Join host M.J. Kuhn as she delves into a mini-masterclass on Genre Mashups with her co-host/author Adrian M. Gibson. During the episode, Adrian picks apart the various aspects of genre mashups, including how he incorporated police procedurals and crime thrillers into Mushroom Blues, milieu and aesthetics as mashup elements, genre mashups vs. subgenres, meeting reader expectations in multiple genres at once, why authors shouldn't force genres together and more.
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0:00 - Intro & Sponsor
5:46 - Genre mashups that Adrian grew up with
9:46 - Mushroom Blues, police procedurals and crime thrillers
21:50 - Genre mashups, milieu and aesthetics
30:24 - The Culture series and The Expanse
38:12 - Genre mashups vs. subgenres
45:47 - Meeting reader expectations in multiple genres at once
54:46 - Don’t force genres together
1:04:10 - Outro
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now in eBook and paperback. Purchase it on Amazon (links below), and look forward to the hardcover and audiobook releases in the coming weeks.
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M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and its sequel Thick as Thieves, both of which you can buy here:
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