#064: Alesha Escobar – Learning from collaboration, writing diverse characters, & learning through fiction.

Activated Authors

English - December 04, 2020 00:01 - 42 minutes - 39.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Previous Episode: #063: Josh Malerman – Definition of an artist, the power of “the end,” and what it means to be a Prolific.

Next Episode: #065: Samantha Frost – Winning NaNoWriMo, writing groups, and the importance of creativity.

Alesha Escobar writes fantasy to support her chocolate habit. She enjoys reading everything from Tolkien and the Dresden Files, to the Hellblazer comics and classic literature. She’s the author of the international bestselling Gray Tower Trilogy, an action-packed supernatural thriller set in an alternate World War II. The trilogy hit the bestsellers lists at Amazon (Top 60 in the entire Kindle store), as well as iBooks, Kobo, Barnes & Noble online, and Amazon UK.

Alesha is also the co-author of the bestselling Aria Knight Chronicles and Immortal Brotherhood series.

Besides being a loving warrior mom to her six children, she enjoys crafts, consuming more coffee than is necessary, and spending time with her husband Luis, a 20-year art veteran for The Simpsons television show.

In this episode, we go deep into:

● Alesha’s co-writing experiences and how she has learned from the writers she’s worked with.

● How co-writing helps her to write faster

● How she juggles writing multiple series

● Managing six kids and a household around her writing

● How Alesha cultivates and maintains a strong relationship with her readers

● Being a person of colour and how to write diverse characters

● The importance of research

● How fiction can open readers up to learning new things

● Getting covers with diverse models

Find out more about Alesha:

https://www.aleshaescobar.com/

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