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Episode 268: Alaya Dawn Johnson

Eating the Fantastic by Scott Edelman

Nov 11, 202502:36:18Arts

Settle in for an Ethiopian feast with Alaya Dawn Johnson as we discuss what led to her "life-defining obsession" with Mexican history, the allure of science fiction's cognitive estrangement, how the German edition of her...

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Episode 268: Alaya Dawn Johnson is an episode from Eating the Fantastic by Scott Edelman. Settle in for an Ethiopian feast with Alaya Dawn Johnson as we discuss what led to her "life-defining obsession" with Mexican history, the allure of s...

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Settle in for an Ethiopian feast with Alaya Dawn Johnson as we discuss what led to her "life-defining obsession" with Mexican history, the allure of science fiction's cognitive estrangement, how the German edition of her vampire novel saved her life, the serendipitous discovery which inspired her first published fantasy story, why she no longer owns any of her rejection slips, which franchise inspired her first fan fiction novels, how a novella which didn't seem to be working turned into her award-winning novel Trouble the Saints , the way a pajama party led to a novel sale, what she means when she says she's a pantser while she plots, the way to determine which conflicting critiques deserve your attention, how to prepare for uncomfortable conversations with editors, the importance of a single word or line to a story, the twin poles of ambiguity vs. explicitness, how Tanith Lee's The Silver Metal Lover inspired The Summer Prince , the importance of meeting the moment in which you're living, and much more.

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Published Nov 11, 2025 and 02:36:18 long