by Megan Leigh | August 25, 2016 | Uncategorised
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSRecorded live at Nine Worlds Geekfest in London on August 13th, 2016. Discussion of both perceived and real barriers women experience when pursuing a writing career in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Megan,...
by Megan Leigh | August 11, 2016 | Uncategorised
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS*Please note that this episode contains spoilers for Game of Thrones season 6. Listen at your own risk. This week, we discuss the tropes common to female villains in SFFH, from irritating cliches to our favourite...
by Megan Leigh | July 28, 2016 | Uncategorised
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSCharlotte takes the helm today, overseeing a discussion of virgins in SFFH. Why do women who have sex often die? Why are magical abilities so often linked to virginity? We ask these questions and more as we discuss...
by Megan Leigh | July 14, 2016 | Uncategorised
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSCharlotte interviews an author who writes both erotica (as Janine Ashbless) and horror (as Keris McDonald). They discuss pornography vs erotica, what frightens a horror writer, and pacing stories as a kind of...
by Megan Leigh | June 30, 2016 | Uncategorised
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSMany of us were lucky enough to grow up on Jim Henson’s magical film, Labyrinth. But what is it about the film and its female protagonist that speaks to so many? In memory of the late David Bowie and...
by Megan Leigh | June 16, 2016 | Uncategorised
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSMegan Leigh interviews fantasy writer Ben Peek. The discussion covers his gender and ethnically diverse Children Trilogy, tropes of female characters in fantasy, and the pitfalls involved with marketing writers must...
