Category Archives: Interviews

(This interview was first posted to my patreon. Thank you, patrons!) E. J. Fischer RS: I love the story “New Mother.” Can you talk about the genesis for a moment? EJF: Sure. “The New Mother” had a very long gestation period. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

(This interview was originally posted on my Patreon. Thank you, patrons!) RS: You own birds. Tell us about the birds. Provide pictures of the birds. I can only speak about the parrot family. Parrots, including small parrots like my two … Continue reading → Continue reading →

A few years ago, I decided that I wanted to know some silly information about my fellow authors. So I put together some silly interviews full of silly questions. A number of them fell through the publication cracks then, so … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This is Ann Leckie. If you’re a fan of contemporary science fiction and fantasy, and you don’t know who she is, you may have spent the last few years in cryogenic storage. In which case — awesome, and welcome back. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Cat Rambo is a Nebula-nominated writer, successful online writing teacher, current president of SFWA, and one of my Clarion West classmates–along with Ann Leckie, who I’m interviewing next week. I’m a great admirer of her short stories (I’ll be publishing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Ken Liu came onto the short story scene a few years ago, and then dominated it, and has continued to dominate it since. If you’re interested in contemporary short science fiction, Ken is an author you can’t miss. One of my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Na’amen Tilahun has been around the science fiction scene for a long time — as a fan, a convention attendee, and a bookstore clerk. And now as a novelist! His debut novel, The Root, is coming out in June. I blurbed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Spencer Ellsworth had been publishing short stories since 2009, and has work in PodCastle, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, F&SF and a number of other places. You can find his short story “Clockwork of Sorrow” in the anthology Ghost in the Cogs: Steam-Powered … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Mary Robinette Kowal is a woman of incredible multiple talents — a professional puppeteer who sews regency dresses and narrates audio books — and wins Hugo Awards. Her first novel series, the Glamourist Histories — fantasy novels about Austen’s regency … Continue reading → Continue reading →