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Episode #66: Tips, tropes, and tea with Legendary, Nadia Saward

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Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Ghabiba Weston and Nadine Flint have the pleasure of interviewing legendary Nadia Saward.

Nadia Saward is a Commissioning Editor at Orbit Books and a writer of Fantasy Romance. She has an MA in Creative Writing and lives in London with her husband and perfectly round cat.

Their debut novel BEST HEX EVER is slated for release in October 2024.


In this episode, you'll hear about:

  • tea, snacks, and smut
  • what makes a good horror
  • the role of streaming services in making horror feel more accessible
  • marketing from an editor perspective
  • unveiling the submission process
  • tips for agents when corresponding with editors
  • pitching considerations and story angles
  • the ins and outs of auctions and pre-empts
  • how to access sales data for comps
  • the value in tropes and content warnings
  • Nadia's advice on pitching with tropes

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    A warm thank you to @deore.music for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify. 

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