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Episode Synopsis
Here are a few highlights from our conversation with the award-winning Adib Khorram:
How his notes app has come to be bursting with character ideas and peoples' idiosyncrasies
Impact of theater school on character-building
Operating as a subconsciously-driven artist
How his starting place for creating character differs from other authors
Prioritization of character vs plot vs world building
Revision as the time to sharpen or dull edges of character
Why you may want to think twice before eating a D.C. taco from a gas station
ADIB KHORRAM is the author of DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY, which earned the William C. Morris Debut Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature, and a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor, as well as a multitude of other honors and accolades. His followup, DARIUS THE GREAT DESERVES BETTER, received three starred reviews, was an Indie Bestseller, and received a Stonewall Honor. His latest novel, KISS & TELL, received four starred reviews. His debut picture book, SEVEN SPECIAL SOMETHINGS: A NOWRUZ STORY was released in 2021. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri, where people don’t usually talk about themselves in the third person.
LINKS:
Website: www.adibkhorram.com
IG: Adib Khorram
First listen to Adib's overshare, then watch him white-knuckle (and crush) his speech at the FYE Conference in 2020
How his notes app has come to be bursting with character ideas and peoples' idiosyncrasies
Impact of theater school on character-building
Operating as a subconsciously-driven artist
How his starting place for creating character differs from other authors
Prioritization of character vs plot vs world building
Revision as the time to sharpen or dull edges of character
Why you may want to think twice before eating a D.C. taco from a gas station
ADIB KHORRAM is the author of DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY, which earned the William C. Morris Debut Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature, and a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor, as well as a multitude of other honors and accolades. His followup, DARIUS THE GREAT DESERVES BETTER, received three starred reviews, was an Indie Bestseller, and received a Stonewall Honor. His latest novel, KISS & TELL, received four starred reviews. His debut picture book, SEVEN SPECIAL SOMETHINGS: A NOWRUZ STORY was released in 2021. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri, where people don’t usually talk about themselves in the third person.
LINKS:
Website: www.adibkhorram.com
IG: Adib Khorram
First listen to Adib's overshare, then watch him white-knuckle (and crush) his speech at the FYE Conference in 2020
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