What Do Authors Owe Their Readers — and Each Other?
Soman and Victoria debate the line between fandom and parasocial relationships, not just between authors and fans but also between authors. Plus, they try to determine when it’s time to take your artistic career “seriously” and if authors should be thinking about TV and film adaptations while writing. V has thoughts turning fanfic into original novels, and Soman wants to coach a college tennis team.Theme of the Week (02:33)Goals of the Week (13:25)Industry Nonsense (28:36) Reader Mailbag(52:34)Plot Twists in Real Life (56:48)Pup Twist (59:31)Goals of the Week is sponsored by Wordsmith Workshops.Industry Nonsense is sponsored by First Draft Pro.Additional sponsorship by The Ready State. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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IS THIS BOOK THE FUTURE OF YA... OR THE END OF IT? (Plus a Special Announcement!)
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! Soman’s next book, YOUNG WORLD, is available for preorder with an insanely cool preorder gift. This week, Victoria and Soman discuss how the book became Soman’s mad-quest Noah’s Ark – and what to expect from his neon-color, mixed-media, genre-buster. You can pre-order YOUNG WORLD at: revoltingyouth.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Can You Make Too Much Art? (Taylor’s Version)
Soman and Victoria wonder whether an artist can overproduce, using TSwift as a case study. Also they break down the art of writing transition scenes and how to decide on what POV to use. Victoria has to clean her office and Soman wants kids to know about life before smart phones.Theme of the Week (03:50)Goals for the Week (12:01)Industry Nonsense (28:34) Reader Mailbag(47:26)Plot Twists in Real Life (52:58)Pup Twist (56:06) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Can You Handle The Truth About Your Work?
Title: Can You Handle The Truth About Your Work? (Taylor’s Version)Soman and Victoria debate whether we’ve gotten too soft in how we handle feedback, both on and off the page. Also they discuss whether or not an author needs a college degree and if publishers are responsible for policing plagiarism. Soman is about to start the YOUNG WORLD preorder campaign and Victoria wants to make sure you aren’t sharing your location on Instagram.Show notesTheme of the Week (04:17)Goals for the Week (13:06)Industry Nonsense (26:17) Reader Mailbag (47:59)Plot Twists in Real Life (53:48)Pup Twist (57:39) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Can Good Writing Be Taught?
Soman and Victoria discuss whether good writing is nature or nurture. Also they discuss when is the right time to reach out to agents and how to avoid cliches. Victoria has a lot of errands to run, and Soman wants publishers to bid for writers like AI companies do for researchers.Show notesTheme of the Week (02:45)Goals for the Week (10:28)Industry Nonsense (21:13) Reader Mailbag(41:17)Plot Twists in Real Life (51:31)Pup Twist (53:52) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hosted by worldwide bestselling authors Victoria Aveyard (RED QUEEN series, REALM BREAKER series) & Soman Chainani (THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL series), PLOT TWIST takes you behind the scenes of the biggest swings in our careers. Victoria’s TEMPEST, her very first novel for adults, an epic pirate fantasy… and Soman’s YOUNG WORLD, a red-hot young adult political thriller. Each week, we pull back the curtain of our creative process and give you our hot takes on thorny issues in publishing and entertainment, answer your mailbag questions, plus pitch plot twists we want to see in real life. New episodes every Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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