Alma Alexander's guest appearances

Alma Alexander

Odyssey SF/F Writing Workshop Podcasts

The Skiffy and Fanty Show – The Skiffy and Fanty Show

Drinking With Authors

Finding the Magic

Blasters and Blades Podcast

Dust Jackets: Conversations with Authors

Carrie Vaughn

David Brin

Jody Lynn Nye

Charles Gannon

John Hartness

Richard Fox

Craig Martelle

Jason Anspach

Dan Wells

Jonathan Yanez

Jack Ketchum

Christopher Golden

Matthew Quinn

Justin Sloan

James Morrow

OwlTail

Alma Alexander has written more than three million words in more than 20 books, and countless short stories collected in magazines, anthologies, and numerous collections. She writes for both adults and young adults. Her novel, The Secrets of Jin-shei, has been published around the world in 14 languages. The heroine of her popular YA series, Worldweavers, is as American as Harry Potter is British. With her MSc in Molecular Biology, she has shone the light of science into the shadowy world of shapeshifters in the Were Chronicles. She was born on the banks of an ancient river in Yugoslavia, a country which no longer exists. She grew up in Africa when her father moved them there when she was ten years old. They lived in four different countries in Africa: Zambia, Swaziland, and South Africa. She later went to school in a castle in Wales, and has lived in several countries on four continents. An American man she met on the Internet asked her to marry him, promising her coffee in bed every morning. She agreed and then moved to live among the evergreens in the Pacific northwest with two cats as well as visiting deer and raccoons.Alma Alexander is a scientist by education, duchess by historical accident, and an author who has written more than twenty novels. Known as the Duchess of Fantasy, she is also a blogger sharing writing tips, and glimpses of both the mundane and magic of a fantasy author's life.This interview was recorded in Fall 2021. Due to numerous factors, I was unable to get around to finishing the production until June 2022. This interview is magical. She is one of the smartest, most original authors I’ve interviewed. A true writer's writer. She talks about her process, her life, what makes novels and short stories work. In some ways it was a master class in writing fantasy novels and short stories.At the time of this interview, her husband and partner had died six months before and she was still processing that grief and how to get back to writing. Fortunately for all of us, she has returned and since then has released the 20th Anniversary Edition of Changer of Days—the duoology as a single book as originally designed. On July 10th 2022 she released a memoir describing her and her husband’s meeting and their love story. I suggest hankies for this one.You can learn more about Alma and her books on her website at https://almaalexander.org She also hangs out on Twitter, Facebook, Amazon, BookBub, Goodreads, and if you want to hear from her regularly with patron-only content check out her Patreon option. 

Alma Alexander has written more than three million words in more than 20 books, and countless short stories collected in magazines, anthologies, and numerous collections. She writes for both adults and young adults. Her novel, The Secrets of Jin-shei, has been published around the world in 14 languages. The heroine of her popular YA series, Worldweavers, is as American as Harry Potter is British. With her MSc in Molecular Biology, she has shone the light of science into the shadowy world of shapeshifters in the Were Chronicles. She was born on the banks of an ancient river in Yugoslavia, a country which no longer exists. She grew up in Africa when her father moved them there when she was ten years old. They lived in four different countries in Africa: Zambia, Swaziland, and South Africa. She later went to school in a castle in Wales, and has lived in several countries on four continents. An American man she met on the Internet asked her to marry him, promising her coffee in bed every morning. She agreed and then moved to live among the evergreens in the Pacific northwest with two cats as well as visiting deer and raccoons.Alma Alexander is a scientist by education, duchess by historical accident, and an author who has written more than twenty novels. Known as the Duchess of Fantasy, she is also a blogger sharing writing tips, and glimpses of both the mundane and magic of a fantasy author's life.This interview was recorded in Fall 2021. Due to numerous factors, I was unable to get around to finishing the production until June 2022. This interview is magical. She is one of the smartest, most original authors I’ve interviewed. A true writer's writer. She talks about her process, her life, what makes novels and short stories work. In some ways it was a master class in writing fantasy novels and short stories.At the time of this interview, her husband and partner had died six months before and she was still processing that grief and how to get back to writing. Fortunately for all of us, she has returned and since then has released the 20th Anniversary Edition of Changer of Days—the duoology as a single book as originally designed. On July 10th 2022 she released a memoir describing her and her husband’s meeting and their love story. I suggest hankies for this one.You can learn more about Alma and her books on her website at <a href="https://almaalexander.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://almaalexander.org </a>She also hangs out on <a href="https://twitter.com/AlmaAlexander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAlmaAlexander/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alma-Alexander/e/B001IXNUQ4/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/alma-alexander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BookBub</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/36343.Alma_Alexander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, and if you want to hear from her regularly with patron-only content check out her <a href="https://www.patreon.com/AlmaAlexander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> option.

