How Nicole Glover wrote a fantasy novel about historic Philadelphia and the Underground Railroad Check the book out here https://amzn.to/3uUG4lY Interview Timeline The Conductors is Nicole Glover’s debut novel. She is a fantasy fan and enjoys exploring historic places. We spoke about the novel, Philadelphia, her writing process, and fantasy in general. The Conductors (John Joseph Adams, 2021) 0:31 – Nicole talks about why she wrote this book. 1:58 – Nicole describes what the book is about. 3:16 – Nicole talks about magic in this world. 5:19 – Nicole talks about whether she created her own magic systems or took from traditional magic systems. 6:48 – Nicole talks about why she set the book in Philadelphia. 9:19 – Nicole talks about having wanted to visit Philadelphia. 12:04 – Nicole talks about researching everyday items. 13:19 – Nicole talks about locations in Philly she researched. 14:33 – Nicole talks about how she planned out her magic system. 15:40 – Nicole talks about her magic users. 17:27 – Nicole talks about the things that inspire her. 19:22 – Nicole talks about the shows she likes. 21:39 – Nicole talks about watching history shows. 23:32 – Nicole talks about her writing process. 27:56 – Nicole talks about how her approach to writing has changed over time. 31:37 – Nicole talks about the complaints that would bother her. 34:57 – Nicole talks about which characters represent her. 35:46 – Nicole talks about non-writing work she’s done such as psych studies. 37:39 – Nicole talks about the soundtrack and feel of the book is. 38:23 – Nicole talks about editing the book. 40:34 – Nicole talks about having loved Sailor Moon. 41:58 – Nicole talks about cosplaying. 42:29 – Nicole talks about getting the book published. 45:23 – Nicole talks about her current work. 45:56 – Nicole can be found at nicole-glover.com and on twitter @nicoleglower Links of interest https://amzn.to/3uUG4lY http://www.johnjosephadams.com/projects/the-conductors/ https://nicole-glover.com/ https://twitter.com/nicoleglower/status/1362511205424787457?s=21 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: Nicole Glover Host: Cris Alvarez Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, podcast, John Joseph Adams, fantasy, historical fiction,