Marissa chats with Anna-Marie McLemore about their newest YA magical realism novel - THE MIRROR SEASON - as well as those absolutely enchanted moments when the research brings the missing pieces of a story together in the most serendipitous way; how rewriting fairy tales can be an empowering act for readers and writers who don't often see themselves represented in the widely known versions of these stories; using magic and symbolism to reflect your character arcs and the changing course of the story; and some of Anna-Marie's strategies for bringing a character's unique voice into focus. Plus, Marissa tests an ongoing theory, with inconclusive results.

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