Alma Alexander Interview

You may be wondering. Well, it’s real. Way back in the shadows of the Middle Ages, an ancient ancestor  walked (or should I say LIMPED) away from a big medieval battlefield  having done enough service to his liege lord to merit the reward of a  dukedom. (The limping is important, incidentally. It earned his  descendants the surname that is translatable as ‘son of the gimp’ – and  that was my maiden name.) The Dukedom, of course, no longer exists and the family fractured in  the years of the Ottoman Empire’s rule, some converting under pressure,  other proudly not – either way, the family line is traced directly… to  me. That which my ancestors ruled as Dukes over is long gone – but as  their descendant, a Duchess I really AM, I have a coat of arms and  EVERYTHING, and I’m just attaching the title to “Fantasy” as opposed to a  titular dukedom long vanished into the mists of history. Alma Alexander, Duchess of Fantasy, at your service. Find out more here: https://almaalexander.org/   ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tricia-copeland/message

You may be wondering. Well, it’s real. Way back in the shadows of the Middle Ages, an ancient ancestor  walked (or should I say LIMPED) away from a big medieval battlefield  having done enough service to his liege lord to merit the reward of a  dukedom. (The limping is important, incidentally. It earned his  descendants the surname that is translatable as ‘son of the gimp’ – and  that was my maiden name.) The Dukedom, of course, no longer exists and the family fractured in  the years of the Ottoman Empire’s rule, some converting under pressure,  other proudly not – either way, the family line is traced directly… to  me. That which my ancestors ruled as Dukes over is long gone – but as  their descendant, a Duchess I really AM, I have a coat of arms and  EVERYTHING, and I’m just attaching the title to “Fantasy” as opposed to a  titular dukedom long vanished into the mists of history. Alma Alexander, Duchess of Fantasy, at your service. Find out more here: <a href="https://almaalexander.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://almaalexander.org/</a> --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/tricia-copeland/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/tricia-copeland/message</a>

S2 E14 with Alma Alexander, Duchess of Fantasy

The Blasters &amp; Blades Podcast  Just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction &amp; Fantasy.  Co-Hosts: Doc Cisca (Uber Book Fan) (Army Medic) JR Handley (Author) (Grunt) Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt)  We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling!  Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley Our Website: https://anchor.fm/blasters-and-blades Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/blastersandbladespodcast Our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlastersandBladesPodcast Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/SF_Fantasy_Show  Today’s Sponsor Starship’s Mage by Glynn Stewart: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QW6ZG14  Launch Pad Astronomy Link: https://www.launchpadworkshop.org/  Follow Alma Alexander on social media Alma’s Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Alma-Alexander/e/B001IXNUQ4/ Alma’s Website: https://almaalexander.org/ Alma’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlmaAlexander Alma’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purely.primary/ Alma’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAlmaAlexander/ Alma’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AlmaAlexander Alma’s Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlmaAlexander  #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #almaalexander #duchessoffantasy #duchess #gameofthrones #got #grrm #georgerrmartin #lordoftherings #lotr #jrrtolkien #tolkien #harrypotter #potterverse #jkrowlings #starwars #jedi #georgelucas #lucasfilms #startrek #trekkie #firefly #serenity #browncoat #astronomy #multiplepersonalitydisorder  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blasters-and-blades/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blasters-and-blades/support

