File 770’s Carl Slaughter died August 11, 2019 in a car accident. The Murray, Kentucky fan had just moved back to the U.S. in March after years spent teaching English in China.
Carl made his mark in fandom as an interviewer and his prolific efforts are commemorated with this list
Carl’s began contributing to online sff sites in 2009, writing eviews for Tangent. He soon moved over to Diabolical Plots as a reviewer and later an interviewer, becoming known for his thorough preparation while conducting 50-plus interviews there.
When David Steffen, editor of Diabolical Plots, transferred his attention to The Submissions Grinder, which became an institution virtually overnight, he put Carl together with John DeNardo at SF Signal. Carl had done almost three dozen interviews for them when DeNardo shut down his site in 2016. I was delighted when Carl agreed to start contributing to File 770. He immediately shared his creativity, contacts, and terrific work ethic. In addition to all kinds of other features, some of which are indexed below, he did another 55 interviews in his time with us. The last of them, with Charlie Jane Anders, was completed posthumously.
FILE 770
Interviews (55)
- Alma Alexander — Alma Alexander’s Collection Benefits Refugees and Migrants
- B. Morris Allen — B. Morris Allen’s Metaphorosis
- Charlie Jane Anders — Charlie Jane Anders Interviewed by Carl Slaughter
- Kevin J. Anderson — Kevin J. Anderson interviewed about the “united artists” model vs. the “big publisher/little author model”
- Kate Baker — Kate Baker: Voice of Clarkesworld, and SFWA Operations Director
- Jacey Bedford — Jacey Bedford, Author of the Rowankind Series
- Jacey Bedford — A Baker’s Dozen Questions for Jacey Bedford
- Jacey Bedford — Interview with Rowankind Trilogy Author Jacey Bedford
- Steve Bein — Steve Bein Tells the Origin of the Fated Blades
- Divya Breed and Mur Lafferty — Escape Pod’s Divya Breed and Mur Lafferty Interviewed by Carl Slaughter
- Jennifer Brozek — Jennifer Brozek: Author, Editor, Stoker Nominee
- Michael Cassutt — Michael Cassutt: Z Nation, and Space Exploration
- Liu Cixin — Liu Cixin, The 3 Body Problem, and the Growth of SF in China
- Neil Clarke – Neil Clarke Interview
- Tina Connolly — Tina Connolly Interviewed About Her Seriously Series
- Greg Cox — Versatile Greg Cox: Star Trek Novels and Much More
- Caithlin Dar — Swiftwind Creator Caithlin Dar Interviewed by Carl Slaughter
- Ellen Datlow — Fantastic Fiction at KGB Opens Kickstarter Appeal
- Steve Davidson – Steve Davidson Interviewed About Amazing Stories
- Rob Dircks — Rob Dircks’ Character Chemistry
- Kelli Fitzpatrick — Kelli Fitzpatrick, Breakthrough Author
- David Gerrold — David Gerrold’s Martian Child Grows Up, While the Chtorr Universe Expands
- Patrick Hemstreet — Patrick Hemstreet and the Ideas Behind The God Wave
- M.C.A. Hogarth — M. C. A. Hogarth: Peltedverse Creator, Artist, and SFWA VP
- Sharon Joss – Sharon Joss Interview
- Nancy Kress — The Yesterday’s Kin Trilogy: An Interview with Nancy Kress
- Ann Leckie — Ann Leckie Chats About Character Development, and Sufficiently Advanced Technology
- Edward M. Lerner — Edward M. Lerner: Crafted Science, Convincing Characters
- Marshall Ryan Maresca – Interview with Marshall Ryan Maresca
- Lee Martindale — Lee Martindale on Writing, Advocacy, and Service
- Linda Nagata — Linda Nagata’s Future Tech Draws Closer Every Day
- Jodie Lynn Nye — Jody Lynn Nye: Carrying The Torch for Humorous SF
- Sunil Patel – Sunil Patel Interview
- Cat Rambo — Cat Rambo Interviewed By Carl Slaughter
- Laura Resnick — Laura Resnick: Genres Unlimited
- Randall Ritnour, Steve Rzasa — Randall Ritnour, Steve Rzasa Talk About the Takamo Universe RPG
- Kelly Robson — Kelly Robson on “Waters of Versailles”
- Deborah Ross — Author and Editor Deborah Ross Interviewed by Carl Slaughter
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch — Kristine Kathryn Rusch Discusses Fiction River with Carl Slaughter
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch — Interview With Kristine Kathryn Rusch About the Diving Series
- Jason Sanford — Jason Sanford and the Appeal of Sci-Fi Strange
- Erica Satifka — Erica Satifka Interview
- Robert J. Sawyer — Robert J. Sawyer: Calling Us To the Future
- Lawrence Schoen — Lawrence Schoen on Linguistics, Hypnosis and Cuisine — With a Side of Buffalitos
