Interview with Marissa Meyer

Episode Summary: In this episode, Alix and Kelly interview author Marissa Meyer. Guest Bio: Marissa Meyer is the host of The Happy Writer Podcast and the New York Times-bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles, The Renegades Trilogy, Heartless, the Wires & Nerve graphic novels, Instant Karma, Gilded, and Cursed. She lives in Tacoma, WA, with her husband and twin daughters. Topics Discussed: [0:07] Heartless [1:14] Marissa Meyer Intro [3:25] Book Tour [4:40] Becoming an Author [6:56] Getting Published [8:24] Writing Fairytale Retellings [10:59] Writing Villains [15:14] Developing Characters [18:12] Marissa's Writing Process [22:44] Marissa's Writing Setting [25:18] Instant Karma Inspiration [29:28] Marissa's Favorite Series [30:32] Writing Different Genres [33:02] Marissa's Characters [36:35] Co-writing Let it Glow [40:38] The Happy Writer Podcast [43:14] Dream Home Location [44:41] Fictional Dream Home Location [45:28] Coffee with Marissa's Favorite Author [48:10] LitJoy Special Edition of Heartless Books Mentioned in This Episode by Marissa Meyer: Cinder by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles, book 1) https://amzn.to/3PhxklM Sailor Moon, Volume 1 written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi https://amzn.to/3wQFX0a Instant Karma by Marissa Meyer https://amzn.to/3wZj3DF Gilded duology by Marissa Meyerhttps://amzn.to/4c8pAw3 The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer https://amzn.to/3v96oh4 Let it Glow by Marissa Meyer and Joanne Levy https://amzn.to/3Tw9ghc Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen https://amzn.to/4a3kZdj Persuasion by Jane Austen https://amzn.to/4a9z4pa Other Books Mentioned in This Episode: Heartless by Marissa Meyer https://amzn.to/3IAmV0s Fairest by Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles, book 3.5) https://amzn.to/3Ph1gyk With a Little Luck by Marissa Meyer https://amzn.to/3Ix7MNp Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen https://amzn.to/3v6NNSH Follow Marissa! The Happy Writer Podcast https://www.marissameyer.com/podcast/ www.instagram.com/marissameyerauthor What's New at LitJoy? LitJoy x Marissa Meyer Heartless Annotated Special Edition https://litjoycrate.com/collections/h... Follow LitJoy! We deeply appreciate your support in creating a community around stories! Make sure to follow The LitJoy Podcast here. Subscribe to our email list at https://litjoycrate.com/podcast-email Join our Lunacorns private membership group at https://litjoycrate.com/podcast-lunac... Follow us on Instagram @litjoycrate Follow us on TikTok @litjoycrate Use the code PODCAST10 at litjoycrate.com/podcast for a 10% off discount!