In episode 177 of the Functional Nerds Podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Adam Christopher, author of: Empire State, Seven Wonders, The Age Atomic and the new Hang Wire .
About Adam:
ADAM CHRISTOPHER is a novelist and comic writer. In 2010, as an editor, Christopher won a Sir Julius Vogel award, New Zealand’s highest science fiction honour. His debut novel, Empire State, was SciFiNow’s Book of the Year and a Financial Times Book of the Year for 2012. In 2013, he was nominated for the Sir Julius Vogel award for Best New Talent, with Empire State shortlisted for Best Novel. Adam is also the author of Seven Wonders and The Age Atomic, and he has two new books coming up in 2014 – Hang Wire from Angry Robot on January 28th, and The Burning Dark from Tor and Titan on March 25. Born in New Zealand, Adam has lived in Great Britain since 2006.
This week’s picks:
- John: Arrow (CW)
- Adam: Shovel Ready: A Novel by Adam Sternbergh
- Patrick: Halls tropical fruit flavored cough drops
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The “five book rule” that Adam quotes Donald Maass on is a good one. Having a body of work (although it has to be good work, not shite) helps get you visibility.