John Scalzi Part 1: On writing and blogging

Tuesday, February 17th, 2026 // Forbes Avenue,Interviews

This week on Forbes Avenue, we aired part of a conversation with science fiction author John Scalzi. Scalzi is known for his humorous and approachable fiction that ranges from space operas (his Interdependency and Old Man’s War series) to near-future fiction (his Lock-In and Dispatcher series) to standalone novels that are both humorous and thought-provoking (e.g., Red Shirts, Kaiju Preservation Society, and Starter Villain).

In this portion of our 2022 conversation, John discusses some of his writing strategies, some of his non-fiction writing, and his thoughts about blogging — whatever.scalzi.com has been a going concern since 1998. You’ll enjoy John Scalzi’s engaging remarks!

Listen to John Scalzi (part 1)

Richard Gordon, interviewer, researcher, recording engineer, audio editor
Recorded: August 25, 2022
WRCT debut: February 17, 2026