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PLOT TWIST

PLOT TWIST

De : Soman Chainani and Victoria Aveyard
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 Hosted by worldwide bestselling authors Victoria Aveyard (RED QUEEN series, REALM BREAKER series) & Soman Chainani (THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL series), PLOT TWIST takes you behind the scenes of the biggest swings in our careers. Victoria’s TEMPEST, her very first novel for adults, an epic pirate fantasy… and Soman’s YOUNG WORLD, a red-hot young adult political thriller. Each week, we pull back the curtain of our creative process and give you our hot takes on thorny issues in publishing and entertainment, answer your mailbag questions, plus pitch plot twists we want to see in real life. New episodes every Thursday.

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Soman Chainani Art Politique et gouvernement
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    • Are Authors Too Sensitive?

      Are Authors Too Sensitive?
      Feb 26 2026

      Victoria and Soman stake out different positions on the question of whether authors are too sensitive to survive in today’s industry. They also explain how libraries factor into book sales and dive into the ways to dilute the loneliness of an author’s job. Soman is drowning in AI slop, and Victoria wants that slop to be legislated by the US government.


      Theme of the Week (08:55)

      Goals of the Week (13:12)

      Industry Nonsense (28:13)

      Reader Mailbag(49:28)

      Plot Twists in Real Life (54:08)



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      59 min
    • Can a New Writer Survive?

      Can a New Writer Survive?
      Feb 19 2026

      Soman and Victoria lay out a clear path for how new – and established – authors need to approach their work to survive a future of AI and slop. They also discuss the importance of voice and how to develop it, as well as the qualities of a great retelling. Victoria is trying to avoid a meltdown, and Soman has some belated advice for Ilia Malinin.


      Theme of the Week (09:14)

      Goals of the Week (16:48)

      Industry Nonsense (33:07)

      Reader Mailbag(53:18)

      Plot Twists in Real Life (57:20)



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      1 h et 4 min
    • Has Publishing Lost Its Moral Compass?

      Has Publishing Lost Its Moral Compass?
      Feb 12 2026

      A new New York Times article about AI-powered authors has set off a firestorm – Victoria and Soman are here to cover the fall out. They also discuss how audiobooks are made and try to pin down their desired daily word count. Soman has some hazardous Young World swag, and Victoria wants to vicariously live in the Olympic village.


      Theme of the Week (08:09)

      Goals of the Week (17:45)

      Industry Nonsense (30:07)

      Reader Mailbag(52:36)

      Plot Twists in Real Life (57:47)



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      1 h et 5 min
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