Author Talk ft Jessica Brody
from Swoony Boys Podcast
Podcast Notes We jump right in with Jessica Brody's elevator pitch for A Week of Mondays and how she initially got the original idea for the book. We were totally inspired by Jessica's writing strategy. She shares some insight into how she structures her day, the way she develops her work, and gives a little glimpse into how important Evernote is for her. She gives us some detail on her brand new book, Save the Cat! Writes a Novel!. We talk about Jessica's book development process, how long it takes from first draft to your bookshelves, and how Jessica celebrates her book birthdays. Next we shift to swoony boys, specifically Owen. Jessica talks to us about her approach with writing Owen was different from other boys she's written. Then we discuss Ellie, a bit about the Unremembered Series, and how Jessica secretly lives out her villainous fantasies. Jessica answers our all-important question: will we get more Owen and Ellie?, discusses her ideas for A Month of Tuesdays, and lets us know her favorite scenes from A Week of Mondays. Jessica lets us know the characters from her books that she would like to introduce to each other, then she plays a little game of Two Truths and a Lie with us. Jessica lets us know how much she Mondays. We shift to other people's books, and Jessica tells us what's on her massive TBR, her latest reads, and the book she wants everyone to read. You're welcome. We talk about four book boyfriends that Jessica thinks are swoony, then we wrap things up by playing a fun word association game.
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