Emily Duncan Discusses Hot Villains, The Clique, and Semi-Balancing Work and Life

• A history of Tumblr, from the Denny's memes to Destiel becoming semi-canon on November 5, 2020. Sierra also talks about Hozier. Gee, what a surprise. (1:46)
• Given Lisi Harrison's blessing (thanks, Lisi!), Sierra and Emily speculate on who the queer characters in The Clique series were. (4:50)
• We learn who Emily's favorite evil!boyfriends and evil!girlfriends in fiction are. (10:13)
• Emily answers a listener question on balancing the separation between being a youth librarian and a young adult author, and if they feel the need to sanitize their work. (17:30)
• Emily explains why the extremely faithful and extremely heretical Nadya and Malachiasz are so drawn together, as well as the psychology behind the love/hate dynamics in Ruthless Gods. (Sierra also learns how to pronounce Malachiasz's name.) (21:50)
• How Emily generates and nurtures their book ideas, as well as gives us a glimpse into how Blessed Monsters will destroy us all. Also, a hint at a pretty gross scene you'll encounter. (23:40)

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE

• Spell Check Podcast with Emily and friends
• Denny's Tumblr
• The Clique by Lisi Harrison
• Sweats with “Juicy” on the ass
• How to Break a Boy by Laurie Devore

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