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I’ve been going to science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comic book conventions since I was 15, and I’ve found that while the con which takes place within the walls of a hotel or convention center is always fun, the con away from the con—which takes place when I wander off-site with friends for a meal—can often be more fun. In fact, my love of tracking down good food while traveling the world attending conventions has apparently become so well known that one blogger even dubbed me "science fiction’s Anthony Bourdain."
So I've decided to replicate in podcast form one of my favorite parts of any convention—good conversation with good friends over good food.
During each episode, I’ll share a meal with someone whose opinions I think you’ll want to hear, and we’ll talk about science fiction, fantasy, horror, writing, comics, movies, fandom … whatever happens to come to mind. (There’ll also be food talk, of course.)
Please note—this will not be a pristine studio-recorded podcast, but one which will always occur in a restaurant setting, meaning that mixed in with our conversation will be the sounds of eating and drinking and reviewing of menus and slurping and background chatter and the servers popping in … in other words, it’ll be as messy as life. And I hope you'll find it as entertaining, too.
I’ve been going to science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comic book conventions since I was 15, and I’ve found that while the con which takes place within the walls of a hotel or convention center is always fun, the con away from the con—which takes place when I wander off-site with friends for a meal—can often be more fun. In fact, my love of tracking down good food while traveling the world attending conventions has apparently become so well known that one blogger even dubbed me "science fiction’s Anthony Bourdain."
So I've decided to replicate in podcast form one of my favorite parts of any convention—good conversation with good friends over good food.
During each episode, I’ll share a meal with someone whose opinions I think you’ll want to hear, and we’ll talk about science fiction, fantasy, horror, writing, comics, movies, fandom … whatever happens to come to mind. (There’ll also be food talk, of course.)
Please note—this will not be a pristine studio-recorded podcast, but one which will always occur in a restaurant setting, meaning that mixed in with our conversation will be the sounds of eating and drinking and reviewing of menus and slurping and background chatter and the servers popping in … in other words, it’ll be as messy as life. And I hope you'll find it as entertaining, too.
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Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a renowned author known for her works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. She gained widespread recognition with her novel Mexican Gothic and is celebrated for her storytelling that often explores genre blending and cultural themes.
Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a renowned author known for her works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. She gained widespread recognition with her novel Mexican Gothic and is celebrated for her storytelling that often explores genre blending and cultural themes.
Kemi Ashing-Giwa is an author known for her debut novel 'The Splinter in the Sky'. She has a background in creative writing and has engaged in extensive outreach to literary agents. Her work often explores themes of science fiction and fantasy, and she has a deep interest in tea, which inspired her writing.
Kemi Ashing-Giwa is an author known for her debut novel 'The Splinter in the Sky'. She has a background in creative writing and has engaged in extensive outreach to literary agents. Her work often explores themes of science fiction and fantasy, and she has a deep interest in tea, which inspired her writing.
Craig Laurance Gidney is a writer and editor known for his work in speculative fiction. He has attended the Clarion Writing Workshop, influenced by writers like Samuel R. Delany, Verlaine, and Rimbaud. Gidney has a background in editing flash fiction magazines and coedited a tribute anthology for Tanith Lee. His work often explores themes of ambiguity, beauty, and horror, and he is recognized for his focus on mood and atmosphere in storytelling.
Craig Laurance Gidney is a writer and editor known for his work in speculative fiction. He has attended the Clarion Writing Workshop, influenced by writers like Samuel R. Delany, Verlaine, and Rimbaud. Gidney has a background in editing flash fiction magazines and coedited a tribute anthology for Tanith Lee. His work often explores themes of ambiguity, beauty, and horror, and he is recognized for his focus on mood and atmosphere in storytelling.
Adeena Mignogna is a science fiction and fantasy author known for her Robot Galaxy series. She has a background in writing and has chosen the indie route for publishing her works. Adeena is passionate about AI and robotics, often exploring these themes in her writing. She discovered she is neither a plotter nor a pantser but falls somewhere in between, and she has learned to write effectively in the morning after years of trying at night. Her work and insights have inspired many fans and aspiring writers in the science fiction community.
