<p>Some books reclaim the stories we thought we already knew.</p><p>This week, I’m joined by Ayana Gray, author of <em>Beasts of Prey</em> and her latest, <em>I, Medusa</em>, for a conversation that begins with origin stories and winds its way through the very particular internet experiences of a millennial upbringing—back when blogs were everything and a place called Twitter still existed.</p><p>We talk about learning what was “allowed” on the page, and the quiet realization that there was never a rulebook to begin with. Ayana shares how her early hesitation gave way, over time, to curiosity and experimentation, and how each new project helped her step a little further outside the boundaries she once believed in.</p><p>We also get into the shift from writing YA to adult, and how those spaces ask for different kinds of storytelling, different freedoms, and different risks.</p><p><br /><strong>Links:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nowritewaypodcast?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&amp;utm_source=qr" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow No Write Way on Instagram</a></p><p><a href="http://veschwab.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">V.E. Schwab’s Website</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ayanagray.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ayana Gray’s Website</a></p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Credits:</strong></p><p>Host: V.E. Schwab</p><p>Producer/Editor/Mixer: Jenna Maurice</p><p><br /></p>