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Charlie and Chloe C Peñaranda (The Stars Are Dying) discuss the incident wherein her heroine stabs the hero, getting around her hero's ability to run amok via deus ex machina, and becoming a hybrid author after success as a self-published writer.
Please note there are brief mentions of abuse in this episode.
A transcript is available on my site
General references:
Chloe's TikTok
Books mentioned by name or extensively:
Chloe C Peñaranda: An Heir Comes To Rise
Chloe C Peñaranda: A Throne From The Ashes
Chloe C Peñaranda: A Sword From The Embers
Chloe C Peñaranda: The Stars An Dying
Chloe C Peñaranda: The Night Is Defying
Sarah J Maas: A Court Of Thorns And Roses
Release details: recorded 24th October 2024; published 13th January 2025
Where to find Chloe online: Website || Facebook || Instagram || TikTok
Where to find Charlie online: Website || Twitter || Instagram || TikTok
Discussions
01:36 Was romantasy the genre you'd been waiting for?
02:55 The initial thought for The Stars Are Dying - Greek myths and Chloe's series An Heir Comes To Rise, and we talk about potential spin-off series
06:34 Why Chloe chose the second iteration of Nyte and Astraea's relationship to focus on instead of the first
08:04 On having a general direction or goal in mind for The Stars Are Dying
08:49 Creating Astraea and Nyte
10:26 Using a slow burn romance
11:45 Getting around the potential deus ex machina of Nyte's powers
13:07 Deciding when to give readers answers as to Astraea's mental state and so on
14:33 The inclusion of amnesia and abuse
15:44 The Libertatum
17:55 The planning before putting pen to paper
19:21 Discussing Astrea's stabbing of Nyte
20:53 Slight notes on the crossover between The Stars Are Dying and An Heir Comes To Rise
23:54 On Cassia's role
25:06 Drystan
25:38 About The Night Is Defying
27:06 How fans of An Heir Comes To Rise have responded to The Stars Are Dying
28:38 Being, now, a hybrid author
30:13 How the traditional publishing deal came about
32:19 On getting a house and garden for her dogs follo
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