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Caroline Stevermer writes historical fantasy and is best know for her Scholarly Magic series and River Rats. She recently published The Glass Magician a fantasy novel about magic and shapeshifting in gilded age New York. We discussed this work and her approach to writing.
0:43 – Caroline talks about why she wrote The Glass Magician.
2:43 – Caroline talks about the details of The Glass Magician.
4:32 – Caroline how the shapeshifting people deal with their powers.
6:05 – Caroline talks about the historical research she did for the novel.
9:31 – Caroline talks about researching mythology on shapeshifters.
10:25 – Caroline talks about works that inspired her work and the novel.
14:50 – Caroline talks a bit more about vaudeville books.
16:15 – Caroline talks about other works that have inspired her such as LoTR.
18:09 – Caroline talks about the musical feeling of the book.
20:38 – Caroline talks about the transformations in her novel and how she dealt with clothing on her characters.
22:50 – Caroline talks about how she approaches writing.
25:24 – Caroline talks about her approach to writing. One book she highlights is “Becoming a Writer” by Dorothea Brand.
31:08 – Caroline talks about having been an art history major and how it affected her writing.
32:13 – Caroline talks about being an underwriter.
34:29 – Caroline talks about having wanted to live in a city.
35:45 – Caroline talks about difficulties in getting books published quickly.
39:47 – Caroline is working on the sequel to the novel.
40:55 – Caroline can be found at carolinestevermer.com and on twitter @cstevermer3
 
Links of interest
https://amzn.to/2LER41f
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781466820838
http://carolinestevermer.com/
https://twitter.com/cstevermer3
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Guests: Caroline Stevermer
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: fantasy, writer, novel, novelist, fiction, swan lake, swan maidens, mythology, foxes, Chinese Zodiac, vaudeville, stage magicians, New York City, Carter Beats the Devil, magic, The Prestige, the Illusionist, world’s fair, Danube, Frank cullen, American Vaudeville museum, LOTR, Ursula le Guin, Tor
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