Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Christopher Buehlman about his new novel The Daughters' War, The Blacktongue Thief, renaissance fairs, "Christoph the Insulter," comedy and empathy, creating an engrossing atmosphere, writing a range of voices and tones, invention vs. research, trusting your characters and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Christopher. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Making Old Monsters New Again.
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0:00 - Intro & Sponsor
7:24 - How Chris got into SFF and horror
10:36 - Chris’ writing journey
16:37 - Christoph the Insulter, comedy and empathy
20:33 - Creating an engrossing atmosphere
29:21- Writing a range of voices and tones
31:41 - Invention vs. research
38:52 - The Daughter’s War and goblins
52:05 - Trusting your characters
57:20 - Final advice, random fact & outro
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Christopher Buehlman is an author, comedian, playwright and poet, best known for his novels The Blacktongue Thief, Between Two Fires, Those Across the River, The Suicide Motor Club and more. His newest release is The Daughters' War, which you can purchase ⁠here⁠: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now in eBook, paperback and hardcover. Buy it here:
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