Eventually, there might be a Swanwick/Link interview

…and it’s sort of my fault.

It started with a request for book suggestions: Nikki was looking for books that “captured [my] soul”.

https://twitter.com/AngelycDevil/status/1024443328497156096

I made a suggestion, naming a couple of my favourite short-story authors. (FYI, Kelly Link goes by @haszombiesinit on The Twitters.)

https://twitter.com/pjohanneson/status/1024718385152765952

Michael Swanwick, as is his wont, replied.

Kelly Link for sure. Also Jeffrey Ford and Andy Duncan. Astonishing writers all three.
— Michael Swanwick (@MichaelSwanwick) August 1, 2018

I offered up my 2‑year-old review of Get in Trouble.

https://twitter.com/pjohanneson/status/1024736641510989825

Mr. Swanwick agreed with me.

I feel the same. Not sure she makes ’em up on the fly. But I’ll admit to having no idea how they’re created.
— Michael Swanwick (@MichaelSwanwick) August 1, 2018

Kelly Link chimed in.

https://twitter.com/haszombiesinit/status/1024773299199307776

And then it all kind of snowballed.

Someday, with your permission, it would be interesting to interview you about how, step by step, you created one particular story.
— Michael Swanwick (@MichaelSwanwick) August 2, 2018

https://twitter.com/haszombiesinit/status/1024856030046384129

I’ll make a note to do that when I can free up the time. It’ll be a few months, though.
— Michael Swanwick (@MichaelSwanwick) August 2, 2018

So I’ve got that to look forward to. I hope it comes to pass; I think it’d be a fascinating interview.

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