About this episode

Alan and Cat interview Matthew Kressel about writing, RPGs, and his new novels.

In this episode, Alan and Cat talk to software developer and award nominated writer, Matthew Kressel. They discuss writing with authenticity, writing unfamiliar cultures, Dungeons and Dragons, what writers can take from RPGs, Matt's new novels Spacetrucker Jess and The Rainseekers, AI, plagiarism, and much more. You can find The Rainseekers here: https://books2read.com/u/4N0Na8. You can find Spacetrucker Jess here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250392435/therainseekers.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alan Bailey, Cat

Guest: Matthew Kressel

Topics covered

• writing
• authenticity
• Dungeons and Dragons
• RPGs
• AI
• plagiarism

Keywords

• writing
• authenticity
• Dungeons and Dragons
• AI
• plagiarism
• Matthew Kressel
• Spacetrucker Jess
• The Rainseekers

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Spacetrucker Jess, The Rainseekers

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