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Quote from Elizabeth Moon: Crafting Strong Female Protagonists in Science Fiction

Elizabeth Moon: Crafting Robust Feminine Protagonists in Science Fiction – How To Write the Future podcast, episode 143

“So I extremely suggest Elizabeth Moon, for those who like army ship captains who’re these robust, attention-grabbing girls. I additionally actually adored her fantasy.”

On this episode, titled “Elizabeth Moon: Crafting Robust Feminine Protagonists in Science Fiction” host Beth Barany shines a highlight on one in all her favourite science fiction and fantasy authors and shares her favourite works by Moon, together with “As soon as A Hero” and the “Kai Vata” collection, highlighting the writer’s masterful creation of robust feminine protagonists, significantly in army sci-fi.

Extra about Elizabeth Moon: http://elizabethmoon.com/

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Transcript for Elizabeth Moon: Crafting Robust Feminine Protagonists in Science Fiction

Hey everybody. I’m Beth Barany and I host Methods to Write the Future Podcast. I’m a science fiction and fantasy author, and a e-book coach and writing instructor. I focus on serving to science fiction and fantasy writers write, publish, edit, and market their novels to the delight of their readers.

I make it easier to construct fabulous worlds and actually knock the socks off your readers.

[00:28] Highlight on Elizabeth Moon

All proper, so right this moment I’m right here to speak to you about one in all my favourite science fiction and fantasy authors: Elizabeth Moon.

Surrounding me is six, seven books by Elizabeth Moon Plus. Uh, no. Eight, eight books by Elizabeth Moon, one by Elizabeth Moon and Anne McCaffrey.

I’ll have to speak about Anne McCaffrey in one other episode. Additionally a deep affect, to me and somebody I learn once I was an adolescent.

I began studying Elizabeth Moon as an grownup and I completely adore her work. She writes science fiction and fantasy, and I truly met her science fiction first. Each time I describe Elizabeth Moon to folks, I say that she writes kick ass army area pilots, and I like that. I like kick ass army, area captains, all of her fundamental characters are captains, girls captains on this far future, Earth is a distant, obscure reminiscence, if it’s even talked about. And likewise she writes fabulous prolonged households.

So books can have totally different girls protagonists who belong to a giant household.

[01:45] Favourite Books by Elizabeth Moon

Now, my absolute favourite e-book of hers that I’ve learn, reread a number of occasions is named As soon as A Hero. It’s known as As soon as A Hero, and it truly has a sequel that I don’t assume I’ve learn a number of occasions. I’m unsure. Guidelines of Engagement.

And each of those are a part of a better collection.

[02:06] Kai Vata Sequence Overview

Now, the opposite books in her sci-fi that I simply completely adore contains a character, that has been reoccurring.

And I’m gonna come out right here for you. This one. Oh yeah. Kylara Vata. Right here’s this one. Buying and selling in Hazard, Marque and Reprisal. After which there was a giant hole in time, each for Elizabeth Moon as a author. She was writing different issues. There’s additionally a spot on this fundamental character’s life: Kai Vata, who at first, defies her household’s expectations. She’s supposed to enter enterprise, into the area delivery enterprise, however as a substitute she goes to army academy and rises by the ranks there and has every kind of fabulous adventures after which we get, which is the primary one? Yeah. Chilly Welcome.

Now she has risen by the ranks and he or she is now an admiral. And these got here out pretty not too long ago. Within the second e-book, in that collection is Into the Hearth. And I don’t assume the third e-book has come out as a result of I’m ready for it and I haven’t seen it but.

[03:09] Elizabeth Moon’s Standalone and Biography

So she additionally has a standalone e-book that I extremely suggest known as Remnant Population.

What’s so attention-grabbing about this e-book is the principle character is an previous girl who’s been left on this planet and has no persistence for tom foolery and the voice on this e-book is simply so great. Elizabeth Moon was one of many first girls within the Marine Corps in 1967. She is so attention-grabbing. You possibly can go to her web site and skim her bio and I’ll simply inform it to you right here what she has on her bio. “Elizabeth Moon grew up in South Texas a couple of miles from the Mexican border, giving her early expertise with main cultural variations and resulting in a lifelong fascination of how tradition shapes people and the way they adapt or don’t to new experiences.

“She has levels in each historical past from Rice College with a number of programs in cultural anthropology on the aspect, plus biology at College of Texas. She served three years energetic responsibility within the Marine Corps between the 2 levels throughout which she labored with what have been then fairly massive computer systems and did graduate work and biology on the College of Texas at San Antonio.

“She married a husband whereas each have been within the army. They’ve one grownup son.”

There’s much more there about her. You possibly can learn on her bio web page. I actually admire Elizabeth Moon.

[04:34] Assembly Elizabeth Moon and Fantasy Works

I acquired to fulfill Elizabeth Moon at a e-book signing in San Francisco some years in the past. That was actually enjoyable.

So I extremely suggest Elizabeth Moon, for those who like army ship captains who’re these robust, attention-grabbing girls. I additionally actually adored her fantasy.

And do I’ve one in all them with me? I believed I had one. ah we go. Guide one. She has this fabulous collection, known as The Deed of Parksenarian, and the primary one is named Sheep’s Farmer’s Daughter. And the tagline is, she dared to turn into a legend.

Actually, great, great collection. I’ve to say, I’m keen on her science fiction.

[05:11] Conclusion and Writing Suggestions

So that’s right this moment’s episode on one in all my very favourite science fiction of fantasy writers, Elizabeth Moon, with whom, I’m patiently ready or for her subsequent e-book, after, Into the Hearth and Chilly Welcome.

[05:24] Able to Edit Guidelines

All proper. in case you are interested by bettering your science fiction and fantasy.

I’m gonna provide up right this moment one other goodie that I don’t assume I’ve provided on this podcast for some time. It’s my Prepared To Edit guidelines. That is for people who find themselves unsure in the event that they’re able to edit their manuscript or not. So go forward and take a look at the guidelines to see in case you are certainly prepared. The guidelines comes with six gadgets on the guidelines, and it comes with six little movies.

All proper. Hope you get pleasure from that. That’s it for this week, everybody. Write lengthy and prosper.

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ABOUT BETH BARANY

Beth Barany teaches science fiction and fantasy novelists the way to write, edit, and publish their books as a coach, instructor, marketing consultant, and developmental editor. She’s an award-winning fantasy and science fiction novelist and runs the podcast, “How To Write The Future.”

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