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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 the POV of animals, anthropomorphism, empathy and more.NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Andrea. Click ⁠here⁠ to check out part one.SUPPORT THE SHOW:- ⁠Patreon⁠ (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)- ⁠Merch shop⁠ (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)- Subscribe to the ⁠FanFiAddict YouTube channel⁠, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:⁠sffaddictspod@gmail.com⁠ABOUT OUR GUEST:Andrea Stewart is the author of The Bone Shard Daughter and The Bone Shard Emperor, books one and two in The Drowning Empire Trilogy. The final book in the series, The Bone Shard War, is out on April 18. Find Andrea on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Amazon⁠⁠ and ⁠her personal website⁠.ABOUT OUR HOSTS:Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.Find Adrian on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠ or ⁠his personal website⁠.M.J. Kuhn is the author of ⁠Among Thieves⁠, her debut novel.Find M.J. on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠ or ⁠her personal website⁠.FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:⁠FanFiAddict Book Blog⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠Instagram⁠MUSIC:Intro: "⁠Into The Grid⁠" by MellauSFXOutro: “⁠Galactic Synthwave⁠” by Divion

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: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Beth Tabler is the founder of Before We Go Blog and an author for Grimdark Magazine. Find Beth on Twitter or BeforeWeGoBlog. Bookborn is a book reviewer and creator of the Bookborn YouTube channel. Find Bookborn on YouTube or Instagram. David Walters is the founder of the FanFiAddict book blog, as well as TBRCon. Find David on Twitter or FanFiAddict. Mihir Wanchoo is the founder of the Fantasy Book Critic book blog. Find Mihir on Twitter or Fantasy Book Critic. Allen Walker is the creator of The Library of Allenxandria YouTube channel. Find Allen on YouTube or Twitter. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion

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 one of a two-part chat with Andrea. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Animal Companions. RESOURCES MENTIONED: - Freedom app: https://freedom.to/ - Forest app: https://www.forestapp.cc/ SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Andrea Stewart is the author of The Bone Shard Daughter and The Bone Shard Emperor, books one and two in The Drowning Empire Trilogy. The final book in the series, The Bone Shard War, is out on April 18. Find Andrea on ⁠Twitter, Amazon⁠ and her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion

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 (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Evan Winter is the bestselling author of The Burning fantasy quartet, including The Rage of Dragons and its sequel The Fires of Vengeance. Find Evan on ⁠Twitter, Amazon⁠ and his personal website. Andrea Stewart is the author of The Bone Shard Daughter and The Bone Shard Emperor, books one and two in The Drowning Empire Trilogy. Find Andrea on ⁠Twitter, Amazon⁠ and her personal website. RJ Barker is the author of The Tide Child Trilogy and the Wounded Kingdom Trilogy. Find RJ on ⁠Twitter, Amazon⁠ and his personal website. Christian "Miles" Cameron is the author of Artifact Space, the Long War series, Chivalry series, Tyrant series, The Traitor Son Cycle and more. Find Cameron on ⁠Twitter, Amazon⁠ and his personal website. Anna Smith Spark is the author of the Empires of Dust grimdark epic fantasy series, including The Court of Broken Knives, The Tower of Living and Dying and The House of Sacrifice. Find Anna on ⁠Twitter and Amazon⁠. Nick Martell is the author of the Legacy of the Mercenary King series, including The Kingdom of Liars, The Two-Faced Queen and The Voyage of the Forgotten. Find Nick on ⁠Twitter, Amazon⁠ and his personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion

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 themselves well to moral grayness, the fine line between morally gray and evil, incorporating moral frameworks into worldbuilding and more.NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Fonda. Click here to check out part one.SUPPORT THE SHOW:- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT OUR GUEST:Fonda Lee is the award-winning author of The Green Bone Saga, including Jade City, Jade War and Jade Legacy, as well as Untethered Sky, Zeroboxer and the Exo series.Find Fonda on Twitter, Amazon, Patreon and her personal website.ABOUT OUR HOSTS:Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:FanFiAddict Book BlogTwitterInstagramMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion

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 (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Mihir Wanchoo is the founder of the Fantasy Book Critic book blog. Find Mihir on Twitter and Fantasy Book Critic. Robin Sullivan is the business manager of her husband, fantasy author Michael J. Sullivan. Find Robin/Michael on Twitter, Amazon or their personal website. Dyrk Ashton is the author of The Paternus Trilogy. Find Dyrk on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Intisar Khanani is the author of The Sunbolt Chronicles and Thorn. Find Intisar on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. Virginia McClain is the author of the Gensokai series, the Victoria Marmot series and more. Find Virginia on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. J.D.L Rosell is the author of Legend of Tal, Ranger of the Titan Wilds, The Runewar Saga, The Famine Cycle, and Godslayer Rising. Find J.D.L on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion

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-masterclass on Morally Gray Characters. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Fonda Lee is the award-winning author of The Green Bone Saga, including Jade City, Jade War and Jade Legacy, as well as Untethered Sky, Zeroboxer and the Exo series. Find Fonda on Twitter, Amazon, Patreon and her personal website. ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website. M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel. Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion

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, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Michael Mammay is the author of the Planetside series, The Misfit Soldier and more. Find Michael on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. J.S. Dewes is the author of The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, and her new book Rubicon is out in March 2023. She is also a writer at the video game studio Humanoid Games. Find Jenny on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website. Jack Campbell (aka John G. Hemry) is the author of The Lost Fleet series of military science fiction novels, as well as the Beyond the Frontier continuation of The Lost Fleet, The Lost Stars series and more. Find Jack on Amazon or his personal website. K.B. Wagers is the author of The Indranan War series, The Farian War series and more. Find K.B. on Twitter, Amazon or their personal website. Craig Alanson is the author of the Expeditionary Force series, Aces, the Ascendant series and more. Find Craig on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. Zac Topping is the author of Wake of War, his debut novel. Find Zac on Twitter, Amazon or his personal website. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion

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 gameplay for player immersion and more.NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Jenny. Click here to check out part one.SUPPORT THE SHOW:- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)- Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more)- Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comABOUT OUR GUEST:J.S. Dewes is the author of The Last Watch and The Exiled Fleet, and her new book Rubicon is out on March 28. She is also a writer at the video game studio Humanoid Games.Find Jenny on Twitter, Amazon or her personal website.ABOUT OUR HOSTS:Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel.Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram or his personal website.M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel.Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:FanFiAddict Book BlogTwitterInstagramMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion

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. and much more. This is the second edition of our monthly AUTHOR ROUNDTABLE series, where we bring a handful of authors together to discuss a topic related to SF/F/H, writing craft, publishing and more. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: sffaddictspod@gmail.com ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Jules Pelarski is the author of Tempus Fugit, an interactive time travel adventure. Find Jules on ⁠Twitter⁠⁠ or ⁠their personal website.⁠ Kate Heartfield is the author of The Embroidered Book, The Valkyrie, Assassin's Creed: The Magus Conspiracy and more, along with the interactive fiction games The Road to Canterbury and The Magician's Workshop. Find Kate on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Amazon⁠ or ⁠her personal website⁠.⁠ Katy Naylor is the editor-in-chief of Voidspace Zine, and an author of poetry, fiction and games. Find Katy on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Amazon⁠ or ⁠her personal website.⁠ Tenacity Plys is the author of the novella Family Curse, along with numerous short stories, short films and more. Find Tenacity on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Amazon⁠ or ⁠their personal website.⁠ FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: FanFiAddict Book Blog Twitter Instagram MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion