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Bringing the Funny to Sci-Fi with John Scalzi | Writing Masterclass | SFF Addicts Ep. 146

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Bringing the Funny to Sci-Fi with bestselling, award-winning author John Scalzi. During the episode, John sets up the punchline for sci-fi comedy, including what humor means to us, humor as a skill that you develop, Douglas Adams and the progression of humor in sci-fi, the marketability of humorous sci-fi, why sci-fi and comedy combine so well, deciding how to infuse humor into a story, balancing humor with drama, action, etc., character voice and comedic delivery, worldbuilding with humor in mind, the subjectivity of humor and more. NOTE: This is part two of a two-part chat with John. Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to check out part one:    • John Scalzi talks When the Moon Hits Your ...   OUR SPONSOR: Transference by Ian Patterson is a near-future, sci-fi dystopia that dissects the medical/pharmaceutical industries, economic inequality, and what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred. Purchase it in eBook and paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Transference-N... SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS: Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois, Tai, Luke A. Winch and GavinGuile for supporting us on Patreon at $10+. SUPPORT THE SHOW: Patreon (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings and more):   / sffaddictspod   Rate and review SFF Addicts, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: [email protected] OUTLINE: 0:00 - Intro 3:54 - Sponsor 5:38 - What humor means to us 8:38 - Humor as a skill that you develop 16:02 - Douglas Adams and the progression of humor in sci-fi 21:20 - The marketability of humorous sci-fi 27:57 - Why do sci-fi and comedy combine so well? 34:43 - Deciding how to infuse humor into a story 38:22 - Balancing humor with drama, action, etc. 44:37 - Character, voice and comedic delivery 54:14 - Worldbuilding with humor in mind 1:00:23 - The subjectivity of humor 1:07:17 - Outro ABOUT OUR GUEST: John Scalzi is the author of Old Man's War, Redshirts and more. His latest release is When the Moon Hits Your Eye, which you can purchase ⁠here⁠: https://us.macmillan.com/books/978076... Amazon⁠⁠: https://www.amazon.com/stores/John-Sc... https://whatever.scalzi.com/ ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator. His debut novel, Mushroom Blues, is available here in all formats: https://amzn.to/3Ptg2SH https://adrianmgibson.com/ Greta Kelly is the author of ⁠The Queen of Days⁠, as well as The Frozen Crown and The Seventh Queen). Purchase her books here: http://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/au... https://gretakkelly.com/ M.J. Kuhn is the author of Among Thieves and Thick as Thieves. Purchase her books here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/book... https://www.mjkuhn.com/ FIND US ONLINE: https://linktr.ee/SFFAddicts MUSIC: Intro: "Into The Grid" by MellauSFX: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-mu... Outro: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Galactic Synthwave⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠” by Divion: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-mu... AD ATTRIBUTION: Music: "Corporate Advertising Music" by SigmaMusicArt / "Synthetic Deception" by GioeleFazzeri Svavar Halldorsson: https://www.istockphoto.com/video/wid... Gorodenkoff: https://www.istockphoto.com/video/in-... artlab: https://www.istockphoto.com/video/red... Jacob Wackerhausen: https://www.istockphoto.com/video/iv-... FHP Animation Studio: https://www.istockphoto.com/video/dro... SweetBunFactory: https://www.istockphoto.com/video/clo... shivkantsharma07: https://www.istockphoto.com/video/eye... iLexx: https://www.istockphoto.com/video/hum... circotasu: https://www.istockphoto.com/video/cor... Astragal: https://www.istockphoto.com/video/cyb... Alasabyss: https://www.istockphoto.com/video/blu... #writing #humor #scifi #interview #booktube #writingadvice #podcast #books