Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Fully Booked: The Hidden Gems Author Podcast
Episode: Fully Booked EP209: Crafting Fantasy Worlds and the Characters Who Live in Them
Description: In this week’s episode of Fully Booked, author Tricia Copeland joins Craig and Roland for an in-depth look at fantasy world-building and character-driven storytelling. Tricia shares how her initial story idea evolved into a four-book series of interconnected realms, and how that experience ultimately propelled her into the realm of YA fantasy. From hybrid vampire-witches navigating identity to anxiety-stricken fairy queens thrust into leadership, Tricia’s characters are as layered as the richly imagined worlds they inhabit.
By walking us through her creative process, Tricia reveals how she builds immersive fantasy realms around the emotional arcs of h...