Shalini Abeysekara on White Room Syndrome, Spice, and the Market!

from The Write Mindset · host Thomas J Bellezza

Shalini Abeysekara on White Room Syndrome, Spice, and the Market! Former corporate lawyer and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Shalini Abeysekara joins The Write Mindset to talk craft and the business of publishing. Thomas J. Bellezza and Shalini dig into reverse-engineering the market, cutting 27,000 words from a debut, fixing white room syndrome, writing morally gray characters, handling editor notes, and her duology This Monster of Mine and This Blade of Ours.▶ SHALINI ABEYSEKARA'S BOOKS: https://amzn.to/4wH4PBc▶ THIS BLADE OF OURS: https://amzn.to/44oeMaB

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