Episode 71 - Interview with Ian McDonald

July 08, 2016 00:44:45
Episode 71 - Interview with Ian McDonald
The Creative Writer's Toolbelt
Episode 71 - Interview with Ian McDonald

Jul 08 2016 | 00:44:45

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Show Notes

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This episode is a conversation with Northern Ireland based author Ian McDonald. Ian has been a professional writer for over twenty five years, and in this episode he takes us on from the solid foundational work that we usually focus on in the Creative Writer's Toolbelt to some of the more advanced concepts. Ian has won numerous awards including the Locus, Philip K Dick, Hugo, Theodore Sturgeon and John Campbell Memorial awards, and the BSFA best novel award three times.

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