Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author/editor James Logan about his debut novel The Silverblood Promise, editing and working in publishing, Indiana Jones, Locke Lamora and inspirations, creating compelling main characters, the path to publication, launching a debut novel and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with James. Stayed tuned next week for his mini-masterclass on Thieves & Rogues in SFF.
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0:00 - Intro
6:27 - James’ nerdy/writing origins
16:27 - Writing, editing and working in publishing
27:54 - The Silverblood Promise, Indiana Jones and Locke Lamora
34:00 - Creating compelling main characters
44:15 - The path to publication
51:11 - Launching a debut novel
57:51 - Final advice, random fact & outro
ABOUT OUR GUEST:
James Logan is the author of The Silverblood Promise, as well as an editor at Orbit Books UK. Preorder The Silverblood Promise ⁠here⁠: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
For more on James and his work, check him out on:
Twitter: / spechorizons
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Silverblood-Pr...
jamesloganauthor.com/
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ABOUT OUR HOSTS:
Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available now in eBook, paperback and hardcover.
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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:
www.simonandschuster.com/book...
www.simonandschuster.com/book...
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