James Dashner joins us for a Q&A at Utah Valley University during Life, The Universe, and Everything.
The first question starts out amazingly rough, but the 12-year-old asking it manages to stick the landing. The questions include:
- Why is the ARC of James’ first book so different from the later books?
- How do you handle paragraph- and sentence-level edits?
- How do you plot your stories?
- How do you craft endings that are both satisfying, and leave the reader wanting more?
- What do you do when your compelling villain threatens to take over the whole book?
Audiobook Pick-of-the-Week: Everneath, by Brody Ashton, narrated by Amy Rubinate
Writing Prompt: You get kidnapped and put in an asylum for the criminally sane.
That Panel Howard Talked About: It’s actually at the end of Massively Parallel, and you can look at it right here.
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