"Oh, you want a plot? I'll GIVE you A PLOT" — Emily J. Smith tells the story of Nothing Serious

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Emily J. Smith talks about: 

Graphing plot points and clues 

That whole job/money/housing/social class/art tangle 

Validation, connection, tech, and writing 

Bouncing back from failure

Bringing an engineer mindset to writing and bringing a tech mindset to publishing 

"Prestige thrillers" 

Writing friends 

Interesting theory about relative challenges of agents and editors

Find out more about Emily here