Bookborn | Q&A with Fonda Lee and Django Wexler (Part 2) @Bookborn | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 23 hours ago.
Hey all! I had the opportunity to interview Fonda Lee (The Greenbone Saga) and Django Wexler (The Shadow Campaigns) at an in-person event. It was a great time and they had a lot of insight! This is the Q&A portion of the video. Hope you enjoy! Tell me your favorite part in the comments below as well as your favorite Avatar the Last Airbender Character ;)
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Are you siblings yourself? How did that inform your writing?
02:04 - Are you more inspired by plotlines or characters??
06:04 - Anything profound from the writing process? Who is your favorite ATLA character?
11:31 - Favorite role-playing game moment?
14:08 - How is it like writing those "OMG" moments?
16:07 - What is the most overused plot in fantasy today?
19:13 - What's a plot you want to write in the future?
21:02 - What's your favorite trope?
24:20 - Anything you wish you added to your book that isn't there?
27:02 - There is a lot of emotional turmoil in your books. How did you deal with that?
29:24 - Is there a book coming out you are looking forward to reading?
31:53 - How long do you let yourself worldbuild?
34:56 - What's a random worldbuilding element that never made it in the book?
36:25 - Why jade?
37:35 - Where would you wear your jade?
38:23 - Who would win Rock Paper Scissors?
Fonda Lee books:
The Greenbone Saga (Jade City, Jade War, Jade Legacy)
Exo Duology
Untethered Sky (Spring 2023)
Django Wexler Series
The Shadow Campaigns
Burningblade and Silvereye
Wells of Sorcerey
The Forbidden Library
Socials
Instagram: instagram.com/bookborn.reviews
Hey all! I had the opportunity to interview Fonda Lee (The Greenbone Saga) and Django Wexler (The Shadow Campaigns) at an in-person event. It was a great time and they had a lot of insight! This is the Q&A portion of the video. Hope you enjoy! Tell me your favorite part in the comments below as well as your favorite Avatar the Last Airbender Character ;)
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - Are you siblings yourself? How did that inform your writing?
02:04 - Are you more inspired by plotlines or characters??
06:04 - Anything profound from the writing process? Who is your favorite ATLA character?
11:31 - Favorite role-playing game moment?
14:08 - How is it like writing those "OMG" moments?
16:07 - What is the most overused plot in fantasy today?
19:13 - What's a plot you want to write in the future?
21:02 - What's your favorite trope?
24:20 - Anything you wish you added to your book that isn't there?
27:02 - There is a lot of emotional turmoil in your books. How did you deal with that?
29:24 - Is there a book coming out you are looking forward to reading?
31:53 - How long do you let yourself worldbuild?
34:56 - What's a random worldbuilding element that never made it in the book?
36:25 - Why jade?
37:35 - Where would you wear your jade?
38:23 - Who would win Rock Paper Scissors?
Fonda Lee books:
The Greenbone Saga (Jade City, Jade War, Jade Legacy)
Exo Duology
Untethered Sky (Spring 2023)
Django Wexler Series
The Shadow Campaigns
Burningblade and Silvereye
Wells of Sorcerey
The Forbidden Library
Socials
Instagram: instagram.com/bookborn.reviews
