Making Your Sci-Fi World Feel Alive - Bright & Ambitious Episode 12

Season 1
Written By Kailey Bright
Transcript

Shownotes:

When you’re building a whole new world from scratch, it’s easy to get lost in all of the small details. But when your characters are literally inhuman, how do you make sure they are still relatable to your readers?

In this episode of Bright & Ambitious, Kailey Bright talks with Sophia L. Hansen, author of Water’s Break about how she came up with her narrative, developed her aquatic world, and the best tools authors can use to make their stories come to life.

Links:

Read Water’s Break

Read Sophia’s articles and short stories

Referenced in the episode:

gohavok.com

nietz.com

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Music by Stream Cafe

Kailey Bright

Kailey Bright is fantasy YA fiction author and computer scientist, which means she writes code during daylight and writes about fantastical worlds under starlight.

Tired of YA stories where protagonists suddenly get secret, plot-helpful powers, Bright seeks to write powerful and ambitious stories about characters who persevere with and through disadvantages. Her books are meant to positively impact readers who struggle with challenging societal norms and cultivating inner growth.

When she’s not tanning under her computer screen’s glow, Kailey enjoys winning at mediocre bowling and drinking iced coffee at all hours of the day. 

https://www.kaileybright.com/
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