we’re most looking forward to in 2018. We lament terrible accents and...
by Megan Leigh | December 7, 2017 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSRegular listeners will already be familiar with the fabulous RJ Barker who joined us live at Nine Worlds to discuss realistic characters. This week, Charlotte interviews RJ about writing female characters, his...
by Megan Leigh | November 23, 2017 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSMost science fiction and fantasy focus on humans – or at least societal structures that are recognisable from within cultures on Earth. Given that genre fiction is meant to be one of unlimited imagination, why...
by Lucy Hounsom | November 9, 2017 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHow important are video games in showcasing diversity? Can they do it better than other forms of media? Whether ‘diversity’ means eschewing the traditional cis white male protagonist or encountering a...
by Megan Leigh | October 26, 2017 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis week, we are taking a slight detour from our usual subject matter and taking a look at witchcraft and ritual in the real world from writers who identify as witches and explore these ideas in their non-fiction...
by Megan Leigh | October 12, 2017 | Episodes, Live
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAt this year’s FantasyCon in Peterborough, Breaking the Glass Slipper was lucky enough to interview one of the guests of honour, Patย Cadigan. Pat is a writer of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, a...