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.
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Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Adrian M. Gibson and authors Suyi Davies Okungbowa , Rebecca Campbell , Syr Beker , Nick Snape and Brenda Peynado for a TBRCon2025 panel on "What is the Future of Dystopian Sci-Fi?" SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon...
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling, award-winning author John Scalzi about his new novel When the Moon Hits Your Eye, luck and career longevity, major changes in the publishing landscape, Old Man's War book 7 and writing without pressure, fandom and avoiding burnout, turning the moon into cheese, using the lunar cycle as a story structure, writing dozens of POV characters, cheese science, research, touring and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-p...
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author/booktuber Philip Chase and authors Jenn Lyons , Evan Winter , Sung-il Kim, Rebecca Campbell and J.D.L. Rosell for a TBRCon2025 panel on "Writing a Successful Inciting Incident". SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon...
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on How to Train Your Character with award-winning author C. L. Clark . During the episode, Cherae works out the fundamentals of character strength and training, including the body and the stories we tell ourselves, convincing fictional examples of physicality, how the body affects plot and character, biological sex, body type and societal standards, how to determine your character's starting strength, an earl...
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/book reviewer George Dunn and authors Josh Malerman , Philip Fraccasi , Gemma Amor, Cynthia Pelayo and Jenny Keifer for a TBRCon2025 panel on "Jump Scares: How to Create Shocking Horror on the Page". SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon...
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning author C. L. Clark about her tie-in new novel Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf, Arcane, League of Legends and writing for a major IP, giving Ambessa more heart and complexity, the Magic of the Lost series, the influence of The Wheel of Time on her writing, teaching and editing, melding big and small-scale themes, writing badass female characters and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Cherae. Stayed t...
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/publisher Caroline Lambe and panelists Wolfe Locke , Konstance , Jessie Kwak and Beth Barany for a panel on “How to Market Through Email Newsletters”. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus ep...
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Mythological Retellings with author Gourav Mohanty . During the episode, Gourav delves into humanity's ancient relationship with mythology, including why mythology has appealed to us across time, the popularity of mythological retellings, how to choose which myth to retell, pairing a myth with a genre/theme, reframing ancient stories for modern audiences, expectations and how close to stick to the original...
Every Friday, we’re highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Stacey McEwan and panelists Chelsey Ann Tompkins , J.D. Evans , Juliette Cross and Analeigh Sbrana for a panel on “Romantasy vs. Fantasy Romance”. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus e...
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with author Gourav Mohanty about his new novel Dance of Shadows, The Raag of Rta series, grimdark and the Indian SFF market, the influences of both A Song of Ice & Fire and Toni Morrison, being a writer, lawyer and stand-up comedian, storytelling across career types, his sense of humor and Indian politics, writing a large cast of characters, showing world and setting through characters, the challenges of writing a sequel, depictions...
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Christian "Miles" Cameron and panelists Cat Rambo , Taran Hunt , W. J. Long III and Skyler Ramirez for a panel on “Sci-Fi Tropes That Need an Update". SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus...
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Creating a Shared Universe with bestselling author Richard Swan. During the episode, Richard lays out the foundations for creating a fictional shared universe, including what a shared universe is, examples of shared universes (such as the MCU, Star Wars and Discworld), giving your world depth through details, languages, geography and more, the chronology of a shared universe, keeping track of world history...
Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author C. M. Caplan and panelists Caitlin Starling, Michael R. Miller, Mahaila Smith, Justin T. Call and Laura Elliott for a panel on “Disabilities in SFF". SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus ep...
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Richard Swan about his new novel Grave Empire, his lifelong love of video games, Star Wars and science fiction, The Art of War series and his experiences in self-publishing, working in law, lessons learned from publishing, leaving beloved characters behind, his historical fascinations, the brutalities of warfare and colonialism, soldiers and diplomacy, the afterlife, the ocean, sharks, fear and much more. NOTE: T...
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, p...
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 R...
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with author/editor Ed Crocker about his debut novel Lightfall, his writing journey (and meandering twenties), freelance editing, publishing traumas and querying, the benefits of writing courses, vampires and a world without humans, class systems, poverty and the politics of blood, immortality and the dynamics between vampires, werewolves and sorcerers, creating a powerful enemy, overcoming fear/rejection as an author and much more. NOTE...
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 <3 EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: [email protected] SUPPORT THE SHOW: - Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - Merch shop (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebo...
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 a...
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 creato...
In this episode of SFF Addicts, Adrian Tchaikovsky discusses the importance of consequences in world creation, emphasizing logical consistency and immersive detail. The conversation covers creating believable worlds, avoiding common fantasy tropes, and adapting to character-driven plot changes. Adrian shares personal experiences and tips for crafting detailed and engaging fictional worlds.
Adrian Tchaikovsky discusses his unique approach to science fiction and fantasy, drawing inspiration from role-playing games, nature, and exploring non-human perspectives. He delves into the ideation process behind his novels like "Alien Clay" and "Days of Shattered Faith," dissecting themes of authoritarianism, symbiosis, and the human condition. The conversation highlights his meticulous world-building and the importance of empathy in storytelling, offering listeners a glimpse into his creative process.
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, ...
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: T...
Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with author Lavanya Lakshminarayan about her new novel Interstellar MegaChef, The Ten Percent Thief, working in the video game industry, storytelling and worldbuilding, cultural identity and imagined futures, VR and future technologies, blending culinary arts with space opera, food as cultural exchange and history, cooking TV shows, contrasting characters and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Lavanya. Stayed tuned next week for her m...
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Fictional Family Dynamics with award-winning author Tasha Suri . During the episode, Tasha unpacks the complexities of family, exploring what makes family dynamics compelling, the role of family in her work, the key to successful fictional families, types of family dynamics, conveying individual and group character growth, external forces that can shape a family, romantic partnerships, marriage, found family...
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning author Tasha Suri about her new novel The Lotus Empire, completing The Burning Kingdoms trilogy, her love for anime, sapphic fantasy and the romantasy boom, South Asian/historical inspirations in her work, writing messy characters and multiple POVs, piquing readers' curiosity, the shortcomings of academia, Dev Patel, knights and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Tasha. Stayed tuned next week for ...
Join Adrian M. Gibson and guest co-host Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Convincing Details & Descriptions with award-winning author Nghi Vo . During the episode, Nghi gets into the nitty gritty of details, exploring what details/descriptions can do for readers, how to approach details in your writing, delivering effective details, setting expectations for your descriptive style, description in short vs. long form fiction, surface detail vs. hyper detail, describing ch...
Join Adrian M. Gibson and guest co-host Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning author Nghi Vo about her new novel The City in Glass, The Singing Hills Cycle (The Empress of Salt and Fortune and its sequels), Siren Queen and Hollywood history, The Chosen and the Beautiful and reimagining The Great Gatsby, cities and evocative settings, vibes vs. plot, angels, demons and love, change, character growth and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Nghi. Stayed tuned next week f...
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a writing masterclass on Omniscient Narration & POV with award-winning author Cat Rambo . During the episode, Cat lays out all there is to know about omniscient narration, exploring what it is and when to use it, the benefits and challenges of an omniscient POV, finding a narrative voice, how to transition between characters, internal vs. external characterization, experimenting with POV styles, the viability of omniscient stori...
