Thank you to our guest science fiction author Jessie Mihalik for joining host Ayla Ruby for a chat about writing and creating her science fiction stories. Jessie Mihalik is the author of several book series in the space opera & romance genres - the Rogue Queen series, the Consortium Rebellion starting with Polaris Rising, and most currently the Starlight's Shadow series. The newest book in the latter series is titled Capture the Sun and is expected to release mid-2023.
For more on Jessie Mihalik's books please visit her website at https://www.jessiemihalik.com/
Timestamps
00:35 - Intros
00:53 - Jessie Mihalik tells Ayla a bit more about her background and books.
05:07 - Advice on dealing with writer's block
06:26 - Q: Pantser or plotter?
07:02 - Talking about creating characters
08:14 - About releasing serials on her blog, and how to build an audience
11:33 - Q: If you could live in any of your created universes, which would you want to live in?
13:00 - Threading the needle between sci-fi and romance
14:40 - Writing action into stories
15:56 - Q: What is your favorite action movie?
17:34 - Jessie Mihalik describes her writing process
20:56 - Research and world building
23:25 - The Rogue Queen series and The Queen's Gambit
26:25 - Jessie Mihalik's advice to aspiring writers
27:44 - Outros
Host: Ayla Ruby of thecosmiccircus.com
Theme: "Coffee and You" by Vladislav Kurnikov via Pixabay.
Recorded 10/19
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