Long Story Short: The Official Podcast of The British Fantasy Society

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A podcast celebrating writing and creativity across fantasy, horror, and science-fiction, hosted by authors David Green and Robin CM Duncan.

  1. 6d ago

    Long Story Short Ep-32: Engineering the Heist, with Wole Talabi

    Join Robin in conversation with engineer and award-winning writer and editor Wole Talabi to hear about his novels, short fiction, the foundation of the Sauúti Collective and Wole’s approach to writing everything from a heist novel to contemplating the end of time. https://britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-podcast-long-story-short/ Are you a member of the British Fantasy Society yet? Join us here: https://britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/become-a-member/ Find out more about Wole here: https://wtalabi.com Visit David’s website: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/ And Robin’s: https://robincmduncan.com/   Time stamps (01:32) engineering talk (04:10) a Foundation in SF (06:25) SHIGIDI AND THE BRASS HEAD OF OBALUFON (12:40) Nneoma, the co-protagonist (15:35) phone call for Mr Coogler / scriptwriting? (18:10) the Sauútiverse - a worldbuilding community (25:07) giving back to the community (28:40) Katie Bruce reviews ONE DAY ALL THIS WILL BE YOURS, by Adrian Tchaikovsky (30:40) songs of the Sauútiverse? (34:15) Wole’s writing process (40:45) Foundation on ‘TV’ (42:25) the pleasures & limitations of audiobooks (46:25) THE FIST OF MEMORY (50:20) short fiction in the works

    54 min

  2. May 27

    Long Story Short Ep-31: Majestic Horses, with Georgia Summers

    Join David and Robin in conversation with the irrepressible Georgia Summers, author of THE BOOKSHOP BELOW and TROLLHEIM: TALE OF SÝSTIR, as we discuss book boxes, process, and how Georgia’s experiences as an editor and bookseller have fed into her writing. https://britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-podcast-long-story-short/ Are you a member of the British Fantasy Society yet? Join us here: https://britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/become-a-member/ Find out more about Georgia here: https://georgiasummers.co.uk Visit David’s website: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/ And Robin’s: https://robincmduncan.com/   Time stamps (00:30) Georgia introducing Georgia (01:26) Georgia’s writing process (03:30) the mentorship programme (05:50) book box lightning (15:12) promoting the books (20:50) Katie Bruce reviews BROKEN LIGHT, by Joanne Harris (22:38) talking about THE BOOKSHOP BELOW / bookselling / time for a pie (chart) (33:00) conventionally speaking… (38:25) unlearning editing / navigating the industry (47:42) talking about TROLLHEIM: TALE OF SÝSTIR

    55 min

  3. May 13

    Long Story Short Ep-30: Old Lags and Conlangs, with Mahmud El Sayed

    Mahmud El Sayed, author of The Republic of Memory talks about his journey as an author, and the evolution of his debut novel, winning the prestigious 2023 Future Worlds prize for Fantasy and Science Fiction Writers of Colour, and his work in a genre he is calling Arabfuturism. https://britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-podcast-long-story-short/ Are you a member of the British Fantasy Society yet? Join us here: https://britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/become-a-member/ Find out more about Mahmud here: https://belllomaxmoreton.co.uk/fiction/mahmud-el-sayed Visit David’s website: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/ And Robin’s: https://robincmduncan.com/   Time stamps (00:50) Mahmud introduces The Republic of Memory (02:45) world-building: architect or gardener? (05:19) the role of language (08:08) Mahmud’s personal ‘pitch’ (09:15) viewpoints / following characters / A-B structure (13:05) teasing the novel (13:45) watching the detective (17:25) keeping it in the family (20:14) Katie Bruce reviews WARRIOR PRINCE, by JC Duncan (22:00) human technology (24:15) “Fletcher!!” (26:00) Mahmud’s author journey (28:20) the power of luck (30:35) conventions / in at the deep end (33:43) secret writing (35:20) what’s up next?

    38 min

  4. Apr 29

    Long Story Short Ep-29: A Whole New World, with Janet Forbes

    Prodigious creator Janet Forbes joins us to talk all things World Anvil; 3 million members can’t be wrong! Robin & Dave learn to ‘put a tea cosy’ over their brains’ worst impulses and let the auto-magic do the rest; TTRPG chat in abundance, and more than one moment when the whole cast slips sideways into an alternate reality. https://britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-podcast-long-story-short/ Are you a member of the British Fantasy Society yet? Join us here:  https://britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/become-a-member/ Find World Anvil here: https://www.worldanvil.com …and everything Janet, here: https://www.janetforbes.com Visit David’s website: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/ And Robin’s: https://robincmduncan.com/   Time stamps (01:15) an overview of World Anvil (03:30) the history of making World Anvil (09:00) the World Anvil team (11:55) World Anvil’s wider resources and initiatives (17:00) the podcast leaves the rails, jumps the shark, and disappears down a dark hole that probably belongs to the white rabbit (younger listeners should look away now…) (18:00) the World-building Awards (22:15) the heart of creativity / the shared spark / system improvements (25:30) Katie Bruce reviews THE NIGHT ENDS WITH FIRE, by KX Song (27:15) finding the time to write / accountability & motivation (33:30) sources of inspiration / backhand compliments (36:45) the case for the writer / claiming the identity (43:55) what got Janet “hooked into Fantasy”? (46:27) the Dark Crystal TTRPG, and… others? (49:32) how best to start with World Anvil?

