365: Fantasy Inspired by Greek Mythology - Interview with Emily R. King

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I have the pleasure of interviewing Emily R. King.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Emily is the author of the Hundredth Queen series, along with</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Before the Broken Star</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Into the Hourglass</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, and</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Everafter Song</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">in the Evermore Chronicles.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Her latest novel is</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wings of Fury</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which was released earlier this year, and we’ll be discussing it today. It is the first in the Wings of Fury duology; the second book,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Crown of Cinders</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, will be out in October of this year.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Born in Canada and raised in the United States, Emily is a shark advocate, a consumer of gummy bears, and an islander at heart, but her greatest interests are her children and three cantankerous cats. </span></p> <p> </p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Emily and I discuss:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How she chose which versions of mythology she was going to use in her novels.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What she learned about the role and lives of women in Ancient Greece.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why she wrote a duology as opposed to a trilogy or a longer series.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Plus, her #1 tip for writers.</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more info and show notes: <a href="https://diymfa.com/podcast