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I spoke with Owl Goingback about his Bram Stoker award winning novel “Coyote Rage”. You can watch the video version of the interview here:
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Owl Goingback has been writing for over thirty years and has released many types of fiction including numerous horror short stories and novels. He won the Bram Stoker award for best first novel and most recently the Bram Stoker Award for the best novel of 2019, Coyote Rage. We spoke about the novel, his writing process, and some of the things that led him into writing horror. Coyote Rage, Independent Legions Publishing, 2019
0:39 – Owl talks about why he wrote Coyote Rage.
2:26 – Owl talks about the Native American traditions he’s familiar with.
4:11 – Owl talks about Coyote Rage.
5:51 – Owl talks about the genre of his novel and the stories he heard growing up.
6:42 – Owl talks about traditional tales and storytelling.
8:30 – Owl talks about his writing process and what he writes about. He talks about the importance of books to him.
9:39 – Owl talks about how he got books when he was young.
12:07 – Owl talks about wanting to find Bigfoot and UFOs. He talks about an event that partially inspired his novel Crota.
13:39 – Owl talks about when he started writing fiction and what kept him writing fiction.
15:31 – Owl talks how he learned writing.
16:13 – Owl talks about all the pop shows that he likes.
18:26 – Owl talks about the music that goes with Coyote Rage.
19:12 – Owl talks about his writing process.
20:35 – Owl talks about whether his writing has changed after winning awards.
22:21 – Owl talks about horror ideas that might have been over the line.
24:17 – Owl talks about the classic monsters he loves the most.
25:58 – Owl talks about his time in the Air Force and also being a historic cemetery caretaker.
27:37 – Owl talks about Poe and Lovecraft.
29:18 – Owl talks about the the things he liked when he was young such as lost civilizations.
32:08 – Owl talks about Aztecs and Native Americans.
33:19 – Owl talks about his new monster anthology.
40:29 – Owl can be found at owlgoingback.com, @ogoingback on twitter, and on facebook.
https://www.independentlegions.com/store/p148/coyoterage.html
https://twitter.com/OGoingback
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100014562218135
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Guests: Owl Goingback
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, Independent Legions, horror, fiction, Stoker award,
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Elizabeth Bear is a prolific sci-fi and fantasy writer. She’s the Astounding Award, a Hugo, and other awards for her work. She recently released the second book in her space opera series, “The Machine”. We spoke about the book, the pandemic, role playing games, and her writing process
0:50 – Elizabeth talks about The Machine and the series it’s part of.
2:15 – Elizabeth talks about the details of her book.
4:30 – Elizabeth talks about whether she would have re-written the book with Covid in mind.
6:05 – Elizabeth talks about Covid’s impact on sci fi stories.
7:43 – Elizabeth talks about whether pre-Covid scifi set on the Earth is dated.
12:37 – Elizabeth talks about her Lovecraftian novelette.
15:06 – Elizabeth talks about horror and fear.
17:41 – Elizabeth talks about where her novelette idea came from.
20:59 – Elizabeth talks about research she did for her
25:04 – Elizabeth talks about what inspires her imagination.
26:45 – Elizabeth talks about having studied anthropology.
29:04 – We discuss knowledge and action.
30:53 – Elizabeth talks about the musical feel of The Machine.
34:34 – Elizabeth talks about her writing.
37:48 – Elizabeth talks about being an underwriter.
40:57 – Elizabeth talks about the effects of winning awards [on] her
45:57 – Elizabeth talks about experiences and writing.
51:44 – Elizabeth talks about wanting to be a dragonrider.
54:52 – Elizabeth talks about being a third generation sci fi reader.
57:22 – Elizabeth talks about playing D&D in 6th grade and on.
1:02:42 – Elizabeth talks about getting published and difficulties.
1:07:32 – Elizabeth can be found at ElizabethBear.com
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Machine/Elizabeth-Bear/White-Space/9781534403017
https://www.elizabethbear.com/
For more “Full Contact Nerd” please follow me at crisalvarez.com, on Facebook at CrisAlvarezFCN, on youtube at Cris Alvarez on twitter @CrisAlvarezFCN, on Instagram @crisalvarezscifi, and on Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts / Stitcher / Spotify for the podcast. Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like.
Guests: Elizabeth Bear
Host: Cris Alvarez
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