← SFF Addicts18 Aug · 1 h 15 min
Ep. 216: Suyi Davies Okungbowa talks Season of the Serpent, Writing for IP, Teaching & More
<p>Join co-hosts <strong>Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly</strong> as they chat with award-winning author <strong>Suyi Davis Okungbowa </strong>about his new novel Season of the Serpent, completing The Nameless Republic trilogy, the challenges of writing a series, the African middle ages, expanding a cast of characters across a trilogy, collective amnesia and the effects of conflict, forgotten magic and forces of nature, teaching creative writing, writing for IPs like Black Panther, Stranger Things and Minecraft, moving to the west, culture shock and more.</p><p><strong>NOTE:</strong> This is part one of a two-part chat with Suyi. Stayed tuned next week for his writing masterclass on How to Pace Your Story.</p><p><strong>OUR SPONSOR:</strong></p><p><strong>TRANSFERENCE</strong> by Ian Patterson is a sci-fi dystopia that dissects what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.</p><p>Purchase it <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Transference-Narrator-Cycle-Book-1-ebook/dp/B0DDQ3544L">here</a> in eBook + paperback.</p><p><strong>SHOUTOUT TO THE 'SFF ADDICT' PATRONS:</strong></p><p>Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.</p><p><strong>SUPPORT THE SHOW:</strong></p><p>- <a href="http://patreon.com/sffaddictspod">Patreon</a></p><p>- Rate and review SFF Addicts</p><p>- Share us with your friends</p><p><strong>EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:</strong></p><p><a href="https://sffaddictspod@gmail.com/"></a><a href="https://sffaddictspod@gmail.com/">sffaddictspod@gmail.com</a></p><p><strong>ABOUT OUR GUEST:</strong></p><p><strong>Suyi Davies Okungbowa </strong>is the award-winning author of The Nameless Republic trilogy, Lost Ark Dreaming, David Mogo, Godhunter and more. His latest novel is Season of the Serpent, which you can purchase <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Songs-of-the-Dead/Brandon-Sanderson/The-Strata-Wars/9781668068144" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"></a><a href="https://suyidavies.com/season-of-the-serpent" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">here</a>.</p><p>Find Suyi on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/suyidavies" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07S7KFBGB" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Amazon</a> and <a href="https://suyidavies.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">his website</a>.</p><p><strong>ABOUT OUR HOSTS:</strong></p><p><strong>Adrian M. Gibson</strong> is the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3PHpwtw">Mushroom Blues</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSW6DKM4">A Murder Most Fungal</a>. </p><p><strong>M.J. Kuhn</strong> is the author of<a href="https://www.amazon.com/M-J-Kuhn/dp/1982142154/"> Among Thieves</a>, Thick as Thieves and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Killswitch-Protocol-M-J-Kuhn-ebook/dp/B0GRY15N2M">Killswitch Protocol</a>. </p><p><strong>Greta Kelly</strong> is the author of <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-queen-of-days-greta-kelly">The Queen of Days
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