Revenge with Marjorie Liu

Revenge with Marjorie Liu

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe actually recorded this episode WAY back in January, just after Biden’s inauguration in the US. So, naturally, there is a bit of politics in this one given how wrapped up we all were in what was going...
Five questions with Maura McHugh

Five questions with Maura McHugh

For our first set of five questions in 2020 – in the decade – we are excited to have a chameleon of creative mediums. Maura McHugh is a master of short stories, long-form prose, comics, and radio plays. Maura’s most recent work Judges: Psyche, a novella set in...
Writing comics with Leah Moore

Writing comics with Leah Moore

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSI had the undeniable pleasure of chatting to UK comics writer Leah Moore. From growing up with comics royalty to a career spanning two decades, Leah has written for existing franchises, adapted novels to comics, and...
Love triangles

Love triangles

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSLove triangles are as a common as mud when it comes to fiction. Is your story lacking tension? Throw in a love triangle! Do you want to hook in a teenage audience? Throw in a love triangle? Want some audience...
Unnecessary romance and token love interests

Unnecessary romance and token love interests

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt should come as no surprise to regular listeners of Breaking the Glass Slipper that we take issue with female characters being included in a narrative purely to act as a love interest. Unfortunately, it happens all...