Adrian Tchaikovsky — the Arthur C. Clarke Award and Hugo Award-winning author of Children of Time and Shadows of the Apt — joins host Richie Billing for a deep dive into worldbuilding, character creation and the writing process. One of the most acclaimed and prolific voices in modern science fiction and fantasy shares how he turns a spark of an idea into a fully realised novel.

In this conversation, Adrian breaks down how he generates story ideas and develops them into complete stories, then goes deep on the craft fundamentals every fantasy and sci-fi writer wrestles with — worldbuilding, character creation, plotting and theme. He also goes beyond the page to talk about the publishing industry itself, including what it's really like to work with editors and literary agents.

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