Adeena Mignogna is a science fiction and fantasy author known for her Robot Galaxy series. She has a background in writing and has chosen the indie route for publishing her works. Adeena is passionate about AI and robotics, often exploring these themes in her writing. She discovered she is neither a plotter nor a pantser but falls somewhere in between, and she has learned to write effectively in the morning after years of trying at night. Her work and insights have inspired many fans and aspiring writers in the science fiction community.
Jarrett Melendez is a comics creator and writer known for his work in the comic book industry. His career combines his passions for food and storytelling, and he has been involved in creating graphic novels and comics that often connect with popular franchises. Melendez's background includes experience in running comic book conventions, which helped him build contacts and develop his own projects. His work is influenced by various creators and he has a particular interest in integrating culinary themes into his storytelling. His upcoming graphic novel is inspired by a traumatic childhood incident, and he has also created recipes connected with franchises like Pokémon and Percy Jackson.
Jarrett Melendez is a comics creator and writer known for his work in the comic book industry. His career combines his passions for food and storytelling, and he has been involved in creating graphic novels and comics that often connect with popular franchises. Melendez's background includes experience in running comic book conventions, which helped him build contacts and develop his own projects. His work is influenced by various creators and he has a particular interest in integrating culinary themes into his storytelling. His upcoming graphic novel is inspired by a traumatic childhood incident, and he has also created recipes connected with franchises like Pokémon and Percy Jackson.
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0:001:19:26
Episode 256: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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short storiesMexican Gothicabandoned placesMadame Bovarygenre writingflawed charactersparallel storylinesbrandingmagic realism
Bite into blueberry pancakes with Silvia Moreno-Garcia as we discuss how short stories helped her find her voice, the way a gross dream combined with a teen cemetery trip led to Mexican Gothic, her love for abandoned places, why she found Madame Bovary startling when she read it in high school, how to successfully write genres in which the reader is more aware of the tropes than the protagonist, the beauty to be found in flawed characters, how to make sure parallel storylines are equally interesting, one technique she admits doing which makes multiple types of readers angry, the difficulty of resisting branding, the reason the term magic realism is overused, and much more.
Bite into blueberry pancakes with Silvia Moreno-Garcia as we discuss how short stories helped her find her voice, the way a gross dream combined with a teen cemetery trip led to Mexican Gothic, her love for abandoned places, why she found Madame Bovary startling when she read it in high school, how to successfully write genres in which the reader is more aware of the tropes than the protagonist, the beauty to be found in flawed characters, how to make sure parallel storylines are equally interesting, one technique she admits doing which makes multiple types of readers angry, the difficulty of resisting branding, the reason the term magic realism is overused, and much more.
Feast on oysters with Kemi Ashing-Giwa as we discuss her conscious decision to not take any creative writing courses in college, the eight never-to-be published novels she wrote on her way to The Splinter in the Sky, how COVID-19 led her to take a deep dive into tea (and how tea then inspired her debut novel), her evolution from pantser to plotter, her outreach to 200 agents before she found the right one, how to craft compelling opening sentences, her tips for writing successful fight scenes, why she was able to handle attending Harvard and writing a novel at the same time, how best to deal with editorial revision suggestions, her love of reading debut novels, and much more.
Feast on oysters with Kemi Ashing-Giwa as we discuss her conscious decision to not take any creative writing courses in college, the eight never-to-be published novels she wrote on her way to The Splinter in the Sky, how COVID-19 led her to take a deep dive into tea (and how tea then inspired her debut novel), her evolution from pantser to plotter, her outreach to 200 agents before she found the right one, how to craft compelling opening sentences, her tips for writing successful fight scenes, why she was able to handle attending Harvard and writing a novel at the same time, how best to deal with editorial revision suggestions, her love of reading debut novels, and much more.
