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Why Murderbot is tough to write and other sci-fi secrets – Interview with Martha Wells

Martha Wells has written many fantasy and sci-fi novels, short fiction and novellas. She’s also written Star Wars and Stargate novels as well as worked on Magic:The Gathering. She has won Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Alex Awards for her work. She recently released a new Murderbot novella and we spoke about the novella, Murderbot, her other works, and her inspirations. Fugitive Telemetry (Tordotcom, 2021)

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How professional gamers can avoid the legal and business pitfalls in e-sports – Interview with Justin M. Jacobson

How professional gamers can avoid the legal and business pitfalls in e-sports – Interview with Justin M. Jacobson

Justin M. Jacobson, Esq. is an entertainment and esports attorney located in New York City. For the past 10+ years, he has worked with professional athletes, musicians, producers, DJs, record labels, fashion designers as well as professional gamers, streamers, coaches, on-air talent and esports organizations. He assists creative individuals with their contract, copyright, trademark, immigration, tax and other related business, marketing and legal issues. He wrote a book on the subject and we spoke about how someone can set themselves up to navigate the legal and business pitfalls of being a professional gamer.   The Essential Guide to the Business & Law of Esports & Professional Video Gaming (CRC Press, 2021) Check the book out here https://amzn.to/33CDmF9

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Why Project Hail Mary is awesome and other sci-fi nuggets – Interview with Andy Weir

Andy Weir spent over two decades as a software engineer before publishing the wildly popular novel The Martian which also came out as a movie starring Matt Damon. He also released Artemis, another successful novel, and has just released a new novel about a galaxy threatening danger. We spoke about the novel, Andy’s previous works, and his approach to science fiction and writing.  Project Hail Mary (Ballantine Books, 2021)

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