- Dean Wesley Smith – Dean Wesley Smith Interview
- Dean Wesley Smith — Dean Wesley Smith Interviewed About Pulphouse Relaunch
- Joe Stech — Meet Compelling Science Fiction’s Editor Joe Stech
- Alasdair Stuart — Alasdair Stuart on the Growth of SFF Podcasting
- Michael Swanwick — Swanwick Sets the Frame for His Mongolian Wizard Series
- Michael Swanwick — Michael Swanwick On His (Many) Short Story Collections
- Gordon Van Gelder — Gordon Van Gelder Likes the Hat
- Vixy and Tony — Vixy and Tony Talk About their Band with Carl Slaughter
- E.D. Walker — E. D. Walker Weaves Fantasy and History
- Martha Wells – Martha Wells Talks About Murderbot Diaries
- Walter Jon Williams — Walter Jon Williams Interviewed by Carl Slaughter
Features (13)
- Describe Your Favorite Cover Art
- Techno Dystopia Premise
- Rick Deckard: Overrated!
- The Train to Busan
- Carl Slaughter’s Open Letter to the CEO of Google
- Ray Bradbury Versus the Idiots
- Ruined, Ruined by Mike Resnick’s Columns
- Pop Super-Character Quiz
- Oldies Goldies
- Remembering Shirley Maiewski
- An Interviewer’s Journey: From Battery Power to Warp 9
- Star Trek: The Superior Franchise
- Not Space Force. Space Forces. Forces Plural.
SF SIGNAL
Interviews (35)
- Steven Campbell — Steven Campbell (HARD LUCK HANK) on Writing Humorous Sci-Fi, Publishing, and More
- Bishop O’Connell — Bishop O’Connell (AN AMERICAN FAERIE TALE) on Compelling Characters, Publishing and (of Course) Faerie Tales
- Marsheila Rockwell — Marsheila Rockwell on Writing Speculative Poetry
- J.L. Doty — Author J.L. Doty on Traditional vs. Self-Publishing, Spec-Fic Writing Tips and the Problem with Using Lasers in SF
- Loren Rhoads — Loren Rhoads on Kick-Ass Heroines, Mary Sue, Grimdark and Publishing Schedules
- Nathan Lowell — 6-Time Parsec Nominee and 2-Time Parsec Winner Nathan Lowell on Podcasting and His SOLAR CLIPPER Series
- Brian Pinkerton — Brian Pinkerton Writes Science Fiction, Horror, Paranormal, Thrillers, Mysteries and Humor
- Jonathan Maberry — 5-Time Bram Stoker Winner Jonathan Maberry on His Prolific Career
- Andrew Weston — Military Science Fiction Author Andrew P. Weston on the “IX” Sequel EXORDIUM OF TEARS and More
- Alex Shvartsman — Alex Shvartsman, Editor of the UNIDENTIFIED FUNNY OBJECTS Anthology Series, on Funny Fiction and His New Kickstarter Project
- Rosie Smith — Dinosaurs! Writer Rosemary Claire Smith on Dinosaur Fiction and Research
- Marshall Ryan Maresca — Marshall Ryan Maresca, Author of THE THORN OF DENTONHILL on Characters, Settings and Comparisons to Rowling and Rothfuss
- William Hertling — William Hertling’s Fiction Accurately Predicts Disturbing Trends in Technology
- Jeffe Kennedy — Novelist Jeffe Kennedy on Fairy Tales, Characters, Sex Scenes, Writing Strategies & More
- Pat Murphy — Multiple Award-Winning Author Pat Murphy on Defying Genres and Exploring the Human Condition
- Karl Bunker — Author Karl Bunker on Gardner Dozois, the Singularity, and Downbeat Endings
- Richard Zwicker — Short Story Writer Richard Zwicker on Humor, Detective, and Greek Mythology
- Brad Hodson — MADHOUSE is a Shared World, Multiple-POV, Single Story Horror Anthology Heavy with Bram Stoker Authors
- Lucienne Diver — Lucienne Diver on Juggling the Roles of Writer and Agent
- Matthew Warner — “Plan 9” Is Back! Matthew Warner Novelizes the Remake of the Notorious Zombie Movie
- Susan Forest — Susan Forest on SFWA, the SF Community, Editing Novels, Being Critiqued, Contracts and Speculative Fiction Painting
- Divya Breed — Escape Pod Assistant Editor S.B. Divya on Learning From Slush Piles, her Upcoming Tor Novella & More
- Mike Resnick — Mike Resnick Talks About His Long-Running LUCIFER JONES Stories
- Dave Creek — Longtime ANALOG Writer Dave Creek on “Future History” in Fiction Writing
- Tom Greene — Professor Tom Greene on Racism, Hard Science, Vampire Literature, and Hard Lessons about Writing
- Laura Resnick — Laura Resnick on Her ESTHER DIAMOND Series
- Mindee Arnett — Tor Novelist Mindee Arnett on Wrapping Up NIGHTMARE, Her YA Urban Fantasy
- Jacey Bedford — Jacey Bedford on Writing a Cyberpunk Space Opera and an Alternate History Swashbuckler Magic Fantasy
- Jeremy Szal — Jeremy Szal on Editing/Producing Starship Sofa, George R.R. Martin, Creative Writing and Becoming a Novelist
- Michael Swanwick — Michael Swanwick Talks About His DARGER AND SURPLUS Characters
