Writing Sci Fi with Kate Baucherel

With Jordan Kantey and Kate Baucherel • (public)

Jordan Kantey interviews sci-fi author Kate Baucherel about her writing process and writing in the sci-fi genre.

In this webinar, Jordan interviews sci-fi author Kate Baucherel, who shares her journey to becoming a published sci-fi author, her love for the genre, and her writing process. Kate reveals that her love for sci-fi started from a young age, thanks to her father's passion for it, and shares the sci-fi writers who have influenced her work, including John Wyndham, Terry Pratchett, Iain Banks, and David Brin. She also talks about her writing process, which involves both planning and pantsing, and how she sets milestones to keep readers engaged. This insightful interview is very helpful if you are exploring and writing in this imaginative genre. For more on Kate Baucherel's writing process and interesting bits about the sci-fi genre, make sure to watch the webinar.

 

About the speakers
Jordan Kantey - Now Novel writing coach and editor
Jordan Kantey
  • 10 years' experience editing fiction and content
  • Now Novel Writing coach since 2016
  • Honours in English Literature (with distinction)
  • Special interest in literary, historical, and contemporary fiction
Kate Baucherel
  • Guest speaker
 

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