Death Of 1000 Cuts

In this episode I chat with New York Times Bestselling Author VE Schwab about magic, moving between worlds and some surprising revelations about pain. We chat about her early work, the very first book she got published, the perils of the 'sophomore slump', rediscovering joy and autonomy in novel writing, and exploring aspects of your personality through different characters. This is a great episode to listen to if you want to know: - what if I'm not sure who my audience is? - how can I come up with compelling characters? - how heavily should I plan my novel? - how can I rediscover my joy of writing? - what's it like writing for a big audience? - how can I write unsympathetic or morally-ambiguous main characters and still make the reader want to keep going? If you'd like to read some VE Schwab a *perfect* place to start is VICIOUS: https://wordery.com/vicious-v-e-schwab-9781783290215#oid=1908_1 Alternatively, we chat about A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC: https://wordery.com/a-darker-shade-of-magic-v-e-schwab-9781