SFF Addicts
SFF Addicts is a weekly sci-fi, fantasy and writing craft podcast co-hosted by authors Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly, bringing you interviews and masterclasses with your favorite SFF authors.
The full episode archive, as well as book reviews and essays, can be found at https://fanfiaddict.com. You can also subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or follow us on Spotify, where all episodes are available in full video.
Latest episodes
Jan 21, 2025 • 1h 52min
Ep. 138: Choosing Your Publication Path with Christopher Ruocchio & Tatiana Obey (Masterclass Panel)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly for a masterclass panel on Choosing Your Publication Path, featuring authors Christopher Ruocchio and Tatiana Obey. During the panel, Christopher and Tatiana share their publishing experiences, discussing the dream of being an author vs. the reality, querying and literary agents, the essentials of being an indie author, self-publishing costs/cover art/marketing, writing series and/or standalones, hybrid publishing, getting indie books into stores, publishing contracts/rights, compromises and making mistakes, writing supplementary books, crowdfunding/Kickstarter, trends, community and more. We hope this panel helps any of you out there trying to decide your publication path.
OUR SPONSOR:
Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.
Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
SUPPORT THE SHOW:
- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)
- 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 PANELISTS:
Christopher Ruocchio is the bestselling author of the Sun Eater series, including Empire of Silence, its five sequels and side story novellas.
Find Christopher on Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
Tatiana Obey is the self-published author of Sistah Samurai and the A Forging of Age series.
Find Tatiana on Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook, hardcover and audiobook.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen).
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or her personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram or her personal website.
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
AD ATTRIBUTION:
- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri
- Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff / artlab / Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss
Jan 14, 2025 • 1h 13min
Ep. 137: How to Write Great Dialogue with Ed Crocker (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on How to Write Great Dialogue with author/editor Ed Crocker. During the episode, Ed chats about the keys to great dialogue, including the importance of dialogue in fiction, examples of great dialogue, worldbuilding through dialogue vs. exposition, character voices and rhythm, developing relationships through dialogue, managing dialogue/environment in group scenes, speech and action tags, Crocker’s 5 Golden Rules for dialogue and more.NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Ed. Click here to check out part one.OUR SPONSOR:Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred. Transference is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it here.SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.SUPPORT THE SHOW:- Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)- 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:Ed Crocker is an author, freelance editor and book reviewer for FanFiAddict. Lightfall is his debut novel, which you can purchase here.Find Ed on Bluesky, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.ABOUT OUR HOSTS:Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook, hardcover and audiobook.Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen).Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or her personal website.M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram or her personal website.FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:LinktreeMUSIC:Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFXOutro: “Galactic Synthwave” by DivionAD ATTRIBUTION:- Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri- Video: Svavar Halldorsson / Gorodenkoff / artlab / Jacob Wackerhausen / FHP Animation Studio / SweetBunFactory / shivkantsharma07 / iLexx / circotasu / Astragal / Alasabyss
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Jan 7, 2025 • 1h 10min
Ep. 136: Ed Crocker talks Lightfall, Vampires, Editing & More
Ed Crocker, debut novelist of Lightfall and a freelance editor, shares his fascinating insights in this lively conversation. He discusses his journey through fantasy writing and the ups and downs of publishing, including the emotional stress of multiple rejections. The episode dives into vampire mythology, exploring themes of class struggle and societal inequalities within his fictional world. Crocker also humorously shares the fears and rejections that come with being an author, offering inspiring advice for aspiring writers.
Dec 20, 2024 • 13min
Introducing Our New Co-Host!!!
Tune in to find out who the newest addition to the SFF Addicts family is! We're so excited for this next phase in our podcasting journey, and we couldn't do this show without all of you. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your continued support <3EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:sffaddictspod@gmail.comSUPPORT 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 friendsFOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:FanFiAddict Book BlogTwitterInstagramMUSIC:Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Dec 17, 2024 • 1h 58min
Ep. 135: Our Favorite Reads of 2024 *LIVE* (with Greta Kelly, The FTF Podcast & OWWR Pod)
The end of 2024 is upon us, and that means it's time to discuss our favorite reads! Better yet, this year it's LIVE!!! Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they reminisce on the year that was with friends Greta Kelly, Hannah & Laura from OWWR Pod and Dylan Marsh from The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast. During the panel, they share and discuss their top SFF reads of the year (2 each for a total of 12).
NOTE: This is the last episode of the year. Thank you all for the support and see you in 2025!
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
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 or check us out on Spotify, 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 GUESTS:
Greta Kelly is the author of The Queen of Days, as well as the Warrior Witch Duology (The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen).
Find Greta on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and her personal website.
Dylan Marsh is a podcaster and one half of The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast.
Find The FTF Podcast on Twitter, Instagram and their personal website.
Hannah & Laura are the co-hosts of OWWR Pod (On Wednesdays We Read).
Find OWWR Pod on Twitter, Instagram and their personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
FanFiAddict Book Blog
Twitter
Instagram
Dec 13, 2024 • 28min
AUDIOBOOK SAMPLE: Imogen Church narrates Mushroom Blues Ch. 1 & 2 🍄
We are so excited to offer all of you a FREE sample of the audiobook for Adrian M. Gibson's debut novel, Mushroom Blues! Narrated by the talented, award-winning Imogen Church, this sample includes the entirety of chapters one and two. Enjoy!
