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SFF Addicts

Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly

SFF Addicts is a weekly sci-fi, fantasy and writing craft podcast co-hosted by authors Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly, bringing you interviews and masterclasses with your favorite SFF authors. The full episode archive, as well as book reviews and essays, can be found at https://fanfiaddict.com. You can also subscribe to the FanFiAddict YouTube channel or follow us on Spotify, where all episodes are available in full video.

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01:10:16

Ep. 212: Self-Publishing in the Age of AI with Chris...

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2026/07/21

Join host M.J. Kuhn, guest artist Chris McGrath and guest authors Gregory Kontaxis and Michael Vadney for an Indie Appreciation Month panel on Self-Publishing in the Age of AI. During the panel, Chris, Gregory and Michael discuss the ethics of AI use, whether or not we can avoid it, the deluge of AI slop, risking your reputation, prejudices against self-publishing, filtering AI vs. human-made content, cover art and working with human artists, originality and the value of human-created art, audience

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01:01:04

Ep. 211: Making the Most of Conventions with Andy...

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2026/07/14

Join host Greta Kelly and guest authors/content creators Andy Peloquin, Tim Hickson (AKA Hello Future Me) and T. D. Orel for an Indie Appreciation Month panel on Making the Most of Conventions. During the panel, Andy, Tim and Tanner discuss first conventions, attending cons as a fan vs. as a professional, when to start attending conventions, selling books at cons and events, merch and swag, sales tactics and connecting with readers, pitching your books, imposter syndrome and social anxiety, making

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01:53:57

Ep. 210: Cover Art & Book Design with Jeff Brown,...

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2026/07/07

Join host Adrian M. Gibson and guest authors/artists Jeff Brown, Philip C. Quaintrell, Rachel St Clair and Scott Palmer for an Indie Appreciation Month panel on Cover Art & Book Design. During the panel, Jeff, Philip, Rachel and Scott discuss what cover and book design are, creating a visual brand, the importance of typography and fonts, interior formatting and design, what makes a good vs. bad piece of art, due diligence and art/design no-nos, cover legibility and visual impact, evolving cover

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01:18:00

Ep. 209: Portal Fantasies with Seanan McGuire &...

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2026/06/30

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly for a masterclass panel on Portal Fantasies, featuring guest authors Seanan McGuire and Micaiah Johnson. During the panel, they open the door to portal fantasies, discussing what a portal fantasy is, the appeal of this subgenre, age markets and genre fatigue, portal sci-fi and secondary worlds, establishing the rules of your portal, reflecting our own world through alternate worlds and more.🍄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍄OUR

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01:03:48

Ep. 208: Incorporating Music into SFF with Peter...

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2026/06/23

Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a writing masterclass on Incorporating Music into SFF with author/musician Peter Orullian. During the episode, Peter strikes a narrative chord, discussing the intersection of music and storytelling, novelizing concept albums, the musicality of prose, writing characters who ARE musicians, music in our world vs. secondary worlds, musical magic systems, copyrights and more.NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Peter. Click

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01:19:26

Ep. 207: Peter Orullian talks Songs of the Dead,...

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2026/06/16

Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with author Peter Orullian about his new novel Songs of the Dead, collaborating on the book with Brandon Sanderson, rock/metal culture, multi-layered worldbuilding, musical magic, the living vs. the dead, creative fluidity, video games and working at Microsoft/Xbox, Unbroken and Kickstarter success, the triumphs of community, Christmas movies, antagonists and more.NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Peter. Stayed tuned next week for his writing

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00:56:59

Ep. 206: The Art of the Short Story with Isabel J....

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2026/06/09

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on The Art of the Short Story with award-winning author Isabel J. Kim. During the episode, Isabel gets to the short of it, discussing what a short story is, short fiction as a testing ground, comparing short-form vs. long-form fiction, approaching theme, plot and structure in short stories, conciseness and pacing, trimming stories down, selling your short stories and more.NOTE: This is part two of a two-part

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01:01:11

Ep. 205: Isabel J. Kim talks Sublimation, Immigrant...

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2026/06/02

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning author Isabel J. Kim about her debut novel Sublimation, fleshing out a short story into a novel, the immigrant experience, writing multiple versions of the same characters, tech corporations and technothrillers, writing 2nd-person perspective, book deals and bidding wars, TV adaptations, weird internet culture, studying copyright law and more.NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Isabel. Stayed tuned next week

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00:53:00

Ep. 204: Drawing from Global History with Shannon...

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2026/05/26

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Drawing from Global History with bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty. During the episode, Shannon traverses the world, discussing global interconnectedness across time, using SFF to shine a light on history, deciding on a historical time/place for your story, knowing when to deviate from history, author responsibility and intentions, accessible approaches for research, historical authenticity,

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00:58:57

Ep. 203: Shannon Chakraborty talks The Tapestry of...

