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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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00:55:45

SFFA Throwback: Jim Butcher Interview

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2025/12/30

In this throwback interview (Ep. 79 in 2023), join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Jim Butcher about his novel The Olympian Affair, The Dresden Files and the Codex Alera series, teaching his son James J. Butcher everything he knows, a dream Dresden anime, Lois Bujold and The Vorkosigan Saga, writing cats and animal POVs, cherished mentors, paying it forward, blending genres, weightlifting and much more.ABOUT OUR GUEST:Jim Butcher is the bestselling author

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00:51:40

SFFA Throwback: Martha Wells Interview

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2025/12/23

In this throwback interview (Ep. 55 in 2023), join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning, bestselling author Martha Wells about her novel Witch King, her acclaimed The Murderbot Diaries series, hard lessons from her decades-long publishing career, re-releasing old works (and confronting her younger self's writing), writing both science fiction and fantasy, demons, The Untamed, Mr. Snuffleupagus and much more.ABOUT OUR GUEST:Martha Wells is the award-winning,

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01:00:31

SFFA Throwback: Christopher Buehlman Interview

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2025/12/16

In this throwback interview (Ep. 109 in 2024), join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with author Christopher Buehlman about his novels The Daughters' War and The Blacktongue Thief, renaissance fairs, "Christoph the Insulter," comedy and empathy, creating an engrossing atmosphere, writing a range of voices and tones, invention vs. research, trusting your characters and much more.ABOUT OUR GUEST:Christopher Buehlman is an author, comedian, playwright and poet, best known for his

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00:39:45

SFFA Throwback: Fonda Lee Interview

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2025/12/09

In this throwback interview (Ep. 47 in 2023), join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with award-winning SFF author Fonda Lee about her novella Untethered Sky, her series The Green Bone Saga, writing both sci-fi and fantasy, TV adaptations, the corporate vs. publishing worlds, falconry, manticores, worldbuilding and much more.ABOUT OUR GUEST:Fonda Lee is the award-winning author of The Green Bone Saga, including Jade City, Jade War and Jade Legacy, as well as Untethered Sky,

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02:17:44

Ep. 183: Our Favorite Reads of 2025 *LIVE* (with...

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2025/12/02

The end of 2025 is upon us, and that means it's time to discuss our favorite reads of the year! Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly as they reminisce on the year that was with friends John & Jakob Minton from Talking Story and Hannah & Laura from OWWR Pod⁠⁠. During the panel, they share and discuss their top SFFH reads from this year (2 each for a total of 14), as well as their honorable mentions. And of course, many shenanigans ensue.NOTE: This is the last SFF Addicts episode of

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01:13:43

Ep. 182: Heroism & Villainy with Christopher Ruocchio...

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2025/11/25

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Heroism & Villainy with author Christopher Ruocchio. During the episode, Christopher treads the fine line of morality, delving into how we define heroes and villains, moral ambiguity vs. complexity, laying the foundations for your heroes and villains, establishing the moral framework of your story, character relatability, motivations vs. justifying actions, threats to your characters, how

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01:15:19

Ep. 181: Christopher Ruocchio talks Shadows Upon...

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2025/11/18

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Christopher Ruocchio about his new novel Shadows Upon Time, reflecting on the Sun Eater series, Hadrian’s epic character journey, writing (and finishing) a long, expansive series, the lost art of rhetoric, working as an editor at Baen Books, being on both sides of the publishing curtain, the appeal of science fantasy, the role of genre-blending in modern publishing, parenthood, changing perspectives,

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00:04:07

🍄 THE BOOK OF SPORES 🍄 Now Live on KICKSTARTER!!!

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2025/11/13

Hidden in the vaults of a world-spanning library lie the records of a mysterious book, one made of mold and magic. Varied accounts of its existence remain scattered throughout the multiverse, but when an archivist attempts to bring its pages together, she will learn how dangerous a book—and her own ambitions—can be . . .Collecting fungal tales from across countless universes, this anthology spotlights the best of fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Prepare for your imagination to be colonized by

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01:07:05

Ep. 180: Planning a Trilogy with Jay Kristoff...

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2025/11/11

Join co-hosts M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Planning a Trilogy with bestselling author Jay Kristoff. During the episode, Jay lays out the foundations for writing trilogies, including what works about the “trilogy” format, examples of iconic trilogies, starting with the midpoint climax, satisfying arcs across each book AND the trilogy, foreshadowing and laying seeds, rewriting and second book syndrome, mapping character arcs across three books, strategies for

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01:06:20

Ep. 179: Jay Kristoff talks Empire of the Dawn,...

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2025/11/04

Join co-hosts M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Jay Kristoff about his new novel Empire of the Dawn, writing vampires and monstrous characters, (un)reliable narrators, handling heavy themes, the costs of victory, creative reinvention, shifting genres, writing for younger audiences, approaches to beautiful yet brutal prose, Tolkien and the magic of fantasy books and much more.NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Jay. Stayed tuned next week for his writing

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00:51:00

Ep. 178: Prose & Rhythm with Alix E. Harrow (Writing...

