🎙 INTERVIEW: Writing Bestselling Fantasy w/ Holly Black
​** This is a LIVE interview with author Holly Black about the craft of writing and reality of building a writing career. Attendees will be sent a recording after the interview. **
​Holly Black, dubbed the High Queen of Faerie, is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy novels, including the Novels of Elfhame and The Folk of the Air YA series, the middle-grade hit The Spiderwick Chronicles, and her adult debut, Book of Night. Her books have been translated into 32 languages worldwide and adapted for film.Â
​Join us for a conversation with Holly as we discuss her writing process and world-building techniques, how she approaches character development, and her latest book, The Prisoner’s Throne, the highly anticipated conclusion to the Stolen Heir duology.Â
​We’ll also discuss:
​Writing across middle-grade, YA, and adult fiction
​Co-writing with authors like Cassandra Clare
​How she ideates magical elements in her storytelling
​What it takes to plot a series or trilogyÂ
​How she navigates fan feedbackÂ
​Dealing with fame and setting boundaries
​About Holly BlackÂ
​Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy books, including the novels of Elfhame, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, the Spiderwick Chronicles, her adult debut, Book of Night, as well as an Arthurian picture book called Sir Morien. She has been a finalist for an Eisner Award and the Lodestar Award, and the recipient of the Mythopoeic Award, a Nebula, and a Newbery Honor. Her books have been translated into 32 languages worldwide and adapted for film. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret library. The Prisoner’s Throne is Holly's latest novel, the conclusion to the no.1 bestseller The Stolen Heir. She invites you to visit her online at blackholly.com or follow her @Hollyblack @blackholly
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​Parul Bavishi and Matt Trinetti are the co-founders of the London Writers' Salon, creators of the webby-nominated Writers' Hour daily writing sessions, and hosts of the London Writers' Salon podcast.
​Parul Bavishi has been an editor for over a decade. In addition to running LWS she helps thriller, YA and non-fiction writers level up their craft and get published. She writes and edits for the Story Grid. She has worked as an editor and literary scout at Random House, Quercus & Eccles Fisher. She analyses TV hit shows (Killing Eve, Ozark, Game of Thrones) on the Story Grid Showrunners Podcast.
​Matt Trinetti is a writer, publisher, TEDx speaker, and facilitator. In addition to running LWS, Matt designs programs to help unfulfilled professionals pursue creative work, start businesses, and reinvent their careers. Matt's work has appeared in Quartz, Observer, Creative Mornings, and on his blog GiveLiveExplore.
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