If you'd like to donate to First Draft either on a one-time or monthly basis, you can go to /FirstDraftPod. So that means that if you shop through the links on, it helps to support the show and independent bookstores at no additional cost to you. Everything Ally and I talk about in today's episode can be found in the show notes.įirst Draft participates in affiliate programs, specifically. I loved what Ally had to say about first writing every book as a screenplay, about making the leap from one series to another, having readers cool out of her books and how the landscape of middle-grade and YA has changed over the course of her career. This week, I'm talking to Ally Carter, New York Times bestselling author of the Gallagher Girls series, the Heist Society series, the Embassy Row series, Not If I Save You First, Dear Ally: How Do You Write a Book? And a new middle-grade series that's kicking off with Winterbourne Home For Vengeance and Valor.Īlly and I really got into the weeds about her strategic approach to her career, which I think makes this one of the maybe most useful, practically useful, First Draft episodes maybe ever.

Sarah Enni: Welcome to First Draft with me, Sarah Enni. Library Journals starred review said, 'Throughout this adventurous, witty and compelling novel, Green delivers sharp social commentary on the power of social media and both the benefits and horrendous consequences that follow when we give too much of ourselves to technology.' A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor is out July 7th in all formats wherever books are sold, and you can get more information about the books and Hank himself at. A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor is the sequel and conclusion to Green's debut novel the New York Times bestselling An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, which tells the story of a young woman thrown into fame during a global crisis of contagious dreams and mysterious robots.Ī Beautifully Foolish Endeavor is a bold and brilliant conclusion that asks whether anyone has the right to change the world forever.

Sarah Enni: Today's episode is brought to you by A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor, Hank Green's new book out July 7th in hardcover, ebook, and audio books, wherever books are sold.

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