Ep. 223: V.E. Schwab talks Victorious, Prophecies, Flawed Characters, The Power of Words & More

<p>Join co-hosts <strong>Adrian M. Gibson &amp; Greta Kelly</strong> as they chat with bestselling author <strong>V.E. Schwab </strong>about her new novel Victorious, the Villains trilogy, writing flawed characters, friends-turned-enemies, interweaving multiple POVs and timelines, personal prophecies, the power of words, building trust in readers, the repeating cycles of publishing, failed careers and publishing traumas, writing for yourself, time paucity and author discoverability, experimenting with genres/age categories, letting ideas percolate and more.</p><p><strong>NOTE:</strong> This is part one of a two-part chat with Victoria. Stay tuned next week for her writing masterclass on Do Superpowers Make You a Superhero?</p><p><strong>OUR SPONSOR:</strong></p><p><strong>TRANSFERENCE</strong> by Ian Patterson is a sci-fi dystopia that dissects what it means to be human in a city where diseases can be transferred.</p><p>Purchase it <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Transference-Narrator-Cycle-Book-1-ebook/dp/B0DDQ3544L">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> in eBook + paperback.</p><p><strong>ABOUT OUR GUEST:</strong></p><p><strong>V.E. Schwab </strong>is the bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, the Shades of Magic series, the Villains series and more. Her latest novel is Victorious, which you can purchase <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Songs-of-the-Dead/Brandon-Sanderson/The-Strata-Wars/9781668068144">⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250192233/victorious/">⁠here⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p><p>Find Victoria on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/veschwab">⁠Instagram⁠</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00MLKA3WM">⁠Amazon⁠</a> and <a href="https://www.veschwab.com/">⁠her website.⁠</a></p><p><strong>SHOUTOUT TO THE &#39;SFF ADDICT&#39; PATRONS:</strong></p><p>Thank you Ian Patterson, David Hopkins, Luke F. Shepherd, Christopher R. DuBois and Luke A. Winch for supporting us on Patreon at $10+.</p><p><strong>SUPPORT THE SHOW:</strong></p><p>- <a href="http://patreon.com/sffaddictspod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>- Rate and review SFF Addicts</p><p>- Share us with your friends</p><p><strong>EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS &amp; COMMENTS:</strong></p><p><a href="https://sffaddictspod@gmail.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