Jane Gilmartin interview about her science fiction novel “The Mirror Man” (MIRA, 2020)

Jane Gilmartin interview about her science fiction novel “The Mirror Man” Check the book out here https://amzn.to/2TLldjI Interview Timeline Jane Gilmartin has always been a sci-fi fan starting with Star Trek. She’s worked as a journalist for many years before publishing her first novel The Mirror Man about a cloning experiment gone awry. We spoke about the book, about sci-fi, about her admiration for David Bowie, and about her writing process. 0:28 – Jane talks about why she wrote The Mirror Man 1:37 – Jane talks about the protagonist, setting, and conflict of the novel. 3:13 – Jane talks about the research she did for the novel since it’s hard science fiction. 5:13 – Jane talks about actual science affected the plot of her novel. 6:05 – Jane talks about being a huge David Bowie fan. 7:27 – Jane talks about the novel’s protagonist. 8:58 – Jane talks about how she got into David Bowie’s music. 10:43 – Jane talks about her interest in Star Trek. 11:38 – Jane talks about the other sci fi she liked and all the sci-fi she watches. 16:26 – Jane talks about the aesthetic of the book. 17:22 – Jane talks about what the book might look like as a film. 20:20 – Jane talks about her writing process. 21:54 – Jane talks about other writing work she’s done. 24:19 – Jane talks about how her writing has changed over time. 27:00 – Jane talks about using advice from her book reading group and rewriting much of her book. 31:19 – Jane talks about further editing of the book. 34:48 – Jane talks about wanting to be in Starfleet. 38:45 – Jane talks about her next writing project. 41:26 – Jane can be found at janegilmartin.com and on twitter @janegilmartin3 and on instagram @iamadj123 Links of interest https://amzn.to/2TLldjI https://www.janegilmartin.com/ https://twitter.com/JANEGILMARTIN3 Contact Information For more “Full Contact Nerd” please follow me at crisalvarez.com, on Facebook at CrisAlvarezFCN, on youtube at Cris Alvarez on twitter @CrisAlvarezFCN, on Instagram @crisalvarezscifi, and on Apple Podcasts / Google Podcasts / Stitcher / Spotify for the podcast. Please see historyrabbithole.com for a list of my dozen or so blogs and podcasts. You’re sure to find something you like. Guests: Jane Gilmartin Host: Cris Alvarez Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, MIRA, science fiction, fiction, Check the book out here https://amzn.to/2TLldjI As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.