TIH 414: Catherynne M. Valente on Space Opera, Peaks Island, and Musical Performances

In this podcast Catherynne M. Valente talks about Space Opera, Peaks Island, musical performances, and  much more. [3:19] Early life lessons growing up [7:47] No distinction between genres from an early age [12:00] Eurovision and Space Opera [19:08] Favourite alien species [25:59] Writing a book that is both a comedy and bleak [32:09] Living in different countries: lessons learnt [42:56] Acting [45:27] Musical performances and collaborations with SJ Tucker [53:51] Creativity and ADD [58:15] Time to write books and number of projects on the go at once [1:01:03] Space Oddity, sequel to Space Opera Full podcast show notes available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-414-catherynne-m-valente-on-space-opera-peaks-island-and-musical-performances Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror