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Speculative Fiction anthology – “New Suns” (Solaris, 2019) – Nisi Shawl interview

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Nisi Shawl has written and edited speculative fiction for years and recently won the 2020 Locus Award for best anthology for her edited work New Suns. We spoke about the book, winning the award, the difficulties non-white authors face in the publishing industry, and about writing and editing in general.

0:42 – Nisi talks about how she felt about winning the 2020 Locus award for best anthology.

1:30 – Nisi talks about how the anthology was developed.

2:42 – Nisi talks about how she chose the stories she used in the anthology.

4:20 – Nisi talks about the process of editing the anthology.

5:45 – Nisi talks about how adult the material is in the anthology.

7:00 – Nisi talks about the various times of stories found in the anthology.

9:34 – Nisi talks about writing by non-white authors.

11:25 – Nisi talks about publishing support for non-white authors.

12:55 – Nisi talks about ways within which the industry can support non-white authors.

16:08 – Nisi talks about gender issues within publishing.

17:48 – Nisi talks about other kinds of feedback within the publishing industry.

20:59 – Nisi talks about social media in pushing change.

22:42 – Nisi talks about the nationalities of the authors in the book.

25:08 – Nisi talks about the lengths of the stories in the anthology.

26:26 – Nisi talks about the works that inspire her and works she enjoys.

28:47 – Nisi talks about her love of Outlander. She also gets into the importance of politics within the show.

34:35 – Nisi talks how she approaches the editing process.

37:38 – Nisi talks about she approaches giving editorial changes.

38:13 – Nisi talks about other anthologies she’s edited.

40:04 – Nisi talks about her editing work over time.

40:59 – Nisi talks about her approach to writing.

42:01 – Nisi talks about writer and editing interactions.

44:04 – Nisi talks about self-publishing.

46:10 – Nisi talks about past jobs she had apart from writing and editing.

47:14 – Nisi talks her desire to end world hunger.

49:07 – Nisi talks about how she got LeVar Burton to write the introduction for New Suns.

51:21 – Nisi talks about other non-white authors who should have as much notice as Octavia Butler such as Samuel Delaney and Charles Saunders.

53:44 – Nisi can be found at nisishawl.com.

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/2CKiHVT

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/New-Suns/Nisi-Shawl/9781781085783

http://nisishawl.com/

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Guests: Nisi Shawl

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: science fiction, fantasy, writer, editor, anthology, fiction, tags: anthology, post-apocalyptic, future, historical, Octavia Butler, gender, sexuality, flash fiction, Everfair, Middlemarch, Outlander, glaucoma, Battlestar Galactica, time traveler, Scotland, British Empire, politics, ursula Le Guin, world hunger, twilight zone, Levar Burton, Library of America, Samuel Delaney, Charles Saunders, Gloria Naylor

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Post-apocalypse novel – “The Book of Koli” (Orbit/Little, Brown Books, 2020) – M.R. Carey interview

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M.R. Carey has been writing comics and novels for over two decades. He’s written for DC Comics and has written nearly a dozen novels. His most well-known novel is “The Girl With All The Gifts.” He recent;y released a new post-apocalyptic book titled “The Book of Koli.” We spoke about this new book, some of his comic book writing history, and the process of writing in general.

0:35 – Mike talks about why he wrote the Book of Koli.

1:35 – Mike talks about his approach to short story writing.

2:30 – Mike goes into the details of the book.

4:26 – Mike talks about the technological level of the world in the book.

5:39 – Mike talks about the use of technology in the book and on social issues.

8:36 – Mike talks about some research he did for the book.

11:20 – Mike talks about other works he’s done that touch on post-apocalyptic issues.

12:59 – Mike talks about the works that inspire him.

15:01 – Mike compares writing prose and writing for comic books.

18:13 – Mike talks about how he went from being an unstructured to a structured writer.

20:28 – Mike talks about the aesthetic and “soundtrack” to the book.

21:54 – Mike talks about whether he is an architect or a gardener when he writes.

24:10 – Mike talks about how his writing voice has changed over time especially when co-writing with his wife and daughter.

26:27 – Mike talks about having been a teacher for 15 years.

29:19 – Mike talks about being part of an institution like a school.

32:06 – Mike talks about power structures within school.

33:00 – Mike talks about the editing process for his book and beta readers.

34:46 – Mike talks about being a big fan of the wishing tree and the faraway tree.

36:07 – Mike talks about the success of Girl With All The Gifts and how that turned him

into a brand.

39:12 – MR Carey discusses some future writing projects.

40:19 – Mike talks about social media. He enjoys boardgamearena.com and itsyourturn.com

44:19 – Mike can be found on twitter and skype @michaelcarey191 and on goodreads.

45:35 – Mike talks about the comic “The Doll House Family” being released in September by DC Comics.

Links of interest

https://amzn.to/2XfgNnG

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/m-r-carey/the-book-of-koli/9780316477475/

https://twitter.com/michaelcarey191

Guests: M.R. Carey

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: writer, novel, novelist, fiction, Girl with all the Gifts, voice, post-apocalyptic, zombie, speculative fiction, dark fantasy, Enid Blyton, Hilary Mantel, Moorcock, le Guin, comic books, Alyssa Quitney, Shelly Roberg, DC comics, Lucifer, hellblazer, heavy metal, Talking Heads, teaching, wishing tree, transportation, green latern, Earthsea, seven wonders, GenCon, D&D, Dragoncon

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