In this episode YA novelist Nicole Adair joins J Ryan and Keira to talk about the twists and turns of teenage angst, the work of writing, and the unifying power of Taylor Swift. Nicole also discusses the purpose and importance of her social media posts, and the awesome yet terrifying world of independent publishing.

Episode highlights:

01:20                    What makes a YA novel “YA”?     

05:57                   Anatomy of a rivalry

07:20                   Character is King: Rivals Edition

15:25                    Welcome Nicole Adair   

18:38                    Discovering character development

23:39                   The Taylor Swift connection

26:57                   The Twist

31:30                    Write something every day

38:00                   Doing the work

41:10                    Write Nicole Write: Confessions of a YA author

46:07                   Independence and growth

51:52                    Why are indie rock stars cool?