Vivian (she/her) and Moth (they/them) talk writing series, trans lit, and how to develop characters you love enough that you ask, "What happens next?"

Vivian Moira Valentine is a rad trans woman who loves monsters. When she was a child, she found the Crestwood House Monster Series in her local library and it's all been downhill from there. Now everything she likes is horrible. Vivian is the author of The Amelia Temple Series, Shadows Over Ravenkirk, The Haunting of Pine Hills and other works.

Get Vivian's books: https://vivianmoiravalentine.itch.io

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Dani Finn (they/them) joins Moth (they/them) to usher in the second season of Galaxy Moth Queer books. The two authors discuss the power of de-othering the other, smut, music, writing as exploration, and the wider world of trans writing.

Dani Finn (they/them) is a nonbinary fantasy romance author who occasionally writes fantasy without romance as well.They favor high-steam love stories that crisscross the gender spectrum, from swords and sorcery to sword-free fantasy with meditation magic and everything in between.

Mentioned:

French singer Pomme

Get Dani's books

https://linktr.ee/danifinn

https://danifinn.itch.io

A rock band full of queer, magical girls? Let's go! Kara Buchanan (she/her) chats with Moth (they/them) about the inspiration behind Kara's Magica Riot series and the magical power of being free to be yourself.

Check out the series at https://magicariot.com

Magica Riot and the larger Maidensong Magica universe are the creation of author Kara Buchanan, a former city planning journalist and current musician turned fiction writer. After a dozen years writing about urban issues for various publications in her hometown, she moved to the Pacific Northwest and finally got to be her real self. Taking her love of magical girl anime, her life playing in bands, and her personal experiences dealing with gender issues, she created Magica Riot to bring a joyful, action-packed queer story of self-discovery and adventure to the world. She lives in a modest apartment with her wife and cats.

Show music by Luke McQuillan