When the Spin Doctors sang about ‘Two Princes’, perhaps they were thinking about author Cale Dietrich’s new young adult novel, The Rules of Royalty! Cale chats about writing the book and current trends in the genre.

00:00 Welcome
05:20 Writing tip: Be curious
08:13 WIN! London Uncanny by Clive Bloom
09:48 Word of the week: ‘Mansuetude’
10:58 Writer in Residence: Cale Dietrich
13:12 The appeal of queer royal fiction
15:15 Cale’s writing process
18:39 Researching the royal aspects
19:37 Going from pitch to contract
20:45 How collaborative writing works
22:49 Planning and structure
24:36 Character development – nice boys
26:11 Balancing work and writing
27:25 Publicity and social media
29:34 Cale’s upcoming projects
32:05 Advice for aspiring YA writers
33:38 Final thoughts

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