19.23: Tying It All Together (A Close Reading on Worldbuilding)

Today, the gang talks about their final thoughts on Martine’s “A Memory Called Empire.” We conclude with some lessons we’ve learned through analyzing her work, and we share our favorite bits!

Thing of the Week: Pasión de las Pasiones

Homework: Find a piece of world building that you love and come up with another way to use it in your work in progress.

Close Reading Series: Texts & Timeline

Next up is Character! Starting July 7, we’ll be diving into three short stories by C.L. Clark. These are all available for free through Uncanny Magazine.

“You Perfect Broken Thing“- Uncanny Magazine
“Your Eyes, My Beacon: Being and Account of Several Misadventures and How I Found My Way Home” – Uncanny Magazine
“The Cook” – Uncanny Magazine

Character: “You Perfect, Broken Thing,” “The Cook,” and “Your Eyes, My Beacon: Being an Account of Several Misadventures and How I Found My Way Home” by CL Clark (starting July 7)

And a sneak peak on the rest of the year…

Tension: Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark (starting September 1)

Structure: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (starting October 13)

Credits: Your hosts for this episode were Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler. It was produced by Emma Reynolds, recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex Jackson.

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