Jul 16, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min · 13 segments
Soman and Victoria debate the best way to handle the politics of Hollywood when your work is adapted. Also they discuss the pros and cons of retelling a classic story and why influencers who become…
Victoria AveyardHost
Soman ChainaniHost
Uh, last week's episode on piracy and stealing work was one of our highest ru- rated episodes ever.
And I highly recommend it to all you authors out there, both to aset- attend as, like, a consumer, and you can also exhibit there, either as a traditionally published author if you're invited, or as an indie author.
... um, where indie authors were just, like, selling tons of books because it's so packed, uh, with readers.
Um, tonight when you hear this, Thursday, July 16th, I'll be doing a big nighttime event at the Missouri History Museum to celebrate Young World, uh, which is set in St. Louis, with a panel featuring a presidential historian, a young revolting youth congressman, and some teenage change makers as well.
I'll be at Rose City Comic Con in Portland in September, Southern Festival of Books in Nashville in October, and a yet to be announced festival also in October with Victoria doing another live edition of the pod.
There's also a good chance that Victoria's St. Louis stop might also feature another live pod recording exclusively dedicated to Tempest.
Uh, last week's episode on piracy and stealing work was one of our highest ru- rated episodes ever.
And I highly recommend it to all you authors out there, both to aset- attend as, like, a consumer, and you can also exhibit there, either as a traditionally published author if you're invited, or as an indie author.
... um, where indie authors were just, like, selling tons of books because it's so packed, uh, with readers.
Um, tonight when you hear this, Thursday, July 16th, I'll be doing a big nighttime event at the Missouri History Museum to celebrate Young World, uh, which is set in St. Louis, with a panel featuring a presidential historian, a young revolting youth congressman, and some teenage change makers as well.
I'll be at Rose City Comic Con in Portland in September, Southern Festival of Books in Nashville in October, and a yet to be announced festival also in October with Victoria doing another live edition of the pod.
There's also a good chance that Victoria's St. Louis stop might also feature another live pod recording exclusively dedicated to Tempest.
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