by Lucy Hounsom | June 20, 2024 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhen we say the word “novel,” most of us think of a book written in prose, split into chapters and possibly parts. But every now and again, we come across novels that defy our expectations. Pratchett’s early work not...
by Lucy Hounsom | May 23, 2024 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA short story isn’t just a novel in miniature form. It isn’t even a shortened novella. It is a creature of its own devising. There’s only time for a snapshot of reality, and in the space of a few thousand words, you...
by Megan Leigh | April 25, 2024 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS“In space, no one can hear you scream.” It’s an iconic tagline that can be applied to so many modern stories about space travel and exploration (except, perhaps, our beloved Star Trek). Obviously, space travel in...
by Megan Leigh | August 31, 2023 | 5 Q's, Blog
Scifi-horror mash-up? Check. Badass female protagonist? Check. Black, queer protagonist? Check. What else could you possibly want?! We spoke to Ness Brown about her novella The Scourge Between Stars, why science fiction and horror work so well together, using a...
by Lucy Hounsom | August 10, 2023 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhen it comes to science fiction – and particularly dystopian science fiction – doctors are either the saviours of humanity with their invaluable medical knowledge, or they are the villains, using a lack of rules to...
by Megan Leigh | June 29, 2023 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s a standard rule of writing that if you want your protagonist to look heroic and competent, you’ve got to get a powerful and menacing antagonist. In the past, writers have used AI as an overwhelming and hostile...
