Interview w/ Laura R. Samotin (The Sins on their Bones)

This week, Sarah and Kyla sit down with author Laura R. Samotin to discuss the Cursed Crown duology, made up of The Sins on their Bones and The Lure of their Graves. Tune in to hear about Laura's inspirations and creative process behind writing these books, as well as a deeper discussion on accurately depicting abusive relationships in fiction, writing villains you can empathize with, and the Russian and Jewish inspirations behind the world she created. Laura also shares her personal favourite and least favourite characters in the story, as well as exciting news about the books she has coming out next![02:55] Sympathizing with villains[05:04] Writing abusive and toxic relationships [14:12] Early drafts[19:20] Abusive relationships continued[23:43] The publishing process[29:06] Fantasy name pronounciation and audiobook narration[31:14] Russian and Jewish worldbuilding influences[42:46] Laura’s favorite character[50:10] Laura’s least favorite character [51:38] Laura’s upcoming books[54:41] The co-writing experience[1:00:00] Writing in different genres[1:03:35] Books Laura has loved recently