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Category: Geek Speaks…Fiction!

Flipping Tropes: A New Anthology Turns Cliches ‘Upside Down’

March 15, 2016December 15, 2017Melanie Meadors

This week on Geek Speaks…Fiction! we welcome editors Monica Valentinelli and Jaym Gates to discuss what made them geek out while editing their new anthology, ‘Upside Done: Inverted Tropes in Storytelling’!

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Author Mishell Baker Geeks Out About Gaming

March 8, 2016December 8, 2017Fran Wilde

Mishell Baker’s novel ‘Borderline’ debuted in March, and now she’s geeking out about five games, exploring a story, and why losing can be almost as much fun as winning.

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It’s Who I Am: Fantasy Author Tim Marquitz Geeks Out About Writing

March 1, 2016December 15, 2017Melanie Meadors

Urban fantasy author Tim Marquitz joins us this week to talk about writing his Demon Squad series, and what it means to him to write in a genre alongside authors like Jim Butcher, Kat Richardson, Seanan McGuire, and more!

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Geek Speaks… Coloring Books! With Natalie Zaman and Wendy Martin

March 1, 2016December 8, 2017Natalie Zaman

What if you could include messages with those coloring images—words, only a few—that could connect you to the visual on a deeper level?

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Geek Speaks Fiction: On Researching Prosthetics

February 23, 2016December 7, 2017Corrina Lawson

The Bride Wore Starlight is about two people dealing with both emotional and physical wounds: Joely Crockett, a former beauty queen, who has recently been injured in a serious car accident, leaving her permanently lame and scarred, and Alec Morrissey, a former rodeo champion who lost a leg in Iraq.

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Shoebox Time Machine: Jeff Salyards Geeks Out About the Past

February 2, 2016December 15, 2017Melanie Meadors

Epic fantasy/Grimdark author Jeff Salyards tells us some of what inspired his acclaimed Bloodsounder’s Arc series! Why is the sloth Jeff’s spirit animal? Has he always been this much of an assclown? The answer to these questions and more are in this week’s Geek Speaks…Fiction!

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Custom Made Disease: Geeking Out About Mutants With William C. Dietz

January 26, 2016December 15, 2017Melanie Meadors

This week, New York Times bestselling science fiction author William C. Dietz joins us to tell us about what made him geek out while writing his Mutant Files trilogy!

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Do Not Mess With Grandmothers: Erin M. Evans Geeks Out

December 29, 2015December 15, 2017Melanie Meadors

Fantasy author Erin M. Evans talks about about the role grandmothers play in fantasy, specifically in her own recent release, Ashes of the Tyrant, the fourth book in her Brimstone Angels saga set in the Forgotten Realms world.

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Geeking Out About New Fans

December 27, 2015December 15, 2017Melanie Meadors

Epic fantasy author Kenny Soward has recently tried his hand at another of his passions, urban fantasy, and as he tells us in this week’s Geek Speaks…Fiction!, it gave him a whole new set of things to geek out about.

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Eric Smith Geeks Out On Video Games, YA Romance, and Steampunk

December 2, 2015December 4, 2017Fran Wilde

Author, literary agent, co-founder of the Philadelphia Geek Awards and Geekadelphia, and proud corgi owner Eric Smith talks about what he geeked out about while writing his first YA novel, Inked.

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Gremlins Galore! Geeking Out About Hideously Adorable Sidekicks

November 18, 2015December 15, 2017Melanie Meadors

Steampunk fantasy author Beth Cato geeks out about some hideously adorable creatures in this week’s Geek Speaks…Fiction!

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It’s Alive! Geeking Out About Inhuman, Yet Sentient, Beings

November 10, 2015December 15, 2017Melanie Meadors

I’ve always been fascinated with things that have a mind of their own. I’m not sure why, and never quite understood it, but I’m always happy to find someone else who shares that passion. This week on Geek Speaks…Fiction! I welcome guest Karina Sumner-Smith, speculative fiction author and fellow lover of sentient beings.

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Geeking Out About Horses and Making Childhood Dreams Come True

November 3, 2015December 15, 2017Melanie Meadors1

This week on Geek Speaks…Fiction!, Lila Bowen tells us how her childhood obsession inspired her new young adult fantasy novel, ‘Wake Of Vultures’!

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Escaping Into a Loop-the-Loop World of Fantasy

October 27, 2015December 15, 2017Melanie Meadors

Quirky fantasy author James Walley is our guest today, talking about the trials and tribulations of writing absurdly fun stories.

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Geeking Out On Starship Design

October 13, 2015December 15, 2017Melanie Meadors

This week on Geek Speaks…Fiction! we welcome science fiction author Patrick S. Tomlinson! Not only is Patrick the author of the brand new book The Ark from Angry Robot Books, he’s also a stand-up comedian and a blogger. Please welcome him to GeekMom! Hello GeekMom readers! My name is Patrick S. Tomlinson. I’m a sci-fi author […]

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Laura Anne Gilman Geeks Out on Muppets, X-Files & Leverage

October 7, 2015December 16, 2017Fran Wilde

Author Laura Anne Gilman shares the five things she geeked out about while working on Silver On the Road.

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Geekomancer: You’ll Totally Want This Power

September 29, 2015December 4, 2017Fran Wilde

Michael R. Underwood talks about how to make being a geek a superpower.

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Measuring FTL Travel For Fictional Worlds

September 22, 2015December 4, 2017Corrina Lawson

Welcome to our weekly guest blog for science fiction authors, Geek Speaks…Fiction, where writers geek out about what makes them happy. Space opera fans, we’ve got a treat for you this week! Christie Meierz is the award winning, best selling author of the Tolari Cycle, novels of intrigue, suspense, and romance set in the future […]

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Horror Author Sam Sattin Creates an Imaginary Game For His Book

September 15, 2015December 4, 2017Corrina Lawson1

Gaming geek and horror writer Sam Sattin talks about creating an imaginary game for his latest horror novel.

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Bradley Beaulieu Geeks Out on Mother/Daughter Connections

September 8, 2015December 4, 2017Corrina Lawson

Award winning epic fantasy author Bradley P. Beaulieu delves deep into the creation of his characters.

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