Peter V. Brett explains his writing process | The Demon Cycle
Peter V. Brett joins us again to discuss how he went from writing on the New York subway to selling over 3.5 million books. This is part two of a two-part interview—watch part one right here: • Peter V. Brett talks about The Demon Cycle... Peter is the bestselling author of the Demon Cycle series, which has sold more than three and a half million copies in 27 languages worldwide. His novels include The Warded Man (aka The Painted Man), The Desert Spear, The Daylight War, The Skull Throne, and The Core. If you'd like to pick up the paperback of Peter's newest book, The Desert Prince, click the link below: https://www.amazon.com/Desert-Prince-... TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:28 - How Peter started writing on the train 7:17 - Peter's luck with his agent 12:14 - The benefits of being good to people 17:18 - Peter's writing process after book one 22:46 - Writing while working full-time 27:07 - Rejection and reviews 30:12 - How Peter's writing process has evolved 37:28 - Pitch of The Desert Prince 39:34 - Outro/Patreon PATREON: Support Wizards, Warriors, & Words on Patreon for bonus episodes: / wizardswarriorswords EMAIL US YOUR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OUR WEBSITE: https://wizardswarriorswords.com/ FOR MORE ABOUT OUR HOSTS & OUR BOOKS: Jed Herne: https://jedherne.com/ Dyrk Ashton: https://www.paternusbooks.com/ Michael R. Fletcher: http://michaelrfletcher.com/ Rob J. Hayes: https://www.robjhayes.co.uk/ This episode was produced and edited by Adrian M. Gibson. https://amgibson.com/ Thanks to all of our patrons for funding the show, and an extra-special shoutout to our Legendary Wizard patrons, Taylon and Daniel! #petervbrett #thewardedman #thedemoncycle #podcast #podcasting #podcasts #sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #writing #writingadvice #writingcommunity #writers #author #authortube #panel #books #literature #reading #read #advice

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