Topic of the Month: Fan Fiction

This year the SFFRomCast attended the Meet Cute Romance Festival to record flash interviews for a special summer season! These bite-size chats will release each week through July and August but we are kicking off the season with the founder of the festival, author Andi Michael-Forsythe! You can find more about Andi's published work here and the festival here!Did you attend? We'd love to hear from you whether you made it to the festival or just have thoughts about the books, authors and events discussed! You can find us at SFFRomCast, with the links to our social media and YouTube channel, where you can watch the episode with captions!SFF romance books Andi mentioned as big favourites are:The Court of Thorns & Roses Series by Sarah J MaasBelladonna by Adalyn GraceThe Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by V E SchwabAll our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

It's the final episode of Season Nine, and we have brought our six degrees of separation together once more for a joint pick. This week we're discussing The Wolf King by Lauren Palphreyman⁠⁠⁠⁠. Click on the author name to go to their website or for details of further books in the series and additional work.There will be some small plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but we always try to warn you so you can skip ahead. As always with romance, we know there is going to be a HEA and our episodes aim to share the joy we take in following the characters on their journey towards it and prompt conversations exploring why SFF romance is so fantastic.These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content/trigger warnings for the book - especially Jess's pick this week - before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about.If you'd like to watch via our YouTube channel (where subtitles available) you can find it a link here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you!All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

In the fifth episode of Season Nine we continue with our individual six degrees of separation picks to lead us back to a joint book in the final episode. This week Jessica's choice was Ensnared by ⁠⁠⁠Tiffany Roberts⁠⁠⁠ and Emma's choice was Peter Darling by⁠ ⁠⁠Austin Chant⁠⁠⁠. Click on the author names for links to their website or for details of further books in the series and additional work.There will be some small plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but we always try to warn you so you can skip ahead. As always with romance, we know there is going to be a HEA and our episodes aim to share the joy we take in following the characters on their journey towards it and prompt conversations exploring why SFF romance is so fantastic.These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content/trigger warnings for the book - especially Jess's pick this week - before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about.If you'd like to watch via our YouTube channel (where subtitles available) you can find it a link here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you!All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

In the fourth episode of Season Nine we continue with our individual six degrees of separation picks to lead us back to a joint book in the final episode. This week Jessica's choice was Prey for Rabbit by ⁠⁠Aiden Pierce⁠⁠ and Emma's choice was A Dead and Stormy Night by⁠ ⁠Steffanie Holmes⁠⁠. Click on the author names for links to their website or for details of further books in the series and additional work.There will be some small plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but we always try to warn you so you can skip ahead. As always with romance, we know there is going to be a HEA and our episodes aim to share the joy we take in following the characters on their journey towards it and prompt conversations exploring why SFF romance is so fantastic.These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content/trigger warnings for the book - especially Jess's pick this week - before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about.If you'd like to watch via our YouTube channel (where subtitles available) you can find it a link here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you!All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

In the third episode of Season Nine we continue with our individual six degrees of separation picks to lead us back to a joint book in the final episode. This week Jessica's choice was Monsterland Mayhem by ⁠Lexi C Foss⁠ and Emma's choice was Deja Brew by⁠ Celestine Martin⁠. Click on the author names for links to their website or for details of further books in the series and additional work.There will be some small plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but we always try to warn you so you can skip ahead. As always with romance, we know there is going to be a HEA and our episodes aim to share the joy we take in following the characters on their journey towards it and prompt conversations exploring why SFF romance is so fantastic.These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content/trigger warnings for the book - especially Jess's pick this week - before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about.If you'd like to watch via our YouTube channel (where subtitles available) you can find it a link here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you!All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

In the second episode of Season Nine we begin our individual six degrees of separation to lead us back to a joint book in the final episode. This week Jessica's choice was Zar by Alana Khan and Emma's choice was Prime Time Romance by Kate Robb. Click on the author names for links to their website or for details of further books in the series and additional work.There will be some small plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but we always try to warn you so you can skip ahead. As always with romance, we know there is going to be a HEA and our episodes aim to share the joy we take in following the characters on their journey towards it and prompt conversations exploring why SFF romance is so fantastic.These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content/trigger warnings for the book - especially Jess's pick this week - before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about.If you'd like to watch via our YouTube channel (where subtitles available) you can find it a link here: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you!All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

We're back with the first episode of Season Nine - a six degrees of separation series - and we're talking about All the Rage We've Ever Lived, a sci-fi romance by Carlotta Page. You can find out more about where to sign up for news, details of further books in the series and additional work at the authors linktree here.There will be some plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but we always try to warn you so you can skip ahead. As always with romance, we know there is going to be a HEA and our episodes aim to share the joy we take in following the characters on their journey towards it and prompt conversations exploring why SFF romance is so fantastic.These are adult romances, so warning for explicit language and please check content/trigger warnings for the book before listening if there are topics that you might find upsetting to hear about.If you'd like to watch via our YouTube channel (where subtitles available) you can find it a link here: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you!All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

It's the final episode of season eight, and we're talking about our topic of the month - fan fiction. We will be back very soon with season nine and our six degrees of separation!If you'd like to watch this episode with captions, you can find links to You Tube and Spotify here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you! All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

We were delighted to talk to author Brittney Arena again, this time about one of her own favourite fantasy romances, Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo.There are some plot point spoilers in our discussion of the book but there will be a warning when these are coming up. In next week's episode we will be discussing our topic of the month: Fan Fiction.If you'd like to watch this episode with captions, you can find links to You Tube and Spotify here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/SFFRomCast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ along with our social media details. We'd love to hear from you! All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)

The SFFRomCast is going to be at the Meet Cute Romance Festival in Elstree on 28th June 2025, and we want to interview you!Whether you are a writer, industry professional, booktoker, fellow podcaster or just a massive fan of any kind of SFF romance, we'd love you to contact us at [email protected] to book in a "flash" interview from 4.30pm on the day! And if you're not up for interviews, we'd still love to see you for a chat, to hear your suggestions or enter you in our prize giveaway!Tickets are currently still available for the festival here: Meet CuteThere will be so much happening, and for an amazingly reasonable price so get in there quick!All our music has been taken from the following track: https://uppbeat.io/t/danijel-zambo/fairytales (License code: 43DIFSVAZ90MEEQ8) Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!)