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.
Links of interest
https://veronicarothbooks.com/
https://www.instagram.com/vrothbooks/?hl=en
Contact Information
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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
Dr. Jeffrey Sconce specializes in radio, tv, and film studies and is an assistant professor in communications studies. He’s written many books on the subject and we discussed his latest book on electricity, paranoia and conspiracy theories.