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Eating the Fantastic

I’ve been going to science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comic book conventions since I was 15, and I’ve found that while the con which takes place within the walls of a hotel or convention center is always fun, the con away from the con—which takes place when I wander off-site with friends for a meal—can often be more fun. In fact, my love of tracking down good food while traveling the world attending conventions has apparently become so well known that one blogger even dubbed me “science fiction’s Anthony Bourdain.” So after toying for quite awhile with the idea of attempting to replicate in podcast form one of my favorite parts of any convention—good conversation with good friends over good food—it’s finally happening. During each episode, I’ll share a meal with someone whose opinions I think you’ll want to hear, and we’ll talk about science fiction, fantasy, horror, writing, comics, movies, fandom … whatever happens to come to mind. (There’ll also be food talk, of course.) Please note—this will not be a pristine studio-recorded podcast, but one which will always occur in a restaurant setting, meaning that mixed in with our conversation will be the sounds of eating and drinking and reviewing of menus and slurping and background chatter and the servers popping in … in other words, it’ll be as messy as life. And hopefully as entertaining, too. And now … please pull up a chair to the table and get ready to dig in.
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Now displaying: November, 2017
Nov 24, 2017
Chow down on stromboli with six amazing horror writers and listen in as Brian Keene passes on the best writing advice he ever got, Mary SanGiovanni compares your social media presence to singing in your underwear, Lesley Connor explains what most writers don't realize about first serial rights, J. P. Sloan recommends the small press, while at the same time recommending you watch out, Damien Angelica Walters shares why you need to overcome your fear of saying no, and Eric Hendrixson points out why contracts are like a superpower.
 
Join Brian Keene (author of more than 40 novels, and winner of the 2014 World Horror Grand Master Award), Lesley Conner (managing editor of Apex publications and author of the novel <em>The Weight of Chains</em>), Mary SanGiovanni (author of the <em>The Hollower</em> trilogy, whose most recent novels are <em>Chills</em> and <em>Savage Woods</em>), Damien Angelica Walters (Stoker-nominated writer of the short story collection <em>Sing Me Your Scars</em> and the novel <em>Paper Tigers</em>), J.P. Sloan (author of <em>The Dark Choir</em> urban fantasy series),  and Eric Hendrixson (bizarro author of <em>Drunk Driving Champion</em> and <em>Bucket of Face</em>) for a fascinating afternoon as they share what they've learned about the business of writing horror.
Nov 17, 2017

Nibble frozen cranberries with award-winning author Amal El-Mohtar as we discuss the importance of female friendship, the first poem she wrote at age 6 1/2 (which you'll hear her recite), how Charles de Lint helped her get her first bookstore job, the importance of welcoming newcomers into the tent of science fiction and fantasy, what she learned about empathy from Nalo Hopkinson, the only time she ever cosplayed, which book made her a writer, why Storm is her favorite member of the X-Men, the delicious magic of honey, the difficulties of reviewing books in a field where everybody knows everybody, and more.

Nov 3, 2017

Sink your teeth into samosa with Karin Tidbeck as we discuss the serious nature of Live Action Role-Playing games in Nordic countries, the way pretending to be a 150-year-old vampire changed her life, how discovering Neil Gaiman's <em>Sandman</em> comics made her forget time and space, the most important lesson she learned from the Clarion Science Fiction & Fantasy Writing Workshop, how she uses improvisational exercises to teach beginning writers, why <em>Amatka</em> grew from a poetry collection into a novel, what made her say, "I'm not here to answer questions, I'm here to ask them," and more.

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