First Draft Episode #236: Somaiya Daud

Somaiya Daud, debut author of YA sci-fi book Mirage, was the very first author I ever interviewed for First Draft Podcast. Her upcoming book, the final book in the Mirage duology, Court of Lions will be out in fall 2020!

Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode

• Self Control, a Mac app, can’t be turned off by restarting your computer, and that is helpful for Somaiya when she’s trying to focus

• ADHD related time blindness and how seeing and feeling of time can help combat it

• The Pomodoro method of writing has helped Somaiya be very productive

• “Never half-ass two things, whole-ass one thing.” - Ron Swanson from Parks and Recreation (TV show)

• The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

• “All stories are about wolves. All worth repeating, that is. Anything else is sentimental drivel….” - Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tales

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