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  • A Jane Austen-Inspired LGBT+ Romance with Hari Conner - I Shall Never Fall in Love
    2024/10/21

    Marissa chats with Hari Conner about their queer regency graphic novel rom-com, I SHALL NEVER FALL IN LOVE. Also discussed in this episode: a non-typical (is there such a thing as typical?) road to finding an agent, mining real world history and Jane Austen texts for influences, using comics to make historical stories feel relatable, historical research for both text and illustration, the process of drafting a graphic novel, being the mastermind behind creating game books, and more!

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    47 分
  • Solving Impossible Plot Problems with Amanda M. Helander - Divine Mortals
    2024/10/14

    Marissa chats with Amanda M. Helander about her debut romantasy, DIVINE MORTALS. Also discussed in this episode: how keeping diaries can be a first step in a writing career, publishing timelines and how there’s no such thing as typical, the frustration of fitting books into age categories and writing books in their margins, worldbuilding, planning for a duology, mining breadcrumbs from book one to create threads in book two, embracing limitations in characters, writing to make yourself happy, and so much more!

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    45 分
  • Pacing and Suspense in Big Fantasies with Sabaa Tahir - Heir
    2024/09/23

    Marissa chats with Sabaa Tahir about the first book in her new YA fantasy duology, HEIR. Also discussed in this episode: Yosemite National Park, using the GMC (Goal, Motivation, Conflict) technique, how the final, typeset draft can be a place where momentum requires deeper revisions (much to publishers’ chagrin), adding unexpected twists midway through a book to surprise the reader, the power of self-bribery, using our world to influence world-building and so much more!

    Yosemite National Park: https://www.nps.gov/yose/index.htm

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    47 分
  • Vampires Meet Jewish Folklore with A.R. Vishny - Night Owls
    2024/09/16

    Marissa chats with A. R. Vishny about her debut paranormal YA romance, NIGHT OWLS. Also discussed in this episode: the popularity of getting started with fanfiction, how much timing can matter in the submission process, the recent trend (again!) of vampires, the inherent challenges of writing vampire romance, the importance of knowing a character’s bagel order, creating a strong sense of place using real locations for inspiration, and so much more!

    Cinder winery: https://cinderwines.com/

    Village East by Angelika: https://angelikafilmcenter.com/villageeast

    Sleep No More https://mckittrickhotel.com/events/sleep-no-more/

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    45 分
  • Revise Your Novel, Step by Step! Marissa's Revision Process
    2024/09/09

    In this bonus craft episode, Marissa shares her steps and processes for revisions. Hint: they begin in the drafting process! Also discussed: celebrating milestones and accomplishments, the importance of letting a project simmer, how to know when to jump back in, making a plan to tackle revisions and the different methods, how many rounds of revisions are typical, things to watch for in each pass, crutch words and how to get rid of them, and so much more!

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    34 分
  • Vampires Meet Dark Academia with Tigest Girma - Immortal Dark
    2024/09/02

    Marissa chats with Tigest Girma about her debut, a YA romantic vampire novel, IMMORTAL DARK. Also discussed in this episode: struggling with the young adult/new adult/adult labels, making the change to age down a book and characters and what that entails, writing morally gray characters, crafting an extreme enemies to lovers romantic storyline, creating a found family ensemble, planning subsequent books in a trilogy (second book syndrome is a thing!), and more!

    Bonus: a new book announcement from Marissa!

    We Could Be Magic - https://bookshop.org/a/11756/9781250379399

    Joelle Murray: https://joellemurrayart.com/

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    45 分
  • Trilogies, Tropes, and Love Triangles with Adalyn Grace - Wisteria (Belladonna series)
    2024/08/26

    Marissa chats with Adalyn Grace about WISTERIA, the conclusion to her Belladonna trilogy. Also discussed in this episode: the love of and uses for Pinterest, the phenomenon of finishing a book and forgetting having written it, writing a series with differing POVs, the rare book that’s “easy” to write, turning concepts into characters, favorite tropes, lush worldbuilding, and so much more. Bonus: A new book announcement!

    Neopets: https://www.neopets.com/

    MW definition of reify: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reify

    MW Word of the Day: https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day

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    45 分
  • Contemporary Royalty and Romance with Julian Winters - Prince of the Palisades
    2024/08/12

    Marissa chats with Julian Winters about his latest YA romance, PRINCE OF THE PALISADES. Also discussed in this episode: how fanfiction is a great way to get started in writing, the sometimes difficult elements of crafting a contemporary royal story, writing romance and the importance of creating moments when characters are vulnerable, how challenging it can be bringing conflict to a contemporary story, creating relatable and lovable secondary characters—including badass female characters, and so much more!

    Big Joe Roma Pool Floatie Chair: https://buybigjoe.com/products/roma-pool-float-chair

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    47 分