Soman and Victoria discuss whether good writing is nature or nurture. Also they discuss when is the right time to reach out to agents and how to avoid cliches.  Victoria has a lot of errands to run, and Soman wants publishers to bid for writers like AI companies do for researchers. Show notesTheme of the Week (02:45)Goals for the Week (10:28)Industry Nonsense (21:13) Reader Mailbag(41:17)Plot Twists in Real Life (51:31)Pup Twist (53:52) <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Soman and Victoria discuss whether good writing is nature or nurture. Also they discuss when is the right time to reach out to agents and how to avoid cliches. Victoria has a lot of errands to run, and Soman wants publishers to bid for writers like AI companies do for researchers. Show notes Theme of the Week (02:45) Goals for the Week (10:28) Industry Nonsense (21:13) Reader Mailbag(41:17) Plot Twists in Real Life (51:31) Pup Twist (53:52) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Soman and Victoria discuss whether good writing is nature or nurture. Also they discuss when is the right time to reach out to agents and how to avoid cliches.&nbsp; Victoria has a lot of errands to run, and Soman wants publishers to bid for writers like AI companies do for researchers. Show notesTheme of the Week (02:45)Goals for the Week (10:28)Industry Nonsense (21:13)&nbsp;Reader Mailbag(41:17)Plot Twists in Real Life (51:31)Pup Twist (53:52) Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Can Good Writing Be Taught?

Hosted by worldwide bestselling authors Victoria Aveyard (RED QUEEN series, REALM BREAKER series) &amp; Soman Chainani (THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD &amp; EVIL series), PLOT TWIST takes you behind the scenes of the biggest swings in our careers.&nbsp;Victoria’s TEMPEST, her very first novel for adults, an epic pirate fantasy…&nbsp;and Soman’s YOUNG WORLD, a red-hot young adult political thriller. Each week, we pull back the curtain of our creative process&nbsp;and&nbsp;give you our hot takes on thorny issues in publishing and entertainment, answer your mailbag questions, plus pitch plot twists we want to see in real life.&nbsp;New episodes every Thursday.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Hosted by worldwide bestselling authors Victoria Aveyard (RED QUEEN series, REALM BREAKER series) & Soman Chainani (THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL series), PLOT TWIST takes you behind the scenes of the biggest swings in our careers. Victoria’s TEMPEST, her very first novel for adults, an epic pirate fantasy… and Soman’s YOUNG WORLD, a red-hot young adult political thriller. Each week, we pull back the curtain of our creative process and give you our hot takes on thorny issues in publishing and entertainment, answer your mailbag questions, plus pitch plot twists we want to see in real life. New episodes every Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted by worldwide bestselling authors Victoria Aveyard (RED QUEEN series, REALM BREAKER series) &amp; Soman Chainani (THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD &amp; EVIL series), PLOT TWIST takes you behind the scenes of the biggest swings in our careers.&nbsp;Victoria’s TEMPEST, her very first novel for adults, an epic pirate fantasy…&nbsp;and Soman’s YOUNG WORLD, a red-hot young adult political thriller. Each week, we pull back the curtain of our creative process&nbsp;and&nbsp;give you our hot takes on thorny issues in publishing and entertainment, answer your mailbag questions, plus pitch plot twists we want to see in real life.&nbsp;New episodes every Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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