First Draft Episode #294: Cassandra Clare

Cassandra Clare is #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Shadowhunter Chronicles, the forthcoming Sword Catcher duology, and co-author of the Magisterium series. She joins First Draft to discuss her most recent Shadowhunter novel, Chain of Iron, the latest installation of the Last Hours trilogy, and to answer listener questions.

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Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode:

Hear my first conversation with Cassandra Clare on First Draft here
Pacemaker is the word count software Cassandra uses to stay on top of her deadlines
Sixth Sense (movie)
Holly Black, Newberry Honoree and New York Times bestselling author of the Spiderwick Chronicles, The Curse Workers, Magesterium, and her most recent series, Folk of Air. Hear her First Draft interview here.

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Sabaa Tahir, NY Times bestselling author of the An Ember in the Ashes series. Hear her first interview here, and hear her answer listener questions here.

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