Injecting Darkness into Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Join authors Brandon Crilly, Sienna Tristen, and Silly Syntax as they discuss their books, injecting darkness into Sci-Fi & Fantasy. Learn how they balance reader care and the people who feel comfort in misery.
Amal El-Mohtar
Wrote half of Time War. Oracle of Buses. Hugo, Nebula, Locus winner. @nytimesbooks columnist. Leaps wide oceans with irregular bounds. She/Her. Agent: @dongwon
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At @QueenBooksTO to see @B_Crilly @SiennaTristen & @sillysyntax in conversation about… ??? It’s going great so far pic.twitter.com/gr1G0HswDJ
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“Injecting darkness into Sci-Fi & Fantasy,” in fact!
— Amal El-Mohtar (@tithenai) March 16, 2023
Look at their beautiful books! THE HERETIC’S GUIDE TO HOMECOMING duology & CATALYST, Brandon’s debut! pic.twitter.com/W3cyH8S3Xr -
SP: What if the world is nice but you feel like shit? What do you do with the people who feel comfort in misery?
— Amal El-Mohtar (@tithenai) March 16, 2023
ST (re duology): In our household we call them Book 1: Anxiety and Book 2: Depression -
ST: How do you balance reader care? Do you feel a responsibility to bring people back up from the depths you plunge them in?
— Amal El-Mohtar (@tithenai) March 16, 2023
SP: I think I’m gonna get in trouble. I sadly do not think about the writer. I mean the reader. Also the writer. If I make myself cry I’ve done a good job -
[Discussion about horror vs SFF as genres, expectations, etc]
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“Whenever I go to the airport I get The Bomb Rubdown” @sillysyntax
— Amal El-Mohtar (@tithenai) March 16, 2023