Soman and Victoria are in their pub year for their new books and debate how to make their books succeed – while also considering what “success” actually is. Also they dive into the Amazon monopoly over book sales and distinguish between the different kinds of edits. Soman went into hermit mode over the holidays, and Victoria is ready to go into the bunker to finish her copyedits.  Theme of the Week (06:40)Goals of the Week (12:42)Industry Nonsense (30:15) Reader Mailbag(52:06)Plot Twists in Real Life (57:30)Pup Twist (01:02:50) <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 are in their pub year for their new books and debate how to make their books succeed – while also considering what “success” actually is. Also they dive into the Amazon monopoly over book sales and distinguish between the different kinds of edits. Soman went into hermit mode over the holidays, and Victoria is ready to go into the bunker to finish her copyedits. Theme of the Week (06:40) Goals of the Week (12:42) Industry Nonsense (30:15) Reader Mailbag(52:06) Plot Twists in Real Life (57:30) Pup Twist (01:02:50) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Soman and Victoria are in their pub year for their new books and debate how to make their books succeed – while also considering what “success” actually is. Also they dive into the Amazon monopoly over book sales and distinguish between the different kinds of edits. Soman went into hermit mode over the holidays, and Victoria is ready to go into the bunker to finish her copyedits.&nbsp; Theme of the Week (06:40)Goals of the Week (12:42)Industry Nonsense (30:15)&nbsp;Reader Mailbag(52:06)Plot Twists in Real Life (57:30)Pup Twist (01:02:50) Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How Do You Make a Book a Hit?

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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