Sailor Moon, Alice in Wonderland, and Jane Eyre! with L.L. McKinney - A Blade So Black / The Nightmare-Verse
Marissa chats with L.L. McKinney about her Nightmare-Verse Trilogy, as well as the fun and frustrations of including word play and puns in your writing; using video games to inspire epic fight scenes; Elle's upcoming Jane Eyre retelling and the mind-boggling amount of research that goes into writing historical fiction; some advice on what to do when your editor leaves or your publisher closes (hint: focus on what you can control, not what you can't); and lots of Sailor Moon fangirling!Books discussed in this episode can be purchased from your local independent bookstore or buy them online from the Happy Writer bookshop.org store (that benefits indie bookstores) at https://bookshop.org/shop/marissameyerFind out more and follow The Happy Writer on social media: https://www.marissameyer.com/podcast/