More than the Sum of its Parts: Writing Beyond Tropes and Easter Eggs
On“Here’s my new novel, A Groan of Stone and Bone. It has enemies to lovers, a chaotic bisexual, BIPOC representation, elemental magic, and tons of ‘Buffy’ references!”
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.
Rite Gud: The Squeequel
OnBecause ‘squeecore’ got so big, we decided to revisit it to address some of the discourse it generated—the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Rite Gud: A Bear-y Special Episode
OnIt is time to talk about Bear, Marian Engel’s 1976 Canadian novel about a mousy librarian who falls in love with a bear.
Rite Gud: A Guide to Squeecore—Transcript
OnThanks to Rite Gud listener @gynoidgearhead, we now have a “Guide to Squeecore” transcript—read along with the audio!
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.
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?