TIH 253: Gwendolyn Kiste on The Rust Maidens, Second-Person Point of View, and New Year Goals

In this podcast Gwendolyn Kiste talks about The Rust Maidens, second-person point of view, new year goals, and much more.

About Gwendolyn Kiste

Gwendolyn Kiste is the author of the Bram Stoker Award-nominated fiction collection, And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe, from JournalStone; the dark fantasy novella, Pretty Marys All in a Row, from Broken Eye Books; and her debut novel, The Rust Maidens, from Trepidatio Publishing. Her short fiction has appeared in Nightmare Magazine, Shimmer, Black Static, Daily Science Fiction, Interzone, LampLight, and Three-Lobed Burning Eye as well as Flame Tree Publishing’s Chilling Horror Short Stories anthology, among others. A native of Ohio, she currently resides on an abandoned horse farm outside of Pittsburgh with her husband, two cats, and not nearly enough ghosts.

Show notes

[02:15] The Rust Maidens
[06:00] Not identifying as bad
[10:00] Being right vs doing the right thing
[21:40] Autobiography
[23:20] Returning to Ohio
[46:25] Responding to negative reviews and criticism
[54:50] D.W. Behrend, via Patreon, asks about second person point of view
[01:05:00] Kev Harrison, via Patreon, asks about drafts and painting lush detail
[01:16:30] Traci Kenworth, via Patreon, asks about goals for the new year
[01:18:15] Typical working day
[01:22:30] Lisa Quigley, via Patreon, asks about fiction and nonfiction projects
[01:26:30] What do you hope people say about you when you’re not in the room
[01:27:40] Advice to eighteen-year-old self
[01:28:50] Something Gwendolyn believes many others do not
[01:29:55] Worst writing advice
[01:41:10] Connect with Gwendolyn
[01:43:45] Two authors people should be reading more
[01:46:30] Final thoughts

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