Ex Urbe Ad Astra

Ex Urbe Ad Astra Ep. 7: Shakespeare And Language, With Writer Greer Gilman

Nov 9, 2022

Greer Gilman has been writing stories set in Cloud, her Northern mythscape, for a quarter of a century. Her books are written for the ear, as much as for the understanding. Like the earliest stories, they are meant to be sung.

Greer Gilman website

How Writing Is Like Fencing, With Writer Max Gladstone - Part 2

Aug 3, 2022

Note to Patreon backers: You received this episode on January 12, 2022, but due to an oversight, it was never posted here. Normally you hear episodes a week in advance, but this one you received seven months in advance! Thank you to everyone for your patience.

This is conclusion of the interview.

Anything you can...

Ex Urbe Ad Astra Ep. 5: Writing The Near Future, With SF Writer Naomi Kritzer

Jul 13, 2022

Note to Patreon backers: You received this episode on November 10, 2021, but due to an oversight, it was never posted here. Normally you hear episodes a week in advance, but this one you received eight months in advance! Thank you to everyone for your patience.

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Ex Urbe Ad Astra Bonus Ep. 4, Part 2: Chapters

Jun 1, 2022

This is the second half of a conversation between Ada Palmer and Jo Walton, about writing chapters. This was a two-hour conversation, so our previous episode had the first hour, and this episode has the second hour.

Ex Urbe Ad Astra Bonus Ep. 4, Part 1: Chapters

May 21, 2022

This is the first half of a conversation between Ada Palmer and Jo Walton, about writing chapters. This was a two-hour conversation, so this episode has the first hour, and the next episode will have the second hour.