Quiet Your Inner Perfectionist with Fast First Drafts - with Emery Lee - Meet Cute Diary
Marissa chats with Emery Lee about their debut YA novel - MEET CUTE DIARY - as well as crafting a heartwarming romance that does not rely on traditional romantic tropes; knocking out those fast first ...
3 Maj 202142min
Tackling Ethical Dilemmas in Fiction with Lizzy Mason - Between the Bliss and Me
Marissa chats with Lizzy Mason about her new YA novel - BETWEEN THE BLISS AND ME - as well as writing song lyrics and how it's not the same thing as writing poetry; tackling ethical dilemmas in your f...
26 Apr 202143min
An Emotional MG Novel-in-Verse (and now a Printz Honor Winner!) with Lisa Fipps - Starfish
Marissa chats with Lisa Fipps about her debut middle grade novel - STARFISH - as well as letting your instincts, not the market, guide your writing choices; why middle grade novels are uniquely positi...
19 Apr 202148min
Tackle the Murder Mystery Tirzah Price and her Jane Austen-Inspired Pride and Premeditation
Marissa chats with Tirzah Price about her debut novel - PRIDE AND PREMEDITATION - as well as deepening your romantic storylines by considering each conversation from your love interest's perspective; ...
12 Apr 202141min
Writing Complex Fantasy Magic Systems with Tanaz Bhathena - Hunted by the Sky & Rising Like a Storm
Marissa chats with Tanaz Bhathena about her YA fantasy duology - HUNTED BY THE SKY and RISING LIKE A STORM - as well as developing complex magic systems that continuously surprise and delight the read...
5 Apr 202137min
Loads of Craft Advice with Leigh Bardugo (+ Talk of Her Shadow and Bone/Six of Crows Netflix Adaptation!)
Marissa chats with Leigh Bardugo about her new fantasy novel - RULE OF WOLVES - as well as how it's okay to feel like we're in over our heads with our writing projects, and how these challenges can be...
29 Mars 202159min
Awesome Heists and Action Sequences with Ally Carter - Winterborne Home for Mayhem and Mystery
Marissa chats with Ally Carter about her new middle grade novel - WINTERBORNE HOME FOR MAYHEM AND MYSTERY - and her guide for young writers - DEAR ALLY, HOW DO YOU WRITE A BOOK? - as well as how the y...
22 Mars 202144min
Effective Symbolism and Serendipitous Research with Anna-Marie McLemore - The Mirror Season
Marissa chats with Anna-Marie McLemore about their newest YA magical realism novel - THE MIRROR SEASON - as well as those absolutely enchanted moments when the research brings the missing pieces of a ...
15 Mars 202144min
