Episode 51 - And So What We Have Learned

About this episode

Karlissa and Jason reflect on their writing experiences and discuss various stories they've enjoyed this year.

Does K-Pop Demon Hunters contain the best villain song ever? Is writing for a particular audience important? Why would Karlissa call Spy x Family an allegory? Jason and Karlissa reflect on what they’ve learned about writing this year and discuss stories they’ve been enjoying. Note: the director of K-Pop Demon Hunters is Maggie Kang (along with Chris Appelhans) To all our listeners: Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and thank you for joining us for the third year of the Book-Bat podcast! Subscribe to the Book-Bat newsletter by visiting our website, book-bat.com, to get reminders of new episodes and updates on book releases!

People in this episode

Hosts: Karlissa, Jason

Topics covered

• writing
• K-Pop
• storytelling
• audience
• villains
• allegory
• reflection

Keywords

• K-Pop Demon Hunters
• writing
• audience
• Spy x Family
• villain song
• allegory
• reflection

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: K-Pop Demon Hunters, Spy x Family

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