Author Maya Kurita: Writing, Importance of Art, & Ghosts of Ikari

Podcast: Nerdy Mewzings · James Foster

Opublikowano: 2026-09-28

Writer Maya Kurita stops by Nerdy Mewzings and talks about the different kind of pressure that comes with calling yourself an author, working with a literary agent, and conquering deadlines leading up to publishing. Maya’s book in progress features monster hunting in Sengoku-era Japan, drawing inspiration from two of her favorite series, The Witcher and Shogun. It involves creatures from folklore, real historical figures in an alternate history, and a warden named Raiko who will not stop until he gets his brothers back. She recalls a first middle-grade manuscript she wrote for her daughter, a year of...