- John Johnson — An Interview with John Johnson, the Director of the PLAN 9 Remake
- Bud Sparhawk — Analog Writer Bud Sparhawk on Editors, Hard Science, Sam Boone, and SIGMA
- Annie Bellet — How Bestselling Author Annie Bellet Juggles Multiple Book Series
- Rob Dircks — Rob Dircks on His Interdimensional Comedy/Romance Time Travel Adventure WHERE THE HELL IS TESLA?
- John Hegenberger — John Hegenberger on Alternate History, Space Opera, Time Travel, Hard Science, and Private Detectives
DIABOLICAL PLOTS
Interviews (50)
- Rob Dircks — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/interview-rob-dircks/
- Mike Resnick — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=2633
- Mike Resnick — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=3752
- Mike Resnick — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=3933
- Mike Resnick — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=9067
- Connie Willis — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=8419
- Nancy Kress — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=8982
- Michael Swanwick — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=8021
- James Patrick Kelly — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=4160
- Ken Liu — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=3767
- Ann Leckie — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=10918
- Kevin Anderson — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=3815
- Todd McCaffrey — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=4178
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=2826
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=3271
- Dean Wesley Smith — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=2936
- Laura Resnick — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=10203
- Trevor Quachri — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=3816
- Betsy Wollheim — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=11590
- Toni Weisskopf — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=12402
- Jeanne Cavelos — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=3820
- Lou Anders — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=3940
- Martha Wells — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=10982
- Mur Lafferty — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=10656
- Tina Connolly — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=8811
- Nathaniel Lee — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=8816
- Carl Frederick — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=3205
- Brad Torgersen — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=3981
- Leah Cypess — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=2680
- Mindee Arnett — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=5995
- J.A. White — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=5307
- Jennifer Rush — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=6190
- Sandy Williams — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=10668
- Rhiannon Held — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=6891
- Jacey Bedford — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=12558
- Eric Laster — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=11060
- Christopher Priest — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=4663
- Joanna Volpe — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=8819
- Amy Boggs — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=9616
- Suzie Townsend — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=4176
- David Edison — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=6794
- Anatoly Belivosky — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=6456
- Diane Duane — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=10058
- Robert Gleason – http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=8993
- Karl Bunker — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=3702
- Richard Zwicker – http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=4536
- Tom Greene – http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=3768
- Lois Tilton – http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=2734
- Bud Webster — http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=10987
- Vixy and Tony – http://www.diabolicalplots.com/?p=6636