What Happened To YA? (with Veronica Roth)

This week Soman is joined by Veronica Roth to trace the rise and fall of the Young Adult genre, from Twilight to today’s more muddled market. They also talk about how to stay in love with your work when the going gets tough and how to manage the pressure of deadlines. Veronica is trying to get back into the social media saddle and Soman wants to be a Stepford Man.Theme of the Week (04:31)Goals of the Week (10:26)Industry Nonsense (19:58) Reader Mailbag(42:41)Plot Twists in Real Life (47:49) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week Soman is joined by Veronica Roth to trace the rise and fall of the Young Adult genre, from Twilight to today’s more muddled market. They also talk about how to stay in love with your work when the going gets tough and how to manage the pressure of deadlines. Veronica is trying to get back into the social media saddle and Soman wants to be a Stepford Man.Theme of the Week (04:31)Goals of the Week (10:26)Industry Nonsense (19:58) Reader Mailbag(42:41)Plot Twists in Real Life (47:49) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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