AISFP 226 – Jason Hough, Part Two

Timothy C. Ward and Michael R. Underwood are back to interview Jason Hough in time for the release of The Exodus Towers: The Dire Earth Cycle: Two. Here’s the link for Part One of their interview.

Discussed:

• Practice novels, how Sara Megibow (Jason and Michael’s agent) helped him with developing as a writer

• How listening to audiobooks helped him become a better writer. Some favorites from Jason: Simon Vance, also reads audiobook versions of The Dire Earth Cycle; Wil Wheaton; and Steven King’s 11/22/63 by Craig Wasson. Audible Discount with the Kindle purchase of The Darwin Elevator (Dire Earth Cycle)

• Why he chose Del Ray and behind the scenes look of what happens when books go to bidding wars

• Jason Hough’s short story at Tor.com, “Wave of Infection” and what he’s been up to since finishing book three, Plague Forge,  for marketing and writing, including supplemental short stories (Del Ray even helped him with the full editing treatment with these).

• His experience going to ComicCon as a panelist after attending as a fan for twenty years and how the program has changed.

• Does the author lose in the recent price war between Overstock.com and Amazon?

Sponsor for Episode 226:

Clarkesworld Magazine is the publication with the most Hugo Award nominations this year: two short stories, one novelette, editor Neil Clarke and Clarkesworld itself. Every issue of Clarkesworld is available online and they also podcast all their fiction. Support them by purchasing a digital subscription from Amazon and Weightless Books. Details at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/

Thanks to our guest co-host, Michael R. Underwood:

Michael R. Underwood is a speculative fiction writer and North American Sales & Marketing Manager for Angry Robot Books. His Ree Reyes novels, Geekomancy, and, Celebromancy were inspired by stories like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Clerks, the Dresden Files, and The Middleman, as well as his experiences growing up geek.

Learn more about Michael at his website, and support his efforts for Angry Robot Books.

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Timothy C. Ward
Executive Producer

Timothy C. Ward‘s first publication, Cornhusker: Demon Gene (A Short Story), is available on Kindle for $.99. He is looking for beta readers for his novel, Kaimerus, described as “Firefly crashes on Avatar and wakes up 28 Days Later.”

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