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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.

 

Links of interest

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

https://ilanacmyer.com/

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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

Tags: science fiction, fantasy, divergent, chosen ones, fiction, heroes, Harry Potter, Dune, magic, space race, MK Ultra, art noveau, Dune, Lord of the Rings, Animorphs, Buffy, Matrix, novel, editor, agent, drafts, writing, Divergent, young adult

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Sci-fi author Timothy Zahn interview – Far Point 2018 – youtube

Author Timothy Zahn has been writing professionally since 1984. He’s written a number of well-regarded Star Wars novels, as well as the Manticore Ascendent trilogy, the Cobra trilogy and the young adult Dragonback series. I was able to interview Mr. Zahn at Far Point 2018.

1:17 – Mr. Zahn’s latest work is the ninth book in the Cobra series. It’s the last Cobra book for a while. Right before that he finished the Star Wars Thrawn novel and coming up is the third book in the Manticore Ascendant series.

1:55 – He likes his Quadrille series. The Star Wars books. Everything has been fun to write. He has about 55 books published.

3:01 – He outlines his books and knows where they’re going. So plot threads wind up at the 100,000-word mark. His middle grade books are about 50,000.

4:05 – Sometimes his cat will join him in his writing. He started with short stories and developed from there. The second story was important to show he’s not a one hit wonder. Once he started writing Star Wars novels everything jumped forward fast.

5:28 – He doesn’t get to read much fiction. It feels too much like research. He reads a lot of history for his books. For example, the Nazi desire to invade Switzerland has been interesting. Science is interesting for his writing but is part of the grab bag like history. He’s seen some of his story ideas become actual inventions.

7:41 – he loved sci-fi when he was young. His favorites were Larry Niven, Theodore Sturgeon, Keith Lamar, and Alistair McClane. Those writers inspired him.

8:31 – When he was young his favorite X-Man was Cyclops. He also read a lot of comic books. X-Men, Flash, Fantastic Four.

9:15 – He has a couple of Star Wars novels he’d like to pitch to LucasFilms. He also has some personal works he wants to pitch to his agent.

10:03 – He’s on facebook under Timothy Zahn and he goes to conventions often.

 

Links

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Niven

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Sturgeon

 

 

Guests: Timothy Zahn

Host: Cris Alvarez