Impostor Syndrome and Writing "Silly" Things with Elise Bryant - Happily Ever Afters
Marissa chats with Elise Bryant about her debut contemporary romance - HAPPILY EVER AFTERS - as well as Elise's journey back to writing after a long hiatus; creating a protagonist who is also a writer...
18 Jan 202136min
An Urban Fantasy Inspired by Greek Mythology with Alexandra Bracken - Lore
Marissa chats with Alexandra Bracken about her new urban fantasy - LORE - as well as keeping a wishlist of things that inspire you in books and stories and using those details as 'scene cookies' to re...
11 Jan 202142min
Sailor Moon, Alice in Wonderland, and Jane Eyre! with L.L. McKinney - A Blade So Black / The Nightmare-Verse
Marissa chats with L.L. McKinney about her Nightmare-Verse Trilogy, as well as the fun and frustrations of including word play and puns in your writing; using video games to inspire epic fight scenes;...
14 Des 202049min
A Sliding Doors-Style Holiday Rom-Com with Kara McDowell - One Way Or Another
Marissa chats with Kara McDowell about her holiday-themed YA romance - ONE WAY OR ANOTHER - as well as the challenges and potential pay-offs of ignoring outside pressures in order to write what you lo...
7 Des 202040min
Keeping the Joy of Writing Alive with Melissa de la Cruz - Never After
Marissa chats with Melissa de la Cruz about her newest middle grade fantasy - NEVER AFTER - as well as how much to plan (or not to plan) when writing a series; how the simple act of having fun while w...
30 Nov 202043min
A Fantasy Romeo and Juliet Retelling with Chloe Gong - These Violent Delights
Marissa chats with Chloe Gong about her debut historical fantasy - THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS - as well as why readers continue to be enamored with Romeo & Juliet (despite the unfair scorn it receives in ...
23 Nov 202038min
Coping with Creative Burnout with Robin LaFevers - Courting Darkness & Igniting Darkness
Marissa chats with Robin LaFevers about her new historical fantasy duology - COURTING DARKNESS and IGNITING DARKNESS - as well as maintaining historical accuracy in a novel while blending in fantasy e...
16 Nov 202045min
Preserving Joy in Your Writing with Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner - The Other Side of the Sky
Marissa chats with Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner about their newest YA sci-fi/fantasy novel - THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SKY - as well as balancing science and magic in one world; the challenge and brill...
9 Nov 202059min
