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Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly interview Isabel J. Kim about her debut novel and various aspects of writing and the publishing industry.

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they chat with award-winning author Isabel J. Kim about her debut novel Sublimation, fleshing out a short story into a novel, the immigrant experience, writing multiple versions of the same characters, tech corporations and technothrillers, writing 2nd-person perspective, book deals and bidding wars, TV adaptations, weird internet culture, studying copyright law and more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Isabel. Stayed tuned next week for her writing masterclass on The Art of the Short Story. 🍄 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PRE-ORDER THE BOOK OF SPORES ANTHOLOGY ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍄 OUR SPONSOR: TRANSFERENCE by Ian Patterson is a sci-fi dystopia that dissects what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred. Purchase it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in eBook + paperback. 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…

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