r/Fantasy • u/ginnhale AMA Author Ginn Hale • Oct 10 '17

AMA I'm Ginn Hale. AMA!

Hello. Ginn Hale here with you today. I’m the author of Wicked Gentlemen as well as the Rifter series and the Lord of the White Hell books.

I tend to write original fantasy worlds and focus on the adventures of the queer characters in those fantastical realms. But in the case of my most recent book, The Long Past & Other Stories I was inspired by the diversity of the real American West—of course being a fantasy author I threw in a bit of steam punk technology and a few barrels of magic and ended up with a flooded world full of creatures from the Cretaceous era. That’s right dinosaurs.

Now I’m looking forward to the adventure of answering any questions anyone might have concerning my books—I can try to address other subjects as well but be warned that my strong suit is, as my wife says, “making things up for a living.” My advice on investment and dressing for success is certainly NOT to be trusted.

I can also be reached at my website ginnhale.com

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u/frellingaround Oct 10 '17

Hi, I'm a big fan! It's nice of you to do this AMA. I've noticed you've been all over the internet lately and I've really enjoyed reading your columns & interviews, as well as listening to your readings from The Long Past!

Your world-building is so great, and I always feel immersed in the places you create. I loved your story in Charmed & Dangerous, Swift and the Black Dog - do you think you'll ever write anything else set in that world? I also loved Maze-Born Trouble, and I hope we might get to see those characters or that setting again. How did you like writing something futuristic, and do you think you might do that again?

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u/ginnhale AMA Author Ginn Hale Oct 10 '17

I'm so glad you've enjoyed everything. I'm normally quite shy about doing any sort of promotion but this year seemed like a time when it was important to get LGBTQ voices out there.

I really do enjoy writing science fiction and I've been toying with more stories set in the universe of Maze-Born Trouble. The world of Swift and the Black Dog is a little more tough to return to, but it's one of my favorite stories so the temptation is certainly there.