Caroline Stevermer interview about her fantasy novel “The Glass Magician” (Tor Books, 2020)

Caroline Stevermer interview about her fantasy novel “The Glass Magician”

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Caroline Stevermer writes historical fantasy and is best know for her Scholarly Magic series and River Rats. She recently published The Glass Magician a fantasy novel about magic and shapeshifting in gilded age New York. We discussed this work and her approach to writing.

0:35 – Caroline talks about why she wrote The Glass Magician.

2:35 – Caroline talks about the details of The Glass Magician.

4:24 – Caroline how the shapeshifting people deal with their powers.

5:57 – Caroline talks about the historical research she did for the novel.

9:23 – Caroline talks about researching mythology on shapeshifters.

10:17 – Caroline talks about works that inspired her work and the novel.

14:42 – Caroline talks a bit more about vaudeville books.

16:07 – Caroline talks about other works that have inspired her such as LoTR.

18:01 – Caroline talks about the musical feeling of the book.

20:30 – Caroline talks about the transformations in her novel and how she dealt with clothing on her characters.

22:42 – Caroline talks about how she approaches writing.

25:16 – Caroline talks about her approach to writing. One book she highlights is “Becoming a Writer” by Dorothea Brand.

31:00 – Caroline talks about having been an art history major and how it affected her writing.

32:05 – Caroline talks about being an underwriter.

34:21 – Caroline talks about having wanted to live in a city.

35:37 – Caroline talks about difficulties in getting books published quickly.

39:39 – Caroline is working on the sequel to the novel.

40:47 – Caroline can be found at carolinestevermer.com and on twitter @cstevermer3

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http://carolinestevermer.com/

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Guests: Caroline Stevermer

Host: Cris Alvarez

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Fantasy novel – “The Poet King” (Tor Books, 2020) – Ilana C. Myer interview

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Ilana C. Myer is a former Jerusalem based journalist turned novelist. She has wrapped up her Harp and Ring Sequence with the third book The Poet King. We discussed the book and her writing process.

0:49 – Ilana talks about why she wrote the series.

3:35 – Ilana talks about poetry versus prose writing.

4:42 – Ilana talks about the details of the book.

8:52 – Ilana talks about the research she did for the novel.

10:45 – Ilana talks about Middle Eastern magic.

12:41 – Ilana compares Eastern and Western magic systems.

13:26 – Ilana talks about the works that have inspired her.

14:53 – Ilana talks about the musical aesthetic of the book.

16:12 – Ilana talks about her writing process.

25:42 – Ilana can be found at ilanacmyer.com.

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https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780765378347

https://ilanacmyer.com/

Guests: Ilana C. Myer

Host: Cris Alvarez

Tags: fantasy, writer, novelist, novel, fiction, poet, Celtic, myth, literature, magic, french troubador, prose, art, medieval, Homer, Arabian nights, djinn, journalism, Middle Earth

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Veronica Roth interview about her fantasy science fiction novel “Chosen Ones” (John Joseph Adams, 2020)

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Veronica Roth interview about her fantasy science fiction novel “Chosen Ones”

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Veronica Roth is well known for her successful Divergent series of books which were also put on screen. She recently wrote a fantasy science fiction novel “Chosen Ones” and she spoke to me about that book and her approach to writing.

0:31 – Veronica talks about why she wrote Chosen Ones.

2:05 – Veronica talks about the setting and plot of Chosen Ones.

3:26 – Veronica talks about the book being set in Chicago.

4:09 – Veronica talks about researching PTSD and Chicago as a setting.

6:54 – Veronica talks about how the book became more government conspiracy focused than it started out.

7:59 – Veronica talks about what inspired the feel of the book.

9:36 – Veronica talks about what inspires her. She reads a lot of science fiction and fantasy.

11:55 – Veronica talks about how her interest in stories about younger people.

13:00 – Veronica talks about what the soundtrack of the book might be.

15:19 – Veronica talks about how she works on drafts of her novel and how she deals with editorial comments.

18:18 – Veronica talks about how her approach to writing has changed over time.

19:35 – Veronica talks about how her first novel was rejected.

21:36 – Veronica talks about jobs she had before becoming a writer.

22:48 – Veronica talks about changes she made for Chosen Ones.

24:25 – Veronica talks about the changes she made to the book as she wrote it.

26:37 – Veronica talks about how she changed a character in the book.

29:20 – Veronica talks about social concerns the book touches on.

30:50 – Veronica talks about the magic system in the book.

31:45 – Veronica talks about her love for Harry Potter.

32:25 – Veronica talk about completing the book.

33:58 – Veronica talks about the pressure of matching the Divergent series and YA movies.

35:23 – Veronica talks about writing to cinematic needs.

38:07 – Veronica can be found at veronicarothbooks.com and on instagram @vrothbooks.

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https://veronicarothbooks.com/

https://www.instagram.com/vrothbooks/?hl=en

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Guests: Veronica Roth

Host: Cris Alvarez

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