Shaun’s Rambles 011: Michael R. Underwood (Interviewing the Fans)
What makes Mike Underwood tick? What did he read when he was a kid? What inspired him to become a member of QUEST and invade the Free Worlds of the Noble and Benevolent Multidimensional Imperium? I try to get to the bottom of some of these questions in an interview with the infamous figure! I […]
Shaun’s Rambles 004: Interviewing the Fans — Paul Weimer
…in which I continue this podcast thing on my new website by talking to Paul Weimer about how he became an sf/f fan. In this episode: http://media.blubrry.com/shaunsrambles/ia801505.us.archive.org/9/items/ShaunsRambles004InterviewingTheFansPaulWeimer/ShaunsRambles004–InterviewingTheFans–PaulWeimer.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS
Week of Joy (Day Six): Heart of Fire by J. Damask (A Mini Interview)
J. Damask (a.k.a. Joyce Chng) was kind enough to answer a few questions about her new book, Heart of Fire, which hits digital shelves in September. The book comes from Masque Books, a digital-only division of Prime Books, a notable small press genre publisher (notable most recently for releasing the absolutely amazing Yoon Ha Lee collection, Conservation of […]
Week of Joy (Day Five): Neil Clarke and Upgraded: A Cyborg Anthology (Mini Interview) @kickstarter
Neil Clarke, editor-in-chief at Clarkesworld, is currently running a wonderful Kickstarter campaign for an anthology called Upgraded. Folks like Yoon Ha Lee, Tobias Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, Caitlin R. Kiernan, and so on will contribute stories to the collection, and there will be an call for submissions to fill the remaining slots. In short, this anthology […]
Week of Joy (Day Two): Rainbow Lights by Polenth Blake (A Mini Interview)
The lovely Polenth Blake was kind enough to join me during this Week of Joy to briefly talk about her writing and her collection, Rainbow Lights. Synopsis: A deep-sea robot tells stories in every colour, but no shade can describe meeting a giant squid. Rainbow Lights is the first collection by science fiction and fantasy […]
An Interview w/ Maureen McHugh (Author of After the Apocalypse)
You can check out my review of After the Apocalypse here. Now for the interview: First things first: What initially drew you to writing, and why genre fiction in particular? I was drawn to writing because I loved to read, and when I was reading a story I really really loved, I hated for it […]