• Unique Magic Systems & Endearingly Flawed Protagonists - Ana Ellickson - The Vanishing Station

  • Apr 22 2024
  • Length: 47 mins
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Unique Magic Systems & Endearingly Flawed Protagonists - Ana Ellickson - The Vanishing Station

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  • Marissa chats with Ana Ellickson about her debut YA urban fantasy, THE VANISHING STATION. Also discussed: having the courage to leave an agent even before selling a book, developing complex magic systems and how helpful editors can be for ensuring they work, using locations—known and unknown—as settings for urban fantasy, creating three-dimensional but lovable flawed characters, using Save the Cat beat sheets, the importance of opening chapters, and so much more!

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