#127: Holly Black — Crafting Bestselling Fantasy: World-Building, Character Development, and The Prisoner’s Throne
Holly Black, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy novels, on her process for writing bestselling fiction, on getting vital feedback on drafts, how she overcomes rejection and what success in publishing actually is.
London Writers' Salon · Holly Black, Parul Bavishi
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Holly Black, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy novels, on her process for writing bestselling fiction, on getting vital feedback on drafts, how she overcomes rejection and what success in publishing actually is.
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ABOUT HOLLY BLACK
Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy books, including the novels of Elfhame, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, the Spiderwick Chronicles, her adult debut, Book of Night, as well as an Arthurian picture book called Sir Morien. The Prisoner’s Throne is Holly's latest novel, the conclusion to the no.1 bestseller The Stolen Heir.
RESOURCES & LINKS
- 📄 Interview Transcript (unedited)
- Fairies by Brian Froud
- Holly Black - Website
- Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
- The Folk of the Air series
- Scrivener
- Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders
- On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
- Pacemaker
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