Sci-Fi Women Interview: The 2018-2019 Collection

By Natacha Guyot

This eBook includes all 2018-2019 monthly features from Natacha Guyot's series "Sci-Fi Women Interviews", which celebrates women who create, write, enjoy Science Fiction.

The 2018-2019 guests were the following women:
Claudia Christian
Maggie Derrick
Dalea Rundblad
Jenny Graham-Jones
Lillian Noble
Annie Stoll
Brittany M. Willows
Melissa Villy
Lizbette Ocasio-Russe
Kristina Kirk
Fox Estacado
Savanna Oudit
Bria Lavorgna
Amy Richau
Whitney McGruder
Ellie Raine
S.E. Smith
Pamela Gossin

• Language: English
• Publisher: Natacha Guyot
• Release date: May 5, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463955888

Natacha Guyot

Natacha Guyot, Ph.D. is a Content Coach and Consulting who helps creators, entrepreneurs, scholars share their story, build authority, and create community. She shares weekly articles on Medium on organizational skills, content strategy, grad school tips, creativity, and spirituality.

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Sci-Fi Women Interviews

The 2018-2019 Collection

Dr. Natacha Guyot

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Table of Contents

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Claudia Christian

Maggie Derrick

Dalea Rundblad

Jenny Graham-Jones

Lillian Noble

Annie Stoll

Brittany M. Willows

Melissa Villy

Lizbette Ocasio-Russe

Kristina Kirk

Fox Estacado

Savanna Oudit

Bria Lavorgna

Amy Richau

Whitney McGruder

Ellie Raine

S.E. Smith

Pamela Gossin

About the Author

To Lea, a fellow Sci-Fi Lady who inspires me to seek and create, always.

Acknowledgements

As always, I would like to express my gratitude to my cover designer Jennifer A. Miller.

This compilation of interviews would not have been possible without all my outstanding guests: Claudia Christian, Maggie Derrick, Dalea Rundblad, Jenny Graham-Jones, Lillian Noble, Annie Stoll, Brittany M. Willows, Melissa Villy, Lizbette Ocasio-Russe, Kristina Kirk, Fox Estacado, Savanna Oudit, Bria Lavorgna, Amy Richau, Whitney McGruder, Ellie Raine, S.E. Smith, and Pamela Gossin. Thank you for your interest in being part of this project and for takin the time to answer my questions.

I am grateful to all who have supported this project during its five-year run: the guests who taught me much, as well as the audience who enjoyed this. It was a worthy journey to embark upon and I look forward to where life will take us Sci-Fi Women next!

Claudia Christian

Claudia Christian has been in the film and television business as a performer for over 35 years. She has starred in over 50 films and thousands of hours of television. Sci-Fi fans around the world know her from her work on the Hugo and Emmy award winning show Babylon 5. She is the author of two autobiographical books, My Life with Freaks and Geeks(2010) and Babylon Confidential  (2012) and the novels Wolf’s Empire (2016) and The Original (2016).

She is the most recognized advocate for The Sinclair Method, a treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). In 2013 she started her non-profit C3 Foundation to help raise awareness of the treatment; she also became an accredited substance abuse counselor in the UK and US in 2015. In 2014 Claudia’s award-winning documentary about The Sinclair Method, One little Pill was released. Claudia has spoken at UCLA, USC and at medical conventions around the country and has appeared on Larry King and Megyn Kelly to educate people about this inexpensive, lifesaving treatment.

Claudia continues to work in TV and film and lends her distinctive voice to some of the biggest games in the world including SkyRim, Guild WarsWorld of Warcraft, HaloCall of Duty and Fallout 4. Claudia’s passion is to help and educate, she recently spent a month in India working with The Chinmaya organization for rural development (CORD). Her TEDx talk on TSM has helped thousands and she spoke at the US Senate in November of 2016. She is currently working on a new book series for Tor Books with her writing partner Morgan Grant Buchanan and TSM Journeys, a book about the individual experience on The Sinclair Method.

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NG: How were you first introduced to Science Fiction?

CHRISTIAN: The Twilight Zone episode with Burgess Meredith losing his glasses was probably my earliest Science Fiction memory.

NG: What are your three favorite Science Fiction books, TV shows, and movies?

CHRISTIAN: American Gods (which I know is more Fantasy), Blade Runner, and Babylon 5 of course.

NG: What are the Science Fiction female characters you have found most significant?

CHRISTIAN: Ripley from Alien, I suppose.

NG: What are some of the Science Fiction female artists you find more inspiring?

CHRISTIAN: I wish I knew; but I am more of a historian than a futurist. I am not really up on female Sci-Fi art unfortunately!

NG: What do you think of Susan Ivanova’s legacy?

CHRISTIAN: I am proud to have allowed people to see themselves in Ivanova; and to have helped people be more open about their sexuality. I am also proud to have given little girls a role model to look up to. Ivanova was strong yet fallible and extremely complex.

NG: What are some of your favorite Science Fiction roles you have had?

CHRISTIAN: I have not had many: just Babylon 5, The Hidden, an episode of Space Rangers, and the film Arena. So, that said, I suppose Babylon 5 wins again.

NG: If you could portray a character in any Science Fiction universe, which one would it be?

CHRISTIAN: It would be Accala Viriduis’ mother from my book Wolf’s Empire.

NG: Do you think video games can be as, if not more, ambitious than films and TV series?

CHRISTIAN: Absolutely; and they certainly earn more!

NG: Do you think that Science Fiction is a genre welcoming to women?

CHRISTIAN: Indeed, it is.

NG: What would you like to see more in Science Fiction?

CHRISTIAN: I do not watch or read Science Fiction, so I am the wrong person for these questions. Ask me about Richard the Third or Hildegard of Bingen!

Maggie Derrick

Maggie Derrick is a bisexual writer, artist, and podcaster. She lives in Vancouver, Canada where she spends her time creating things, indulging in the local food + booze scene, and getting emotional over dogs. You can connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, and Wattpad.

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NG: How were you first introduced to Science Fiction?

DERRICK:  My father is a big Science Fiction guy; and he made sure my brothers and I received a rich entertainment education! I remember Star Wars marathons in my PJs when my age was still in single digits.

NG: What place does Science Fiction have in your life?

DERRICK:  Science Fiction is where I go to escape and find inspiration. Few genres send my imagination soaring quite like Science Fiction!

NG: What are your three favorite Science Fiction books, TV shows, and movies?

DERRICK:  In order: Jurassic Park, Back to the Future, and Star Wars: A New Hope.

NG:  What are the Science Fiction female characters you have found most significant?

DERRICK:  I am all for badass female characters in Science Fiction. And badassery does not have to be fearless and physically strong: give me Lex’s hacking skills and Dr. Ellie Sattler’s big educated brain right along with Leia Organa’s rebellious spirit.

NG: What do you think of the versatile and hybrid nature of Science Fiction, including its ties with your favorite genres modern fantasy/magic realism?

DERRICK: I think Science Fiction and fantasy are both excellent at inspiring the imagination. The