On this episode of Complicated Conversations we are thrilled to welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer to discuss her new novel, CURSED, the sequel to her young adult retelling of Rumpelstiltskin that began in GILDED.We chat with Marissa about where we find gifted storyteller, Serilda, in this second book in the duology; why she wanted to explore motherhood; where we find Gild and the state of his romance with Serilda; how this book explores one of our favorite themes of fate vs free will and where Marissa falls on the spectrum; how fiction writers are “liars” and yet truth tellers; the incredibly productive way Marissa used the inspiration of the month of November and #nanowrimo, as well as her “hunger”, to write her early novels; her fanfiction roots and the full circle ways in which her fans now show their love of her work; what writing gives Marissa and what it was like to have a “mind full of stories” growing up; and the ways she uses tarot cards to tap into her intuition (same same!). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.