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No Write Way with V. E. Schwab

No Write Way with V. E. Schwab

S5 E9 V.E. Schwab: At the End of a Trilogy

Oct 7, 2026 · 1h 2m

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I’ve spent thirteen years inside this trilogy. Jenna has questions. For this episode, producer Jenna takes the reins. Jenna is the closest thing I have to a sister, my bestie, and the person who has been watching me make these books for a very long time. So, naturally, she has some questions. With Victorious arriving the day before this episode does, we dive into the strange, sprawling business of writing a trilogy, from knowing when a story is actually a trilogy to figuring out what the middle book is supposed to do. We get into the little things too, like what happens when I get stuck, whether I actually get stuck, and how you carry an entire world around in your head when you’ve been…