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2025/10/28

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Prose & Rhythm with award-winning, bestselling author Alix E. Harrow. During the episode, Alix expounds upon prose and rhythm essentials, including what prose and rhythm are, setting expectations with prose style, fine tuning your prose and rhythm, the musicality of prose, beauty and truth in language, the flexibility of prose styles, how prose informs characterization, description and world,

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00:55:23

Ep. 177: Alix E. Harrow talks The Everlasting, Lady...

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2025/10/21

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning, bestselling author Alix E. Harrow about her new novel The Everlasting, the significance of foundational myths, mythmaking and subverting heroism, the spectrum of cowardice and courage, sexuality and obsession, symbols and the weight of history, magic and time loops, breaking in and changes in the publishing industry, being a second generation book nerd, villains, agency and much more.NOTE: This is part one of

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00:50:59

Ep. 176: Writing Cozy Fantasy with Julie Leong...

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2025/10/14

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing Cozy Fantasy with bestselling author Julie Leong. During the episode, Julie gets comfy and lays out the cozy fundamentals, including what cozy fantasy is, the growing popularity of cozy stories, stakes and realism in cozy fantasy, wish fulfillment and reader expectations, whether romance is necessary in every fantasy story, approaches to cozy worldbuilding and character arcs, the roles of community,

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00:51:40

Ep. 175: Julie Leong talks The Keeper of Magical...

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2025/10/07

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with bestselling author Julie Leong about her new novel The Keeper of Magical Things, quitting a corporate job to pursue writing, the appeal of cozy fantasy, the debut author experience, underdog/outsider protagonists, varying magical powers, imposter syndrome and resilience, how opposites can attract, writing effective character arcs, community and breathing life into your setting, creating a quirky cast of side characters and much

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00:03:38

What is SFF Addicts Podcast?

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2025/10/03

Are you new to SFF Addicts podcast? If so, let our three co-hosts—Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn & Greta Kelly—introduce you to the show and explore what we can offer to both sci-fi/fantasy readers and writers. Plus, you can hear a teaser of a bunch of the amazing guests we've had on in the past. Thanks for tuning in and for your support. We hope you enjoy SFF Addicts!EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:⁠⁠⁠sffaddictspod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠SUPPORT THE SHOW:- ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠ (for exclusive bonus

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01:16:15

Ep. 174: How to Write Battle Scenes with Anna Smith...

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2025/09/30

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on How to Write Battle Scenes with author Anna Smith Spark. During the episode, Anna arms herself for war (and writing), exploring why we love battle scenes, how to study and analyze historical battles, the immersion/cinematography of a battle, laying the seeds of conflict, approaches to warfare across cultures, setting and styles of battle, scale and shifting perspectives, realism and the aftermath of

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01:14:49

Ep. 173: Anna Smith Spark talks A Sword of Gold and...

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2025/09/23

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they chat with author Anna Smith Spark about her TWO new novels A Sword of Gold and Ruin and Anderson Versus Death, the 2000 AD/Judge Dredd universe and dystopian prescience, the pursuit and joys of storytelling, the appeal of grimdark, the current state of the grimdark genre (and responses to it), the ups and downs of publishing, writing what you’re passionate about, folkloric horror, autism, dyspraxia and much more.NOTE: This is part one of a

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01:54:40

Ep. 172: The Shifting Landscape of Epic Fantasy with...

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2025/09/16

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly for this special episode of SFF Addicts podcast recorded LIVE at Seattle Worldcon 2025, where they discuss "The Shifting Landscape of Epic Fantasy" with guest authors George R.R. Martin, Robin Hobb, Brandon Sanderson, Rebecca Roanhorse and Ryan Cahill. During this epic two-hour conversation, they delve into a (brief) history of epic fantasy, the monolith of Tolkien and LotR, approaches to epic fantasy worldbuilding, research and

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01:00:34

Ep. 171: Surviving the Midlist (or Not?) with David...

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2025/09/09

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Surviving the Midlist (or Not?) with author David Wragg. During the episode, David dishes on the (often harsh) realities of the midlist, including what “the midlist” is, the debut experience and expectations, (lack of) investment in authors, earnings/expenses/marketing, social support and community for midlisters, what success means, book submissions, the “midlist death spiral”, the value of midlist

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01:08:26

Ep. 170: David Wragg talks The Iron Road, Parenting,...

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2025/09/02

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly as they chat with author David Wragg about his new novel The Iron Road, the Tales of the Plains series, parent/child relationships, blending Wild West themes/aesthetics with a fantasy world, balancing darkness and humor, lessons learned from mediocre jobs, crappy first novels and midlife crises, managing a large cast of characters and much more.NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with David. Stayed tuned next week for his writing

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