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PLOT TWIST

PLOT TWIST

By: Soman Chainani and Victoria Aveyard
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 Hosted by worldwide bestselling authors Victoria Aveyard (RED QUEEN series, REALM BREAKER series) & Soman Chainani (THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL series), PLOT TWIST takes you behind the scenes of the biggest swings in our careers. Victoria’s TEMPEST, her very first novel for adults, an epic pirate fantasy… and Soman’s YOUNG WORLD, a red-hot young adult political thriller. Each week, we pull back the curtain of our creative process and give you our hot takes on thorny issues in publishing and entertainment, answer your mailbag questions, plus pitch plot twists we want to see in real life. New episodes every Thursday.

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Episodes
  • Can You Make Too Much Art? (Taylor’s Version)

    Can You Make Too Much Art? (Taylor’s Version)
    Sep 11 2025

    Soman and Victoria wonder whether an artist can overproduce, using TSwift as a case study. Also they break down the art of writing transition scenes and how to decide on what POV to use. Victoria has to clean her office and Soman wants kids to know about life before smart phones.


    Theme of the Week (03:50)

    Goals for the Week (12:01)

    Industry Nonsense (28:34)

    Reader Mailbag(47:26)

    Plot Twists in Real Life (52:58)

    Pup Twist (56:06)



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    58 mins
  • Can You Handle The Truth About Your Work?

    Can You Handle The Truth About Your Work?
    Sep 4 2025

    Title: Can You Handle The Truth About Your Work? (Taylor’s Version)


    Soman and Victoria debate whether we’ve gotten too soft in how we handle feedback, both on and off the page. Also they discuss whether or not an author needs a college degree and if publishers are responsible for policing plagiarism. Soman is about to start the YOUNG WORLD preorder campaign and Victoria wants to make sure you aren’t sharing your location on Instagram.


    Show notes

    Theme of the Week (04:17)

    Goals for the Week (13:06)

    Industry Nonsense (26:17)

    Reader Mailbag (47:59)

    Plot Twists in Real Life (53:48)

    Pup Twist (57:39)


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    1 hr
  • Can Good Writing Be Taught?

    Can Good Writing Be Taught?
    Aug 28 2025


    Soman and Victoria discuss whether good writing is nature or nurture. Also they discuss when is the right time to reach out to agents and how to avoid cliches. Victoria has a lot of errands to run, and Soman wants publishers to bid for writers like AI companies do for researchers.


    Show notes

    Theme of the Week (02:45)

    Goals for the Week (10:28)

    Industry Nonsense (21:13)

    Reader Mailbag(41:17)

    Plot Twists in Real Life (51:31)

    Pup Twist (53:52)



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    56 mins
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