Episode Summary:

In this episode, Kelly and Alix interview The Stardust Thief author Chelsea Abdullah.

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Topics Discussed:

• [1:20 ] The Ashfire King by Chelsea Abdullah https://amzn.to/47eJcfT
• [3:41 ] Becoming an Author and Publishing The Stardust Thief
• [12:53 ] The Sandsea Trilogy
• [14:45 ] Writing Characters
• [22:54 ] Bringing a Character to Life
• [32:16 ] Writing the First Draft
• [35:50 ] Chelsea's Writing Ritual
• [38:13 ] Fictional World to Visit
• [41:14 ] Fictional Character to Meet
• [48:30 ] Chelsea's TBR
• [50:20 ] Final Questions

Author Bio

Chelsea Abdullah is the award-winning author of The Sandsea Trilogy, an epic fantasy series that begins with The Stardust Thief. An American-Kuwaiti writer born and raised in Kuwait, she grew up listening to stories about mysterious desert creatures and wily (only sometimes likable) heroes.

Consumed by wanderlust, she has put down roots in various states. After earning her MA in English at Duquesne University, she moved to the East Coast, where she currently lives. When not immersed in her own fictional worlds, she spends her free time playing video games, doodling characters, and hoarding books she doesn’t have the shelf space for.

Other Resources Mentioned

• The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
• Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
• The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew
• This Ends in Embers by Kamilah Cole
• The Princess Bride by William Goldman

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