Interviews, Essays, and Other Nonfiction

Interviews with Cat Rambo:

• Interview with The Wise Ones for USAGlobalTV, April 28, 2022
• Interview with The Writers Block for LA Talk Radio, April 28, 2022
• 5,000 Words a Day: A Conversation with Cat Rambo By Arley Sorg for Clarkesworld Magazine, September, 2021
• Cat on Podside Picnic, May, 2021
• Cat co-hosts Ditch Diggers, 5/2021
• Glitchy Pancakes Podcast, 4/14/2021
• “Works of Urban Mythopoeia” on Going North, November, 2020
• Interview with Cat Rambo for Writers Drinking Coffee, 10/16/2020
• Interview with Author Anthony Avina, 10/2/2020
• Cat on the Douglas Coleman show, 2020
• Cat on SciFi4Me, 2020
• Cat on the DIY Writers Podcast, 2020
• Writing Forums interview with Cat Rambo, 11/4/2019
• Author Interview: Cat Rambo, 10/30/2019
• My Favorite Bit: Cat Rambo talks about ALTERED AMERICA, 7/16/19.
• Cat Rambo on Weird Westerns & Steampunk, 3/19/2019
• Sisters of Sci-fi Podcast, Interview with Cat Rambo, 11/2018
• Cat Rambo interview for PNWA, 10/30/2018 (video)
• Author Magazine Interview, 10/30/2018
• Talking with Cat Rambo about what happens if America continues down the path of Trump, The Seattle Review of Books, 6/6/2018
• Grim Tidings Podcast, 3/17/2018
• Getting Into Writing: An Interview with Cat Rambo, 12/20/2017, Zeroflash.
• Rogue Radio: Mark Johnson hosts a discussion panel about Multi-User Dungeons alongside original MUD creator Richard Bartle; MUME developer and manager Pier Donini; and Cat Rambo, developer of Armageddon and president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. 11/21/2017
• Geekwire, So you want to write sci-fi? Tips from the president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, 9/8/2017
• The Write Stuff ““ Interview With Cat Rambo, 8/14/2017
• Grim Tidings Podcast, Interview with Cat Rambo, 3/10/17.
• Interviewed by Lowell Francis for the Gauntlet Podcast, 2/20/2017
• Interviewed by Carl Slaughter for File 770, 2/12/2017
• Artificial Inspiration: A Post From Cat Rambo, 1/4/2017, GeekMom.
• Locus Magazine interview, 11/2016
• South Bend Tribune, Science fiction author Cat Rambo helps expand genre, 10/30/2016
• R.H. Herron, Episode 014: Cat Rambo, 9/8/2016
• The Write Stuff interview 8/14/2016
• Worldcon 2015: SFWA President Cat Rambo. Interview with the Supervillain Network.
• Interview with Cat Rambo by Michael Ventrella, June 26, 2015
• silly interview with cat rambo who plays in the mud, 5/26/2016
• Neither Here Nor There: A Conversation with Cat Rambo, 5/2016, Clarkesworld Magazine
• Interview with author and editor Cat Rambo, 6/26/2015
• The SFWA Indie Program: An Interview with Cat Rambo and Maggie Hogarth, May 18, 2015.
• Interview with Cat on the Skiffy and Fanty Podcast, June, 2015.
• Neither Here Nor There: A Conversation with Cat Rambo by Alavaro Zinos-Amaro for Clarkesworld Magazine, May, 2015
• Interview for Beauty in Ruins, 4/19/2015
• Interview for My Bookish Ways, April 15, 2015.
• My Favorite Bit with Mary Robinette Kowal, March 15, 2015.
• Reddit AMA about Beasts of Tabat
• December, 2014, Interview with Fantasy Scroll Magazine.
• Interview with Cat Rambo for Smashwords, 11/16/2016
• November, 2014 Geeks Guide to the Galaxy Podcast with Ellen Datlow and Cat Rambo.
• Interview with Cat Rambo, SFWA’s New Vice-President by Cristian Tamas, 7/2/2014
• April 14, 2014, Interview by Sophie Yorkston for SQ Magazine.
