In this episode of Storyline Sessions, award-winning sci-fi and fantasy author Sam Paisley share his writing journey, talks about how psychology influences his work, dives into symbolism of the magic system in his debut novel and many more exciting topics.

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Timestamps:

00:00 - Start

00:47 - Conversation start

01:04 - Awards

02:34 - Nine years of writing his debut novel

05:02 - Long books - editing and pace

08:14 - Importance of giving your story enough space

09:39 - Writing multiple POVs

14:48 - Film and TV influences

16:34 - Creating his magic system

20:05 - First draft vs final version

22:06 - Plotting process

24:22 - Knowing when a scene/chapter/story is over

25:35 - Getting good feedback and improving

31:10 - Experience with the writing community

35:48 - Book signing in Sam's high school and writing for young people

39:53 - Benefits of reading and understanding psychology

44:16 - Working on other projects and 2024 goals

46:57 - Reading vs listening to books

47:34 - Cover art process

51:34 - The Elements of Time symbolism

56:48 - Creating merch

58:32 - Signed copies and bookmarks

1:00:17 - The most important moments of 2023

1:01:55 - Outro