01.02: Natasha Ngan on what it takes to write a bestseller & what it takes out of you
Building the Oracle - with Jay Swanson
English - January 15, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBEntrepreneurship Business Arts Books fantasy fiction books publishing entrepreneurship artist interview Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Natasha Ngan hit the New York Times bestseller list with her breakout YA novel, Girls of Paper and Fire. She joins us to talk about writing marginalized characters, connecting with readers, working with publishers, going on tour, and doing it all with a chronic illness.
Book 2 in the Girls series, Girls of Storm and Shadow is out now.
You can find Natasha on Instagram and Twitter at @girlinthelens, or check out her website, natashangan.com.
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Building the Oracle posts on the 1st and 15th of every month. It is hosted by Jay Swanson and Richard Bilkey. You can tweet at us on @jayonaboat and @rich_bilkey, and follow Jay on YouTube.
This episode was produced by Zach Egan.
Our theme music is "Glory" and our ad music is "Light," both by David Cutter.
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