Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Veronica Roth about her new novella When Among Crows, Divergent and managing success, dystopias and surveillance, writing adult SFF vs. YA, The Witcher and Polish folklore, writing novellas and multiple POVs, shifts in the publishing industry, worldbuilding approaches and much more.
NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Veronica. Stayed tuned next week for her mini-masterclass on Outlining Your Story.
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0:00 - Intro & Sponsor
7:44 - Veronica’s SFF origins
10:31 - Divergent and managing success
16:40 - Worldbuilding approaches
24:28 - Dystopias and surveillance
29:52 - Writing adult SFF vs. YA
35:23 - When Among Crows, The Witcher and Polish folklore
40:25 - Writing novellas and multiple POVs
45:55 - Shifts in the publishing industry
52:18 - Final advice, random fact & outro
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Veronica Roth is the international bestselling author of the Divergent series, Carve The Mark, Arch-Conspirator, Poster Girl and more. Her newest release is When Among Crows, which you can preorder ⁠here⁠: us.macmillan.c...
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