Erika Flowers Loves to Write Novels

About this episode

Erika Flowers discusses her journey and passion for writing fiction novels, emphasizing her unique approach to storytelling.

Get ready to be swept away into a sprawling space opera, when Erika Flowers joins us to talk about her passion for writing fiction novels. She approaches writing fiction as entertainment rather than high literature, comparing her creative goals to producing Marvel-style blockbuster experiences. Erika traces her journey from discovering fantasy worlds through the Dragonlance series in middle school to spending 16 years learning the craft before finally writing her first complete manuscript. She describes her meticulous, architect-style approach to writing, treating the actual process like an athlete training for an ultra marathon. Erika talks about her strengths writing character dynamics, relationships, and exploring themes through interpersonal drama rather than external action sequences, and gives us a sneak peek into her upcoming projects. Guest Bio Erika Flowers (she/her) is a technologist and designer who brings a love of storytelling into everything she does. By day, she helps organizations shape strategy and design for the future, and by night, she writes sprawling novels and explores the craft of story as a lifelong passion. Erika has worked at tech companies such as…

People in this episode

Host: Guy Segal

Guest: Erika Flowers

Topics covered

• writing fiction
• space opera
• character dynamics
• storytelling
• creative process

Keywords

• Erika Flowers
• writing
• novels
• space opera
• storytelling
• character dynamics
• creative process

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA, Intuit, Mural

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