354: Character, Conflict, and World Building in Fantasy - Interview with C.L. Clark

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing C.L. Clark.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cherae graduated from Indiana University’s creative writing MFA and was a 2012 Lambda Literary Fellow. In addition to writing, she has had various jobs as she’s traveled the world, including: personal trainer, English teacher, editor, or some combination thereof.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When she’s not writing or working, she’s learning languages, doing P90something, or reading about war and post-colonial history. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">FIYAH</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">PodCastle</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Uncanny,</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Beneath Ceaseless Skies</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and she is now one of the co-editors at</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">PodCastle</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">and editor of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) Blog.</span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode C.L. and I discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How to identify which character is the protagonist and whether there can be two.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The relationship between magic, religion, and technology and how she uses it.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Different ways to handle conflict and the approach she takes in her writing.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, her #1 tip for writers.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more info and show notes: <a href="https://diymf