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)

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Soman is back this week and he and Victoria decode the mysteries and magic by which a book becomes a best-seller. They also debate how readers “self-inserting” has become an epidemic and the ideal word count for a fantasy novel. Soman is trying to stay healthy for the final week of his tour, and Victoria wants to save kids from the long term consequences of AI.

Theme of the Week (08:49)

Goals of the Week (16:05)

Industry Nonsense (16:51)

Reader Mailbag(52:46)

Plot Twists in Real Life (01:02:29)

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Victoria and guest Veronica Roth discuss how they’ve survived the evolution of social media from the fun of unfiltered chatting on Twitter to the algorithmic nightmare we now found ourselves in. Also they talk about the myriad and complicated ways a book becomes a New York Times Bestseller and if romantasy and fairytales are the only things people want. Victoria is scribbling on some new ideas, and Veronica wants internet forums back!

Theme of the Week (06:09 )

Goals of the Week (10:43)

Industry Nonsense (21:33)

Reader Mailbag(56:01)

Plot Twists in Real Life (01:05:54)

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