645 - Interview with New York Times bestselling author Courtney Summers

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Mignon Fogarty, Inc.

Society & Culture, Education

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🗓️ 1 November 2018

⏱️ 15 minutes

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This week is a special show. I interview Courtney Summers, the author of the New York Times best-selling novel "Sadie," and learn what it was like to work on a book that also had a podcast component and what inspires Courtney to write such dark novels. FOLLOW GRAMMAR GIRL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/grammargirl Twitter: http://twitter.com/grammargirl Facebook: http://facebook.com/grammargirl Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/realgrammargirl Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrammargirl LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grammar-girl SPONSORS Poshmark App + the code Grammar http://getquip.com/grammar UPCOMING CONFERENCE https://www.soundeducation.fm/ GRAMMAR POP iOS GAME Optimized for iPad: http://bit.ly/GrammarPopiPad For iPad and iPhone: http://bit.ly/GrammarPop GRAMMAR GIRL BOOKS http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl-book-page GRAMMAR GIRL IS PART OF THE QUICK AND DIRTY TIPS PODCAST NETWORK.

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0:00.0	This week I have a special treat, an interview with New York Times best-selling author Courtney
0:12.7	Summers, author of the new book, Sadie.
0:16.6	If you're a new listener, this probably isn't the best week to get a sense of what the
0:20.1	show is about, because I almost never do interviews.
0:23.7	You should probably listen to last week's show about the word myself, and why we say
0:27.4	we get the skinny on something to see what the show is normally like.
0:31.8	And long time listeners, you may remember the one episode where I made up a robot co-host,
0:38.3	so I'd have somebody to talk to.
0:40.1	Well now you get to hear me talk to a real person.
0:42.7	Also, congratulations this week to my fellow Quick In Dirty Tips podcaster, Monica Rina
0:48.8	Gull, the nutrition diva.
0:50.9	This week is her 500th episode.
0:54.3	If you're a fan of nutrition or simply mindful about what you put in your body, make sure
0:59.6	you listen to the nutrition diva podcast every Wednesday.
1:03.6	And maybe send her a congratulatory message on Twitter at nutrition diva.
1:10.3	Courtney, thank you for being here with me today.
1:12.6	Thank you so much for having me.
1:14.8	You bet I'm so glad we could finally connect.
1:17.0	I read your book, Sadie, and loved it.
1:20.7	Thank you.
1:21.7	Yeah, so why don't you tell the listeners what it's about.
1:26.0	Sadie is about a girl who goes missing on the hunt for her sister's killer and about
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