Ep 88: Writing From Multiple POVs with Ava Dellaira
Ava Dellaira’s adult debut novel, Exposure, comes out with Zibby Books on September 10th, 2024. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed young adult novels In Search of Us and Love Letters to the Dead, which was named Best Book of the Year by Apple, Google, BuzzFeed, the New York Public Library and the Chicago Public Library.
She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, where she was a Truman Capote Fellow, and the University of Chicago. She grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and now lives in Altadena, CA with her husband and their two young children.
INTERVIEW HIGHLIGHTS
- The challenges of writing in identities that aren’t your own (and the risks involved in writing outside your own point of view)
- Where Ava’s story ideas originate, and what she aimed to tackle through writing Exposure
- Ava’s editing process preferences, including how she views the editing process and ensures she receives feedback most positively
- Different approaches for when to start one's next book
CONNECT WITH AVA
Website: https://avadellaira.com
Instagram: @ava.dellaira
BOOKS:
Exposure (Zibby Books, Sept 2024)
Love Letters to the Dead (Square Fish, 2015)
In Search of Us (Square Fish, 2020)
WHAT AVA'S READING
All Fours by Miranda July
Victim by Andrew Boryga
WHAT ELIZABETH'S READING
The New Menopause by Marie Claire Haver
ELIZABETH'S BOOK REC OF THE WEEK
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
NEED HELP WITH YOUR OUTLINE?
This workshop helps you get your thoughts masterfully organized so you can stop overthinking and (finally) write a book readers can't put down.
SELF-PUBLISHING STARTER KIT
Discover the exact steps to focus on (and mistakes to avoid) so you can self-publish an incredible book that's indistinguishable in quality from a New York Times bestseller.
Need Coaching, Accountability & Community?
The Book Writers Collective provides the coaching, support, and writers' community you need to bring your book to life!
Ready to find your crew of avid readers?
Your book is available! Yahoo! Now, you need some (serious) traction. With this course, you'll go from feeling invisible to growing your tribe of loyal, raving readers.
Recent Posts
