Fandoms, Publishing, and Neopets with Erinn Pascal

Morgan interviews New York Times #1 bestselling editor and author Erinn Pascal about her journey in the fandom world. The conversation covers Erinn's work for notable companies like Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, Disney, and Andrews McMeel Universal. Erinn discusses her affinity for fandoms like Neopets and Pokémon and she also shares advice about entering the publishing industry. A surprise revelation about their shared Neopets past brings laughter and nostalgia. Enjoy interesting discussions from fandom identities to the art of being professionally annoying. 01:28 Getting to Know Erinn 01:43 Erinn’s Love of Pokémon 04:44 Dragon Ball Z 07:21 Erinn’s History of Cosplay 08:18 Journey into Book Editing 14:48 Exploring Neopets 17:00 Morgan and Erinn’s Shared Neopets History 24:34 Be Professionally Annoying 27:25 Sense of Community in Fandoms 33:33 Meaning of Being a Nerd 35:02 Geeky Recommendations 38:26 Closing Remarks Order Neopets: The Official Cookbook: Amazon /Barnes & Noble / Books a Million / Bookshop / Target / Walmart   Personal Twitter/X: @ErinnPascal Personal Website: https://erinnpascal.com/ Pinterest: Books edited / books authored Andrews McMeel Publishing: Website / Main Twitter / Kids Twitter /  TikTok / YouTube / Main IG / Kids IG / Newsletter Sign-Up What if we kissed by the Giant Omelette? Follow That Nerd Thing at: TikTok: @thatnerdthingpod Instagram: @thatnerdthingpod YouTube: @thatnerdthingpod Email: [email protected] Don’t forget to share this podcast with your nerdy friends!