What an Adventure already …

by Range on July 25, 2010

AISFP ...

Bringing science fiction and fantasy authors to your ears one podcast at a time.

Leave it to me to announce my first interview with Adventures in Scifi Publishing (AISFP) well after it’s been downloaded nearly 1,200 times.

Unfortunately, it just speaks to how busy I am in July. The AISFP gig — as well as the Clarion write-a-thon endeavor (donate, donate … more on that in a separate post that you’ll want to read) — has only happily added to the insanity. Case in point: I religiously set goals each month and July’s haven’t hit paper yet.

As for the first posted interview. It was such a treat to corner James Gunn for an hour. After speaking with him, it confirmed that The Center for Study of Science Fiction provides foundational resources for readers and writers of genre. The interview also provides some core themes for the forthcoming Campbell Conference discussions I have with two of the genre’s finest, so you’ll want to give it a listen.

Regardless, since I made my last post, where I tease my role of correspondent with the podcast and discuss how thrilled I am to be part of the AISFP 2.0 team, I’ve interviewed Paolo Bacigalupi and Kij Johnson at The 2010 Campbell Conference, as well as registered for Armadillocon in Austin, Texas, and World Fantasy (WFC) in Columbus, Ohio. And my first Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) for the show arrived in the mail last weekend — I’m thrilled to be reading Michele Lang’s Lady Lazarus. I’m set to speak with her in October at WFC. [click to continue…]

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The Adventure kicks off now …

by Range on July 5, 2010

Here it comes ...

I’ve been waiting weeks to say something, so I can wait a few more to reveal the full details, but I’ll be contributing to Adventures in SciFi Publishing (AISFP). Listen to the short promo to get a taste of what’s to come.

I’m thrilled, as I’ve been a fan of the Parsec award-winning podcast and its host(s) Shaun Farrell (and occasionally Sam Wynns — no word yet if she’s returning) for several years, and I can’t wait to help out. In fact, I’m well on my way to contributing to Episode 92.  I credit AISFP for educating me on the genre and exposing me to other great podcasts. Without it, I’m not sure I would have attended Viable Paradise (VP) last year.

And, speaking of VP, Matt Hughes, a fellow member of VP’s Fighting XIII, will also contribute to show as a book reviewer. We’re just a few members of a new team of amazing people plugged in to genre fiction.

If you’re not familiar with the show, it’s featured reports from Comic-Con, Clarion, and Writers of the Future, and interviews with the likes of Ray Bradbury, Neil Gaiman and Brandon Sanderson. You can obtain the feed directly from the site or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

More to come … soon …


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