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354: Character, Conflict, and World Building in Fantasy - Interview with C.L. Clark

Author
Gabriela Pereira
Published
Wed 21 Apr 2021
Episode Link
https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-354-cl-clark

Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing C.L. Clark.

Cherae graduated from Indiana University’s creative writing MFA and was a 2012 Lambda Literary Fellow. In addition to writing, she has had various jobs as she’s traveled the world, including: personal trainer, English teacher, editor, or some combination thereof.

When she’s not writing or working, she’s learning languages, doing P90something, or reading about war and post-colonial history. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in FIYAH, PodCastle, Uncanny, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies and she is now one of the co-editors at PodCastle and editor of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) Blog.

 

In this episode C.L. and I discuss:
  • How to identify which character is the protagonist and whether there can be two.
  • The relationship between magic, religion, and technology and how she uses it.
  • Different ways to handle conflict and the approach she takes in her writing.

 

Plus, her #1 tip for writers.

For more info and show notes: diymfa.com/354

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