Ink Feather Podcast

Be sure to check out signed author swag over on our etsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/InkFeatherShop Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ Welcome to the Ink Feather Podcast, which explores the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy books through those who bring them to life. We chat with authors and industry pros about their books, including new releases and old favorites. I’m Lauren and this is episode 40, where I chat with bestselling author Sara Holland! Sara is the author of HAVENFALL, as well as the Everless books, and she sat down with me to discuss what it's been like writing contemporary fantasy vs secondary world fantasy, magic in our world, and plotting. We also discussed the quarantine and what we've been reading. All this and more on this episode! Also, don't miss out on your chance to enter our INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY! Enter here:

Be sure to check out signed author swag over on our etsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/InkFeatherShop Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ Welcome to the Ink Feather Podcast, which explores the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy books through those who bring them to life. We chat with authors and industry pros about their books, including new releases and old favorites. I’m Lauren and this is a special episode ,episode 39, where I chat with bookstagrammer Amanda the Bookish Get insights into how to create a bookstagram account, and some info on what it takes to run a sucessful bookstagram account! Follow Amanda! IG: www.instagram.com/amanda.the.bookish/ Also, don't forget to follow Ink Feather: IG: www.instagram.com/inkfeatherbooks/ Twitter: twitter.com/inkfeatherbooks

Be sure to check out signed author swag over on our etsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/InkFeatherShop Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ Welcome to the Ink Feather Podcast, which explores the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy books through those who bring them to life. Every other week we chat with authors and industry pros about their books, including new releases and old favorites. I’m Lauren and this is episode 38, where I chat with bestselling author Patricia Briggs! In this interview I chat with Patty about her newest Mercy Thompson book, SMOKE BITTEN, but we also spend a lot of time chatting about urban fantasy in general, what it's like writing such a long-running fantasy series, why she puts her characters through the wringer, and more. We also chat a lot about other urban fantasy authors and series we both love, so if that's a genre

Be sure to check out signed author swag over on our etsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/InkFeatherShop Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY FOR CHAIN OF GOLD GOODIES (over 11:59 pm EST on 2/17/2020): http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/4d4a56e814/? ------------------------------------------ Welcome to the Ink Feather Podcast, which explores the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy books through those who bring them to life. Every other week we chat with authors and industry pros about their books, including new releases and old favorites. I’m Lauren and this is episode 36, where I chat with bestselling author Cassandra Clare! I’m so glad I got to sit down and chat with Cassie about her upcoming novel CHAIN OF GOLD, and we cover lots of great topics! I started by seeing how her life has been over the past few years with all the books and movie/tv stuff. We then g

Please support our Patreon! www.patreon.com/inkfeatherbooks And, be sure to check out signed author swag over on our etsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/InkFeatherShop Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ Welcome to the Ink Feather Podcast, which explores the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy books through those who bring them to life. Every other week we chat with authors and industry pros about their books, including new releases and old favorites. I’m Lauren and this is episode 36, where I chat about THE DARK IS RISING SEQUENCE by Susan Cooper with bestselling authors Amie Kaufman and Garth Nix. This episode has been a long time coming, and I'm so glad I was able to finally bring it to life. This is the book series that got me into loving fantasy, and over the years of interviewing authors, I found so many like-minded souls. I knew I wanted

Please support our Patreon! www.patreon.com/inkfeatherbooks And, be sure to check out signed author swag over on our etsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/InkFeatherShop Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ Welcome to the Ink Feather Podcast, which explores the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy books through those who bring them to life. Every other week we chat with authors and industry pros about their books, including new releases and old favorites. I’m Lauren and this is episode 35, where I chat with bestselling author Adam Silvera! It was lovely talking to Adam about his first fantasy book, INFINITY SON! We delved into the history of this story and the importance of fantasy to him. We talk about what it was like writing magic systems, how he chose to pace the plot, and also about mental health and work-life balance. There are lots of fun H