FORMATS & AVAILABILITY:
Mushroom Blues is available now in paperback, hardcover and eBook. The audiobook will be available exclusively on Audible soon.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer, illustrator and designer. He is the creator and co-host of SFF Addicts podcast. Mushroom Blues is his debut novel.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT THE NARRATOR:
Imogen Church is an award-winning screenwriter, actress and audiobook narrator, as well as a novelist and published academic.
Find Imogen on Audible, IMDb, Instagram and her personal website.
MUSIC & PRODUCTION:
Audiobook production by Chelo Suarez. Original music composed and mastered by Sporer as part of the official Mushroom Blues soundtrack. Purchase the soundtrack here.
Dec 10, 2024 • 52min
Ep. 134: Consequences in World Creation with Adrian Tchaikovsky (Writing Masterclass)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Consequences in World Creation with award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky. During the episode, Adrian confronts the many consequences of worldbuilding, including establishing a logical fictional “reality”, the depths and possibilities of world creation, being flexible with your world and its consequences, immersion and logical inconsistencies, mapping out consequences and knock-on effects, organizing story/world information, how characters test the limits of your world, fixing bad worldbuilding choices and more.NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Adrian. Click here to check out part one.SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.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 or check us out on Spotify, 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:Adrian Tchaikovsky is the award-winning science fiction and fantasy author of the Children of Time series, The Final Architecture series, the Shadows of the Apt series, The Tyrant Philosophers series, Alien Clay and much more. His newest release is Days of Shattered Faith, which you can purchase here.Find Adrian on Twitter, Bluesky, Amazon and his personal website.ABOUT OUR HOSTS:Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.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
Dec 3, 2024 • 55min
Ep. 133: Adrian Tchaikovsky talks Alien Clay, Days of Shattered Faith, TTRPGs & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky about his new novels Days of Shattered Faith and Alien Clay, growing up on Doctor Who, how TTRPGs inspire him, ideation and the strangeness of nature, empathizing with aliens and non-human characters, creativity and limitations, authoritarianism and bureaucracy in The Tyrant Philosophers series, experimenting with multiple POVs and vignettes, colonialism, symbiosis and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Adrian. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Consequences in World Creation.
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
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 or check us out on Spotify, 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:
Adrian Tchaikovsky is the award-winning science fiction and fantasy author of the Children of Time series, The Final Architecture series, the Shadows of the Apt series, The Tyrant Philosophers series, Alien Clay and much more. His newest release is Days of Shattered Faith, which you can purchase here.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Bluesky, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
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
Nov 26, 2024 • 1h 20min
Ep. 132: Writing for IP with Peter F. Hamilton, Mike Chen & James L. Sutter (Masterclass Panel)
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn for a masterclass panel on Writing for IP, featuring authors Peter F. Hamilton, Mike Chen and James L. Sutter. During the panel, Peter, Mike and James explore the intricacies of writing for intellectual properties, including how to get involved in IP, deadlines and contracts, the pressures of writing in an established universe, love of the IP vs. the realities of earnings, editors and author freedom, translating visual IPs to prose and vice versa, catering to existing fanbases, author voice, IP attachment and more.
EPISODE MENTIONED:
- Ep. 19 on 'Martial Arts in SFF'
SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:
Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and Tai for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.
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 or check us out on Spotify, 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 PANELISTS:
Peter F. Hamilton is the author of The Abyss Beyond Dreams, Great North Road, The Evolutionary Void, Judas Unchained, the acclaimed Night’s Dawn trilogy and more. His latest novel is Exodus: The Archimedes Engine, a tie-in novel to the new Exodus video game franchise.
Find Peter on Facebook and Amazon.
Mike Chen is the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood, Here and Now and Then, A Quantum Love Story and more, as well as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine comics.
Find Mike on Bluesky, Amazon and his personal website.
James L. Sutter is the co-creator of the Pathfinder and Starfinder TTRPGs, as well as the author of Darkhearts, The Ghost of Us and more.
Find James on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon and his personal website.
ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.
Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.
M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.
Find M.J. on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok or her personal website.
FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:
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MUSIC:
Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX
Outro: “Galactic Synthwave” by Divion
Nov 19, 2024 • 50min
Ep. 131: Writing Multiple POVs with Lavanya Lakshminarayan (Writing Masterclass)
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a writing masterclass on Writing Multiple POVs with author Lavanya Lakshminarayan. During the episode, Lavanya unmasks the many faces of multiple points-of-view, including why you would write multiple POVs, how to choose the right POV characters and tenses, making character voices unique, connecting with characters (as readers and writers), structure and pacing in a multi-POV story, viewing the same scene from different perspectives and more.NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Lavanya. Click here to check out part one.SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:Thank you David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Daniel Ryan, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.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 or check us out on Spotify, 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:Lavanya Lakshminarayan is the is the author of The Ten Percent Thief and Interstellar MegaChef (out now via Solaris Books). Purchase it here.Find Lavanya on Twitter, Instagram and Amazon.ABOUT OUR HOSTS:Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now to purchase on Amazon in paperback, eBook and hardcover.Find Adrian on Twitter, Instagram, Amazon or his personal website.M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves, her debut novel, and its sequel Thick as Thieves.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
