Tiffani Angus and Val Nolan have written a new book for writers of science fiction, horror, and fantasy…and you need it in your tool box like…right now. Spec Fic for Newbies: A Beginner’s Guide to Writing Subgenres of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Get your copy today from The Nook Bookstore. Get to know more about…
Melinda B Hipple (Raven, Imperium Publishing) joins me today to talk about writing multiple genres, editing for Imperium Publishing, and of course her book, Raven. Today’s episode is a companion piece to Episode 107, with Niki Manbeck and her independent bookstore. You can learn more about Melinda B Hipple’s work at her website HERE. You can also…
Cathy McCrumb joins me today for her second time on the show. I’m so grateful to get her on to talk about binge writing, space operas, and her newest novel, Aberration. By the way, catch my first interview with Cathy on Episode 67. You can learn more about Cathy’s work at her website HERE. You can also catch…
Season 3 of Picard starts this week and I wanted an expert to talk with me about it, so I went to the rolodex (yes, I still have one of those-kinda) and asked Una McCormack to join me on the show. Una has been on two other episodes of Coffee in Space. In Episode 80 we talked…
Dr. Garrett Ashley is a well-published short fiction writer who has stories in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, and Strange Horizons (online). You can learn more about him and his work at his WEBSITE or on TWITTER. We also talked about thriller stories, with Melinda Leigh’s Bree Taggart taking center stage, as well as Laura Lippman’s Baltimore Blues. I also…
Thank you so much for faithfully listening to my show. You have a lot of choices when it comes to podcasts that talk about books and interview authors, and I want to be the go-to in your app of choice. So…how can I get better? I want to hear from you! What am I doing…
Madeleine Mozley joins me again today for her third visit to the studio. She’s becoming quite the regular around here! Always glad to chat with her about her dystopian fiction and writing in general. Today we’ll talk about her new book Blood for Blood, dystopian fiction, and hope. That hope part is really important. You…
I have a special place in my heart (and my TBR pile) for apocalypse fiction. What I had never understood was the difference between eastern and western ideas about apocalypse. In my typical western mindset, I just assumed everyone viewed it more or less the same. Boy, was I wrong! Like, epically wrong. Big…
Today I’m celebrating 100 episodes! Thank you all for listening throughout the two plus years of Coffee in Space. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate 100 episodes than having the gang from Hugo, Girl! The Podcast. First learned about the Hugo Girl Podcast by way of Seth Heasley’s podcast, Hugo’s There. I spoke with…
“A person who comes from privilege privilege doesn’t know how to write about a patched backpack, so how did we get to the patched backpack?” I am so grateful to this week’s guest, Sandra Fernandez, who answered my question with respect, knowledge, and power. We delve deeply into writing about economically-poor characters, YA fantasy…