Tue, 27 February 2018
Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The Belles (out now!) talks about her teacup obsession, the hell that is Act II Part II, and revision versus Revision.
Dhonielle Clayton 2.0 Show Notes Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman Dhonielle's first First Draft interview here Elissa Sussman (listen to her First Draft interview here) Prognosis: Love & Death by Sona Charaipotra (hear her First Draft interview here) Kieran Scott, editor at Disney Emily Meehan, publisher at Disney Cynthia Leitich-Smith (listen to her First Draft interview here) The Trouble with Shooting Stars by Megan Cannistra Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Outlander (TV show) The Fosters (TV show) Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments (TV show) Famous in Love (TV show) |
Tue, 13 February 2018
Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer, screenwriters with their debut young adult novel, LAYOVER, out now!, on being housecats, blurring the line between best friends and collaborators, their annual “corporate retreat” road trip, and complementing each other emotionally through the editing process.
Amy Anderson and Emily Meyer Show Notes Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert I Hate Everyone But You by Gaby Dunn and Alison Raskin (listen to their First Draft interview here) Gossip Girl (TV show) John M. Chu (director) the Step Up movies The Great Gatsby (the Baz Lurhman film) Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List (movie) Nick & Nora’s Infinite Playlist by David Leviathan and Rachel Cohn (sp) Twilight by Stephenie Meyer The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Book Soup in Los Angeles
Direct download: Amy_Andelson_and_Emily_Meyer_FINALEDIT.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 11:53am PDT |
Wed, 7 February 2018
Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings, co-authors of the New York Times bestselling sci-fi novel ZENITH, talk about battling dyslexia/ADD and chronic fatigue, why Lindsay dedicates every book she writes to her father, thinking that writers were cyborgs and/or holograms, deciding to co-write over text, and leaving the subject of their book up to a Twitter poll (but then ignoring it).
Sasha Alsburg and Lindsay Cummings SHIP IT by Britta Lundin The Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare The Murder Complex by Lindsay Cummings City of Bones (movie) Firefly (TV show) Sasha’s book tube channel, ABookUtopia Guardians of the Galaxy (movie) Peter Knapp at Park Literary Jo Volpe at New Leaf literary Mean Girls (movie) The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Love, Hate, and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed Veronica Roth (listen to her First Draft interview here and here)
Direct download: Sasha_Alsburg_and_Lindsay_Cummings_3.mp3
Category:Literature -- posted at: 3:21pm PDT |