PLOT TWIST

Soman and Victoria discuss the paradox of loving the book -- and rejecting the author. Also they talk duologies vs. trilogies and the hazards of publishing under your legal name. Victoria is trying to power through her edits, and Soman thinks he should play Evita.

Theme of the Week (02:46)
Goals for the Week (12:33)
Industry Nonsense (20:06)
Reader Mailbag (35:05)
Plot Twists in Real Life (43:16)
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Today on the show, Soman is joined by guest co-host Veronica Roth to talk about their (optimistic!) take on the future of literacy. Also they talk about what they do on days they don’t write, and their favorite fan interactions. Soman is enjoying a Miami swear, and Veronica wants people to use Booktok for good again!

Theme of the Week (07:39)
Goals of the Week (14:57)
Industry Nonsense (23:12)
Reader Mailbag(46:14)
Plot Twists in Real Life (52:11)

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Soman and Victoria offer solutions to the generative AI crisis and how authors can prove their work is human made. They also talk about the writers whose careers they like to have and the best opening scenes for a book. This is Victoria’s last episode before her big tour hiatus and Soman is warding off pretenders to the throne.

Theme of the Week (12:48)
Goals of the Week (21:00)
Industry Nonsense (29:50)
Reader Mailbag(51:18)
Plot Twists in Real Life (57:13)
Twisteners (01:02:53)

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Soman and Victoria discuss the arms race between the authors who are using AI to write and the ones that still write honestly. They also cover the difference between marketing brain and writing brain and how to manage editor and reader feedback. Soman wants an author version of Big Brother and Victoria wants to vote some authors off the island.

Theme of the Week (11:04)
Goals of the Week (21:38)
Industry Nonsense (28:19)
Reader Mailbag(01:10:29)
Plot Twists in Real Life (01:04:30)

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Soman and Victoria assess whether the book market is perched atop a giant bubble waiting to crash. Also they discuss which books have impacted their writing the most and whether you can skip drafting and sell a book on proposal. Victoria has to work through her birthday this year, and Soman is about to enter a D1 college tennis tournament on a loophole.

Theme of the Week (10:48)
Goals of the Week (20:16)
Industry Nonsense (32:39)
Reader Mailbag(57:45)
Plot Twists in Real Life (01:01:49)


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