Ep 09: Jennifer Meinking | Mythology Vs Alternate History

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Written By Chris Well
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Author Jennifer Meinking is a doggedly determined mom with an overactive imagination, a thirst for adventure, and a life that is rarely boring. She writes the Loki of Midgard books, a historical fantasy series which follows Loki on Earth during the Roaring Twenties, featuring adventure and clean romance.

In this interview, Jennifer and I discuss…

  • the nature of alternate history stories

  • how her version of Loki compares to other iterations of the mythological character

  • and the crazy number of spinoffs she has planned.

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