A Guide to Squeecore
OnWhat is squeecore? You’re soaking in it! Squeecore is the dominant literary movement in contemporary SFF, a movement so ubiquitous it’s nearly invisible.
Category: Rite Gud
This isn’t a podcast for total beginners. We’re going to assume that you know what plot structure is, what a protagonist is, where ideas come from, and how to use a semicolon. This is a podcast for people who can already write okay, but want to do better.
John Langan on Cosmic Horror
OnBram Stoker Award-winning author John Langan joins us to talk about cosmic horror, his novel The Fisherman, upstate New York, how much money writers make (none), and how hard it is to get published when you’re a little too literary for the genre crowd but a little too genre for the literary crowd.
Cinderella Is Not a #Girlboss: The Problem With ‘Feminist’ Fairytale Adaptations
OnWe have girlboss Cinderella starting her own business, Snow White leading an army into battle. And why not?
Puppy Play
OnIn this episode, we re-examine the saga of the notorious Sad Puppies. What happened? What ripple effects did it have on the sci-fi/fantasy community?
How Books Happen, With Gretchen Felker-Martin
OnIn this episode, Gretchen Felker-Martin joins us to talk about her gritty post-Apocalyptic trans novel Manhunt (spoiler free) and how an idea becomes a traditionally published book.
The Tragedy of the Creative Commons: On Superheroes and Modern Mythology
OnAre superheroes a modern mythology, or is this a way to flatten the complexities of traditional art while giving commercial media a spiritual significance it does not deserve?
In Defense of Degenerate Art
OnJack from Bad Books for Bad People joins us to pay tribute to art that isn’t here to teach right from wrong—what some might call degenerate art.
This Is My Hole, It Was Made for Me: On Negative Space and Leaving Room for the Reader
OnA story is a type of conversation with the reader. If you don’t leave room for the reader to speak, you’re a terrible conversationalist.
Genre Bustin’ Makes Me Feel Good
OnGenre is safe. Genre is comfortable. But do we rely on genre conventions too much? Can genre hold us back? Is genre busting good?
Why We Can Stop Flogging H.P. Lovecraft’s Dead Bloated Corpse
OnIn today’s sci-fi/ fantasy community, it’s fashionable to dig up H.P. Lovecraft and put him on trial as the avatar of everything wrong with speculative fiction.