In this week’s episode, Marissa chats with Matt McMann about his TWO debut books in the Monsterious Series: ESCAPE FROM GRIMSTONE MANOR and THE SNATCHER OF RAVEN HOLLOW. Other topics discussed: having a spouse who is also in the business, not rationing your ideas when writing a series, writing several books in a series in a tight publishing schedule, figuring out where to draw the line in scary content for kids, the pros and cons of writing an anthology-style series, the difficulty in naming characters, and more!
BONUS: Matt is giving away 2 copies of ESCAPE FROM GRIMSTONE MANOR - listen for details on how to enter to win.
Check out Matt’s wife Lisa McMann’s Episode #33 - Guest: Lisa McMann - The Unwanteds Quests: Dragon Slayers (buzzsprout.com)
R.L. Stine’s Masterclass - https://www.masterclass.com/classes/rl-stine-teaches-writing-for-young-audiences
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