This time around, my guest is author and agent Jennie Goloboy (@JennieGoloboy), whose Obviously, Aliens released in November 2021 from Queen of Swords Press! After hearing the opening chapter of the book, we get into what made it and what didn't in the final draft, along with some great talk about the craft of humor writing and some excellent recommendations!
Things we mention in this episode:
Queen of Swords Press
Foxhunt, by Rem Wigmore
Doge (meme)
Terry Roy
NaNoWriMo
Seasteading
Peter Thiel
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Men in Black
The War of 1812
P. G. Wodehouse
Graceland
Denver International Airport (DEN)
Ted Lasso
The Murderbot Diaries, (Wikipedia) by Martha Wells
2021 Hugo Award results
Soldier (1998)
Unforgiven
The Imperial Radch trilogy, by Ann Leckie
The Last Watch, by J. S. Dewes
Jennie's website
The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper, by A. J. Fitzwater
Book Tour 20: Neon Yang – The Genesis of Misery
Episode 42: Rem Wigmore - ”Considine’s Counsel”
Book Tour 19: Valerie Valdes - Fault Tolerance
Episode 41: Miri Baker - ”DUEL”
Book Tour 18: Ruthanna Emrys - A Half-Built Garden
Episode 40: Amanda Cook - ”Snow Day”
Book Tour 17: Sarah Gailey - Just Like Home
Episode 39: Michael R. Underwood - The Broken Summit
Book Tour 16: Marion Deeds - Comeuppance Served Cold
Episode 38: Andi C. Buchanan - Invented Wings
Book Tour 15: Maya MacGregor - The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester
Episode 37: Lillian Boyd - ”Inside Job”
Book Tour 14: Hailey Piper - Your Mind is a Terrible Thing
Episode 36: Ivy Noelle Weir - Archival Quality
Shelter in Place 23: R. J. Theodore - Flotsam
Episode 35: Sam J. Miller - Blue Matter
2021 Awards Eligibility
Episode 34: Victor Manibo - ”The Casket”
Shelter in Place 21: Cassie Alexander - AITA?
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