ISBW #218: Writing the Other / Lou Anders Interview

This one was tough to do. I’m pretty closed to as privileged as you can be (I’m a female non-Christian, which sets me in the “other” categories, but they’re pretty small), so the chances to offend/get something incredibly wrong are large. But that’s the point. People are afraid to write about other races, other genders, other sexual orientations, other ages, other nationalities, because they’re afraid to get it wrong, afraid they will offend someone. But it needs to be talked about. It needs to be written about. It makes you a better writer because you work will better reflect the world we live in, and it will make your work available to a wider audience.

And then we talk to Lou Anders from WorldCon, a very tired, loopy, Lou Anders, the Hugo Award Winning editor from Pyr!

(Warning- the swear word buzzer is a little loud. Be aware when using headphones!)

ISBW #218

• 00:33 State of the Mur: writing con recovery, completing GFL novella for Scott Sigler, editing, “Fingertips” project, Playing For Keeps 2.
• 04:21 Promo: Nil Desperandum podcast
• 05:41 Writing the other. (Referenced links: Writing the Other by Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward, Chew)
• 25:34 Promo: Rogues of the Black Fury
• 26:33 Interview: Lou Anders, Hugo Award-winning editorial director of Pyr Books
  • WorldCon from an editor’s POV
  • Sword & sorcery & epic fantasy
  • Challenges of writing magic (see Blackdog by K.V. Johansen)
  • Pondering the storytelling of The Matrix movies, franchise extensions
  • James Marsters narrates The Greyfriar: Vampire Empire Book 1; The Rift Walker: Vampire Empire Book 2 now on sale
• 51:35 Promo: Tripping the Light Fantastic

Credits:    Producer: Patrick Hester, Quasi-reliable show notes writer: Carrie Kei Heim Binas, Theme song: John Anealio

Books mentioned:

Writing the Other, by Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward
Blackdog, by K.V. Johansen

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