{"podcast":{"title":"The Writing Life","slug":"the-writing-life-1076872","podcast_index_feed_id":1076872,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/writerscentre/feed.xml","website_url":"https://writerscentre.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9244115/The_Writing_Life_icon_2023_yrya4h.png","author":"National Centre for Writing","episode_count":200,"summary":"We're a weekly podcast for anyone who writes. We talk to writers about their writing journeys and techniques, from early career debuts to self-publishers and narrative designers. We've featured Margaret Atwood, Jackie Kay, Sara Collins, Antti Tuomainen, Val McDermid, Sarah Perry, Elif Shafak and many more! The Writing Life is produced by the National Centre for Writing at Dragon Hall in Norwich.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872"},"episode":{"title":"Writing speculative fiction: Choo Yi Feng on ecology, world building, and creating mysterious characters","slug":"writing-speculative-fiction-choo-yi-feng-on-ecology-world-building-and-creating-mysterious-characters","published_at":"2026-01-26T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/writing-speculative-fiction-choo-yi-feng-on-ecology-world-building-and-creating-mysterious-characters","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872","url":"https://writerscentre.podbean.com/e/writing-speculative-fiction-choo-yi-feng-on-ecology-world-building-and-creating-mysterious-characters/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/y8h38iffsztb2qwv/Choo_Yi_Feng_Pod_edit_mix_master6osrv.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Writing Life, Singapore-based writer Choo Yi Feng shares his approach to writing speculative fiction. Choo Yi Feng is an intertidal explorer, climate activist, ecologist and fiction writer. The Waiting Room is his debut short story collection. Elsewhere, his short stories have previously been published in Foglifter Journal, Anathema: Spec from the Margins, Queer Southeast Asia and Alluvium, the journal of Literary Shanghai. He was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2022. His residency in the Dragon Hall Cottage was supported by the National Arts Council of Singapore. He sat down with writer and mentor Simon K Jones to discuss world building in speculative fiction, and how his work blends elements of science-fiction, horror, mythology, and more. Together, they touch on his month-long residency in Norwich UNESCO City of Literature, his method for developing mysterious, compelling characters, and how his interest in the sea and sea animals translates in his stories.","meta_description":"In this episode of The Writing Life, Singapore-based writer Choo Yi Feng shares his approach to writing speculative fiction. Choo Yi Feng is an intertidal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2618,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-writing-life-1076872/episodes/writing-speculative-fiction-choo-yi-feng-on-ecology-world-building-and-creating-mysterious-characters/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-writing-life-1076872/writing-speculative-fiction-choo-yi-feng-on-ecology-world-building-and-creating-mysterious-characters.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}