Welcome to another LEGENDARY episode of Storybeast! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Ghabiba Weston and Courtney Shack have the pleasure of interviewing Legendary Eva Des Lauriers.Eva Des Lauriers is the author of the Young Adult romance, I WISH YOU WOULD, out with Henry Holt & Co (BYR) May 21, 2024. When she isn’t writing, you can find her wandering through the redwoods, staring at the sea, or pretending she’s in a music video. She lives with her family and her collection of kissing books in Oakland, CA.In this episode, you'll hear about

• the aftermath of I WISH YOU WOULD's debut
• the gorgeous editions of IWYW
• the mental health experience after debuting
• Eva's way to protect her creative space
• the quiet grief cycle of creation
• Eva's one piece of advice to debut authors
• Eva sophomore novel
• Eva's advice for channeling your inner young adult when writing YA
• what book 2 has taught Eva (be prepared to feel inspired)
• how Eva gets unstuck
• Eva's writing ritual, including a meditation by Julia Jackson
• how Eva settles the tea battle between Ghabiba and Zeyneb Holdridge

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