Shining Moon Episode 17: Worldbuilding

Shining Moon: A Speculative Fiction Podcast

Hello, and welcome to Shining Moon, Episode 17. Today, we’re departing from genre concerns to talk about the art and craft of worldbuilding. My guests today are Marie Brennan, Beth Cato, Rachel Handley, and Kenneth Hite.
For more information on Marie Brennan, visit swantower.com, Twitter @swan_tower, or her Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/swan_tower.
For more information on Beth Cato, visit her at BethCato.com and on Twitter at @BethCato.
Stories in this episode:
Marie Brennan:

“The Naming of Knots” Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Issue #388, August 10, 2023. https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue-388/

"Constant Ivan and Clever Natalya, " Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Issue #373, January 12, 2023. https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue-373/
Beth Cato:

Prognostiqueso , appeared in Daily Science Fiction, July 29th, 2022 https://dailysciencefiction.com/fantasy/parapsychology/beth-cato/prognostiqueso

The Recipe Keeper, Flash Fiction Online, January 2022 https://www.flashfictiononline.com/article/the-recipe-keeper/
Rachael Handley

The Spaceship of Theseus Full House Literary https://www.fullhouseliterary.com/prose-script/the-spaceship-of-theseus-by-rachel-handley

The Sound -- Sonder magazine, April 27, 2022 https://sonderlit.com/2022/04/27/runner-up-the-sound-by-rachel-handley/
Tina Connolly
The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections, Tina Connolly, Tor.com 2018 (https://www.tor.com/2018/07/11/the-last-banquet-of-temporal-confections-tina-connolly/)

"Don't tell me that the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." -- Anton Chekov

Piano music for closure

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