How #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Marissa Meyer Writes: Redux

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer spoke with me about cutting her teeth on fanfiction, working briefly in publishing, and THE HAPPY WRITER, a guide to writing with less stress and more JOY.

Marissa Meyer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lunar Chronicles, Heartless, The Renegades Trilogy, and Instant Karma, as well as the graphic novel duology Wires and Nerve.

Marissa also created and hosted a popular podcast, The Happy Writer, that inspired her debut writing guide, The Happy Writer: Get More Ideas, Write More Words, and Find More Joy from First Draft to Publication and Beyond.

Described as, “Applicable to writers in all genres and disciplines—from screenwriters to novelists, journalists to picture book authors, aspiring to many-times published—The Happy Writer is a heartfelt and optimistic guide that will show you the way to a happier writing journey.”

Marissa holds a BA in Creative Writing from Pacific Lutheran University and a MA in Publishing from Pace University.

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In this file Marissa Meyer and I discussed:

How an overactive imagination led to a lifetime of storytelling

What she learned about the author/editor relationship early on

Why optimism has always been a part of her brand

How to bring more joy to your writing “process”

Embracing lifelong creativity

And a lot more!

Show Notes:

⁠marissameyer.com⁠

⁠The Happy Writer: Get More Ideas, Write More Words, and Find More Joy from First Draft to Publication and Beyond⁠ By Marissa Meyer

⁠Marissa Meyer Amazon Author Page⁠

⁠Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need⁠ by Jessica Brody (Amazon)

⁠Marissa Meyer on Facebook⁠

⁠Marissa Meyer on Instagram⁠

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