Long Story Short Ep-37: A Publishing Ecosystem, with Rym Kechacha

Robin speaks to Rym Kechacha about her latest novel, THE APPLE AND THE PEARL. We also get into spinning plots, tricksters of the world, when corvids attack, a reading taskforce, and a good deal more. https://britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-podcast-long-story-short/ Are you a member of the British Fantasy Society yet? Join us here: https://britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/become-a-member/ Our 1st Ten Pages programme is here: https://british-fantasy-society.vercel.app/welcome Find out more about Rym here: https://rymkechacha.squarespace.com Visit David’s website: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/ And Robin’s: https://robincmduncan.com/   Time stamps 00:57 - Rym introduces THE APPLE AND THE PEARL 06:00 - Losing the plot / spinning the web 13:02 - character building 17:15 - No MC / connections to the ‘real’ world 22:05 - tricksters! / when crows attack 26:40 - auto-fiction / get with the programme 32:25 - Katie Bruce reviews THE FOX AND THE DEVIL, by Kiersten White 34:20 - Rym’s earlier novels 40:00 - stand-alone (with series potential?) 46:20 - BFS 1st Ten Pages 47:25 - Mission: in publishing / promoting reading