Episode 22: Jaxon Reed - Serial Fiction, Space Opera, and the Development of Space

Episode 22: Jaxon Reed - Serial Fiction, Space Opera, and the Development of Space

In this episode, I chat with Texas rancher and space opera author Jaxon Reed about finding a career through bothering your sister, the pros and cons of serial fiction platforms, and uses for AI in novel writing. We also discuss his multiple Milky Way Universe space opera series, the influence of different players in the space race, and near future AI. Books of his we discuss: Pirates of the Milky Way, Agents of the Planetary Republic, The Redwood trilogy, The Empathic Detective.

Story Intro: Adaptation

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60. Navigating Hyperspace, Writing Sci-Fi vs Fantasy, and Using AI in Creative Work with Peter J Aldin and AJ Gordon

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59. Being a Digital Nomad, Mythology, and LitRPG with Matt Larkin

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