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PLOT TWIST

Soman Chainani and Victoria Aveyard

Hosted by worldwide bestselling authors Victoria Aveyard (RED QUEEN series, REALM BREAKER series) & Soman Chainani (THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL series), PLOT TWIST takes you behind the scenes of the biggest swings in our careers. Victoria’s TEMPEST, her very first novel for adults, an epic pirate fantasy… and Soman’s YOUNG WORLD, a red-hot young adult political thriller. Each week, we pull back the curtain of our creative process and give you our hot takes on thorny issues in publishing and entertainment, answer your mailbag questions, plus pitch plot twists we want to see in real life. New episodes every Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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73 episodes

  1. Is There an Optimist’s Case for AI in Art? 1:12:13
  2. Is the Algorithm Killing Authors? 1:00:21
  3. Are Publishers Secretly Using AI? 1:02:20
  4. SEASON PREMIERE! Is There a Secret Plan to Get Rid of Authors? 55:40
  5. Re-Read: Is Writing Actually a Sport? 58:49
  6. SPECIAL EPISODE! What Did We Learn from the TEMPEST Release? 1:02:56
  7. Re-Read: Should Authors Want To Make Money? 48:09
  8. Re-Read: Did We Ruin Fandom? 1:01:18
  9. Re-Read: Is Your Idea Worth A Book - And A Book Deal? 58:21
  10. Re-Read: When Does Fan Fiction Cross A Line? 56:57
  11. Re-Read: Can You Like The Book and Hate The Author? 47:42
  12. What Happens if Kids Stop Reading? 58:34
  13. What Is the Future of AI Publishing? 1:09:12
  14. Are Authors Lying About Using AI? 1:10:29
  15. Are We In A Book Bubble? 1:09:38
  16. Your Book Is Being Made Into A Movie…How Should You Behave? 1:13:43
  17. Has It Become Legal To Steal Your Work? 1:10:44
  18. Does Sex Make a Book 'Adult?' 1:09:04
  19. Can a Book Be Popular…and Still Not Sell? 1:03:56
  20. Is Ambition The Key To Success Or A Curse? 1:02:28
  21. Do Writers Compete With Each Other? 1:07:51
  22. What Happened To YA? (with Veronica Roth) 58:14
  23. How Do You Become A Bestseller? 1:11:01
  24. How Do You Survive Social Media? (with Veronica Roth) 1:13:29
  25. Are We In A Time Loop? (with Veronica Roth) 1:14:19
  26. Is Release Week the Best Week for an Author… or the Worst? 1:07:04
  27. Can Books Survive The Future? 1:02:54
  28. When Does a Book Become a Cash Grab? 1:09:01
  29. Are Book Influencers More Powerful Than Authors? 1:11:08
  30. Can We Get Teenage Boys To Read Again? 49:33
  31. Do Trigger Warnings Ruin Books? 1:06:20
  32. Should Authors Who Use AI Lose Their Publishing Deals? 59:33
  33. Why Do Publishers Keep Giving Deals To Fanfiction? 1:06:46
  34. What Happens Behind The Scenes Of A Book Tour? 1:06:07
  35. What Makes A ‘Bad’ Book Cover? 1:08:48
  36. Are Authors Too Sensitive? 59:25
  37. Can a New Writer Survive? 1:04:12
  38. Has Publishing Lost Its Moral Compass? 1:04:35
  39. Should Authors Be Political? 1:03:46
  40. How Do Authors Make Money? 58:36
  41. Should You Date An Artist? 57:39
  42. How Do You Make a Book a Hit? 1:04:53
  43. Victoria Can Finally Talk About TEMPEST – The Episode! 56:26
  44. New Years Preview! Plus: 2025 Hot Takes & Funniest Moments 51:23
  45. Is Jealousy Part Of Being An Artist? 1:01:20
  46. What Do Editors Actually Do? 58:22
  47. Should Artists Still Own Their Work? 1:00:14
  48. Why Are Women Less Forgiving Of Women? 53:51
  49. Why Are Authors And Reviewers Fighting? 1:01:05
  50. When Did Authors Become Brands Instead of Artists? 57:48