September 26, 2024

Episode #75: Sarah A. Parker on being brave and staying true to your characters

53 minutes

Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode of Storybeast! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Ghabiba Weston and Courtney Shack have the pleasure of interviewing legendary Sarah A. Parker.

Sarah is an international bestselling author who grew up on a farm in New Zealand, where she spent her days getting lost amongst the rolling pasture, building forts in the hedge, climbing trees, and exploring the forest pathways—making up elaborate stories that never lost their grip on her.

She now lives in Australia with her husband, dog, three children, and countless plants, and spends her days pouring her stories onto paper rather than throwing them to the wind.

Her genre of choice is epic fantasy romance, and she thrives off dreaming up real, complex characters and immersive worlds to get lost amongst.

In this episode, you'll:

find out what to expect from book 2 of the MOONFALL series

hear about graveyard sentences, a.k.a Sarah's story tomb

find out how far into MOONFALL's book 2 you're going to cry

hear some of Sarah's song inspirations for WTMH

find out when to expect TO BLEED A CRYSTAL BLOOM 4

hear Sarah talking about how she holds more than one story

hear how Sarah bunkers down to draft

hear more about Sarah's writing process

discover Sarah's advice for recapturing the excitement in the editing phase

hear about the ways in which Sarah has taught herself to be brave

hear how Sarah balances the indie-trad roads

have insight into Sarah's perspective on honoring the story

hear Sarah's advice on finding beta readers

find out Sarah's favourite thing to write

discover how excellent of a Keeper of Secrets Sarah truly is

discover Sarah's story/scene unlocking tools

be delighted when you listen to the end to discover the greatest thing Sarah has created

A special note and a gift for our listeners:

Join us for Romantasy Summit this December and discover our amazing, online conference for writers creating in the fantasy and romance genres. Take a look at our ⁠welcome page ⁠or jump straight into ⁠the course offerings⁠ to see what our incredible faculty are teaching.

For $30 off your purchase, use our code BEBRAVE30 at checkout. This code is valid through October 13th. Don't wait, ⁠save your seat today⁠.

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Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks!

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

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Be brave, stay beastly!

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