The Realities of Publishing a Debut Fantasy with Sarah Mughal Rana | Dawn of the Firebird 📚 [EP#21]

Let's talk about the hard truth of publishing with Sarah Mughal Rana, author of debut fantasy Dawn of the Firebird. From her experience with writing an immersive and unique fantasy story in an age of romantasy, to her experience with defamation & review bombing, to social media marketing - join us in this fun chat with our first ever guest!

Books Discussed:

Dawn of the Firebird - Sarah Mughal Rana

Edgedancer - Brandon Sanderson

Words of Radiance - Brandon Sanderson

The Defender - Ana Huang

Stories of Your Life and Others - Ted Chiang

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(00:00) intro & current reads

(08:25) welcome sarah mughal rana!

(10:39) sarah's current read

(13:45) life while publishing a book

(16:48) social media marketing & PR

(17:31) what is dawn of the firebird about?

(19:39) the journey of writing a book

(23:56) building a rich world filled with culture & FOOD

(26:12) love to australian readers

(26:51) high fantasy in a world of romantasy

(29:13) a strong, flawed female protagonist

(33:22) crafting the perfect fight scene

(38:37) making readers cry

(39:38) review bombing & defamation while publishing

(52:04) rapid fire this or that

(54:12) what can we look forward to in the sequel?