In today’s episode I am chatting with Sasha Peyton Smith. Sasha is the New York Times best-selling author of fantasy novels for young adults including The Witch Haven and The Rose Bargain. Her work has been translated into more than a dozen languages world-wide. She lives in a 100-year-old house in the mountains of Utah, with her husband and (allegedly) two ghosts, though she has yet to see them.
This episode was as much fun to record as it was to read The Rose Bargain. What you’ll find in today’s episode - About Sasha. Her childhood, she started her career in biology and is now a full-time writer. Tips for new writers, difference in writing her first series to writing The Rose Bargain. Her book flight includes books that have rocked her world and shaped her as a reader and a writer.
Episode Highlights:
- Sasha’s childhood and how she found her way to writing
- Transitioning from a career in biology to becoming a full-time author
- Advice for new and aspiring writers
- The differences between writing her debut series and The Rose Bargain
- Sasha’s book flight and the books that have influenced her the most
This episode was just as fun to record as it was to read The Rose Bargain! Tune in now.
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Show Notes
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Books and authors mentioned in the episode:
- Cold Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas
- Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
- Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
- Emily Wilde series by Heather Fawcett
Book Flight
- Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
- Marrying Winterbourne by Lisa Kleypas
- I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
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