Ann intro – 00:00
Translation State Pitch – 00:57
Origin as a writer – 01:37
Pivotal Point as a writer – 03:18
Upcoming Short Story Collection – 04:28
Scifi or Fantasy? – 05:22
Scifi world building challenge – 07:00
Language/Identity/History – 09:38
Language in Fantasy – 10:15
Adoption/Attachment – 11:00
Pluralism of Language – 12:16
Lack of English Translations of Taiwan texts – 13:00
Reet as a figurehead – 14:30
Irish Catholic Identity – 15:00
How did you create the politics? – 17:30
What is the Treaty? – 18:30
Writing process/scenes – 18:55
Court Room Scene – 20:00
Sword’s Point Shoutout – 20:20
Mystery of the Presgers – 21:02
The Geck – 23:06
Climax/Reality Spiral question – 23:54
Narrative Voice Choices? (1st/3rd) – 25:25
Unconscious work – 28:10
Planning vs. Spontaneous – 28:30
Walls/obstacles in writing this – 29:20
Ways to push through blocks – 30:10
My Pandemic Book – 31:45
Martha Wells Nod/Influence – 33:00
Murderbot = cousin of Breq/influence – 34:30
Spoiler – ending clarification – 37:00
Product of meshing – 37:55
Previous jobs influence – 40:00
Waiting Tables – 40:53
Land Sureying – 42:26
Trilogy Connection – 43:05
Tea Drinker – 45:13
Beginning of Ancillary Sword – 46:44
A.I. gain rights? – 47:56
Joy writing Presger Translators – 48:17
Reet – 49:29
Sphene as fan service – 51:20
Next step in the Radch universe? – 53:30
Feedback from Readers? – 54:43
Thank you! – 58:29
Recording, what tech is for – 58:59