From the archives: In August 2014, I was interviewed by Michelle Murrain on my views on world building in fantasy for the monthly Broad Universe podcasts. We discussed the philosophy of world building for fantasy,...
Building a Creative Business Through Partnership is possible! And not only that preferable. We don’t have to go it alone. Well, unless you want to! But why would you?! First aired: Jan 6,...
Crafting Ethical AI Worlds with Abigail Hing Wen – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 180 *** “I try to write worlds that I believe are attainable and that I think we can...
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published November 17, 2025 · Last modified November 25, 2025
Building Character-Driven Action Adventure Stories with Lawrence Connolly – How To Write the Future podcast, epsiode 179 *** “Written from the point of view of one character and then another scene from the...
Future Fantasy, Real-World Resilience with Randee Dawn – How To Write the Future podcast epsiode, 178 *** “I love plot, I love character, and I just feel like the colors are bolder and brighter...
Seamless Queer Characters in Fantasy World Building with Chad Grayson – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 174 *** “I’m not asking for everybody to center queer characters in their narratives in world-building,...
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published October 6, 2025 · Last modified November 4, 2025
Revisiting Your Story World Diagnosis: What Stage Are You In? – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 173 *** “Your biggest challenge is how to start, how to overcome confusion and overwhelm, and...
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published September 15, 2025 · Last modified September 17, 2025
Building Creative Confidence in Sci-Fi with Author, Michael Colon – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 170 *** “The Gift from Aelius is a sci-fi tale that explores the meaning of purpose and...
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published August 18, 2025 · Last modified August 21, 2025
Emily Golden and Rachel May on Story Theme, World Building, and Conflict – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 166 *** “The message of the story is the thing that they need to...
World Building with Women Warriors, Interview with Pamela D. Toler *** “There’s been a long tradition of saying that women that women who ruled were exceptions, that women who fought were exceptions. That, you...
Balancing World Building Elements for the Reader Experience with Jasper Ezekiel – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 149 *** “I’m always really fascinated by what gets trimmed off the edges. And because...
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published March 3, 2025 · Last modified March 13, 2025
How Science Fiction Can Change the World – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 142 “I would say I live in this space with my Janey McCallister Space Station Mystery series. I think...
HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
by Kerry-Ann McDade · Published February 3, 2025 · Last modified March 13, 2025
Building Authentic Stories: Real-World Elements in Fantasy and Sci-Fi with Lewis Jorstad – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 138 “I really enjoy leaning on real world history to write my stories.” –...
Let’s talk the magic of epigraphs. An epigraph is “a short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme.” (Ecosia search engine/Oxford Languages via Oxford University...
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