• July 10, 2013. Interview with Nayad Monroe.
• Interview with Waylines Magazine.
• June 27, 2013, AuthorsInterview.com interview.
• Speculate, with Luc Reid, June 10, 2013. On Writing Workshops.
• May 25, 2013. Interview with Lisa Collins.
• May 1, 2013. Interview with T.S. Tate for Litstack.
• January 29, 2013. Interview with Cristian Tamas for EuropaSF..
• Kazka Press, October, 2012. 4Q4U.
• The Skiffy and Fanty Show, 9/25/2012. Cat Rambo (a.k.a. Ms. Furry) – Near + Far (An Interview).
• AlyxDellamonica.com, 9/24/2012. Off My Lawn! Cat Rambo vs. Writer’s Block.
• Grasping For the Wind, 9/20/2012, A Chat with Author and Editor Cat Rambo, interview by Bryan Thomas Schmidt.
• Far Beyond Reality, 9/20/2012, Interview by Stephen Raets.
• Finding My Words, 9/19/2012, Writer Wednesday Interview with Amber Sistla.
• Marshall’s Super-Sekrit Clubhouse, 9/18/2012. Interview with Marshall Payne.
• SF Signal, 9/18/2012. Cat Rambo on Shared Worlds and “The Fathomless Abyss”, interview by Charles Tan.
• The Burning Hearts Revolution, 9/17/2012. Tolkein Week: J.R.R. Tolkein, the Inklings, and Writing Groups.
• AletheaKontis.com, 7/9/2012, Month of Artist and Author Interviews interview by Alethea Kontis.
• Litstack.com, 5/1/2012, Interview by Tee Tate.
• Broadly Speaking, April, 2012, Julia Rios interviews Shira Lipkin, Andrea Hairston, and Cat Rambo for the Broad Universe podcast.
• Lightspeed Magazine, February, 2011, Author Spotlight by Stacey Friedberg
• Lightspeed Magazine, 9/2010, Author Spotlight by Erin Stocks
• Redstone Science Fiction, 7/1/2010, Interview by Michael Ray
• Author Interview Series #60 ““ Cat Rambo, 1/6/2010
• Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys, December, 2009, Cat Rambo on writing and Clarion West, Interview by Ann Wilkes
• Novy MIRror, 6/30/2009, Video interview by Rick Novy
• Diabolical Plots, 6/05/2009, Onward and Upward: interview with David Steffen
• Bibliophile Stalker, 9/2/2008, Interview by Charles Tan
• The Fix, 7/1/2008, Interview by Marshall Payne
• Ambling Along the Aqueduct, 9/4/2007, A Brief Conversation with Cat Rambo by L. Timmel Duchamp
• Interview with Genevieve Valentine for the Eyes Like Sky And Coal And Moonlight presskit

Interviews and Profiles by Cat Rambo:

• Interview With Athena Andreadis for Feminist Futures, 3/18/2018 (video)
• SFWA BLOG, January 18, 2013. An Interview with Jennifer Brozek.
• Interview with Nisi Shawl for Tor.com, 10/01/2012.
• Interview with Stina Leicht for SFWA.org, 4/16/2012.
• Interview with Jason Heller for SFWA.org, 3/15/2012.
• Interview with Myke Cole for SFWA.org, 3/7/2012.
• Interview with Norman Spinrad for SFWA.org, 9/5/2011.
• Interview with Ann and Jeff VanderMeer for SFWA.org, August, 2011. Part One, Part Two, and Part Three.
• Interview with Kay Kenyon for SFWA.org, 4/6/2011/
• Profile of Greg Bear for HelloSeattle.com, 2/1/2011.
• Profile of Nancy Pearl for HelloSeattle.com, 1/28/2011.
• Interview with Brenda Cooper for SFWA.org, 9/8/2010
• Critiques Are More Helpful Than Bears: Walter Jon Williams on Taos Toolbox for Fantasy Magazine, 10/27/2009.
• The One-armed Tribe and the Land of Women: Interview with Cindy Pon for Fantasy Magazine, 8/30/2009.
