Freya Marske dazzles readers with her immersive worlds and has the credentials to show for it! She's an international bestselling author, winner of the Romantic Novel Award for Fantasy, and a Hugo-nominated podcaster. She discusses methods in building meticulous, literary worlds readers want to lose themselves in and how to balance a story that does so much with its premise - think Edwardian Knives Out on a boat!  We also chat on leveraging a historic setting to layer a story and fleshing out characters and worldbuilding. Best of all, her series "The Last Binding" centers compelling queer characters that subvert and play on classic romance tropes - the-rake-and-wallflower coupling anyone? Connect with Freya: https://freyamarske.com/ Instagram - freyamarske Twitter - @freyamarske Goodreads - Freya Marske Link for Freya's Recent Release "A Restless Truth (The Last Binding Book 2)": https://amzn.to/3U8eiy4 Link for Freya's First Book in the Series "A Marvellous Light": https://amzn.to/3Fu0QAn Other books mentioned: Maurice by E.M. Forster https://amzn.to/3zwBPky --------- The YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPcGXevs2NQk3Ab9OD66zuQ Support the Show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/romancethestory Find me below: Twitter - @RomancetheStory Instagram - @RomancetheStory Facebook - @RomancetheStory Support the show