A VIRTUAL EVENING WITH BESTSELLING AUTHOR TAYLOR JENKINS REID!
A VIRTUAL EVENING WITH BESTSELLING AUTHOR TAYLOR JENKINS REID!
Mon, Aug 29, 2022 8:00 PM EDT (-04:00)
US$30 - US$34
The Art of Writing Fantasy Fiction w/ Bestselling Author Samantha Shannon
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*This is a LIVE interview w/ bestselling author Samantha Shannon. A recording will be shared with ticket holders.*
About this event
How can fantasy writers generate compelling ideas?
How can writers incorporate research, real-life details, and their own fascinations to create rich fantasy worlds?
We’ll be exploring these questions and more in our conversation with international bestselling writer Samantha Shannon. We’ll discuss her writing journey from poetry at Oxford to bestselling fantasy novels, how she deals with writers' block and self-doubt, and tools to incorporate real-world details into fantasy settings.
Samantha Shannon became an international bestselling author at 21 with the publication of The Bone Season, the first installment in a seven-book series of fantasy novels. In 2020, her book The Priory of the Orange Tree was a finalist in the Lambda Literary Awards.
We'll also explore:
- How to plan, plot, and structure fantasy novels
- Samantha's research process, using primary sources for historical research
- Her approach to characterisation and how she spends time in her character's heads
- How Samantha uses her fascination with etymology, mythology, geology, and the natural world to enrich her fantasy novels
About Samantha Shannon
Samantha Shannon is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bone Season and The Priory of the Orange Tree. Born in West London, she studied English Language and Literature at St Anne's College, Oxford, from 2010 to 2013, specialising in the poetry of Emily Dickinson and Principles of Film Criticism.
Parul Bavishi and Matt Trinetti are the co-founders of the London Writers' Salon and the creators of the webby-nominated Writers' Hour where they write with hundreds of writers every week day. The Salon has partnered with organisations like the London Book Fair, Soho House, Allbright and Women's Prize for Fiction to host interviews and workshops for writers.
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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