Full Contact Nerd Interviews

Full Contact Nerd Interviews


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

November 01, 2020

Jane Gilmartin interview about her science fiction novel “The Mirror Man”
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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
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Guests: Jane Gilmartin
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, MIRA, science fiction, fiction,
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