About this episode

Alan and Cat discuss various aspects of writing and genre with guest Thomas Ha.

In this episode, Alan and Cat talk to writer Thomas Ha. They discuss the effects of covid on genre, Lit RPG, cozey fiction, writing across genres, Clarkesworld Magazine, Matt Diniman, Brian Evenson, preserving the status quo, writing villains, writing children, killing children in prose, inventing monsters, Thomas' recent collection, Uncertain Sons , and much more. You can find Uncertain Sons And Other Stories here: https://undertowpublications.com/shop/uncertain-sons

People in this episode

Hosts: Alan Bailey, Cat

Guest: Thomas Ha

Topics covered

• effects of covid on genre
• Lit RPG
• cozy fiction
• writing across genres
• writing villains
• inventing monsters

Keywords

• covid
• genre
• Lit RPG
• cozy fiction
• writing
• villains
• monsters
• Uncertain Sons

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Clarkesworld Magazine

Books & works: Uncertain Sons

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