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2026/05/19

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty about her new novel The Tapestry of Fate, writing a more mature, middle-aged protagonist in The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi series, portraying motherhood on the page, blood family vs. found family, Middle Eastern poisoners and demons, balancing science with the occult, writing complex antagonists, the value of day jobs, breaking into publishing and more.NOTE: This is part one of a two-part

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00:49:22

Ep. 202: Writing for the Reader Experience with Sunyi...

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2026/05/12

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing for the Reader Experience with bestselling author Sunyi Dean. During the episode, Sunyi caters to the reader, discussing why authors should consider the reader experience, putting yourself in the “beginner’s mindset," offering value to the reader, promises and hooking them from the outset, delivering information at the right time, simple vs. complex prose, writing for yourself vs. the

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00:58:54

Ep. 201: Sunyi Dean talks The Girl with a Thousand...

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2026/05/05

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Sunyi Dean about her new novel The Ghost with a Thousand Faces, Chinese ghosts and folklore, Cantonese humor, Kowloon Walled City and the horrors of war, juggling multiple timelines, the Publishing Rodeo Podcast and transparency about publishing, living around the world, persistence and community, representations of neurodivergence in SFF, balancing work with family, messy first books and more.NOTE: This

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01:52:12

200th Episode *LIVE* Q&A SPECIAL with H. M. Long,...

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2026/04/28

SFF Addicts podcast has reached a huge milestone: 200 episodes!!! To celebrate, co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly recorded a LIVE FAN Q&A, answering questions from our beloved audience alongside special guests/friends of the show H. M. Long, Evan Leikam & Krystle Matar. During the episode, they delve into all kinds of topics, including their podcasting journey, the ups and downs of writing, fictional worlds they'd want to live in, book recommendations for

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00:49:00

Ep. 199: Publishing in Different Genres with Ai Jiang...

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2026/04/21

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Publishing in Different Genres with award-winning author Ai Jiang. During the episode, Ai breaks down the fundamentals of genre, including genre trends in publishing, building a career across multiple genres, genre expectations and targeting audiences, chasing genre trends, self-publishing and short stories as genre testing grounds, the viability of specific genres with agents and editors, the benefits and

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00:01:45

SEND US QUESTIONS for the 200th Episode FAN Q&A...

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2026/04/17

We are so excited to celebrate 200 EPISODES of SFF Addicts podcast!!! In honor of this huge upcoming milestone, co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M. J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly will be going live for a fan Q&A 200th episode, and they’ll be joined by special guests/friends of the show Evan Leikam, H. M. Long & Krystle Matar!EMAIL YOUR QUESTIONS to sffaddictspod@gmail.com with the subject line "Episode 200" and they’ll answer them during the livestream on April 27 @ 8pm ET on the FanFiAddict YouTube

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00:53:31

Ep. 198: Ai Jiang talks A River from the Sky, Science...

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2026/04/14

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning author Ai Jiang about her new novella A River from the Sky, nature vs. industrialization, incorporating technology into science fantasy, unreliable narrators and palace intrigue, family dynamics, rebellion vs. control, big lessons from writing workshops, the appeal of short-form fiction, the learning curve of writing a full-length novel, winning awards and career priorities, balancing passion with productivity and

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01:22:22

Ep. 197: How to Query Agents with Laura Crockett,...

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2026/04/07

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly for a masterclass panel on How to Query Agents, featuring literary agents Laura Crockett, John Baker and Jennifer Chevais. During the panel, they lay out the fundamentals of query letters and agents, discussing what agents do, what a query letter is, the anatomy of a query letter, social media presence, how authors can seek out agents, query letter no-nos and more.RESOURCES MENTIONED:Association of Authors' AgentsAssociation of American Literary

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01:01:02

Ep. 196: Memory & Time with Mark Lawrence (Writing...

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2026/03/31

Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a writing masterclass on Memory & Time with bestselling author Mark Lawrence. During the episode, Mark unlocks the secrets of the mind, including how memory and time play into the human experience, the relationship between memory and identity, forgetting and how memories change across time, the role of emotions in forming memories, collective stories and history, unreliable narrators and narratives, flashbacks and non-linear story structures,

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01:08:38

Ep. 195: Mark Lawrence talks Daughter of Crows,...

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2026/03/24

Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with bestselling author Mark Lawrence about his new novel Daughter of Crows, writing an older protagonist, showing a character across their life, new twists on assassin schools, evoking an eerie atmosphere, drawing inspirations from pagan mythologies, the meaning of "grimdark," the evolution of self-publishing and SPFBO (the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off), working in mathematics, hard science, “detail porn” and more.NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat

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01:02:36

Ep. 194: Writing Romantasy with Carissa Broadbent...

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2026/03/17

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions of highly sensitive topics, specifically depictions of sexual violence in fiction. If you do not wish to hear this, please skip from 39:54-48:40.Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing Romantasy with bestselling author Carissa Broadbent. During the episode, Carissa opens the door to the heart of romantasy, including what the subgenre is and why it's so immensely popular,

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