Ep. 204: Drawing from Global History with Shannon Chakraborty (Writing Masterclass)

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The episode features a writing masterclass with Shannon Chakraborty discussing the integration of global history into storytelling.

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Drawing from Global History with bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty . During the episode, Shannon traverses the world, discussing global interconnectedness across time, using SFF to shine a light on history, deciding on a historical time/place for your story, knowing when to deviate from history, author responsibility and intentions, accessible approaches for research, historical authenticity, academics/historians and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with Shannon. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to check out part one. 🍄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍄 OUR SPONSOR: Go Back by Emily Wagner is a dystopian novel that explores the role of technology in our lives, and the ways in which governments can control it. Purchase it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in hardcover, paperback and eBook. SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW…

People in this episode

Hosts: Adrian M. Gibson, Greta Kelly

Guest: Shannon Chakraborty

Topics covered

• writing masterclass
• global history
• historical authenticity
• SFF literature
• author responsibility
• research approaches

Keywords

• writing
• global interconnectedness
• historical time
• deviate from history
• research
• SFF
• authenticity

Sponsors

Go Back

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Emily Wagner, SFF Addicts

Products: Go Back

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