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The SpecFicNZ Podcast
by specficnz
A new podcast featuring New Zealand based creators of speculative fiction, science fiction, and fantasy. A new episode is published approximately once a fortnight.
Episodes
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Episode 19 Sharon Hannaford on Urban Fantasy, marketing and more
In this episode we got to chat with Dunedin author Sharon Hannaford, about Urban Fantasy, marketing, and the importance of character flaws. You can find Sharon here at her website As ever your co-hosts are: Nix Whittaker Kura Carpenter Mat Danaher
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Episode 18 with president of the New Zealand Society of Authors Mandy Hager
In this episode we talk about rights for writers and other creatives, fiction as a way of exploring what's happening to our world, and why New Zealand writers should join the NZSA. Mandy's website can be found here The New Zealand Society of Authors can be found here And as ever your co-hosts can...
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Episode 17 In Which Melanie Harding-Shaw talks about CoNZ
In the episode Wellington writer Melanie Harding-Shaw talks about the 2020 World Science Fiction Convention, or Worldcon which is coming from Wellington this year. She also talks about the new anthology she is helping to edit (Black Dogs, Black Tales), and why submitting a lot of short stories is...
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Episode 16: Jean Gilbert on writing and breaking into Hollywood
For this episode we were joined by award winning Hamilton based author Jean Gilbert. She talked about teaching writing to young people, living with face blindness, and writing for film and TV. You can find her here: Web. Facebook. Twitter. As always your co-hosts are: Kura Carpenter Nix Whittaker...
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Episode 15 Jamie Sands on Romance, RPGs, and Research
In this episode we had a chat (and a laugh) with Jamie Sands. We talked about their YA book the Suburban Book of the Dead (buy it here), identity, role playing games, and romance, among other things. You can find them at the following links: Blog Facebook Twitter Patreon You can buy their romance...
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Episode 14: What I Wished I knew Before
In this episode your hosts talk about what they wished they had known before starting out down the self publishing, or traditional publishing routes. Some of the things they talk about are: Amazon Author Central. Book Funnel. New Zealand Society of Authors and their contract reading service. And...
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Episode 13 with Trudie Jaye from the SPA Girls Podcast
We had a lot of fun recording this episode as you can probably tell. Apologies from Mat for being a bit mumbly, as he was sat in the room where the recording was happening, there's no excuse. He will try better next time! Trudie Jaye Trudie is one of the hosts of the wonderful and super useful if...
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Episode 12 Tim Jones and Climate Fiction and Activism
You can find Tim Jones Online: Blog Twitter NZ Book Council You can buy his latest book - Where We Land. And you can read a review here - SpecFicNZ As ever your co-hosts are: Kura Carpenter Nix Whittaker Mathew Danaher
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Episode 11 in which we talk about dragons, maps, and email marketing with multi award winner Eileen Mueller
You can find out more about Eileen at her website here - https://www.eileenmuellerauthor.com/ Ava Fairhall's map for Dragons Realm - http://www.geysercon.nz/updates/avafairhallsfantasymaps 50booksto20k Book Funnel. As ever your hosts are: Kura Carpenter Nix Whittaker Mathew Danaher
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Episode 10. Dan Rabarts talks about horror writing and those ideas that keep you up at night.
In this episode we talked with award winning Wellington based horror writer Dan Rabarts. You can find him online at: http://dan.rabarts.com https://twitter.com/rabarts https://www.facebook.com/rabarts He is a member of the Australasian Horror Writers Association, as well as FFANZ. As usual your...
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Episode Nine in which Aaron Compton talks about being a mentee editor and other things
We were really lucky to spend an evening talking with Aaron Compton co-editor of Te Korero Ahi Ka As well as talking about his experience as a mentee editor, we also talked about being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, cryptozoological porn, and whether vikings were the first New Zealanders (hint…
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Episode Eight: Hero's Journey or Fools Errand?
In this episode your regular co-hosts talked about plot and structure... They talked a lot about the hero's journey and their opinions of it, as well as saggy middles, sub plots, and more. Also Nix sets some homework. You can read more here: The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell Why I...
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Episode 07: Mark McCabe talks about Kindle Direct, getting that cover, fantasy maps, and more.
In this episode your hosts were lucky enough to spend an enjoyable half an hour or so in the company of Australian born, Dunedin resident author Mark McCabe who talked about Kindle Direct Publishing, going wide, making sure you have the right cover, and creating fantasy maps. If you want to do…
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Episode Six Kevin Berry talks about Interactive Fiction and more
In this episode Christchurch author Kevin Berry talks about writing interactive fiction for a middle grade audience, as well as speculative fiction, YA, and crime fiction. You can find Kevin and his books here.
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The SpecFicNZ Podcast Episode 05 In which Nix, Kura, and Mat ask do pantsers exist?
In this episode our three hosts talk about different aspects of writing from the point of view of an indie novelist, a traditionally published novelist, and a short story writer. As always this is with a focus on New Zealand. As always our hosts are: Kura Carpenter Mat Danaher Nix Whittaker If…
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Episode Four: In which we talk about the psychology of characters and other things with Darian Smith
This episode features an enjoyable chat with Darian Smith, author of the 'Agents of Kalanon Sequence', as well as the extremely useful 'Psychology Workbook for Writers'. You can like Darian's Facebook page here - https://www.facebook.com/DarianSmithAuthor/ You can find his books on Goodreads here…
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Episode Three: Deb E Howell
In this episode we had a chat with Deb E Howell, Dunedin based author of Warrior's Touch, Healer's Touch and the soon to be published Magician's Touch among other works. You can find her website here - https://deberelene.com/ And you can find her on Facebook here - https://facebook.com/deberelene...
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Episode 2 in which we interview Dunedin based author Daniel Stride
In this episode we talked with Dunedin based author Daniel Stride. We talked about his work in the SpecFicNZ anthology which you can find out more about here. We also talked about Daniel's novel Wise Phuul which you can buy here. We also talked about TV Tropes and the Society for Creative...
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Episode One: Lee Murray and Piper Mejia Talk about Geysercon and NZ Young Writers Fest
Award winning New Zealand Writers Lee Murray and Piper Mejia talk about New Zealand's premier event for science and fantasy creators - Geysercon, as well as the import work that New Zealand Young Writers, and their Young Writers Fest do. You can find out more about Lee here, and more about Piper...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A new podcast featuring New Zealand based creators of speculative fiction, science fiction, and fantasy. A new episode is published approximately once a fortnight.
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A new podcast featuring New Zealand based creators of speculative fiction, science fiction, and fantasy. A new episode is published approximately once a fortnight.
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