Reader/Writer

This is our final panel from Balticon! Panelists are Val Griswold-Ford, Diane Weinstein, Martin Berman-Gorvine and Paul E. Cooley.

From the programme:

"Panelists discuss the value (or lack thereof) of doom and gloom speculative fiction."

A panel from Balticon on GLBT issues in Science Fiction and Fantasy. Moderated by Jared Axelrod, with panelists Hugh O'Donnell, N. R. Brown, Carl Cipra, and James Daniel Ross.

From the programme:

You want to address GLBT issues in your YA SF/F, but you're straight and you only have one queer friend and s/he never talks to you about their life. So how do you avoid sounding clueless? Who should you talk to? What questions should you ask?

A panel on transitioning from independent author to large publisher, moderated by Jared Axelrod, with Philippa Ballantine, A Kovacs and Scott Sigler.

From the programme:

Experiences of New Media authors moving to the mainstream literary world - Podcasters and ePublishers discuss the experience of moving from the digital world in to print and what changes they had to make.

Ben and Mary Ellen talk to Veronica Giguere about narrating audiobooks and voice acting, writing, and other things.

I apologize for the quiet audio in some sections. I couldn't bring the volume up without it sounding horrible.

A panel on space travel with Andy Love moderating, with Catherine Asaro, Pamela Gay, Charles E. Gannon and Geoffrey Landis.

From the programme:

"Scientists discuss ideas for space travel that have been underutilized or could be due for reintroduction into the genre"

We have Matt Tobin, creator of Aeon Timeline, back to find out what he's been up to!

Our picks for this month:

We have a talk with Jared Axelrod and Bill Doran about cosplay, costume and prop making. If you're getting ready for Halloween or looking to build something for next year's convention season, this is the episode to get you started!

Another One Question special from Balticon 48, in an epic crossover episode with The Roundtable Podcast we see what it's like on the other side of your first draft. We find out what awesome writers do after they've finished their first draft. We get insight from:

• Jared Axelrod
• J.R. Blackwell
• Peter V. Brett
• Myke Cole
• Paul E. Cooley
• Veronica Giguire
• Starla Huchton
• J. Daniel Sawyer
• Micheal R. Underwood

Listen to part one here.

Ben and Mary Ellen are joined by author Paul E. Cooley to discuss his new book The Black, his journey from indie to hybrid author, and being a co-host on the Dead Robots Society Podcast.

Our Audible picks for this month:

Another panel from Balticon 48, this panel is moderated by Collin Earl, and features Mike D'Ambrosio, Mark Jeffrey, and Brian Rathbone.

From the programme: