Joe Michael Straczynski is the creator of influential science fiction classic Babylon 5; he has worked extensively for Marvel and DC comics, was nominated for a BAFTA for his screenplay Changeling, directed by Clint Eastwood; co-created Sense8 with the Wachowskis for Netflix; worked on the screenplay for the first Thor movie, helping to shape what is now the Marvel Cinematic Universe; and in the 80s worked on Murder, She Wrote, The Twilight Zone and animated shows such as He-Man and the Master of the Universe and The Real Ghostbusters. His novel Together We Will Go is out in 2021. He has won the Inkpot Lifetime Achievement Award, the Ray Bradbury Award, the Eisner Award, the Hugo Award (twice), the Saturn Award and many more. His bio also mentions that he is a terrible singer, an abysmal dancer and that he sucks at poetry.
Joe is on the show this week to talk about Becoming A Writer, Staying A Writer: The Artistry, Joy and Career of Storytelling, his new book on writing which is out now. Simon is very, very excited.
Hosted by Simon Jones and Vicki Maitland.
Find out more about what we do: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/
Join our Discord writing community: https://discord.gg/3G39dRW
Listen to our episode with Thomas McMullan talking about The Last Good Man: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/article/ambiguity-and-metaphor-with-thomas-mcmullan/
Music by Bennet Maples.
Brave New Reads with Poet Liz Berry
George Szirtes Sums Up the Worlds Literature Festival Provocations 2015
Worlds Literature Festival 2015: Readings by Vesna Goldsworthy and Dan Richards
Worlds 15 Provocation: David Graham
Worlds 15 Provocation: Elif Shafak
Worlds 15 Provocation: Sigitas Parulskis, Translated by Romas Kinka
Worlds 15 Provocation: Mamta Sagar
Worlds Literature Festival 2015: Readings by Amit Chaudhuri, Lucy Hughes-Hallett and Anna Funder
Worlds Literature Festival 2015: Readings by Liz Berry and D. W. Wilson
Worlds 15 Provocation: Vesna Goldsworthy
Worlds 15 Provocation: D. J. Taylor
Worlds Literature Festival 2015: Readings by Marion Molteno and Kyoko Yoshida
Worlds Literature Festival 2015: Readings by Cathy Cole and C. J. Driver
Worlds 15 Provocation: Lucy Hughes-Hallett
Brave New Reads with Badgerlands author Patrick Barkham
Brave New Reads with Fallen Land author Patrick Flanery
Worlds 15 Provocation: Christopher Bigsby
Worlds Literature Festival 2015: Readings by Mamta Sagar and Jack Wang
NNF15: The Tooth and Claw Debate: Raptors
Masha Gessen: The Harriet Martineau Lecture
Join Podbean Ads Marketplace and connect with engaged listeners.
Advertise Today
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Voice of Mushfik
Lit Society: Books and Drama
Ex Libris
A Tale of Two Cities
The Count of Monte Cristo
Fresh Air
Myths and Legends