<description>&lt;p&gt;Host Edith welcomes fiction author Lexy, a retiring or recovering lawyer joining from Paris, to discuss her cross-genre romantic supernatural thriller series. Lexy explains that the first three books can be read in any order (including a legal thriller, a coming-of-age high school story, and a WWII Deep South historical romance), with storylines converging later, and that the series will span eight books. They focus on book five, released in October, which tells the villains’ backstory through an eternal-mates couple tasked with keeping reality functioning, drawing on comparative religion, mythology, metaphysics, biology, and themes of consciousness. Lexy shares her varied career path (modeling, acting, music, science, law, startups, 23andMe), discusses neuroscience sparked by medical experience, critiques traditional publishing gatekeeping, and advocates self-publishing, comic cons, and clear goals for writers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:40 Series Genres and Structure&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;02:01 Book Five Overview&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;03:33 Metaphysics and Consciousness&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;05:54 From Arts to Law&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;08:59 Law School Stress Stories&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;13:48 Neuroscience and Serotonin Crisis&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;17:36 Raising Kids and Family Editing&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;20:41 Forces of Nature Romance&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;25:11 Building an Eight Book Saga&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;28:23 Editing and Spinoff Tales&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;33:33 History Politics and Publishing&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;39:51 Comic Cons and Self Publishing&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;41:50 Agent Conference Reality Check&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;43:04 Prologues and Gatekeeping&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;44:44 Why Self Publish&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;44:51 Kayo Plot and Pushback&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;47:01 Misogyny on Zoom Call&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;48:07 Control and Indie Power&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;49:49 Appearance Versus Reality&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;52:46 Fanning Fireflies Characters&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;55:48 Planting Seeds Through Fiction&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;59:44 Echo Chambers and Oligarchy&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:05:15 Publishing Funnel to Mediocrity&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:09:37 Advice for Aspiring Authors&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:14:08 Readers Not Fans&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:16:31 Write Crap and Support Indie&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:17:17 Final Thanks and Sign Off&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you like what we do, you might consider buying us a coffee.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can do so here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/booklovercom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://ko-fi.com/bookcompanion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us: Web: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://book-lovers-companion.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/book_companion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ez.fiction.7/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/book_companion/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vyAyrh3zzsxNeexfyU0uA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Feedback is always welcome: bookcompanioncontact@gmail.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music: English Country Garden by Aaron Kenny Video Link: &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/mDcADD4oS5E" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://youtu.be/mDcADD4oS5E&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Book Lover's Companion - The English Version

EZ Fiction

A Writer's Odyssey: Lexy's Path from Legal Ventures to Literary Adventures

MAR 23, 202678 MIN
Book Lover's Companion - The English Version

A Writer's Odyssey: Lexy's Path from Legal Ventures to Literary Adventures

MAR 23, 202678 MIN

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Host Edith welcomes fiction author Lexy, a retiring or recovering lawyer joining from Paris, to discuss her cross-genre romantic supernatural thriller series. Lexy explains that the first three books can be read in any order (including a legal thriller, a coming-of-age high school story, and a WWII Deep South historical romance), with storylines converging later, and that the series will span eight books. They focus on book five, released in October, which tells the villains’ backstory through an eternal-mates couple tasked with keeping reality functioning, drawing on comparative religion, mythology, metaphysics, biology, and themes of consciousness. Lexy shares her varied career path (modeling, acting, music, science, law, startups, 23andMe), discusses neuroscience sparked by medical experience, critiques traditional publishing gatekeeping, and advocates self-publishing, comic cons, and clear goals for writers.00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro00:40 Series Genres and Structure02:01 Book Five Overview03:33 Metaphysics and Consciousness05:54 From Arts to Law08:59 Law School Stress Stories13:48 Neuroscience and Serotonin Crisis17:36 Raising Kids and Family Editing20:41 Forces of Nature Romance25:11 Building an Eight Book Saga28:23 Editing and Spinoff Tales33:33 History Politics and Publishing39:51 Comic Cons and Self Publishing41:50 Agent Conference Reality Check43:04 Prologues and Gatekeeping44:44 Why Self Publish44:51 Kayo Plot and Pushback47:01 Misogyny on Zoom Call48:07 Control and Indie Power49:49 Appearance Versus Reality52:46 Fanning Fireflies Characters55:48 Planting Seeds Through Fiction59:44 Echo Chambers and Oligarchy01:05:15 Publishing Funnel to Mediocrity01:09:37 Advice for Aspiring Authors01:14:08 Readers Not Fans01:16:31 Write Crap and Support Indie01:17:17 Final Thanks and Sign OffIf you like what we do, you might consider buying us a coffee.You can do so here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/booklovercom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://ko-fi.com/bookcompanion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us: Web: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://book-lovers-companion.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/book_companion⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/ez.fiction.7/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/book_companion/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6vyAyrh3zzsxNeexfyU0uA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Feedback is always welcome: [email protected]: English Country Garden by Aaron Kenny Video Link: https://youtu.be/mDcADD4oS5E