The Fantasy Grimoire
The Fantasy Grimoire
Podcast Description
Your ultimate fantasy podcast, where we dive deep into the Bookstagram world! From bestselling authors to unpublished authors, editors, influencers, and coaches—we bring you the voices shaping the fantasy genre. Magic, mayhem, and unapologetic book talk await!
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Content Themes
The podcast dives into various themes within the fantasy genre, including aspects of self-publishing, authenticity in content creation, and the emergence of Romantasy. Specific episode topics cover creating fictional languages, indie author mentorship, the challenges of diversity in storytelling, and discussions on urban fantasy and chronic illness awareness, enriching the conversations around how literature reflects and shapes societal trends.
Join your host, Stephanie Storm as she interviews fantasy authors, debut novelists, editors, and Bookstagrammers and we dive into the genre we’ve all come to love. Nothing is off limits as we chat editing, marketing, ethics, bookish hot takes and how to navigate both traditional and self-publishing.
Whether you’re penning your debut novel, editing bestsellers, or championing books online, you’ll find relatable discussions with us, and something to appeal to every fantasy reader.
Here’s to a refreshingly different take on a fantasy podcast, and helping you find your new favourite author.
This week, we are sitting down with R. Lynn Hanks to discuss her debut novel, Gamma Raids, a friends-to-lovers romance set at a high-stakes space academy. If you think sci-fi is all cold tech and complex physics, think again. R. Lynn Hanks is here to introduce us to a whole new world of fiction, and remind us that Sci-fi can be sexy too.
In This Episode, We Discuss:
- The Rise of ”RomantiSCI”: She breaks down this exciting subgenre and explains why sci-fi doesn't have to be intimidating. (Pro-tip: If you can understand a magical fantasy system, you can easily understand a sci-fi world!)
- Defending the Friends-to-Lovers Trope: Why has this classic trope faced a surge of hate recently? We unpack the awkward, high-stakes reality of risking a lifelong friendship for a shot at love, and why that emotional foundation is actually the ultimate relationship goal.
- The Romance Spectrum: From the modern spicy pages of RomantiSCI back to the Jane Austen era—where a single, bare-handed touch was enough to cause a scandal.
- Trope Fatigue vs. Real Connection: A much-needed reminder for authors to go back to creating content that helps readers connect with the heart of the story, rather than just listing marketing checkboxes.
- Navigating the Industry: R. Lynn shares her brief stint with the querying trenches, how she realized the indie path was the perfect fit, and how she decided between the YA (Young Adult) and NA (New Adult) categories.
- The Brutal Reality of Reviews: Managing expectations in the reader review space. While reader feedback is always valid, we discuss the reality that an author isn't going to rewrite a book that is already out in the world.
- Crafting the Best Manuscript: The invaluable role of a trusted publishing team, how to work with sensitivity readers when resources seem scarce, and why finding your unique author community is the ultimate lifeline.
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