Interview with Best-Selling Author Marissa Meyer

Episode Summary:

In this episode, Alix and Kelly interview author Marissa Meyer.

Guest Bio:

Marissa Meyer is the host of The Happy Writer Podcast and the New York Times-bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles, The Renegades Trilogy, Heartless, the Wires & Nerve graphic novels, Instant Karma, Gilded, and Cursed. She lives in Tacoma, WA, with her husband and twin daughters.

Topics Discussed:

• [0:07] Heartless
• [1:14] Best-Selling Author Marissa Meyer Intro
• [3:25] Book Tour
• [4:40] Becoming an Author
• [6:56] Getting Published
• [8:24] Writing Fairytale Retellings
• [10:59] Writing Villains
• [15:14] Developing Characters
• [18:12] Marissa's Writing Process
• [22:44] Marissa's Writing Setting
• [25:18] Instant Karma Inspiration
• [29:28] Marissa's Favorite Series
• [30:32] Writing Different Genres
• [33:02] Marissa's Characters
• [36:35] Co-writing Let it Glow
• [40:38] The Happy Writer Podcast
• [43:14] Dream Home Location
• [44:41] Fictional Dream Home Location
• [45:28] Coffee with Marissa's Favorite Author
• [48:10] LitJoy Special Edition of Heartless

Books Mentioned by Author Marissa Meyer in This Episode:

• Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles, book 1) audiobook
• Sailor Moon, Volume 1 written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi book
• Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer audiobook
• Gilded duology by Marissa Meyer audiobook
• The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer audiobook
• Let it Glow by Marissa Meyer and Joanne Levy audiobook
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen audiobook
• Persuasion by Jane Austen audiobook

Other Books Mentioned in This Episode:

• Heartless by Marissa Meyer audiobook
• Fairest by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles, book 3.5) audiobook
• With a Little Luck by Marissa Meyer audiobook
• Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen audiobook

Follow Marissa!

• The Happy Writer Podcast
• @marissameyerauthor

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