Shelter in Place 22: Jennie Goloboy - Obviously, Aliens

This time around, my guest is author and agent Jennie Goloboy (@JennieGoloboy), whose Obviously, Aliens released in November 2021 from Queen of Swords Press! After hearing the opening chapter of the book, we get into what made it and what didn't in the final draft, along with some great talk about the craft of humor writing and some excellent recommendations! 

 

Things we mention in this episode:

 

Queen of Swords Press 

Foxhunt, by Rem Wigmore 

Doge (meme)

Terry Roy 

NaNoWriMo 

Seasteading 

Peter Thiel 

Monty Python's Life of Brian 

Men in Black 

The War of 1812 

P. G. Wodehouse 

Graceland 

Denver International Airport (DEN) 

Ted Lasso 

The Murderbot Diaries, (Wikipedia) by Martha Wells

2021 Hugo Award results 

Soldier (1998)

Unforgiven 

The Imperial Radch trilogy, by Ann Leckie

The Last Watch, by J. S. Dewes

Jennie's website 

The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper, by A. J. Fitzwater