Writer and podcastor Mur Lafferty joins us to talk about what it looks like to be a professional writer. We then dive into the process of creating her newest novel, Six Wakes, a locked-room murder mystery in space… with CLONES! Plus, a shocking PPOW that will go down in StoryMen history!
Story Men - March 14, 2014
BURNing Questions for Julianna Baggott
The StoryMen welcome back fan-favorite Julianna Baggott to discuss the controversial finale to BURN, the final installment in her outstanding YA trilogy. We spend plenty of time talking in generalities before we SPOIL EVERYTHING. So pull up a chair and listen in! IN THIS EPISODE: 0:00 – Clay's Gone, Julianna's Back! 5:00 – How does it feel to finish a trilogy? 11:00 – The Writing Process: Plotter or Pants-er? 17:00 – The StoryMen Spoil BURN 24:00 – The Dome 30:00 – The Passion of El Capitan 33:30 – How do you deal with negative reactions to the finale? 36:00 - What's next for Julianna? 40:00 – Is Pure coming to the screen?
From Series: "StoryMen Season 3"
The StoryMen return under the NorvilleRogers banner! We've got better guests, bigger shows and - quite possibly - more potato chip challenges!
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