Ep. 219: Writing Assassins & Contract Killers with James Islington (Writing Masterclass)

Podcast: SFF Addicts · Adrian M. Gibson, M.J. Kuhn and Greta Kelly

Opublikowano: 2026-09-08

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson & Greta Kelly as they delve into a writing masterclass on Writing Assassins & Contract Killers with bestselling author James Islington. During the episode, James pinpoints the target, discussing why assassin media is so popular, real vs. fictional depictions of assassins/contract killers, why assassin characters work so well in SFF, differences between assassins and contract killers, the fundamentals of motives/targets/clients/methods, centering a plot around an assassination, tonal consistency, the psychology (and backstory) of an assassin, morality and reader empathy, assassin training montages, researching assassins (i.e. ruining your search history) and more.</p...