• Jeff Crooks and the Ham-Sized Fist Award for Fantasy Magazine, 7/28/2009.
• Interview with Kevin J. Anderson for the Denver Decider, 4/17/2009
• Interview with Mario Acevedo for the Denver Decider, 3/9/2009
• Interview with Jacqueline Carey for the Denver Decider, 6/25/2009
• Interview with L. Timmel Duchamp for Broad Universe, 7/1/2006, (reprinted at SFWA.org)
• Interview with Nalo Hopkinson for the Nebula Awards blog, 2/1/2009
• Interview with Eric Oemig for Seattle Gay News, 8/25/2006

Essays and Articles

• Social Media Strategy for Writers, SFWA Blog, December, 2022.
• Curating Your Reading, Litstack, October, 2022.
• Stop Multitasking, SFWA Blog, September, 2022.
• Creating Your Own Mythology, LitStack, August, 2022.
• Shooting at a Rolling Hoop: Writing Near Future Fiction, SFWA Blog, November, 2020.
• How to Ask For Things, SFWA Blog, May, 2020.
• On Being a Mentor, SFWA Blog, April, 2020.
• Effective Goal Setting for Writers, SFWA Blog, April, 2020.
• Another Word: Stories That Change the World, Clarkesworld Magazine, February, 2019.
• Another Word: The Future, Ordinary, Clarkesworld Magazine, June, 2018.
• Another Word: Saving Throw Versus Boredom: How RPGs Taught Me Storytelling, Clarkesworld Magazine, March, 2018.
• Another Word: Reading for Pleasure, Clarkesworld Magazine, March, 2017.
• The Pleasures of Reading, Viewing, and Listening for 2010, part 9, for Ambling Along the Aqueduct.
• Look at This Fucking Writer.
• On Writing Process, for Ecstatic Days.
• Heroes, for Ecstatic Days.
• On Writing Groups, for Ecstatic Days.
• The Pleasures of Reading, Viewing, and Listening in 2007, Part 1, with Nicola Griffith for Ambling Along the Aqueduct.
• CLARKESWORLD MAGAZINE, August, 2016. Hate Speech, Peacetalk.
• CLARKESWORLD MAGAZINE, December, 2015. On Reading, Writing, and the Classics.
• LOCUS ONLINE, April 3, 2015. Not a Straitjacket.
• JIM C. HINES blog, March 27, 2015. On Being an “Older” Female Writer.
• CLARKESWORLD, January, 2015. #PurpleSF.
• FANTASY MAGAZINE, October, 2014. Editorial.
• WRITING HEROIC FANTASY, Rogue Blades Entertainment, 2013. Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight: Watching From the Sidelines.
• SFWA BLOG, February 13, 2013. Five Tips to Improve Your Amazon Author Central Page.
• SFWA BLOG, December 10, 2012. Book Promotion Giveaways: What Works?.
• SFWA BLOG, September 5, 2012. Advice on Writing Mentors.
• SFWA BLOG, July 24, 2012. Writing and Courage.
• SFWA BLOG, May 22, 2012. How Writers Can Use Pinterest.
• SFWA BLOG, April 16, 2012. Interview with Stina Leicht.
• DARK CONTINENTS, March, 2012. Small Presses Are the Risk-Takers.
• SFWA BLOG, March 15, 2012. Interview with Jason Heller.
• SFWA BLOG, March 7, 2012. Interview with Myke Cole.
• SFWA BLOG, February 3, 2012. Review: The Late American Novel
• SFWA BLOG, September, 2011. An Interview With Norman Spinrad, Anarchist
• SFWA BLOG, August, 2011. The Weird World of the VanderMeers, Part I
• SFWA BLOG, August, 2011. The Weird World of the VanderMeers, Part II
• SFWA BLOG, August, 2011. The Weird World of the VanderMeers, Part III
• 2011, 53 articles for travel site, Hello Seattle.
• SFWA BLOG, April, 2011. Interview with Kay Kenyon
• RISE REVIEWS, Feb 6, 2011. Destination: Future
• PATCH.COM, February, 2011. Redmond’s Landscape: How Much Is Microsoft?