    55 min

  5. Apr 16

    Long Story Short Ep-28: "No, Not the Face!", with Jo de-Lancey

    We talk to author Jo de-Lancey about many things, of which several are video games and films, but we do squeeze in some book chat. Plus, Dave’s back! and together we aim to pressgang Jo (in the nicest possible way) into attending Glasgow Fantasycon. https://britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-podcast-long-story-short/ Are you a member of the British Fantasy Society yet? Join us here:             https://britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/become-a-member/ Find out more about Jo de-Lancey here: https://jodelancey.com Find Jo’s books on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Jodelanceyauthor Visit David’s website: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/ And Robin’s: https://robincmduncan.com/   Time stamps (00:45) Jo and Jo’s books (02:20) Final Fantasy VII and VIII, and Pong (06:50) back to Jo’s authoring (10:05) second book / the accident / the impact (17:55) Jo’s writing process / reapproach to Book 2 (19:25) wrestling the draft in a barn (21:30) being ready / the old man was right (24:00) film chat / “Nic Cage action” (25:45) confidence vs ‘the syndrome’ (28:35) where to find Jo’s books / “they’re quite pirate-y” (32:10) Katie reviews The Bone Raiders, Jackson Ford (33:50) Monkey Island / trips to Cornwall (35:05) DNFing The Windwaker (36:06) Killian’s origin story (39:00) casting the movie (40:20) let’s play “Robin can’t pronounce…” (41:56) plans for Book 3 / character behaving (45:45) American Fiction (the movie) / Aftersun (48:35) sweet emotion… and rum (50:35) Jo’s convention plans (52:20) an impression of Jo’s books

    57 min

  6. Apr 1

    Long Story Short Ep-27: Memory is All We Are, with T.R. Napper [E]

    [This one’s a bit sweary here and there, he is an Aussie, after all.] If you only listen to 30 seconds of this cast, listen from time stamp 28:45. In addition to discussing Tim’s work, hear him rail against the threat of A.I. to creativity, and even that of technology to human memory. We also talk novellas, Australian publishing and the power of art to rehabilitate. https://britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-podcast-long-story-short/ Are you a member of the British Fantasy Society yet? Join us here: https://britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/become-a-member/ Find out more about Tim Napper here: https://nappertime.com Visit David’s website: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/ And Robin’s: https://robincmduncan.com/   Time stamps (02:10) 36 Streets (03:20) short fiction as career hack (07:20) starting again while on submission (10:00) ideas are not the problem [***STRONG LANGUAGE***] (11:25) Hydropunk? / that Space Wizard story, again, in 60 seconds (13:15) publishing in Australia (14:35) Neon Leviathan / building a career / word-building strategy (20:40) Tim’s novella, Ghost of the Neon God / selling novellas (24:35) What about A.I., Tim? [***STRONG LANGUAGE***] (25:55) a month of art / a rehabilitation programme (28:45) A.I./ “losing faith in ourselves as human beings” (32:13) Katie reviews The Bone Door by Frances White (34:22) The Escher Man (43:05) Tim’s writing process (50:33) What’s up next? / Tim’s new fantasy world

    55 min

  7. Mar 18

    Long Story Short Ep-26: Keeping Your Heart Open, with A.K. Caggiano

    Come join the fun as Robin speaks with A.K. Caggiano, author of the Villains & Virtues, Falling for Demons, and Vacancy series. We discuss the truth of comedy, transition from selfpub to trad, and sharing the writing of a series. https://britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-podcast-long-story-short/ Are you a member of the British Fantasy Society yet? Join us here: https://britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/become-a-member/ Find out more about Ashley here: https://akcaggiano.com Visit Robin’s: https://robincmduncan.com/ And David’s website: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/   Time stamps (0:55) Ashley as a writer (2:11) the transition to mainstream (3:05) the process of serialised blog fiction (4:25) writing group as support network (6:08) Ashley’s books in audio (08:15) Robin minds his Ee’s (10:18) Throne in the Dark (17:39) planner or pantser! (19:04) Book 2, coming… when? (20:04) Xander’s spin-off (23:03) the truth of comedy (25:00) all hail YVLcon! (28:15) Katie reviews Call of the Black Wing by Tristan Gray (30:02) promotion/the shyness of the trad-published author (34:11) what’s up next? (36:54) writing process / short winter days (38:34) where to start reading A.K. Caggiano? (41:32) Ashley’s reading recommendations (43:32) Sharing books

    50 min

  8. Mar 4

    Long Story Short Ep-25: Uncategorizable, with Nnedi Okorafor

    Robin is joined by multi-award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor for a full and frank discussion centred on Nnedi’s most recent novel, DEATH OF THE AUTHOR, released in 2025. We cover writing family and disability, the culture of food, plus writing two books at the same time that you later discover are in fact two parts of one book. https://britishfantasysociety.org/blog/bfs-podcast-long-story-short/ Are you a member of the British Fantasy Society yet? Join us here: https://britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bfs/become-a-member/ Find out more about Nnedi here: https://nnedi.com/books/ Visit David’s: https://www.davidgreenwriter.com/ And Robin’s website: https://robincmduncan.com/   Time stamps (01:18) Introducing Death of the Author (03:13) the writing process / academia (19:22) sharing Zelu’s writer journey (20:57) the power of family, food as a pillar of culture (28:16) Katie reviews 3 cosy fantasies: Travis Baldree, David Green, and Julie Leong (30:15) writing Zelu’s disability (39:55) U is for uncategorizable; reader reactions (44:00) “When is Book 2 coming, Zelu?” (45:38) Deciding on the next project (47:45) Wrangling the silver screen / meta x meta (51:27) What’s next?

    55 min
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