IZ Podcast: 381 ways to attempt conversation

A few months ago I spoke to Interzone about my quest travelogue adventure with footnotes, Three Eight One, which is a book that’s very difficult to talk about, but we had fun trying. It was its own adventure.

The chat also took in a bit of the process of writing structurally demanding things, and what I’ve been working on since, including a quick mention for my short story collection Drive or Be Driven, and the latest novel, which is near completion, and is a very different beast to Three Eight One.

At the moment the conversation is open to Patreon subscribers – you can find details here.

The beginning of the latest interview mentions my regular spot in Interzone – I’ve been writing a column for Interzone magazine for a few years now: my Climbing Stories flits between SF, fantasy and horror, film and TV, fiction and non-fiction. It has featured a number of books, a mixture of writers, a bit of video gaming, and a lot of other things such as alien perfume, training montages, and slow worms, and I’m very grateful to both Andy Cox, then Gareth Jelley, for letting me write about such things. I’m just starting work on this month’s column. Another adventure! Here goes.

Interzone 299 is currently available to buy. Here’s to the milestone issue 300 next month.