{"id":29218,"date":"2022-12-16T08:58:48","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T13:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/?p=29218"},"modified":"2022-12-16T08:58:48","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T13:58:48","slug":"randee-dawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2022\/12\/16\/randee-dawn\/","title":{"rendered":"Dive into dim sum with Randee Dawn in Episode 187 of Eating the Fantastic"},"content":{"rendered":"

This episode’s guest is Randee Dawn, whom I first met — in the flesh anyway — at last year’s D.C. Worldcon, where she impressed me by emceeing an entertaining afternoon of Fannish Pictionary in which I participated. After our paths crossed again during another round of Pictionary at the Chicago Worldcon, and I saw she\u2019d also be at Maryland\u2019s Capclave<\/a>, I invited her to break bread with me there. <\/p>\n

Our schedules were so tight the only time we had without a conflict was a Saturday morning breakfast. When Randee suggested we start the day with dim sum, we decided to head over to A & J Restaurant<\/a> at 10:00 a.m. just as it opened.<\/p>\n

Randee Dawn’s debut novel, the humorous pop culture fantasy Tune in Tomorrow<\/em>, was released in August by Rebellion Publishing. She\u2019s a former editor at The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> and Soap Opera Digest<\/em>, and these days covers show business for Variety<\/em>, The Los Angeles Times<\/em>, Emmy Magazine<\/em>, and Today.com<\/em>. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies and online publications such as Stories We Tell After Midnight<\/em>, Even in the Grave<\/em>, Another World: Stories of Portal Fantasy<\/em>, and more. <\/p>\n

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She co-edited the anthology Across the Universe: Tales of Alternative Beatles<\/em>. Her love of all things Law & Order<\/em> led her to appear in one episode and later co-author The Law & Order: SVU Unofficial Companion<\/em>. Once a month she hosts Rooftop Readings at Ample Hills Creamery in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

We discussed the way her soap opera and gaming backgrounds led to the creation of her fantasy debut novel Tune in Tomorrow<\/em>, what made her decide it was time for her to write funny, why her first instinct is always to turn her ideas into novels rather than short stories, how Law & Order<\/em> fan fiction conquered her fears of showing her writing to others (and eventually led to her appearing as extra on the franchise), the reason she doesn’t read her reviews, and much more.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s how you can join us — <\/p>\n

1) Subscribe at Apple Podcasts<\/a> — where I hope you’ll be tempted to sample a few of the 186 previous episodes.<\/p>\n

2) Use the RSS feed of http:\/\/eatingthefantastic.libsyn.com\/rss<\/a> on the device of your choice.<\/p>\n

3) Or simply use the embed below.<\/p>\n