Category Archives: Writer Interview

Muse of Research II: Food As World Building (Heather Rose Jones)

Posted on July 5, 2016 by epbeaumont

One of the things that draws us inexorably into another world is the food. From Marcel Proust’s cookie that launched a million words to the favorite treats of space station dwellers thousands of years in the future, what we eat … Continue reading →

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The Muse of Research: Math and Other Marvels (S. L. Huang)

Posted on June 30, 2016 by epbeaumont

One of the great pleasures of reading is hanging out with folks whose storytelling game is totally different from my own. S. L. Huang writes the action-packed adventures of a mathematical mercenary-superhero, Cas Russell, whose style of math and narration … Continue reading →

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Muse of Research II: Food As World Building (Lev Mirov @thelionmachine)

Posted on June 28, 2016 by epbeaumont

One of the things that draws us inexorably into another world is the food. From Marcel Proust’s cookie that launched a million words to the favorite treats of space station dwellers thousands of years in the future, what we eat … Continue reading →

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The Muse of Research: Interview with Kate Elliott

Posted on December 2, 2015 by epbeaumont

Kate Elliott is my contemporary by age and my elder by career. Over the last decades, she’s been steadily producing a wide-ranging body of work in science fiction and fantasy, with brilliantly realized settings from the deep past to the … Continue reading →

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The Muse of Research: Interview with Aliette de Bodard

Posted on November 25, 2015 by epbeaumont

In the last few years, Aliette de Bodard has become one of my favorite science fiction and fantasy writers. Her settings are impeccably realized, from an AU Aztec Empire where the magic works as advertised (the Obsidian and Blood detective … Continue reading →

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Vacations in Romancelandia: Interview with the Bowman’s Inn Collective

Posted on July 15, 2015 by epbeaumont

The Bowman’s Collective presents The Bowman’s Inn, Book 2 (Summer) In the city of Anteros, you might find yourself at the Bowman’s Inn. You could be lonely, hurting, or lost more than you know. The bartender, Valentine Archer, will know … Continue reading →

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Writer Tech (Technique): Lev Mirov on self-care, artistic practice, music, and the writerly zone

Posted on April 9, 2015 by epbeaumont

Edited version of chat interview on Friday, March 20, 2015 9:45 PM EPB: The first question, which I struggle with: what is the balance, for you, between artistic production and self-care? How has it changed over the years? LM: Well … Continue reading →

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Muse of Research Writer Interview #1 (short version) up now! Writer Tech news! and more!

Posted on March 17, 2015 by epbeaumont

The first of the Muse of Research interviews, with Lev Mirov (@thelionmachine on Twitter), has been published on the Skiffy and Fanty Show. Go check it out! This is the short version, 1000 words or so. An extended version will … Continue reading →

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Writer Interview: Veronica Scott (Romance & Adventure from the Ancient Nile to the Deeps of Space!)

Posted on February 24, 2015 by epbeaumont

Veronica Scott’s work ranges from paranormal romances set in ancient Egypt to action-adventure space operas (Mission to Mahjundar, Wreck of the Nebula Dream, Escape from Zulaire). I first met her on Six Sentence Sunday; we have continued our acquaintance on … Continue reading →

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Writer Interview: Thelonius Legend (#BlackWritersChat, #BlackComicsChat), Novelist & Superhero Dad!

Posted on February 17, 2015 by epbeaumont

On February 3, 2015 I had the privilege of interviewing my colleague Thelonius Legend, one of my writing world’s Twitter organizers (#BlackWritersChat, #BlackComicsChat) and keen proponent of the Twitter book club @BlerdBookClub, which most recently hosted Tananarive Due. Thelonius is … Continue reading →

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