• SEATTLE WOMAN MAGAZINE, February, 2011. Speculative in Seattle
• RISE REVIEWS, January 1, 2011. Steam Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories
• The Pleasures of Reading, Viewing, and Listening for 2010, part 9, for Ambling Along the Aqueduct.
• HUFFINGTON POST, October 7, 2010. Washington State Female Leaders Honor the Women Who Inspired Them
  SFWA BLOG, September, 2010. Interview with Brenda Cooper
  HUFFINGTON POST, September 28, 2010. Washington State Democrats Push the Negative ““ Somewhat Ineffectually.
• SFWA BULLETIN, December, 2009. The Networks Around Us
  FANTASY MAGAZINE, October 15, 2009. Found Among Time’s Detritus: Sybil’s Garage No. 6
  FANTASY MAGAZINE. September 22, 2009. James Maxey’s Dragonseed
  FANTASY MAGAZINE, September 10, 2009. Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
  FANTASY MAGAZINE, June 17, 2009. Top Ten Differences Between True Blood And Twilight
  FANTASY MAGAZINE, May 28, 2009. More Than A Wizard: L. Frank Baum
  FANTASY MAGAZINE, April 3, 2009. Edward Plunkett and the Dragon of Romance
  FANTASY MAGAZINE, October 2, 2008. Why the Twilight Series Bugs Me
  FANTASY MAGAZINE, March, 2008. Thoughts on Think
  SETTLERS OF THE NEW VIRTUAL WORLDS, 2008. From God to Customer Service.
  THE ESCAPIST, January 28, 2008. Hey Kids, Let’s Make a Movie: Machinima
• Look at This Fucking Writer.
• On Writing Process, for Ecstatic Days.
• Heroes, for Ecstatic Days.
• On Writing Groups, for Ecstatic Days.
• The Pleasures of Reading, Viewing, and Listening in 2007, Part 1, with Nicola Griffith for Ambling Along the Aqueduct.
• TALKING BACK, Aqueduct Press, 2006. A Letter to W. S. Burroughs.
  SEATTLE GAY NEWS, January 7, 2006. Eastside Legislator to be challenged by a fair-minded candidate
  THE ESCAPIST, May 30, 2006. Sponsored by Microsoft and Apple
  THE ESCAPIST, May 5, 2006. As Sands Through the Hourglass: The Evolution of Armageddon’s Policy on Roleplayed Cybersex
• SEATTLE GAY NEWS, December 30, 2005. Religious leaders urge for passage of antidiscrimination bill
• MSDN, July 2004, My Walkthroughs(with Joe Binder)
• BOOTSNALL WORLD ADVENTURES, March 2005. Stepping off Into Space: Zip-Trekking
• THE MUD JOURNAL, January, 2003. Documentation: What is it Good For?
• THE MUD JOURNAL, November, 2002. Harry Potter MU*s
• MSDN Online chat, May 28, 2002. Exception Handling in Visual Basic
• MSDN, April 2002. Accessing the Registry with Visual Basic .NET
• MSDN, February, 2002. Introduction to Exception Handling in Visual Basic .NET
• IMAGINARY REALITIES, June, 2001. Adjusting to Altitude
• IMAGINARY REALITIES, April, 2001. On the Treatment of Coders
• IMAGINARY REALITIES, February, 2001. Zen and the Art of Spiral-Carved Incense Burners
• IMAGINARY REALITIES, March 2000. (with Krrx) Clans in a Roleplaying World
• IMAGINARY REALITIES, January, 2000. I Think, Therefore I Roleplay
• ON OUR MINDS, Fall, 1993: What Do Women’s Studies Students Really Want?, “On The Modem” (column)
• LITERARY MAGAZINE REVIEW, Fall, 1991.
• THE MARYLAND POETRY REVIEW, Summer, 1991.
• BELLES LETTRES, September, 1990.
• LITERARY MAGAZINE REVIEW, Fall, 1990.
• THE NOTRE DAME OBSERVER, 1985-86. Articles included reviews, interviews, and news articles.
• THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, 1981 to 1989. Book and movie reviews.