Welcome to Speculate!
Welcome to Speculate, the Podcast for Writers, Readers and Fans. If you want to learn more about the site, please take a look at the About page, where we outline a bit of what we’re trying to do with...
View ArticleAn Appeal to Our Good Listeners
Voting for the Hugos is now well underway. To our faithful listeners, if you feel like we deserve some recognition for this show, please consider voting for Speculate in the Best Fancast category. The...
View ArticleEpisode 53 of Speculate! – Saladin Ahmed Author Interview
Welcome to Episode 53 of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers and Fans. In this episode we continue our trademarked “quadtych” of shows on Throne of the Crescent Moon, the new sword and sorcery...
View ArticleEpisode 56 of Speculate! – Writing Advice from the Wellspring Writers
Welcome to a special episode of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers and Fans. In this episode, Greg and Brad interview the authors who attended the Wellspring Writers Workshop held in Lake...
View ArticleA Nice Comment from a Listener
Today brings a nice bit of feedback from listener Kate Heartfield. In Kate’s words: I’ve only listened to this (Speculate!) one once or twice, as it’s a recent discovery for me. But I can tell it’s...
View ArticleEpisode 62 of Speculate! — Joe Abercrombie Novel Review (Red Country)
Welcome to Episode 63 of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers and Fans. Join us as we begin a new triptych of shows on the work of Joe Abercrombie. In this episode, as we review Red Country,...
View ArticleThe Hugos Are Upon Us!
Hi everyone. As the co-hosts of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers and Fans, we spend most of our time on the show interviewing, analyzing and discussing the work of other people in the...
View ArticleEpisode 71 of Speculate! — Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm Writing Discussion
Join Greg and Brad as we talk writing using Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm’s short story collection, The Inheritance & Other Stories, as inspiration. We talk about writing “the other” with low...
View ArticleEpisode 72 of Speculate! — Hybrid Author Discussion with Michael Sullivan
A few episodes back, in Episode 68, we spoke with Matt Forbeck and Lee Moyer on Kickstarters. In this episode, we dig deeper into the “hybrid author,” someone who publishes both traditionally and via...
View ArticleGreg reviews Brad’s Lays of Anuskaya Trilogy
Only a little over 24 hours remain in Brad’s Kickstarter for the third book in his Lays of Anuskaya trilogy. Greg recently finished his read of Brad’s third book and had a few things to say about it....
View ArticleEpisode 82 of Speculate! — Lauren Beukes Writing Discussion
Welcome to Episode 82 of Speculate! In this episode, Greg and Brad complete their triptych of shows on Lauren Beukes by discussing writing technique, using The Shining Girls as our inspiration. We talk...
View ArticleEpisode 88 of Speculate! — Scott Lynch Author Discussion, Part Two
Welcome to Episode 88 of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers and Fans. In this episode we continue our triptych of shows on the work of Scott Lynch, specifically The Lies of Locke Lamora and...
View ArticleEpisode 90 of Speculate! — Interview with Tom Merritt
Welcome to Episode 90 of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers, and Fans. In this episode, we sit down for a chat with a fellow podcaster. Among many, many other things, Tom Merritt is the...
View ArticleEpisode 91 of Speculate! — Interview with Patrick Rothfuss — Part 1
Welcome to Episode 91 of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers, and Fans. In this episode, part 1 of a 2-part series with Patrick Rothfuss, we sit down and talk children’s books that may or may...
View ArticleEpisode 92 of Speculate! — Interview with Patrick Rothfuss — Part 2
Welcome to Episode 92 of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers, and Fans. In this episode, part 2 of a 2-part series with Patrick Rothfuss, we sit down and talk about Pat’s involvement with...
View ArticleGreg’s Graphic Novel Kickstarter for Icarus Goes Live!
Today, the Kickstarter for Greg’s graphic novel, Icarus, a collaboration with comic artist Matt Slay, went live. You can check it out on Kickstarter for more information, but here are the juicy...
View ArticleEpisode 102 — Peter V. Brett and Brent Weeks Talk Comics
In this episode, part 1 of a 2-part series, epic fantasy powerhouses Peter V. Brett and Brent Weeks sit down and talk comics, including Peter’s Red Sonja projects, Red Sonja Blue and Red Sonja...
View ArticleThe Speculate! Kickstarter is now live!
We’ve just launched our first Kickstarter to support the upcoming season of Speculate! The Podcast for Writers, Readers, and Fans! You can go directly to the Kickstarter page to watch our video, and...
View ArticleEpisode 103 — Peter V. Brett and Brent Weeks Talk Comics – Part 2 of 2
In this episode, part 2 of a 2-part series, epic fantasy powerhouses Peter V. Brett and Brent Weeks sit down and talk comics, including Peter’s Red Sonja projects, Red Sonja Blue andRed Sonja...
View ArticleSpeculate! has a Patreon!
But Greg and Brad, you may be asking, what is a Patreon? Patreon is a great new platform that allows fans to back content creators in a more modest and ongoing basis. All sorts of content creators—from...
View ArticleThe Good, The Bad, and The Ugly with Marie Bilodeau and Erik Scott de Bie
The latest of Speculate Sf’s new segments—The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly—is now up on our Patreon. Subscribers at the $3 or more level get access to these episodes and more goodies as we move forward....
View ArticleThe Good, The Bad, and The Ugly with Margot Atwell and Michael J. Sullivan
The first of Speculate Sf’s new segments—The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly—is now up on our Patreon. Subscribers at the $3 or more level get access to these episodes and more goodies as we move forward....
View ArticleThe Good, The Bad, and The Ugly with Jim Butcher is now live at our Patreon!
The latest of Speculate Sf’s The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly is now up on our Patreon, this one with our recent guest, Jim Butcher, who talks about his first time meeting his agent, Jennifer Jackson,...
View ArticleEpisode 115 of Speculate! — Writing Technique Discussion Based on Ann...
Episode 115 is the last in our triptych of shows based on Ann Leckie’s incredible debut novel, Ancillary Justice. This episode is for our Patreon supporters at the $5 level. In the episode we discuss...
View ArticleEpisode 121 — Writing Technique Discussion Based on Lev Grossman’s The Magicians
Join us over at Speculate’s Patreon page for a discussion of writing technique, where Greg and Brad use Lev Grossman‘s The Magicians to discuss topics such as pacing vis-à-vis word count, set pieces...
View ArticleArtwork Reveal for Twelve Kings in Sharakhai
Aidan Moher at A Dribble of Ink has just done a reveal for Brad’s upcoming epic fantasy, Twelve Kings in Sharakhai. Head on over to A Dribble of Ink to take a look.
View ArticleEpisode 126 of Speculate! — The Mirror Empire Writing Technique Discussion
Join us for our writing technique show where we use Kameron Hurley’s The Mirror Empire to inspire our discussion. In this episode, Brad and Greg dig into worldbuilding, how rock, scissors, paper can...
View ArticleEpisode 140 of Speculate! — Paths to Publication with Speculate hosts Bradley...
Welcome to Episode 140 of Speculate! the Podcast for Writers, Readers and Fans. In this episode, we once again turn the mic on Brad and Greg. Michael Underwood, friend of the show and another guest...
View ArticleCapsule 1 — Review of The Death House & Interview with Sarah Pinborough
Welcome to a new series on Speculate called Speculate Capsules. In our first episode, we’re happy to bring you a review of The Death House (non-spoilery) and an interview with the author, Sarah...
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