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In Chapter Nine, our favorite trio of overzealous fourteen year olds gathers supplies for their quest, but more importantly, Kree randomly decides to dual Jamison’s drunk of a father for no real reason. I talk about adding emotional complexity to your characters, running parallels, and the dangers of taking yourself and your writing too seriously.
In this episode, I read the epilogue from the original draft of Starchild as well as multiple scenes from a second (and wildly different!) draft that I wrote in college to illustrate how complete the revision process can be. And I remind you to be proud of yourself—because it’s true!
Published 09/17/23
In Part Nine, Ruby finds herself at the center of a high-stakes intergalactic conflict. The most pretentious, angsty-boy villain I’ve ever seen in fiction makes an appearance, sacrifices are made, and Ruby and Fiora are forced to say goodbye. I talk about how Starchild has never been Ruby’s...
Published 09/17/23