SFF Addicts

Join authors Shauna Lawless , Rob J. Hayes , Xueting C. Ni and Moses Ose Utomi for another FanFiAddict author roundtable! During the discussion, these five talented authors share their takes on How SFF Is Changing , exploring how the genres have shifted over the past five years, rising and declining subgenres, the role of movie and TV adaptations in popularizing SFF, social media, self-publishing,...

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Animal Companions with fantasy author Andrea Stewart . During the episode, Andrea explores the furry foundations of animal companions, including why they're so well suited for SFF, using real animals vs. creating new creatures, what animal companions can bring to a story and its characters, writing from th...

Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023 , looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/blogger Beth Tabler and bloggers/booktubers Bookborn , David Walters , Allen "Library of Allenxandria" Walker and Mihir Wanchoo for a TBRCon2023 industry panel on "Book Blogging & Booktube 101." SUPPORT THE SHOW:...

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with fantasy author Andrea Stewart about her new book The Bone Shard War, wrapping up The Drowning Empire series, finding a balance between writing and family, struggling in the querying trenches, her new series The Gods Below, why she loves trilogies, the validation of getting an agent, giant ground sloths and much more. NOTE: This is part...

Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023 , looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Evan Winter and authors Andrea Stewart , RJ Barker , Christian "Miles" Cameron , Anna Smith Spark and Nick Martell for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "How to Write a Kick-Ass Battle." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon...

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Morally Gray Characters with award-winning author Fonda Lee . During the episode, Fonda shares her "problematic faves" and untangles the moral complexity that we often find in fictional stories, including what draws us to morally gray characters, what compels authors to write them, stories that lend...

Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023 , looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/book blogger Mihir Wanchoo (Fantasy Book Critic) and panelists Robin Sullivan , Dyrk Ashton , Virginia McClain , Intisar Khanani and J.D.L. Rosell for a TBRCon2023 author panel on “Crowdfunding Your Project.” SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon...

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning SFF author Fonda Lee about her new novella Untethered Sky, her series The Green Bone Saga, writing both sci-fi and fantasy, TV adaptations, the corporate vs. publishing worlds, falconry, manticores, worldbuilding and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Fonda. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-maste...

Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023 , looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Michael Mammay and authors J.S. Dewes , Jack Campbell , K.B. Wagers , Craig Alanson and Zac Topping for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Military Science Fiction." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes,...

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Video Game Writing with author/game writer J.S. Dewes . During  the episode, Jenny explores the ins and outs of game writing: video games as a storytelling medium, writing novels vs. games, what can make video game stories memorable, working on a development team, the importance of characters, choice and gamep...

Join authors Jules Pelarski , Kate Heartfield , Katy Naylor (Voidspace Zine) and Tenacity Plys for another FanFiAddict author roundtable! During the discussion, these four talented creatives share their takes on Interactive Storytelling , exploring various interactive mediums, how to create innovative ways for readers/fans to engage with stories, approaches to storytelling through games, art, etc....

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with sci-fi author J.S. Dewes about her new book Rubicon, its inspirations and how it (almost) broke her, The Divide series, military science fiction, films and screenwriting, fan fiction, video games, her evolving writing process and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Jenny. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-master...

Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023 , looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Anna Stephens and authors Michael R. Fletcher ,  K.S. Villoso , Stephen Aryan , Mike Shackle and Patricia A. Jackson for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "What Makes a Good Villain?". SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive b...

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Post-Apocalyptic Fiction with author Chuck Wendig. During the episode, Chuck digs into some fundamentals of the genre: what attracts people to apocalyptic narratives, how writers can tap into larger societal fears (like AI and nuclear war), fungi and fungal pandemics, the importance of hope in dire circumstanc...

Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023 , looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Dan Fitzgerald and authors Chelsea Abdullah , Richard Swan , Christian "Miles" Cameron , J.S. Dewes and Brian Naslund for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Plotting, Pantsing & Approaches to Writing." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon...

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Chuck Wending about his book Wanderers and its new sequel Wayward, his evolving writing process, his love of horror and writing in different genres, forging meaningful friendships in the writing community, being kind to yourself, hallucinations, fungi, parenting and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part cha...

Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023 , looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Krystle Matar and authors Ava Reid , Nicole Glover , HL Tinsley , Chris Patrick Carolan and Trudie Skies for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Gaslamp Fantasy & the Modern Gothic". SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus...

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing Beginnings with author Chelsea Abdullah. During the episode, Chelsea shares her takes on the intricacies of openings: why beginnings are so important (for both readers and agents/editors), balancing character and worldbuilding in an opening chapter, the pros and cons of prologues, kick-ass first lines,...

Join authors Kian N. Ardalan , Ryan Cahill , Aparna Verma and Gourav Mohanty for FanFiAddict's very first author roundtable! During the discussion, these four talented authors share their takes on Indie Marketing , exploring how they have marketed their books, methods for successful marketing, social media platforms and more. This is the first edition of our monthly AUTHOR ROUNDTABLE series, where...

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Chelsea Abdullah about how she got into writing, her debut novel The Stardust Thief, folklore inspirations and 1001 Nights, discovery writing and (not) planning things, writing The Ashfire King on contract, reverse outlining and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Chelsea. Stayed tuned next week for her min...

Every week, we will be highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023 , looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/editor Sadie Hartmann and authors Chuck Wendig , Delilah S. Dawson , P. Djèlí Clark , Jonathan Sims and CJ Leede for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "What Attracts Us to Horror?". SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episod...

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Audiobook Narration with bestselling author/narrator Travis Baldree. During the episode, Travis lays out everything there is to know (and hear) about narration: the appeal of narrating and listening to books, the exploding popularity of audiobooks, narrating Will Wight's Cradle series, his recording equipm...

Every week, we will be highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023 , looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator Adrian M. Gibson and authors Malka Older, Sheree Renée Thomas, Lincoln Michel, Samit Basu and Victor Manibo for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "The Future of Near-Future Sci-Fi". SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episod...

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author/audiobook narrator Travis Baldree about what inspired him to start writing, working in the video game industry, the origins of Legends & Lattes, comparing/contrasting self-publishing and traditional publishing, writing his first sequel and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Travis. Stayed tuned next we...

Every week, we will be highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023 , looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/booktuber Bookborn and authors Ken Liu , Ryan Cahill , R.R. Virdi , L.L. MacRae and Justin T. Call for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "What Is Modern Epic Fantasy, Anyway?". SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, a...