The Blasters &amp; Blades Podcast Just a couple of nerdy Army veterans geeking out on things that go "abracadabra," "pew," "zoom," "boop-beep" and rhyme with Science Fiction &amp; Fantasy. Co-Hosts: Doc Cisca (Uber Book Fan) (Army Medic) JR Handley (Author) (Grunt) Nick Garber (Comic Book Artist) (Super Grunt) We work for free, so if you wanna throw a few pennies our way there is a linked Buy Me A Coffee site where you can do so. Just mention the podcast in the comments when you donate, and I'll keep the sacred bean water boiling! Support the Show: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AuthorJRHandley</a> Our Website: <a href="https://anchor.fm/blasters-and-blades" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/blasters-and-blades</a> Our Facebook Page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/blastersandbladespodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/blastersandbladespodcast</a> Our YouTube Channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/BlastersandBladesPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/BlastersandBladesPodcast</a> Our Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SF_Fantasy_Show" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/SF_Fantasy_Show</a> Today’s Sponsor Starship’s Mage by Glynn Stewart: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QW6ZG14" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00QW6ZG14</a> Launch Pad Astronomy Link: <a href="https://www.launchpadworkshop.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.launchpadworkshop.org/</a> Follow Alma Alexander on social media Alma’s Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alma-Alexander/e/B001IXNUQ4/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Alma-Alexander/e/B001IXNUQ4/</a> Alma’s Website: <a href="https://almaalexander.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://almaalexander.org/</a> Alma’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AlmaAlexander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/AlmaAlexander</a> Alma’s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/purely.primary/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/purely.primary/</a> Alma’s Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAlmaAlexander/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAlmaAlexander/</a> Alma’s Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/AlmaAlexander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/AlmaAlexander</a> Alma’s Buy Me A Coffee: <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlmaAlexander" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AlmaAlexander</a> #scifishenanigans #scifishenaniganspodcast #bbp #blastersandblades #blastersandbladespodcast #podcast #scifipodcast #fantasypodcast #scifi #fantasy #books #rpg #comics #fandom #literature #comedy #veteran #army #armyranger #ranger #almaalexander #duchessoffantasy #duchess #gameofthrones #got #grrm #georgerrmartin #lordoftherings #lotr #jrrtolkien #tolkien #harrypotter #potterverse #jkrowlings #starwars #jedi #georgelucas #lucasfilms #startrek #trekkie #firefly #serenity #browncoat #astronomy #multiplepersonalitydisorder --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/blasters-and-blades/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/blasters-and-blades/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/blasters-and-blades/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/blasters-and-blades/support</a>

Episode 125: Alma Alexander, Duchess of Fantasy!

Alma Alexander is an author whose books include the internationally acclaimed historical fantasy The Secrets of Jin-shei published in 13 language, and its follow-up, Embers of Heaven, set in a fantasy China.VOYA suggested that her Worldweavers series (Gift of the Unmage, Spellspam, Cybermage, Dawn of Magic) might be just the thing "for readers suffering Harry Potter withdrawal."Another series, The Were Chronicles (Random, Wolf, Shifter), which dramatically changes the Were world, is about to be republished,Other fantasies include her haunting and newly republished Midnight at Spanish Gardens, as well as Changer of Days, Wings of Fire, Empress, and a humorous science fiction novel, AbductiCon. She has edited two anthologies, River and Children of a Different Sky.More on all her books - and links for buying them - can be found under the pull-down menu BOOKS at the top of the page.Alma Alexander was born on the banks of the Danube in a country that no longer exists, grew up in Africa, and is married to an American she met online. She lives with him and two cats in the cedar woods of the U,S. Pacific Northwest.Buy Alma's books and follow her on social media:Website: https://www.AlmaAlexander.orgTwitter: https://twitter.com/AlmaAlexanderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAlmaAlexander/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AlmaAlexander?ty=hMusic provided by Jam Hansley : https://www.instagram.com/jimhaneyperhaps/Follow us:Check out 4HP: https://4horsemenpublications.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drinkingwithauthors/

