How the Japanese imperial system inspired a sci-fi book series with Juliette Wade

How the Japanese imperial system inspired a sci-fi book series with Juliette Wade

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Interview Timeline

Juliette Wade loves to learn and has degrees in both anthropology and linguistics. She is also a writer of speculative fiction and uses her knowledge to examine our society in her fantastic worlds. We talked about her latest book, about sci-fi and her inspirations. Transgressions of Power (DAW, 2021)

0:28 – Juliette talks about why she wrote this series.

1:32 – Juliette talks about the basics of the book.

5:14 – Juliette talks about the book incorrectly being labeled as post-apocalyptic and galactic empire style.

6:53 – Juliette talks about the research she did for the book.

8:32 – Juliette talks about the books caste system.

11:17 – Juliette talks about the size of her world.

13:18 – Juliette talks about the grounding of her caste system.

14:44 – Juliette talks about the use of violence in her novel.

16:26 – Juliette talks about the sci-fi and fantasy writers she likes.

18:12 – Juliette talks about the aesthetic fell of the book.

22:12 – Juliette talks about the age of the society and the social dynamics in her series.

26:13 – Juliette talks about her writing process.

29:50 – Juliette talks about character shame and guilt in the story.

33:15 – Juliette talks about tracking the elements in her novel.

36:11 – Juliette talks about how her approach to writing has changed.

37:58 – Juliette talks about becoming more science focused.

39:30 – Juliette talks about the language in the book.

42:55 – Juliette talks about Narnia and other fictional places she loved. She also talks about horror being difficult for her.

45:50 – Juliette talks about reading works at different stages of her life.

52:20 – Juliette talks about plot tropes she avoids.

54:12 – Juliette can be found at Juliettewade.com and on twitter, facebook and instagram.

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/39KwCbD

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/607291/transgressions-of-power-by-juliette-wade/

https://juliettewade.com/

Contact Information

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Guests: Juliette Wade

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, DAW, science fiction,

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