{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da/68f8f0c8b24744dd486d52e7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"47: Sangu Mandanna - Witches &  Whimsy","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65fc10b3365a7b00177f90da/1761144931544-16c0c950-cf06-409c-8795-a29f3b0162d7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Sangu Mandanna is a British–Indian author of adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction. She is best known for her fantasy romance novels The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches and A Witch's Guide To Magical Innkeeping.</p><p>We talked about:</p><ul><li>Whimsy and cosy fiction</li><li>The magical books that made her</li><li>Her writing process</li><li>Her publishing journey</li><li>The difference between writing for YA, children and adult readers.</li><li>Writing inclusive characters</li><li>Belonging and community</li><li>Writing sex scenes</li></ul><p><br></p><p>In the Extended Episode <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce</a></p><ul><li>We dive deeper into neurodivergence, being seen and invisibility</li><li>As well as an additional extract from The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Join us for the Creative Magic book club <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/lucyhpearce</a></p>","author_name":"Lucy Pearce"}