32: Jenni Hill

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Jenni Hill (Editorial Director of Orbit Books) joins Antony for our first episode with a non-author, to talk about being a book shepherd, how acquisitions can be beauty contests, and why the job involves much less actual editing than you might think.

Jenni Hill on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenni_hill

Jenni Hill on the web: http://www.orbitbooks.net

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31: Simon Scarrow

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Simon Scarrow (Eagles of the Empire, Blackout) joins Antony to discuss balancing research with the needs of a story, how every reader creates their own version of a book, and why Italian tomatoes still haunt him.

Simon Scarrow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonscarrow

Simon Scarrow on the web: https://www.simonscarrow.co.uk

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Antony on the web: https://AntonyJohnston.com/

26: Joshua Hale Fialkov

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Joshua Hale Fialkov (Chicago Med, The Bunker) joins Antony to talk about collaboration in TV, being too mainstream for indie (but too indie for the mainstream), and solving problems instead of creating them.

Joshua Hale Fialkov on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshFialkov

Joshua Hale Fialkov on the web: http://www.thefialkov.com

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23: Toiya Kristen Finley

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Toiya Kristen Finley (Outer Rims, The Game Narrative Toolbox) joins Antony to discuss seeing stories in her head, building stories on epiphanies, and imagining fuzzy apples.

Toiya Kristen Finley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/toiyakfinley

Toiya Kristen Finley on the web: https://www.toiyakfinley.com

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22: Patrick Gale

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Patrick Gale (A Place Called Winter, Take Nothing with You) joins Antony to talk about stories existing independently of how we tell them, using research as immersion, and being a non-linear writer who also doesn’t outline (!)

Patrick Gale on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PNovelistGale

Patrick Gale on the web: https://galewarning.org

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21: Zoë Sharp

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Zoë Sharp (Killer Instinct, Dancing on the Grave) joins Antony to discuss women who can look after themselves, ending stories at just the right speed, and the value of summarising your own book.

Zoë Sharp on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorZoeSharp

Zoë Sharp on the web: http://zoesharp.com

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20: Stephen Graham Jones

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For Hallowe’en, horror writer Stephen Graham Jones (Mongrels, The Only Good Indians) joins Antony to talk about the exhilaration of terror, finding a story’s unique voice, and making the boring bits interesting.

Stephen Graham Jones on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sgj72

Stephen Graham Jones on the web: https://www.demontheory.net

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16: Rhianna Pratchett

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Rhianna Pratchett (Tomb Raider, Mirror's Edge) joins Antony to talk about hitting deadlines, the advantages of having a roadmap, and being surprised that the work gets done.

Rhianna Pratchett on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rhipratchett 

Rhianna Pratchett on the web: http://rhiannapratchett.com

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14: John Gruber

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John Gruber (Daring Fireball) joins Antony to talk about being your own editor, writing in an idiosyncratic voice, and just what is a 'system', anyway?

PS Stick around after the closing music for some extended nerdery about Markdown and pens...!

John Gruber on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gruber

John Gruber on the web: http://daringfireball.net

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