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New Worlds, Old Friends

1/14/2022

Returning to Sci-Fi Saturday Night is always an absolute pleasure, even more so after the long, incredibly difficult past few years. Sharing the initial inspiration behind Nel's character, and how she's evolved since, with such big fans was delightful! It's been an honor to have such wonderful friends and fans throughout this journey--all the way from a dingy motel parking lot for our first interview!

Thanks to the awesome SFSN team and, of course, to Creative Edge for setting this up.

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Hopeful Futures with the SNARC Comic Team

4/13/2021

I spoke with some of the incredible people behind the SNARC comic: Dr. Bruce Olav Solheim and Gary and Laura Dumm. The team discusses their history in comics, the process behind creating SNARC and what drew each of them to the naive alien who comes to Earth as a vanguard of an invasion.

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Conversations that Shape the World with Marc Watson

11/4/2020

Speculative fiction author Marc Watson and I discuss the conversations that shape worlds--both our own, and the fictional ones to which we escape. Plus, they dive into the reality of being a modern author and what to do with those pesky day jobs.

Socio-Political Road Maps with LAST TRUMP Authors James Morrow and Cat Rambo

9/23/2020

I dove into the churning political waters of near-future speculative fiction with 2/3 of the team who created the anthology AND THE LAST TRUMP SHALL SOUND. Cat Rambo discusses their focus on found family and the impact on the marginalized, lower-class community, while James Morrow shares his satirical if outlandish take on dismantling a Pence pseudo-monarchy.

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Queer Enough

9/15/2020

I joined Jae, from UNAFRAID and Kiri and Jessie to discuss our complicated relationships with gender expression and identity and what the word queer means to us--plus, we delve into the idea of what it means to be "queer enough."
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Writing Dystopia While Living in One with Jenna Greene

8/12/2020

YA fantasy author and podcaster Jenna Greene returns to the show to discuss what it's like writing dystopia when our world increasingly looks like one, and how she got started with podcasting! Plus an update on the sequels to REBORN.

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Creative Process and the Power of Young Adults with Jackiem Joyner

7/31/2020

And the podcast is back! I had a wonderful opportunity to talk creative process, sci-fi technology, and why young adults ARE more likely to save the world with author and musician Jackiem Joyner--plus a glimpse as his debut science fiction novel, ZARYA!

Alive After Reading

7/14/2020

I joined Tim Niederriter of Alive After Reading to discuss writing process and so much more!

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Element Unknown and Parallels of Programming with Brittani S Avery

7/1/2020

I dove into elemental magic mechanics, the process of discovering a story with "what ifs" and the parallels between creativity and computer programming with Brittani Avery. We also discussed various personality types and how studying them impacted Avery's incredible world of Element Unknown.

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Elements Unknown and Parallels of Programming with Brittani S Avery

7/1/2020

I dove into elemental magic mechanics, the process of discovery a story with "what ifs" and the parallels between creativity and computer programming with Brittani Avery. We also discuss various personality types and how studying them impacted Avery's incredible world of Elements Unknown.

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