Creating Realities: Kristina Bak on Writing for Every Age
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Edith discusses the final book in Kristina Bak's YA trilogy and various aspects of writing and publishing.
Host Edith welcomes returning guest Kristina Bak from Bellingham, Washington to discuss the third and final book in Bak’s near-future, non-dystopian YA trilogy about Stevie, a young healer shaped by her father’s disappearance, a childhood abduction, and traumatic amnesia. Bak explains how Stevie’s coming-of-age from 16 to 18 culminates in new strength as she navigates an uneasy friendship with Coral, a homeless teen caregiver who claims a gift for accompanying the dying and asks Stevie to ease patients’ pain, raising questions of trust and escalating toward a life-and-death climax. The conversation also covers characters “talking” to authors, reading as comfort and escapism, the value of writers’ groups, marketing via Facebook and a website, plans for an audiobook collection, support for independent bookstores and libraries amid censorship pressures, and Bak’s shift toward a dark adult literary project set in Australia. 00:00 Welcome Back Kristina 01:05 Stevie Takes Over 02:51 Fatherless Daughters Theme 06:09 Book Three Setup 07:49 Coral And Hospice 10:59 Characters That Talk 13:45 Why We Read Fiction 19:02 Non Dystopian Comfort 22:38 YA Fiction Bravery 26:05 Finding Coral Voice…
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