{"id":18467,"date":"2020-07-29T19:52:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T00:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crisalvarez.com\/?p=18467"},"modified":"2020-10-31T18:49:20","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T23:49:20","slug":"science-fiction-the-house-of-styx-solaris-2020-derek-kunsken-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/crisalvarez.com\/2020\/07\/29\/science-fiction-the-house-of-styx-solaris-2020-derek-kunsken-interview\/podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Fiction &#8211; &#8220;The House of Styx&#8221; (Solaris, 2020) &#8211; Derek Kunsken interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fsfasf%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fsfasf%2FScience_Fiction-Derek_Kunsken_interview-FCN_Episode_122_.mp3&amp;podcast_link=http%3A%2F%2Fcrisalvarez.com%2F2020%2F07%2F29%2Fscience-fiction-the-house-of-styx-solaris-2020-derek-kunsken-interview%2Fpodcast%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sfasf\/content.blubrry.com\/sfasf\/Science_Fiction-Derek_Kunsken_interview-FCN_Episode_122_.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/crisalvarez.com\/?powerpress_pinw=18467-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sfasf\/content.blubrry.com\/sfasf\/Science_Fiction-Derek_Kunsken_interview-FCN_Episode_122_.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Science_Fiction-Derek_Kunsken_interview-FCN_Episode_122_.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1317421236?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fcrisalvarez.com%2F%3Fp%3D18467\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/crisalvarez.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18468 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/crisalvarez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Derek-Kunsken-final-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/crisalvarez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Derek-Kunsken-final-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/crisalvarez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Derek-Kunsken-final-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/crisalvarez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Derek-Kunsken-final-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/crisalvarez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Derek-Kunsken-final-1320x1320.jpg 1320w, http:\/\/crisalvarez.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Derek-Kunsken-final.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BEn6Jn\">Check the book out here<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BEn6Jn\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BEn6Jn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Derek Kunsken has worked as a scientist and a diplomat and has been frequently published in sci-fi short story magazines. He\u2019s about to release a hard science fiction novel set on Venus. We spoke about the book and his writing process.<\/p>\n<p>0:28 &#8211; Derek talks about the House of Styx and why he set his book on Venus.<\/p>\n<p>2:38 &#8211; Derek talks about the details of the book.<\/p>\n<p>4:33 &#8211; Derek talks about the amount of sci-fi technology in the book.<\/p>\n<p>5:55 &#8211; Derek talks about the aesthetic of the story and his use of alien botany.<\/p>\n<p>8:10 &#8211; Derek also explores the psychological aspects of colonists.<\/p>\n<p>10:37 &#8211; Derek talks about the story itself being kept on Venus but Earth has its own backstory.<\/p>\n<p>11:48 &#8211; Derek talks about researching Venus and various sciences for the book.<\/p>\n<p>13:54 &#8211; Derek talks about what inspires him.<\/p>\n<p>19:28 &#8211; Derek talks about his writing process.<\/p>\n<p>22:20 &#8211; Derek talks about the serialization process in sci-fi magazines and his book.<\/p>\n<p>24:14 &#8211; Derek talks about his approach to writing.<\/p>\n<p>25:33 &#8211; Derek talks about having been a foreign service officer working on refugee issues.<\/p>\n<p>27:19 &#8211; Derek about music and his novel.<\/p>\n<p>29:11 &#8211; Derek about having wanted to adventure in Barsoom.<\/p>\n<p>30:55 &#8211; Derek talks about how smoothly the writing of this book went.<\/p>\n<p>32:37 &#8211; Derek talks about how note keeping process and his creative process.<\/p>\n<p>34:53 &#8211; Derek talks about audio books.<\/p>\n<p>36:03 &#8211; Derek can be found at derekkunsken.com and on twitter @derekkunsken and blogs on blackeight.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Links of interest<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BEn6Jn\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BEn6Jn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rebellionpublishing.com\/product\/the-house-of-styx\/\">https:\/\/rebellionpublishing.com\/product\/the-house-of-styx\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/derekkunsken.com\/index.html\/\">http:\/\/derekkunsken.com\/index.html\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DerekKunsken?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"> https:\/\/twitter.com\/DerekKunsken<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more \u201cFull Contact Nerd\u201d please follow me at <a href=\"http:\/\/crisalvarez.com\/\">crisalvarez.com<\/a>, on Facebook at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/crisalvarezfcn\/\">CrisAlvarezFCN<\/a>, on youtube at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYw0Ym8UDBOkOUQ7_Ddj5zA\">Cris Alvarez<\/a> on twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrisAlvarezFCN\">@CrisAlvarezFCN<\/a>, on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/crisalvarezscifi\/\">@crisalvarezscifi<\/a>, and on <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/id1317421236\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cDovL2NyaXNhbHZhcmV6LmNvbS9mZWVkL3BvZGNhc3Qv\">Google Podcasts<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/creating-scifi-and-fantasy-an-inside-look\">Stitcher<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1kLwQgN43RfN3xCJPh4nzI\">Spotify<\/a> for the podcast<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guests: <\/strong>Derek Kunsken<\/p>\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong> Cris Alvarez<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tags: <\/strong>science fiction, writer, novel, novelist, fiction, hard science fiction, Venus, Quebecois, colonists, technology, dirigibles, plant biology, religious cult, Mars, Moon, Air cadet, comic books, X-Men, serialization, China, Barsoom, comic books, Covid, publishing<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BEn6Jn\">Check the book out here<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BEn6Jn\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BEn6Jn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSCheck the book out here https:\/\/amzn.to\/2BEn6Jn Derek Kunsken has worked as a scientist and a diplomat and has been frequently published in 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