Embracing Your Light & Building Creative Confidence with Tomi Adeyemi

Slay Girl Slay

Ashley Leggs

Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

In a very special episode, Ashley sits down with the award winning, NY Times Best Selling author of the Children of Blood & Bone series, Tomi Adeyemi. Tomi shares her creative process, reflects on how she found purpose in storytelling, the struggles & triumphs of writing her record breaking series, and the final installment of the trilogy Children of Anguish & Anarchy hitting shelves June 25th. Ashley & Tomi also talk about navigating rejection, conquering creative hurdles, and how to build your writing muscle. (For all of you aspiring authors out there!) Tune in for a heartfelt conversation about embracing your true self, the power of perseverance, and the importance of staying true to your creative process. Watch today's episode on Youtube here! Episode Timestamps: 05:10 Tomi discusses the concept of embracing your light in everyday activities 15:22 Tomi's journey from being defined by work to finding her purpose in storytelling 19:45 Challenges & surprises while writing Children of Anguish & Anarchy 30:12 Tomi on why storytelling is her true calling and needing privacy to create 37:40 Realizing the pattern of writing characters who didn't look like her 41:18 Not getting into the creative thesis at Harvard but choosing to work on her book anyway 46:03 Struggles with learning the craft of writing and pushing through despite setbacks 49:40 "Children of Blood and Bone" getting 63 rejections before hitting it big 53:28 How personal experiences shape the best stories 55:16 Advice to new writers about loving their writing and the importance of reading and writing consistently 57:44 Reflecting on what Tomi would tell her younger self with love and validation 58:53 Ashley's love for Tomi's work and excitement for what's next 01:02:15 The joy of connecting with fans and the upcoming movie adaptation with Paramount Shop The Merch! Shop official Slay Girl Slay Podcast Merch! Follow Us: • Instagram • TikTok • Facebook The Slay Girl Slay podcast is an AshMedia production, hosted by Ashley Leggs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Slayer Girl Slave Podcast, a space created to uplift, motivate, and inspire women of color to be fearless in the pursuit of their dreams, go after what they deserve, and show up as their most unapologetic most authentic
0:26.1	selves. This audio series was created for every woman who was on the verge of
0:31.1	her come up, creating her own vibe, and fiercely transforming her life.
0:36.8	So sit down with me, get your notebook, grab a pen, and let's create the life you've always dreamed of.
0:44.0	I'm your host Ashley Legs.
0:46.0	And welcome to the Sla Girl
0:48.0	Play Podcast.
0:50.0	Hey girl, hey! Welcome back to the Slayer Girls
0:55.6	Play podcast. I hope this episode finds you well, boo,
0:59.6	and your week is off to a great, great start today. I have a very very special guest on the
1:08.0	podcast for all of my book readers out there curious book readers, writers, audible listeners, Kindle Swipers, y'all.
1:16.5	Today we have Tomi At a Yeme on the show.
1:21.4	She has been named as one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people.
1:26.0	She's a Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Nigerian American writer, model, and writing teacher.
1:32.4	Her first novel, Children of Blood and Bone,
1:35.8	debuted at number one on the New York Times Best Sellers list and remained there on the
1:41.4	list for over 120 weeks.
1:44.0	Its highly anticipated sequel, Children of Virtue and Vengeance,
1:48.6	also debuted at number one on the New York Times Best Sellers list as well.
1:53.6	Tommy's Children of Blood and Bone trilogy is now being adapted into a feature film with
1:59.3	Paramount Pictures and today we are sitting down and talking about the third and final installment of the
2:06.1	trilogy Children of Anguish and Anarchy which hit shelves June 25th.
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