Toast writer/editor Craig Laurance Gidney as we discuss how meeting Samuel R. Delany led to his attending the Clarion Writing Workshop, the influence of reading decadent writers such as Verlaine and Rimbaud, why he kept at trying to get published when so many of his peers stopped, the many ways flaws can sometimes make a story more interesting, our shared love of ambiguity, the reason there must be beauty entwined with horror, why he’s a vibes guy rather than a plot guy, the time Tanith Lee bought him a pint and how that led to him coediting her tribute anthology, what he learned from his years editing a flash fiction magazine, and much more.
Toast writer/editor Craig Laurance Gidney as we discuss how meeting Samuel R. Delany led to his attending the Clarion Writing Workshop, the influence of reading decadent writers such as Verlaine and Rimbaud, why he kept at trying to get published when so many of his peers stopped, the many ways flaws can sometimes make a story more interesting, our shared love of ambiguity, the reason there must be beauty entwined with horror, why he’s a vibes guy rather than a plot guy, the time Tanith Lee bought him a pint and how that led to him coediting her tribute anthology, what he learned from his years editing a flash fiction magazine, and much more.
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Episode 253: Adeena Mignogna
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Adeena Mignogna
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Star Trekfan fictionNaNoWriMoscience fiction novelindie publishingrobot genderingAI futurewriting habits
Break for brunch with writer Adeena Mignogna as we discuss how Star Trek changed her life, which Trek character she used as her screen name on fan forums when she first went online as a young teen, why she never wrote fanfic, the feedback from a friend which saved her NaNoWriMo novel from being trunked, how she discovered she's neither a plotter nor a pantser but rather something in-between, her favorite science fiction novel of all time (and the important lesson it taught her about her Robot Galaxy series), why she went the indie route and how she knew she had the chops to pull it off, the manner in which we gender robots, the reason writing each book in her quartet was more fun than the one before, why she remains hopeful about our AI future, how she finally learned she was a morning writer after years of trying to write at night, and much more.
Break for brunch with writer Adeena Mignogna as we discuss how Star Trek changed her life, which Trek character she used as her screen name on fan forums when she first went online as a young teen, why she never wrote fanfic, the feedback from a friend which saved her NaNoWriMo novel from being trunked, how she discovered she's neither a plotter nor a pantser but rather something in-between, her favorite science fiction novel of all time (and the important lesson it taught her about her Robot Galaxy series), why she went the indie route and how she knew she had the chops to pull it off, the manner in which we gender robots, the reason writing each book in her quartet was more fun than the one before, why she remains hopeful about our AI future, how she finally learned she was a morning writer after years of trying to write at night, and much more.
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Episode 252: Jarrett Melendez
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Guests of this podcast episode
Jarrett Melendez
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food and writing careercomic book conventionsfan fictiongraphic novelsPokémonPercy Jacksontraumatic childhood incident
Pig out on pork belly with Jarrett Melendez as we discuss how his loves of food and writing combined into a career, the way running comic book conventions gave him the contacts he needed when it was time to create comics of his own, which franchise inspired his sole piece of fan fiction, the comics creator whose lessons proved invaluable, how he knew Chef's Kiss needed to be a graphic novel rather than a miniseries, the way he balanced multiple plot arcs so they resolved in parallel, the magical pig whose taste is more trustworthy than any chef you've ever met, his early crush on Encyclopedia Brown, how he cooks up recipes connected with franchises such as Pokémon and Percy Jackson, the traumatic childhood incident which became the catalyst for his upcoming graphic novel, and much more.
Pig out on pork belly with Jarrett Melendez as we discuss how his loves of food and writing combined into a career, the way running comic book conventions gave him the contacts he needed when it was time to create comics of his own, which franchise inspired his sole piece of fan fiction, the comics creator whose lessons proved invaluable, how he knew Chef's Kiss needed to be a graphic novel rather than a miniseries, the way he balanced multiple plot arcs so they resolved in parallel, the magical pig whose taste is more trustworthy than any chef you've ever met, his early crush on Encyclopedia Brown, how he cooks up recipes connected with franchises such as Pokémon and Percy Jackson, the traumatic childhood incident which became the catalyst for his upcoming graphic novel, and much more.
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