Josh Plasse, DUST: A Novel
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.4 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Zibby chats with Hollywood actor, producer, and debut novelist Josh Plasse about DUST, the first installment of his propulsive, action-packed fantasy saga. Josh shares how this book came to be, touching on how childhood memories—like collecting sea glass with his mother—inspired the magical elements of his world. He delves into the meticulous process of crafting DUST, from structuring it like a screenplay to developing his three main characters, each grappling with morality, power, and identity. He also talks about his love of fantasy, the unexpected connection that helped him break into publishing, the humbling editing process, and the pressures of comparing his work to others.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Totally Booked with Zibby. Formerly, moms don't have time to read books. In my daily show, I interview today's latest, best-selling, buzziest, or underrated authors and story creators, whose work I think is worth your time. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author, and obviously podcaster, I get a comprehensive |
| 0:24.0 | look at everything that's coming out and spend my time curating the best books so you don't |
| 0:29.3 | have to. |
| 0:30.3 | Stay in the know, get insider insights, and connect with guests like I do every single day. |
| 0:36.2 | For more information, go to zibbmedia.com and follow me on Instagram at |
| 0:40.9 | Zibby Owens. Josh Plassy is the author of Dust, a novel, the son of a U.S. Navy SEAL and |
| 0:50.4 | 2012 Golden Gloves champion. Josh studied Homeland Security and Criminal Justice |
| 0:55.4 | at Virginia Commonwealth University before moving to Los Angeles and dedicating his life |
| 1:00.3 | to writing and filmmaking. With over 50 episodes of network television under his belt, |
| 1:05.3 | Josh has also penned and produced three feature films and two documentaries. |
| 1:09.7 | Josh's debut novel, Dest, is coming out now, and he is |
| 1:13.7 | responsible for raising over $50,000 throughout his multiple campaigns for veteran suicide awareness. |
| 1:20.5 | He currently resides in Nashville with his wife and two fur babies. |
| 1:24.7 | Welcome, Josh. Thank you for coming on Totally Booked with Zibby. |
| 1:29.0 | Thank you for rescheduling 100 times with me. |
| 1:30.9 | I really appreciate it. |
| 1:32.1 | Sorry about that. |
| 1:32.9 | So before we get into dust, congratulations. |
| 1:36.0 | You have been one of the many positive side effects of Kyle's career |
| 1:41.1 | when I met you because of Wildflower and all that, which is so |
| 1:45.7 | fabulous. How did you even get involved with Wildflower, that project, by the way? |
| 1:50.2 | Yeah, yeah. Well, thanks for having me. First of all, it's awesome being here. And then, |
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