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small WORLD podcast|Kay Kenyon, Bright of the Sky Episode
This episode is work safe.Kay Kenyon, nominated for the Philip K. Dick and the John W. Campbell awards, began her writing career (in Duluth, Minnesota) as a copywriter for radio and TV. She kept up her interest in writing through careers in marketing and urban planning, and published her first novel, The Seeds of Time, in 1997. She is the author of numerous short stories, including those in I, Alien; Live Without a Net; and Stars: Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian. She lives in Wenatchee, Washington, with her husband.Interview with Kay Kenyon, author of Bright of the Sky.We discuss her move to Wenatchee, Washington; the plot of Bright of the Sky; why she thinks the good old fashioned hero has been missing from science fiction; why the protagonasit, Titus Quinn, suffers from amnesia; the two universes of Bright of the Sky; why the denizens of The Entire refer to Earth as The Rose; why she chose to emulate ancient Mandarin culture in her book; other cultures she has incoporated into her stories; my interview with Lou Anders of Pyr books; Flash Gordon; writing the scene of Titus Quinn's heinous crime; the challenge of developing Titus Quinn's daughter, Sydney; themes she will be exploring in future books in the series; why she began writing fiction and science fiction; why she thinks more women are writing and enjoying science ficiton.Featured song is "Rainin In Paradize (Andrew Scheps Mix)" by Manu Chao.
[ Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 ]
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