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Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly
Ep. 192: What is an Antihero? with Jeremy Szal (Writing Masterclass)
MAR 3, 202658 MIN
Ep. 192: What is an Antihero? with Jeremy Szal (Writing Masterclass)
MAR 3, 202658 MIN
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<p>Join co-hosts <strong>Adrian M. Gibson </strong>&<strong> M.J. Kuhn </strong>as they delve into a writing masterclass on <strong>What is an Antihero?</strong> with author <strong>Jeremy Szal</strong>. During the episode, Jeremy delves into the dark core of the antihero, including how we can define antiheroes, the antihero as antithesis to the “heroic ideal”, moral ambiguity and cynicism, flawed motivations and selfishness, why audiences root for antiheroes, how an antihero is a product of their world, using an antihero to play with expectations, good/bad antihero tropes and more.</p><p><strong>NOTE:</strong> This is part two of a two-part chat with Jeremy. Click <a href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/sff-addicts/episodes/Ep--191-Jeremy-Szal-talks-Wolfskin--Space-Opera--Learning-Languages--More-e382f50" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here</a> to check out part one.</p><p>🍄 <a href="https://the-book-of-spores-a-fungal-sff-anthology.pledgebox.com/preorder" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>PRE-ORDER </strong><em><strong>THE BOOK OF SPORES</strong></em><strong> ANTHOLOGY</strong></a> 🍄</p><p><strong>OUR SPONSOR:</strong></p><p><strong>Go Back</strong> by Emily Wagner is a thrilling, dystopian speculative fiction novel that explores the role of technology in our lives, and the ways in which governments can control it.</p><p>Purchase it <a href="https://waterdragonpublishing.com/product/go-back/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> in hardcover, paperback and eBook.</p><p><strong>SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:</strong></p><p>Thank you Ian Patterson, Emily Marie Wagner, Herman Steuernagel, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.</p><p><strong>SUPPORT THE SHOW:</strong></p><p>- <a href="http://patreon.com/sffaddictspod" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a> (bonus episodes, author readings and more)</p><p>- Rate and review the show</p><p>- Share it with your friends</p><p><strong>EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:</strong></p><p><a href="https://[email protected]/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://[email protected]/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p><strong>ABOUT OUR GUEST:</strong></p><p><strong>Jeremy Szal </strong>is the author of The Common trilogy, including Stormblood, Blindspace and Wolfskin, as well as dozens of short stories. His latest release is Wolfskin, which you can pre-order <a href="https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/titles/jeremy-szal/wolfskin/9781473227521" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>Find Jeremy on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jeremyszal/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00J48JU6O" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and <a href="https://jeremyszal.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">his personal website</a>.</p><p><strong>ABOUT OUR HOSTS:</strong></p><p><strong>Adrian M. Gibson</strong> is the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3PHpwtw" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mushroom Blues</a>.</p><p>Find Adrian on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adrianmgibson/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a><a href="http://amazon.com/author/adrianmgibson" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a> and <a href="https://adrianmgibson.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">his personal website</a>.</p><p><strong>M.J. Kuhn</strong> is the author of<a href="https://www.amazon.com/M-J-Kuhn/dp/1982142154/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Among Thieves</a> and Thick as Thieves.</p><p>Find M.J. on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mjkuhnbooks/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mjkuhnbooks" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.mjkuhn.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">her personal website</a>.</p><p><strong>Greta Kelly</strong> is the author of <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-queen-of-days-greta-kelly" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Queen of Days</a> , The Frozen Crown, The Seventh Queen and the upcoming <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Throwaways-Greta-Kelly/dp/1682817385" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Throwaways</a>.</p><p>Find Greta on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretakkelly/?hl=en" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://gretakkelly.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">her personal website</a>.</p><p><strong>FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:</strong></p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/SFFAddicts" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linktree</a></p><p><strong>MUSIC:</strong></p><p>Intro: "<a href="https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/42726095-grid-80s-synthwave-electronic" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Into The Grid</a>" by MellauSFX</p><p>Outro: “<a href="https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/141376336-galactic-synthwave" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Galactic Synthwave</a>” by Divion</p><p><strong>AD ATTRIBUTION:</strong></p><p>- Music: "<a href="https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-catching-the-killer-dark-thriller-music-loopable-209988/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Catching the Killer</a>" by JoelFazhari</p><p>- All video using licensed materials from <a href="https://elements.envato.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://elements.envato.com/</a></p>