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TRATWD 142 – J. Daniel Sawyer
Posted by Chris Lester on 05 Mar 2018 | Tagged as: Interview
In this week’s episode I take some time to catch up with author and podcaster J. Daniel Sawyer. Dan’s got a bunch of interesting new fiction coming out this year, and we talk about a lot of it. Plus, because it’s me and Dan, we end up discussing the Bronze Age Collapse and geopolitics and why teenagers feel like adults are lying to them about everything…
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TRATWD 141 – Ada Palmer
Posted by Chris Lester on 24 Feb 2018 | Tagged as: Interview
In this week’s episode I interviewed Dr. Ada Palmer–historian, musician, and author of the award-winning TERRA IGNOTA series of science fiction novels. We had a lovely conversation about world-building, characterization, the business of publishing, the challenges of incorporating freedom of religion in a secular society, and how concepts of wealth and scarcity might change in a world where all one’s material needs are provided for. This was a fantastic interview, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Ada Palmer’s Author Page on Amazon
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TRATWD 140 – Christiana Ellis
Posted by Chris Lester on 18 Feb 2018 | Tagged as: Interview
In this week’s episode I interview Christiana Ellis, the mastermind behind a bunch of cool projects, including Space Casey, Nina Kimberly the Merciless, and the serial detective/adventure story Phyllis Esposito: Interdimensional Private Eye. Christiana had a lot of great insights to share about putting yourself into your work, knowing what you want to get out of your writing, and why you shouldn’t worry about whether your stuff is “original” or not. I had a lot of fun with this conversation, and I hope you will too!
Buy “Nina Kimberly the Merciless” on Amazon
Phyllis Esposito: Interdimensional Private Eye
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TRATWD 139 – Doc Coleman
Posted by Chris Lester on 11 Feb 2018 | Tagged as: Interview
In this episode I interviewed Doc Coleman about his new book, The Perils of Prague. This was a live interview conducted with a studio audience at Balticon 51.
Buy “The Perils of Prague” on Amazon
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TRATWD 120 – PC Haring
Posted by Chris Lester on 01 Oct 2017 | Tagged as: Interview
At Balticon 51 I sat down with author and podcaster P.C. Haring to talk about Slipspace: Harbinger, the first book in Haring’s new science fiction trilogy. Along the way we discuss a variety of aspects of the business and craft of writing, including the lessons we’ve learned since those first heady years of podcast fiction.
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TRATWD 115 – Nathan Lowell
Posted by Chris Lester on 27 Aug 2017 | Tagged as: Interview
In this week’s episode I sat down with Nathan Lowell, the author of The Golden Age of the Solar Clipper series. I talked with him about his unusual approach to science fiction, right and wrong ways to use social media as a writer, promoting the work of authors you love, and how he made the transition from part-time to full-time author.
Referenced during the conversation:
Debora Geary (Amazon Author Page)
Ships of my Fathers, by Dan Thompson
Hand of Mars, by Glynn Stewart
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TRATWD 106 – Dead Robots Society interviews Chris Lester
Posted by Chris Lester on 11 Jun 2017 | Tagged as: Interview
Today Paul Cooley and Terry Mixon turn the tables on me, as they interview me for a live episode of The Dead Robots’ Society Podcast. We discuss my influences as a writer, why Neil Gaiman’s faeries feel different from Jim Butcher’s, writing stories with social commentary, and a bunch of other cool stuff. Enjoy!
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TRATWD 104 – J. Daniel Sawyer
Posted by Chris Lester on 27 May 2017 | Tagged as: Interview
This week I interview author and podcaster J. Daniel Sawyer about his new book, Becoming an Every Day Novelist. We discuss what writers can expect to learn in this book, what Dan has learned in the course of writing it, and how he’s changed his approach to business over the last year.
The Every Day Novelist (podcast)
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TRATWD 103 – Abigail Hilton
Posted by Chris Lester on 20 May 2017 | Tagged as: Interview
In this week’s interview I talk to Abigail Hilton about her new novel, Jager Thunder, which is on sale now! This is a wonderful book, and if you’re a fan of The Guild of the Cowry Catchers, you owe it to yourself to pick up a copy. We also talk quite a bit about the business side of writing.
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TRATWD 101 – Paul E. Cooley
Posted by Chris Lester on 07 May 2017 | Tagged as: Interview
In this week’s episode I interview author and podcaster Paul E. Cooley about his new science fiction/horror series, DERELICT!
Buy DERELICT: Marines on Amazon
Shadow Publications (Paul’s Website)
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