This Week we are joined by Meg Shaffer! Meg Shaffer is the USA Today bestselling author of The Wishing Game, which was a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist, a Book-of-the-Month finalist for Book of the Year, a #1 Barnes & Noble bestseller, and a Reader’s Digest Best Book of the Year. She holds an MFA in TV and Screenwriting from Stephens College. Her second novel, the fantasy The Lost Story, will be published in July 2024 by Ballantine. Make sure to check her out!

In this episode, we discuss writing under a pen name, loving sharks, loving books and wanting to be a writer from a young age, studying theology, writing fan fiction and romance novels, being an extreme introvert, and so much more. You don’t want to miss our discussion about Meg’s writing process. Give this episode a listen!

Recommendations from this episode:

The Wishing Game

The Lost Story

Catching The Big Fish

Geek Girl

On Writing

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