In Fox’s senior year, his dad has moved him to Washington, DC―away from his friends on Martha’s Vineyard. Mulder blames himself, and his mother blames his father, who has retreated into his top-secret work for the State Department. Five years ago, his younger sister disappeared from their home and was never heard from again. In the spring of 1979, seventeen-year-old Fox Mulder has bigger problems than applying for college. Read this dark thriller to find out why millions of people became obsessed with The X-Files. Ways to earn income to support your writing dreams.How reading craft books will immensely strengthen your craft and help you write an addictive read.How to effectively pitch your book to literary agents.Tips for creating a solid query letter to land a literary agent.The inner workings of writing for a fandom and all about Kami’s experience writing The X-Files Origins.Understanding your characters’ past when crafting dynamic villains in your story.Kami discusses the inequalities in the public school system and advises steps to create change.How to write POV characters with authenticity.Why research and personal connection is crucial when writing diverse characters.How the YA community’s support of diversity creates new normals.The themes of fitting in while embracing your differences in Kami’s novels.The importance of acting on your intuition and trusting your gut.Kami discusses our responsibility for speaking up and stepping in to help one another.The inspiration behind Kami’s novel The Lovely Reckless.What drew Kami to the YA and Romance genre.Kami Garcia What You’ll Learn From This Episode: “The willingness to stand up for other people and speak out when something is wrong is very prevalent in the YA community.” “Books give us the chance to be other people and go other places.” “I think that the key is to write either what you know or you have access to.” A huge heartfelt thank you for your time and support! You can click here to go directly to our iTunes page! These specific steps help to increase our visibility on iTunes which really helps new listeners discover us. If you enjoyed this episode, I’d really love your support in growing our community by subscribing to us on iTunes, and leaving a rating and review. PS. Do you know anyone who would love our conversation? Please share this episode to help spread the word! Kami shares powerful advice on creating solid query letters and how to effectively pitch your book to literary agents. We also touch on the underlying theme of fitting in and embracing your differences throughout all of her novels.įor our craft-focused writers, Kami walks us through writing POV characters with authenticity and why it’s crucial to understand your characters’ past when you’re crafting dynamic villains in your story. She talks about why we’re responsible for speaking up and stepping in to help one another, and how the YA community’s support of diversity creates new normals. We also discuss Kami’s work as a teacher for 17 years and uncover the inequalities in the public school system and she shares advice that will help create change. We discuss t he inner workings of writing for a fandom and all about Kami’s experience writing The X-Files Origins book. In today’s episode, we learn what drew Kami to write in the YA and Romance genre and the inspiration behind her novel The Lovely Reckless. Her solo series, the Legion, includes the instant New York Times bestseller Unbreakable and its sequel, Unmarked. Kami Garcia is a #1 New York Times -bestselling and Bram Stoker nominated author, and the co-author of the Beautiful Creatures and Dangerous Creatures novels.
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