Daryl Gregory

The first chapter can make or break a reader's engagement with a story. We as writers must craft brilliant opening pages in order to hook those picky readers, so let's study the stories of others to see how they do it! The first sentence of Revelator by Daryl Gregory alludes to a kid meeting "the family god," so I just don't know how the stakes can go down from there. This story's got a feeling of the Southern Gothic in its voice and style, a dark, murky magic hidden in its green Kentucky valleys. The first pages not only provide an authentic voice for the little girl Stella, but a sense of true dread as we follow the adventurous child down a path into a church embedded in the mountain. What could possibly go wrong in such a place? I'm going to guess a lot.  And what will you, fellow creatives, make of these first five pages? Let's find out!

Si una noche de invierno "una droga" Fecha: 07-04-2022 Buscá el episodio completo en este podcast y en El Destape Radio.

Nibble noodles with Daryl Gregory as we discuss how he celebrated the two books he published during the pandemic, what caused him to say about his latest novel, "I like to split the difference to keep everyone as unsatisfied as possible," the narrative technique which finally unlocked the writing of that book (and why it made Revelator more difficult to complete), how our mothers responded to our writing, the way marketing affects the reading protocols of our stories, how listening to Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm argue about one of his stories freed him as a writer, the promise a murder mystery makes to a reader, his "Mom Rule" for Easter eggs, the way he tortured a comic book artist with an outrageous panel description, how to play fair when writing a science fiction mystery where anything can happen, what Samuel R. Delany told him which helped him make his first sale to F&SF, how he doesn't understand why everybody doesn't want to be writers, the way his writing gets better during the times he isn't writing, Gardner Dozois' "ladder of sadness," and much more.

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Daryl Gregory’s Afterparty foregår i en verden tæt på vores. Der heler er blevet lidt smartere, bevares, men det særlige i Afterparty er, at smart drugs nu er alment benyttede i alverdens sammenhænge. Hvis du arbejder for CIA? Værsgo! Her er der nogle analytiker-drugs, som gør dig superskarp og nærværende! Vil du være homoseksuel for en aften? Så pop denne her lilla pille, som vil få dig til at tænde på mænd for en aften. Pengene ligger i bevidsthedsændrende psykofarmaka, som kan printes på simple chemjet-printere. Der er gang i den! Men det er ikke alle stoffer, der bør slippe fri ud i samfundet. Det kan vores hovedperson Lyda Rosa tale med om. Hun er indlagt på en galeanstalt, hvor hun prøver, at komme sig over sin overdosis af stoffet NME-110, eller som det også er kendt: Numinous – stoffet der bringer dig tæt på gud! Afterparty er en rigtig thriller. Den er lidt som at læse Gibson eller Ramez Nahm’s Nexus. Vi har et sidekick som både kanaliserer Molly Millions og Lisbeth Salander på samme tid. Det er både underholdende og originalt på sammen tid. Jens og Anders har SCIFI Snakket Afterparty. Shownotes til Afterparty: Anders var helt oppe og køre over Kim Stanley Robinsons “The Ministry for the Future”Jens fandt endelig noget morsom SCIFI, som også var godt i finnen Mikael Niemis “Sulebulen” – oprindelig anbefalet til os af Mads og JaneAnders har læst Benjamin Percy: “The Ninth Metal”Jens læste med Malka Older: “Infomocracy” – læser på appen Libby, hvor jeg kan læse international SciFi i en ret fed app. Både lytte og læse. Lidt tam start men når man kommer i gang er man hooked!Endelig to Jens hul på den nye Becky Chambers : “A Psalm for the Wild Built” – Helt ny verden tænkt frem af Becky Chambers. Supersjov og spændende og meget sin egen. Indlægget Ep. 86: Daryl Gregory, Afterparty blev først udgivet på SCIFI SNAK.

Welcome to episode 11 of Season 12 of The Coode Street Podcast. This week Jonathan and Gary are joined by Daryl Gregory, whose new novella The Album of Dr. Moreau is an improbable but delightful mashup of H.G. Wells, boy bands, Las Vegas, and locked-room murder mysteries. We discuss the challenges of attempting so much at novella length, the importance of managing tone, and, not least, the sheer fun of the whole undertaking. Along the way, we touch upon some of Daryl’s earlier novels, including The Devil’s Alphabet, Raising Stony Mayhall, We Are All Completely Fine, and Spoonbenders, as well his forthcoming novel Revelator, a gothic tale set in the Smoky Mountains.  As always, our thanks to Daryl and we hope you enjoy the episode.

We are joined by Daryl Gregory (twitter) to discuss his new novella, The Album of Dr. Moreau. We get into animal rights, the nature of consciousness, and the privilege of wealth. Also by Daryl Gregory and available in late August, Revelator, pre-order now. Other Works Mentioned Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgement by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein Animal Liberation: The Definitive Classic of the Animal Movement by Peter Singer By Force Alone and The Escapement by Lavie Tidhar Tweet The post Playing with Humanity, In Conversation with Daryl Gregory appeared first on Androids and Assets.

We are joined by Daryl Gregory (twitter) to discuss his new novella, The Album of Dr. Moreau. We get into animal rights, the nature of consciousness, and the privilege of wealth. Also by Daryl Gregory and available in late August, Revelator, pre-order now. Other Works Mentioned Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgement by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein Animal Liberation: The Definitive Classic of the Animal Movement by Peter Singer By Force Alone and The Escapement by Lavie Tidhar Tweet The post Playing with Humanity, In Conversation with Daryl Gregory appeared first on Androids and Assets.

Ten minutes with... is a special series presented by Coode Street that sees readers and booklovers from around the world talk about what they're reading right now and what's getting them through these difficult times. World Fantasy and Shirley Jackson Award-winner Daryl Gregory comes on board for a discussion with Gary about how distracting the news can be from real work, reading manuscripts for blurbs or for friends, the new Lavie Tidhar novel, Island of Dr. Moreau movies, the virtues of Iain M. Banks, the occasional pleasures of locked-room murder mysteries, and Daryl’s own forthcoming but not yet titled novel. Books mentioned include: Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory By Force Alone by Lavie Tidhar The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells The Culture novels by Iain M. Banks The Hollow Man by John Dickson Carr

In episode 110, SPOONBENDERS author and comic book writer Daryl Gregory joins the podcast to discuss Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s WATCHMEN--a graphic novel that influenced his work and is considered a masterpiece by many critics. Daryl chats with Luke & James about the comic that changed everything, and even shares the surprising inspiration for one of his characters! Topics: Daryl’s experience reading Watchmen during its original run, the power of repeated phrases and symbols, the deconstruction of comic tropes, Neil Gaiman’s story seeds, the SPOONBENDERS pilot on Showtime, Alan Moore’s biography, the work-for-hire nature of comics, the illustrator/writer relationship, the sexual & gender politics, the power of the alternate history, and the legacy of the graphic novel and its modern adaptations.  The episode ends with an exploration of each of the following characters: The Comedian, Rorschach, Silk Spectre, Nite Owl, Dr. Manhattan, and Ozymandias. This episode’s intro/outro: A.O.E. - Crystal Clocks and Music Box (Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution for reuse) Daryl Gregory Twitter: @darylwriterguy Website: https://darylgregory.com Buy Spoonbenders  Become a Patron & unlock exclusive content/rewards, including our brand new "Book Club" tier: www.patreon.com/inktofilm Ink to Film is now on YouTube! Sign up for Ink to Film’s Newsletter Follow Ink to Film on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Home Base: inktofilm.com Ink to Film Book Club on Goodreads