Alma Alexander is an author whose books include the internationally acclaimed historical fantasy The Secrets of Jin-shei published in 13 language, and its follow-up, Embers of Heaven, set in a fantasy China.VOYA suggested that her Worldweavers series (Gift of the Unmage, Spellspam, Cybermage, Dawn of Magic) might be just the thing "for readers suffering Harry Potter withdrawal."Another series, The Were Chronicles (Random, Wolf, Shifter), which dramatically changes the Were world, is about to be republished,Other fantasies include her haunting and newly republished Midnight at Spanish Gardens, as well as Changer of Days, Wings of Fire, Empress, and a humorous science fiction novel, AbductiCon. She has edited two anthologies, River and Children of a Different Sky.More on all her books - and links for buying them - can be found under the pull-down menu BOOKS at the top of the page.Alma Alexander was born on the banks of the Danube in a country that no longer exists, grew up in Africa, and is married to an American she met online. She lives with him and two cats in the cedar woods of the U,S. Pacific Northwest.Buy Alma's books and follow her on social media:Website: <a href="https://www.AlmaAlexander.org" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.AlmaAlexander.org</a>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AlmaAlexander" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/AlmaAlexander</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAlmaAlexander/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAlmaAlexander/</a>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/AlmaAlexander?ty=h" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/AlmaAlexander?ty=h</a>Music provided by Jam Hansley : <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jimhaneyperhaps/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/jimhaneyperhaps/</a>Follow us:Check out 4HP: <a href="https://4horsemenpublications.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://4horsemenpublications.com/</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drinkingwithauthors/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/drinkingwithauthors/</a>

Episode 130 Literary Briefs Alma Alexander

Alma Alexander is an author whose books include the internationally acclaimed historical fantasy  The Secrets of Jin-shei published in 13 language, and its follow-up, Embers of Heaven, set in a fantasy China.VOYA suggested that her Worldweavers series (Gift of the Unmage, Spellspam, Cybermage, Dawn of Magic) might be just the thing "for readers suffering Harry Potter withdrawal."Another series, The Were Chronicles  (Random, Wolf, Shifter), which dramatically changes the Were world, is about to be republished,Other fantasies include her haunting and newly republished Midnight at Spanish Gardens, as well as Changer of Days, Wings of Fire, Empress, and a humorous science fiction novel, AbductiCon. She has edited two anthologies, River and Children of a Different Sky.More on all her books - and links for buying them -  can be found under the pull-down menu BOOKS at the top of the page.Alma Alexander was born on the banks of the Danube in a country that no longer exists, grew up in Africa, and is married to an American she met online. She lives with him and two cats in the cedar woods of the U,S. Pacific Northwest.Buy Alma's books and follow her on social media:Website: https://www.AlmaAlexander.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlmaAlexanderFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAlmaAlexander/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AlmaAlexander?ty=hMusic provided by Jam Hansley : https://www.instagram.com/jimhaneyperhaps/Follow us:Check out 4HP: https://4horsemenpublications.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drinkingwithauthors/

Alma Alexander is an author whose books include the internationally acclaimed historical fantasy The Secrets of Jin-shei published in 13 language, and its follow-up, Embers of Heaven, set in a fantasy China.VOYA suggested that her Worldweavers series (Gift of the Unmage, Spellspam, Cybermage, Dawn of Magic) might be just the thing "for readers suffering Harry Potter withdrawal."Another series, The Were Chronicles (Random, Wolf, Shifter), which dramatically changes the Were world, is about to be republished,Other fantasies include her haunting and newly republished Midnight at Spanish Gardens, as well as Changer of Days, Wings of Fire, Empress, and a humorous science fiction novel, AbductiCon. She has edited two anthologies, River and Children of a Different Sky.More on all her books - and links for buying them - can be found under the pull-down menu BOOKS at the top of the page.Alma Alexander was born on the banks of the Danube in a country that no longer exists, grew up in Africa, and is married to an American she met online. She lives with him and two cats in the cedar woods of the U,S. Pacific Northwest.Buy Alma's books and follow her on social media:Website: <a href="https://www.AlmaAlexander.org" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.AlmaAlexander.org</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/AlmaAlexander" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/AlmaAlexander</a>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAlmaAlexander/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/AuthorAlmaAlexander/</a>Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/AlmaAlexander?ty=h" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/AlmaAlexander?ty=h</a>Music provided by Jam Hansley : <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jimhaneyperhaps/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/jimhaneyperhaps/</a>Follow us:Check out 4HP: <a href="https://4horsemenpublications.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://4horsemenpublications.com/</a>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drinkingwithauthors/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/drinkingwithauthors/</a>

Episode 130 Alma Alexander

An excerpt from the lecture Alma Alexandergave at Odyssey in the summer of 2015 on discovering and developing characters.