Welcome back to another episode of Storybeast, where Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston discuss the transformative power of story with Summer beast, Nadine Flint.    In this episode:  Nadine exorcises the ghost in the machine the Beasts dive into Romantasy, including the associate importance of beats and genre expectations Courtney references some doorstopper standalones and companion novels she loves the Beasts discuss the change in the publishing landscape and considerations for writers querying a potential series We spend a minute appreciating Courtney's upcoming Romantasy, LADY OF ROSES AND RUIN Courtney shares some tempeh reuben joy**You can pre-order your copy of LADY OF ROSES AND RUIN here.** Find us on our website and on Instagram (@storybeastpodcast).  For more storytelling content to your inbox, subscribe here.  Feel free to reach out if you want to talk story or snacks!  A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify.  As ever, thank you for listening, Beasties! Please consider leaving a review to support this podcast.  Be brave, stay beastly!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/storybeastpodcast/message