18.41: Deep Dive: Erin's Short Fiction Extravaganza
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Episode 18.41: Deep Dive: Erin's Short Fiction Extravaganza
If you write short stories or enjoy speculative fiction, this episode is for you. Our host Erin Roberts has written short stories, interactive fiction, and has built worlds for tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs). For the next 8 episodes, we’ll be diving into three of her short stories. This week, Erin explains how to write outside of traditional genre classifications. We talk about the importance of antagonists, tone, and the horror genre. And we discuss how to decide if your short story should become a novel.
We highly recommend you read Erin’s three short stories to get the most out of these next 8 episodes! Read Erin’s short stories: Wolfy Things, Sour Milk Girls, Snake Season. Note: these books involve some darker themes. All of these short stories are available for free online and also have audio versions available.
Homework:
Take a line you've written a while ago that you absolutely love. Try rewriting it as the writer you are now.
Thing of the Week:
Never Have I Ever by Isabel Yap
Liner Notes:
Interview with Erin on the podcast Just Keep Writing
Wolfy Things by Erin Roberts
Sour Milk Girls by Erin Roberts
Snake Season by Erin Roberts
Writing Wonder
Credits: Your hosts for this episode were Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler. It was produced by Emma Reynolds, recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex Jackson.
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- https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/snake-season/
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