Storypunks Podcast

J. Scott Savage is a middle grade and YA author with a great hook: steampunk and dragons!  His Mysteries of Cove series is a wonderful story if you're looking for your next read, and we also discuss plenty that will be of interest to writers and other creators. As a highlight, we talk about how he became a "school visit extraordinaire" (more than 1500 schools!).  Join us for a fun interview!

This week I interview Beth Cato, a steampunk author with dieselpunk leanings. Beth has a fascinating Blood of Earth series set in an alternate San Francisco, and her Clockwork Dagger series is "Final Fantasy meets Agatha Christie" (inspired by Murder on the Orient Express, hello!), among many other interesting works. We talk all about it in this episode. Also, Beth has a unique approach to her author blog, where she's incorporated another passion of hers: baking! Come learn about her Bready or Not posts, which have a nice side benefit of helping her market her stories. Join us!

Elly Blue created a genre she's dubbed feminist bicycle science fiction. So cool! You're going to love this interview, where we talk about solarpunk, ecopunk, and many other aspects of utopian and dystopian futures. Elly is a co-owner of Microcosm Publishing, so we also talk about editing as well as the open submissions for the next Bikes in Space anthology.

I have decided to give a quick update at the beginning of every show, so this is when I'll describe what I'm working on.  I wasn't sure I'd do this at first, but the timing is nice because I'm entering my "Structural Phase" of a pretty hefty work in progress. Listen to the episode or visit my website (CindyGrigg.com) for a description of my work in progress.  If you'd like to get involved as a beta reader with input on a story, please fill out the form at CindyGrigg.com. Learn more by listening to or watching the episode! Interview With Cyberpunk and Biopunk Author Dan Wells Dan Wells has written many novels and other fictional works you can find at TheDanWells.com. Here's a list of questions I asked Dan in Episode 2. Me: In this show, we discuss "the punks", and today we're focusing on cyberpunk. Since everyone defines them a little bit differently, what's your take on the defining the term and what do you feel qualifies as cyberpunk? Me: Tell us about each of your cyberpunk books or series and why readers