What You Don't Know With Ayana Gray

First Draft Episode #325: Ayana Gray

Ayana Gray, debut author of Beasts of Prey, which is being
adapted into a Netflix film.


Today's episode of First Draft is brought to you by Tonight We
Rule the World by Zack Smedley, out from Page Street Publishing
on October 5th.


And by Revision Season, a seven-week virtual master class in
novel revision led by award-winning author Elana K. Arnold. The
Fall 2021 Session of Revision Season will run Oct 10 – Nov 28,
and enrollment is now open!


Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode:




As Told By Ginger (movie)




Pete Knapp, literary agent with Park & Fine Literary and
Media




Stacey Barney, associate publisher of Nancy Paulsen Books




Scrivener, writing software




Beth Phelan, literary agent with Gallt & Zacker Literary
Agency and founder of DiverseVoices Inc., (which is #DVpit /
#DVart, DVcon, DVdebut and DVmentor)




#MSWL is a twitter hashtag agents and editors use to let
writers know what they are looking for.




Pitch Wars




Circe by Madeline Miller




The Inklings interviews on Ayana’s website




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Kendare Blake, New York
Times bestselling author of the Three Dark Crowns series,
Anna Dressed in Blood, and more, talks about her new
historical thriller, All These Bodies, and her upcoming YA
novel set in the universe of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, In
Every Generation. Hear her First Draft interviews here and
here.




Alaya Dawn Johnson,
Nebula-winning author of YA novels The Summer Prince, Love is
the Drug, and Trouble the Saints. Hear her First Draft
interview here.




Kristin Cashore, New York
Times bestselling author of the Graceling series, including
Graceling, Fire, Bitterblue, and Winterkeep, as well as Jane,
Unlimited. Hear her First Draft interview here.




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