242. Charles Gannon (a.k.a. the Space Merchant) — Fire with Fire (An Interview at LonCon3)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode242CharlesGannonAtLonCon3/SandF%20–%20Episode%20242%20–%20Charles%20Gannon%20at%20LonCon3.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSpace battles, academia, and lorry beeps, oh my! Charles E. Gannon joins Shaun at LonCon3 / Worldcon to discuss his work, politics and art, postcolonialism and hegemony, his novel, Fire with Fire, and a whole host of other fascinating topics. What more could you ask for? We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 242 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Charles Gannon’s Website Charles’ Twitter Fire with Fire by Charles Gannon Trial by Fire by Charles Gannon (the sequel!) Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
Around the Podosphere #2: Podcasts of Note for 12/17/2014
Here’s what we’ve been listening to in the podcast world. What about you? On Writing: Tina Connolly and Brad Beaulieu guest star on Tor.com’s Rocket Talk podcast and discuss writing and selling short fiction. Speculate! also discusses writing short fiction (with special guests Brenda Cooper and Martha Wells). On Books: The folks at The Three Hoarsemen discuss William Hope Hodgson’s The House on the Borderland with Karen Burnham. Episode 61 of Galactic Chat is an interview with Kameron Hurley. The first episode of Midnight in Karachi interviews Audrey Neffenegger about her work. The Incomparable crew look at Ben Winters’ The Last Policeman. On Movies: The Incomparable podcast discuss the parody classic, Galaxy Quest. Do you need a fix of nostalgia? Read It and Weep tackles Duck Tales for all you old enough to remember watching it on the tube! Super Mario Bros. The folks at We Hate Movies talk about it. What else is there to say? In traditional holiday fashion, The Book Was Better takes a bite out of Jack Frost. On Conspiracies: The 18th episode of Doorway to the Hidden World takes a second stab at the mysteries of Atlantis. On Gaming: Episode 119 of Ken and Robin Talk about Stuff covers Salvador Dali and creating supporting characters for games (useful for writers, too)
240. José Iriarte (a.k.a. the Goblin King) — An Interview at ICFA w/ Special Guest, Keffy!
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode240JoseIriarteLeveledAndEdited/Sandf–Episode240–AnInterviewWJoseIriarte.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSMad houses, magical realism, and diasporas, oh my! José Iriarte joins Shaun, Julia, and special interviewer guest robogoblin, Keffy, to discuss his short fiction, Cuban literature, diasporas and immigration, language and translation, and much more! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 240 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: José’s Website José’s Twitter José’s Fiction “Yuca and Dominoes” (Strange Horizons) Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). Additional music from “Lost Frontier” and “Thunder Dreams” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
238. Lee Harris (a.k.a. the Odyssey) at CONvergence
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode238InterviewWLeeHarris/SandF%20–%20Episode%20238%20–%20Interview%20w%20Lee%20Harris.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWordsmiths, novellas, and editorial legacies, oh my! Lee Harris, (now) former senior editor of Angry Robot Books and (now) new novella editor for Tor.com’s The Imprint, joins Paul and Shaun to discuss editing, the world of genre fiction, and much more! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 238 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Lee’s Website Lee’s Twitter Tor.com’s The Imprint (where Lee will be editing novellas!) Angry Robot Books Hub Magazine CONvergence Con Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
My Superpower: Erik Williams (Demon)
My Superpower is a regular guest column on the Skiffy and Fanty blog where authors and creators tell us about one weird skill, neat trick, highly specialized cybernetic upgrade, or other superpower they have, and how it helped (or hindered!) their creative process as they built their project. Today we welcome Erik Williams to talk about how the power of verisimilitude relates to Demon. —————————————— My superpower? Where do I begin? I have so many, you see… Chief among them is BS. Outside of my ability to BS, I’d say my most important superpower in writing my book was verisimilitude. You see, I wrote this novel Demon. It’s about a CIA assassin who finds himself hunting down a real, true blue demon in war-torn Iraq. A demon that pretty much causes anyone within a few feet of it to go crazy and kill each other. It doesn’t even do it on purpose. It’s his presence, by Jove!
Why the Internet Can Occasionally Bring Me Joy by Michael J. Martinez — #monthofjoy
There are definitely times when being on the Internet is the antithesis of joyful. Yes, I’m looking at pretty much everyone who ever thought “social justice warrior” was A) an epithet, and B) something that should have an acronym. Sheesh. That said, I make it a policy never to argue on the Internet – not because I don’t have opinions I’m passionate about, but because I think taking all the cash out of my retirement account and setting it on fire would be a more productive use of my time and energy. At least the fire would provide light and heat. Arguing online drains both. But the Internet, believe it or not, can be a force for good. And as an author, I get to participate in a few joyful things that I wasn’t able to before I got published. To wit:
