Join author Dr. Greg Buchanan as he traces his writing journey across different mediums in this podcast episode. Greg reflects on how writing sci-fi stories and being run over as a kid inadvertently sparked his passion for novels.

He explains his route from studying literature to writing acclaimed video games back to earning a creative writing MA and having Sixteen Horses picked up by agents and publishers based off a coincidental 16,000 words. Greg discusses the inspirations for his unsettling debut novel, his research in veterinary forensics, and how game writing honed key skills for his novel writing.

Additional topics include: overcoming teen pretentiousness in writing, avoiding flashbacks/extraneous details, thinking about the reader’s experience, and collaborating with artists on graphic novels.