G33K Out: Author Jody Lynn Nye

Episode 50: Author Jody Lynn Nye

Jody Lynn Nye is a fantasy and science fiction writer that has been active since 1987. I met her thanks to the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Awards, where she’s been a judge since 2016. She has over 40 books and 120 short stories published, and is still going strong.

We talk about the contest, her writing inspirations, and more.

Basic Show Notes:

• Running time is 33 minutes, 34 seconds.
• The interview was recorded on April 25, 2020.
• General notes about the discussion / further reading:
  • Jody’s website seems to be down, but you can also find her:
    • on Twitter; and
    • on Facebook.
  • We mention her writing class that’s held at Dragon Con.
  • We mention the Writers & Illustrators of the Future Awards:
    • you can find out more about the Writers & Illustrators of the Future workshop, awards, and gala here;
    • you can see all my previous articles (and podcasts) about the awards here;
    • and you can see all the articles that mention the awards (including interviews with other judges) here.
  • Jody’s answer to what she’s been geeking out about mentions:
    • Eric Flint’s 1632 series; and
    • the author and researcher Ruth Goodman.
• The mid-show plug is from Nancy Kress, another judge at the contest: I interviewed her back in 2017 for episode 26.
• Theme music is “Schoolyard Haze”, by Jari Pitkanen, available via the Free Music Archive.
• Interested in hearing other episodes of G33K Out or learning where all you can hear the podcast? Check out the main G33K Out with Angie Fiedler Sutton page.

 And now it’s time to geek out.