Jane Gilmartin interview about her science fiction novel “The Mirror Man” (MIRA, 2020)

Jane Gilmartin interview about her science fiction novel “The Mirror Man”

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Interview Timeline

Jane Gilmartin has always been a sci-fi fan starting with Star Trek. She’s worked as a journalist for many years before publishing her first novel The Mirror Man about a cloning experiment gone awry. We spoke about the book, about sci-fi, about her admiration for David Bowie, and about her writing process.

0:28 – Jane talks about why she wrote The Mirror Man

1:37 – Jane talks about the protagonist, setting, and conflict of the novel.

3:13 – Jane talks about the research she did for the novel since it’s hard science fiction.

5:13 – Jane talks about actual science affected the plot of her novel.

6:05 – Jane talks about being a huge David Bowie fan.

7:27 – Jane talks about the novel’s protagonist.

8:58 – Jane talks about how she got into David Bowie’s music.

10:43 – Jane talks about her interest in Star Trek.

11:38 – Jane talks about the other sci fi she liked and all the sci-fi she watches.

16:26 – Jane talks about the aesthetic of the book.

17:22 – Jane talks about what the book might look like as a film.

20:20 – Jane talks about her writing process.

21:54 – Jane talks about other writing work she’s done.

24:19 – Jane talks about how her writing has changed over time.

27:00 – Jane talks about using advice from her book reading group and rewriting much of her book.

31:19 – Jane talks about further editing of the book.

34:48 – Jane talks about wanting to be in Starfleet.

38:45 – Jane talks about her next writing project.

41:26 – Jane can be found at janegilmartin.com and on twitter @janegilmartin3 and on instagram @imadj123

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/2TLldjI

https://www.janegilmartin.com/

https://twitter.com/JANEGILMARTIN3

https://instagram.com/imadj123

Contact Information

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Guests: Jane Gilmartin

Host: Cris Alvarez

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

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