“I'm passionate about sci-fi and I was thinking, I just I love horses so much, and I started thinking, what would horses be like in the future? What does that look like? What would happen? My brain started like kind of spiraling and brainstorming with this, what would a horse be like in the future?”
-- R.A. Clarke

In this episode, “Interview with Western Science Fiction Novelist, Rachael Clarke, Part 1” podcast host Beth Barany talks to Rachael Clarke where they discuss Rachael's first full-length novel published under her pseudonym R.A. Clarke called Race to Novus. They delve into the inspiration behind the world building for the novel plus the benefits of having a support team around you when working on a novel.

ABOUT R.A. Clarke

R.A. Clarke is a former police officer turned stay-at-home mom living with her family in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Besides raising two rambunctious boys, soaking in much needed lake time, illustrating, and acting in community theatre, R.A.'s spare time is spent plotting, fantastical novels, and multi-genre short fiction. Her tales have been featured in various publications, and she has won international contests, such as Red Penguin Books' humour contest, the Writer's Weekly 24-Hour Contest, The Writers Workout: Writer's Games, and the 2023 Write Fighters 3-Day Novella Challenge. She was also named a finalist for the 2021 Hindi's Librairies Females of Fiction Awards, the 2021 Futurescapes Award (for "Race to Novus"), and the 2022 Dark Sire Awards.

Website: https://www.rachaelclarkewrites.com/

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rachaelclarke9631

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To follow all of her adventures writing and illustrating children's books specifically, visit: https://www.facebook.com/rachaelclarkewrites.com

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/raclarkewrites


RESOURCES

Write State of Mind - https://www.facebook.com/groups/writestateofmind/

GET HELP WITH YOUR WORLD BUILDING - START HERE

Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/

• SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth Barany
• SHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade

c. 2024 BETH BARANY

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