Please support our Patreon! www.patreon.com/inkfeatherbooks And, be sure to check out signed author swag over on our etsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/InkFeatherShop Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ Welcome to the Ink Feather Podcast, which explores the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy books through those who bring them to life. Every other week we chat with authors and industry pros about their books, including new releases and old favorites. I’m Lauren and this is episode 34, where I chat with bestselling author Susan Dennard! Sooz is amazing. She is super open online, sharing both personal and professional tidbits, trials, struggles and celebrations. She has been very vocal about her fertility struggles in her personal life, which posed some big challenges for her right when BLOODWITCH came out in early 2019. She talks about this, as

Please support our Patreon! www.patreon.com/inkfeatherbooks And, be sure to check out signed author swag from Garth Nix and many other fantasy authors over on our etsy store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/InkFeatherShop Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ Welcome to the Ink Feather Podcast, which explores the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy books through those who bring them to life. Every other week we chat with authors and industry pros about their books, including new releases and old favorites. I’m Lauren and this is episode 33, where I chat with bestselling author Garth Nix! Garth writes some of the best fantasy books out there, and I was really excited to dig into his newest book, ANGEL MAGE. We talked about the creation of this story, including how he was inspired by the Three Musketeers, and mixing iconography with angelic magic. W

Please support our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/inkfeatherbooks Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ Welcome to the Ink Feather Podcast, which explores the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy books through those who bring them to life. Every other week we chat with authors and industry pros about their books, including new releases and old favorites. I’m Lauren and this is episode 32, where I chat with bestselling author Leigh Bardugo! This episode gets real! Leigh and I go deep on some topics such as self-care and body positivity, being vulnerable and real online, and finding balance for creating. We also explore her journey with NINTH HOUSE, how it came to be, and where the inspiration for the story came about. And, last but definitely not least, we talk about her upcoming Grisha Netflix show! She goes into what it's like being invo

Please support our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/inkfeatherbooks Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ Welcome to the Ink Feather Podcast, which explores the worlds of sci-fi and fantasy books through those who bring them to life. Every other week we chat with authors and industry pros about their books, including new releases and old favorites. I’m Lauren and this is episode 31, where we chat with debut author Katy rose Pool about her new YA fantasy THERE WILL COME A DARKNESS! Hear about Katy’s publishing journey and how she got to being on the shelf (hint, it’s lots and lots of editing!). We also talk about how long-term editing shaped the story, twists at the end vs. knowing before the characters early on, the benefits and challenges of having multiple points of view, and more. We dig into her creating a magic system all

Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ In episode 30 I chat with Literary Agent Jen Azantian! We chat about the growing pains of starting an agency and the learning curve (she had to run an auction on her third ever book she was submitting to editors!), as well as how she's established her voice as an agent. We also dig into tips she has for authors who are looking for an agent, things to pay attention to and to implement to get ahead of the game. This is a must-listen for anyone who wants to get published, as it gives you insight into the agency process right from someone who knows! We are also doing a MASSIVE GIVEAWAY(US only)! Jen has graciously agreed to give away a stack of all of her client books to one lucky winner! Click on this link to head over to enter! http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/4d4a56e812/? Follow Jen:

Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)http://ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ In episode 29 I chat with best-selling author Roshani Chokshi! We chat about how her Aru Shah story became the first book in Rick Riordan's new imprint, and all about the series, which is based in hindu mythology. She gives her insight into the differences in writing young adult vs middle grade, and we delve deep into the ways middle grade challenged her as a writer. Lots of really good stuff if you're a writer and want some insight into how to differentiate between the two age ranges. We also spend a good chunk of time talking generally about art and creating, what it's like to prove yourself as a woman, how the things that make us weird kids make us awesome adults, and so much more. I had an absolute blast chatting with her, and I think anyone with a creative streak will get something ou

Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)http://ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ In episode 28 I talk with Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff on their upcoming new scifi book, AURORA RISING!  A good chunk of this interview was us diving deep into what it's like writing with a partner. They talk about how the new book differed from writing THE ILLUMINAE FILES together, how the seven main characters came to be created, and the ways that working together makes them better writers, including the trust needed to be vulnerable with your craft.  We also talked about the preorder bonus, an ILLUMINAE FILES prequel novella all about AIDEN! Plus we discuss what they've been reading recently that they loved, info on the tour, and so much more!  Here's a list of their recent reads: Amie: FOUR DEAD QUEENS by Astrid Scholte Jay: THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE by Samantha Shannon (an

Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)http://ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ In episode 27 I talk WICKED SAINTS with author Emily A. Duncan! We delve into what it was like creating a dark Gothic fantasy, how she pulled from Slavic myth, why her monsters are so damn creepy, the interesting way she creates her manuscripts, and more! Here's a list of her recent reads: Truly Devious and The vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson- she did audio and enjoyed it. Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse Strange Practice by Vivian Shaw Providence and The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie Follow Emily: IG: https://www.instagram.com/glitzandshadows/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/glitzandshadows Also, don't forget to follow Ink Feather: IG: https://www.instagram.com/inkfeatherbooks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/inkfeatherbooks

Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)http://ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ On episode 26 I talked with author Samantha Shannon about her new epic fantasy standalone THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE. We delve into what it was like creating this 840 page book, including  pulling from Elizabethan history, the good and the bad sides of dragons in myth, the nuance of religion in telling a story, and unique challenges she faced writing a standalone. We also chat about books she's read recently, what she's working on now, and who's really her favorite character in the book (shh, don't tell the others!). All this and more on this episode of the Ink Feather Podcast!  Follow Samantha on Instagram and Twitter. Also, don't forget to follow us on Instagram, facebook, and twitter.

Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)http://ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ Episode 25: Tricia Levenseller! How do you handle burnout? I talk to today's guest Tricia Levenseller on how she deals with writing burnout (hint- it's her new book  WARRIOR OF THE WILD!) and what she does to cope. We also delve into creating monsters from scratch, strong women coming to grips with issues from their upbringing,  writing a standalone vs a duology, and more. She also gives a really great list of book recommendations! All this and more on this week's episode of the Ink Feather podcast.

Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)http://ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ On episode 24 I chat with author Nicki Pau Preto about her new book CROWN OF FEATHERS. We chat in length about her road to publishing this book, as well as things like favorite tropes, drawing inspiration, comic relief, and much more! This was an awesome interview about writing what you want to read, and how to create the story you love. Plus, Nicki gives us some great book recs at the end!  Follow Nicki on Instagram and Twitter.

Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)http://ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ In episode 23, the valentine's episode, we talk with author Leife Shallcross about her re-telling of Beauty and the Beast from the Beast's point of view. In her book THE BEAST'S HEART, readers get to experience this beloved story in a brand new way- from the man trapped inside the monster who has to come to terms with how he got that way and decide what to do with the woman he has fallen in love with. It's an awesome read for fans of the story, and Leife takes us into how she created his inner turmoil, what it was like creating this beloved world through a new set of eyes, and being a romantic at heart. All this and more in today's episide!

Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)http://ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ Episode 22: Brigid Kemmerer! Have you ever been on the fence about pursuing your dream? Are you worried you'll wake up one day, and have been chasing something for years that isn't what you thought it would be? Author Brigid Kemmerer's been there. In today's podcast episode I chat with Brigid about her writing journey with her newest book, A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY. We discuss what it is about Beauty and the Beast that makes it awesome, and how her re-telling was inspired by it. She delves into what it was like writing characters that felt they were cursed, literally or figuratively. We also talk about Brigid's love of Crossfit and how finding this exercise community changed her life and how it's affecting all aspects. All this and more in today's episode of the Ink Feather Podcast.

Don't miss out on any interviews with your favorite authors! sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay up-to-date with new episodes (nothing spammy I promise!)http://ow.ly/MySI50uJ5Es ------------------------------------------ Episode 21: S.A. Chakraborty! Morally gray villains. Loyalty. Choosing what is right vs what is easy. Making impossible choices in general. These are some of the things readers experience in S.A. Chakraborty's newest novel, THE KINGDOM OF COPPER! S. A. (Shannon) is best known for her incredible first book THE CITY OF BRASS, and this follow up is looking to become just as beloved as the first (and it's just as good, if not better!) Shannon chatted with us about writing those morally gray areas, examining the choices we all make, and what it's like when the readers know what's coming and the characters don't have a clue. All this and more in this episode. Are you a fan of the author? Be sure to follow her on twitter! https://twitter.com/SAChakrabooks