In this episode of Storyline Sessions, speculative fiction author and the host of SFF Adicts podcast Adrian M. Gibson talks about his upcoming novel Mushroom Blues, blending genres, creating immersive experiences in writing, influences of social and political themes on fiction and many more interesting topics.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Start

00:52 - Conversation start

01:00 - Why fungi and what is the Fungalverse?

08:24 - Colonialism, Japan and cultural inspirations

13:08 - China Mieville, traveling and modern SFF dealing with politics

19:10 - Cover, map and other visuals

24:21 - Book soundtrack and immersive experiences

30:48 - Juggling podcasting, writing and life changes

35:35 - Learning from mistakes

37:00 - Genre fluidity, Philip K. Dick

42:44 - Disco Elysium love

46:38 - Personal stories, traumas and choosing POVs

52:24 - Making the world feel real

54:20 - Writing process

1:04:12 - Future of the Fungalverse

1:06:55 - One weird random fact

1:09:15 - One piece of writing advice

1:12:11 - Outro