This week I was so lucky to be joined by one of my favourite authors all the way from Serbia Mara Rutherford. Mara is YA fantasy author and in our lovely conversation Mara shares with listeners her ten year journey to become published, the story that she told herself on why she could never be a fantasy writer and the essential balance of patience, luck and talent for any aspiring author. Books mentioned in this podcast: The Crown of Coral & Peal by Mara RutherfordLuminous by Mara Rutherford Smoke and Bone by Laini TaylorShadow and Bone by Leigh The Scorpio Races The Poison Season by Mara RutherfordSorcery of thorns Margret Rogerson To win a copy of Mara's Luminous head to oliviahillier.com/podcast and complete one or two paragraphs on the following prompt:Your character has an innate power and something or someone evil exploits that. Complete your writing prompt at oliviahillier.com/podcast before 5pm AEST on 7/04/2022. The winner will be announced on the 08/04/2022. To contact Mara:Website: mararutherford.comInstagram: @mararutherfordwritesTo contact me:Instagram: @_oliviahillierWebsite: oliviahillier.comTwitter: @OliviaHillierAu