V. E. Schwab (Author)

No Write Way with V. E. Schwab

Arts EN ↓ 58 episodes

V. E. Schwab here! I’m the author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, the Shades of Magic series, Vicious, and more. Join me here as I chat with fellow successful authors about their origin stories, creative processes, work-life balance, and how they bring the stories you love to life. We’ll dive into the many paths from that first spark of an idea to the final page of a book, because there’s no one right way to write—just the way that works for you. Whether you’re an aspiring writer or simply a lover of stories, join us as we explore the craft (and magic) of story telling.

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V. E. Schwab (Author)

Episodes

Carving positive queer space: An interview with Tessa Gratton 23.05.2023 53:18

Allowing time to freak out in order maintain creativity, flexing creative muscles to build craft, series cancellation, fetishizing the debut moment, getting to The End, short stories vs novels, revising, plot, hierarchy of needs in story, playing with format and structure, choosing genre, idea file, and more! Listen in. This originally streamed 5/23/2020 on Instagram live. Follow Victoria @veschw...

Art is personal: An interview with Rachel Hawkins 21.05.2023 59:21

Working without pre-pandemic crutches, doomsday clock, Erin Sterling, writing Hex Hall, the fickleness of the industry, writing queer fiction, a new Jane Eyre and writing for hire, the creative process, creative cryptonite, work life balance, and more. Listen in! This originally streamed 5/16/2020 on Instagram live. Follow Victoria @veschwab Follow Rachel @ladyhawkins

Chaos personified: An interview with Pierce Brown 10.05.2023 1:05:13

Is Pierce an outliner now?! Should authors also be marketing mavens? How do you continue writing a series while growing artistically? If Pierce never wrote again after finishing Red Rising would he be satisfied? Crow fights? Listen in. This originally streamed 5/9/2020 on Instagram live. Follow Victoria @veschwab Follow Pierce piercebrownofficial

There's a pocket for that: An interview with Zoraida Cordova 02.05.2023 56:40

Meet the Porgs, debut groups and publishing mortality, writing camp, moving beyond "we already have a latinio writer", merpenis (cryptzoology), juggling projects and plotting, ovoiding overplotting, writing should never make you unhappy, refilling the creative well, creating when the world is in chaos, focus, books as horcruxes, and more! Listen in. This originally streamed 5/2/2020 on Instagram l...

It's psychological: An interview with J.T. Ellison 18.04.2023 37:08

The benefits and challenges of writing fantasy, being told you aren't good enough, pantsing, standalones vs series, writing the end, daily writing hours, when the book just isn't working, workahilsm and balance, creativity and responsibility, finding your voice, co-writing, and more. Listen in. This originally streamed 4/18/2020 on Instagram live. Follow Victoria @veschwab Follow J.T. @thrillerchi...

Dark by nature: An interview with Jay Kristoff 15.04.2023 1:10:35

A daylight savings snaffu means readers get a bonus 15 minute q&a session before the interview starts! Learning story through advertising, visualizing, co-writing, putting on the final polish, the mental game, pressure after success, the mystery of acclaim and sales, leaving a series behind, writing in different mediums, keeping writing fun, developing healthy writing habits, romance, and more...

A radical heart: An interview with Sarah Maria Griffin 12.04.2023 56:26

Sarah Maria Griff talks stubborn creativity, finding success the back way, reading your work out loud to find your writing voice, zine drops, the raw power of truth and fear, worst advice, and more. Listen in. This originally streamed 4/11/2020 on Instagram live. Follow Victoria @veschwab Follow Sarah @sarahgriffski WE FACE THIS LAND Centuries ago, Women accused of witchcraft faced, amongst other...

Bullsh-t still fertilizes: An interview with Chuck Wendig 04.04.2023 44:32

Chuck is the guinea pig for No Write Way, weird jobs, bad novels, outlines, reviews, edit letters, writer friends vs non-writer friends, multi-tasking, accepting feedback and more. Listen in. This originally streamed April 2020 on Instagram live. Follow Victoria @veschwab Follow Chuck @chuck_wendig