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TIH 315: Daniel Braum on The Serpent’s Shadow, Clarion Writers’ Workshop, and Night Time Logic

  • December 18, 2019

  • 4 mins to read

In this podcast Daniel Braum talks about The Serpent’s Shadow, Clarion Writers’ Workshop, Night Time Logic, and much more.

About Daniel Braum

Daniel Braum’s fiction has been classified as fantasy, science fiction, and horror but he prefers the good old fashioned term of just ‘fiction’, which when he was growing up simply meant a story where anything could happen. His stories frequently defy category and reside in the fuzzy areas between genres, utilizing and combining genre elements to produce tales that are wholly unique. He is the author of The Night Marchers and Other Strange Tales, The Wish Mechanics,  The Serpent’s Shadow, and more.

Show notes

  • [03:10] Early experiences reading horror
  • [11:30] Storytelling and music
  • [16:40] Clarion Writers’ Workshop
  • [26:40] Night Time Logic
  • [32:30] Peter Straub
  • [35:10] The Serpent’s Shadow
  • [44:00] Writing locations
  • [57:50] Spirits Unwrapped anthology
  • [01:02:40] Adjusting from writing to editorial headspace
  • [01:05:00] Future anthologies and subject matters Daniel would love to tackle
  • [01:07:30] Advice to eighteen-year-old self
  • [01:08:50] Connect with Daniel
  • [01:09:10] Final thoughts

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