Sara B. Larson's guest appearances

Sara B. Larson

Lit Service

Past Forward

A World Without Books

Beating around the Book

The Next Best-Seller

Aminah Mae Safi

Dan Wells

Michael Walsh

David Carlson

Misa Sugiura

Michael Lee

Miranda Anderson

Caleb Smith

Kelly Barnhill

V.E. SCHWAB

Marissa Meyer

Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

Charlie N. Holmberg

ERIC SMITH

Charlie Holmberg

OwlTail

Female heroines are becoming more and more popular in stories, but are the stereotypes we are growing around strong female characters good or bad? Should a female heroine really be physically strong or emotionally in touch? Can you do both? Does strength for any character rely on physical trait, emotional traits, plot, or does strength really matter at all?    Let's dive in with fantasy author Sara B. Larson (Defy trilogy and Sisters of Shadow and Light duology) to open the conversations about how the mental health of you and your characters, especially female characters, effects the portrayal of their strength. And how we as authors can better build characters that connect and empower our readers.   You can find Sara B. Larson on social media @sarablarson and on her website https://sarablarson.com/ . Also find her on TikTok @sarablarson .   This podcast is sponsored by Teen Author Boot Camp (TABC), an organization that brings best-selling authors to teen writers. For more information about their upcoming writing courses, YouTube interviews, swag releases, and other events, check us out @teenauthorbootcamp on social media and www.teenauthorbootcamp.net .   Also make sure to sign up today for our annual TABC Writing Conference 2022 with Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles), Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Raised By Wolves), Kendare Blake (Anna Dressed In Blood), and more amazing authors. Attend both on-demand and in-person on March 26th, 2022.   And lastly, to keep updated with our podcast releases and to enter in your own stories to be critiqued on The Next Best-Seller Podcast, check out the TABC website and @thenextbestseller on Instagram.   Here's to one of us writing The Next Best-Seller. Happy Writing!

Female heroines are becoming more and more popular in stories, but are the stereotypes we are growing around strong female characters good or bad? Should a female heroine really be physically strong or emotionally in touch? Can you do both? Does strength for any character rely on physical trait, emotional traits, plot, or does strength really matter at all?   Let's dive in with fantasy author Sara B. Larson (Defy trilogy and Sisters of Shadow and Light duology) to open the conversations about how the mental health of you and your characters, especially female characters, effects the portrayal of their strength. And how we as authors can better build characters that connect and empower our readers.  You can find Sara B. Larson on social media @sarablarson and on her website <a href="https://sarablarson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sarablarson.com/</a> . Also find her on TikTok @sarablarson .  This podcast is sponsored by Teen Author Boot Camp (TABC), an organization that brings best-selling authors to teen writers. For more information about their upcoming writing courses, YouTube interviews, swag releases, and other events, check us out @teenauthorbootcamp on social media and <a href="http://www.teenauthorbootcamp.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.teenauthorbootcamp.net</a> .  Also make sure to sign up today for our annual TABC Writing Conference 2022 with Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles), Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Raised By Wolves), Kendare Blake (Anna Dressed In Blood), and more amazing authors. Attend both on-demand and in-person on March 26th, 2022.  And lastly, to keep updated with our podcast releases and to enter in your own stories to be critiqued on The Next Best-Seller Podcast, check out the TABC website and @thenextbestseller on Instagram.  Here's to one of us writing The Next Best-Seller. Happy Writing!

Ep. 10: Sara B. Larson- The Strength Of Her

Making your story entertaining isn't just your only hope of anyone reading it, it's also your job as writer, your only job.   Entertainment is the reason we're all here.   *The links below are affiliates. If you enjoy my work, please consider using my links and supporting me and at no extra cost to you.   Book Nook Book:   https://bookshop.org/widgets.js   Me Before You   Sara B. Larson Links:   Website    Instagram    Other Books Mentioned:   https://bookshop.org/widgets.js   Defy    https://bookshop.org/widgets.js   Humor, Seriously 

Making your story entertaining isn't just your only hope of anyone reading it, it's also your job as writer, your only job. Entertainment is the reason we're all here. *The links below are affiliates. If you enjoy my work, please consider using my links and supporting me and at no extra cost to you. Book Nook Book: <a href="https://bookshop.org/widgets.js" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/widgets.js</a> <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/21398/9780143124542" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Me Before You</a> Sara B. Larson Links: <a href="https://sarablarson.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sarablarson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Other Books Mentioned: <a href="https://bookshop.org/widgets.js" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/widgets.js</a> <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/21398/9780545597586" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Defy</a> <a href="https://bookshop.org/widgets.js" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/widgets.js</a> <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/21398/9780593135280" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Humor, Seriously</a>

Make It Entertaining with Sara B. Larson

Sara B. Larson joins the Lit Service Crew to chat about romantic arcs in YA, why they're so prevalent, and how to balance them against your plot in your own work. Sara is the author of the Defy Series, the Dark Breaks the Dawn Duology, and the Sisters of Shadow and Light duology (the newest one just hit shelves!!) To learn more check out her website. If you'd like signed copies of her books, you can get them here (be sure to put in the special instructions that you'd like it signed and to whom). You can find the chapter we critiqued with all our notes here. If you'd like a first chapter critique from the podcast or an upcoming guest, check out our submission guidelines. Please consider supporting us on Patreon! We're going through some growing pains right now, and need some extra help around here (and want to pay that extra help!). We really appreciate your help and that you listen to our dodgy writing advice!!

Sara B. Larson joins the Lit Service Crew to chat about romantic arcs in YA, why they're so prevalent, and how to balance them against your plot in your own work. Sara is the author of the Defy Series, the Dark Breaks the Dawn Duology, and the Sisters of Shadow and Light duology (the newest one just hit shelves!!) To learn more check out her <a href="https://sarablarson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>. If you'd like signed copies of her books, you can get them <a href="https://www.kingsenglish.com/search/site/Sara%20B.%20Larson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> (be sure to put in the special instructions that you'd like it signed and to whom). You can find the chapter we critiqued with all our notes <a href="https://6c112f0c-29e0-4844-9268-53790d132565.filesusr.com/ugd/61a9a6_322bc7418cd14f42b4515039a4d3432c.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. If you'd like a first chapter critique from the podcast or an upcoming guest, check out our <a href="https://litservicepodcast.wixsite.com/litnation/submissions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">submission guidelines</a>. Please consider supporting us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/litservicepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>! We're going through some growing pains right now, and need some extra help around here (and want to pay that extra help!). We really appreciate your help and that you listen to our dodgy writing advice!!

4.22 Balancing Those Plots with Sara B. Larson

Sara B. Larson is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of the YA fantasy Defy trilogy and the Dark Breaks the Dawn duology. She can’t remember a time when she didn’t write books—although she now uses a computer instead of a Little Mermaid notebook. Sara lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband, their four children, and their Maltese, Loki.* * *Warriors of Wing and FlameTor Teen, 2020

<a href="http://www.sarablarson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sara B. Larson</a> is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of the YA fantasy Defy trilogy and the Dark Breaks the Dawn duology. She can’t remember a time when she didn’t write books—although she now uses a computer instead of a Little Mermaid notebook. Sara lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband, their four children, and their Maltese, Loki.* * *<a href="https://www.torteen.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Warriors of Wing and Flame</a> Tor Teen, 2020