One Dark Window's Rachel Gillig: Bad Boys, Nightmares & Nihilistic Penguins
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What are Rachel Gillig's thoughts on bad boys in literature?
Rachel, I just want to know, what's up with you and bad boys? Okay? Where did this come from?
Are they bad, or do they have the appearance of being bad boys, but they're really, like, soft, gooey? Okay. It's relative, right? You can talk about a bad boy in a book, and you read it, and you're like, yeah, that's a toxic individual. Right, right. They have all the appearance of it, and then actually they're misunderstood. They actually are, like, kind. They love their families. Love their families. Love their families.
Welcome or welcome back to House of Mar at Wave Original. Remove your cloak. You can have whatever's in the cupboard. The Wi-Fi password today is NIGHTMARE, all caps. You should know we have a few house rules. Girls are magic. Reading is hot. And so are you. Make sure to watch and subscribe on YouTube because I'm wearing sunglasses today. She's looking real cool.
Sunglasses inside.
I'm looking like a cool sunglass girl. Future's so bright. I feel performative in a way in it.
Yeah.
I'm going to stick with it this whole time. If you are watching this, we are in Milan right now at the Olympics. Hopefully we're just having the most fun.
Finding love.
It was just Valentine's Day. Hopefully I'm smooching. Right as this episode comes out. Future me, you better be smooching in Milan right now. Perfect. Well, we have an amazing guest today. Our fourth Mars sister today is an author whose hauntingly beautiful stories feel like they've been unearthed from an ancient library. She writes with a depth and atmosphere that has captivated millions, creating worlds that are as beautiful as they are dangerous. She's the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Shepard King series, as well as the Stonewater Kingdom series. But more than that. She's an artist who speaks with incredible passion and honesty about the writing process, the courage it takes to be bad at something, on the way to being good, and the magic of storytelling.
We are so honored to have her. Please welcome to the family, Rachel Gillings!
How does Rachel Gillig describe her writing process?
Yay! Thank you. Also, that's a great bio. I did think you were going to say at first that I'm hauntingly beautiful. That's what I thought too. Let me take it again. Our hauntingly beautiful guest. No, no, I appreciate that. I'm really, really happy to be here. And I have to start by asking, how did you guys...
hear about one dark window because i need to find that person who told you and give them a kiss on the lips hell yeah yeah i have had it i actually bought it on like kindle it's been on my kindle for a while because i think i just saw it in you know the book talk sphere people would talk about it and i'd be like that one is actually in like when people talked about it they would be like this is the one like they had an energy about it that i was like okay i gotta read that one and then It's been there. And when we got to pick our first book club, they sent us a list of books and it was on there. And I was like, that's the one. We're doing that first. We have to do it. And I don't want to brag or anything, but I've also read your other book series this past summer.
Did you really?
The Stonewater. The Night in the Moth? Yes, I read that. And I don't remember how I heard about that. You just read it. I read it in World Cup camp. I was reading that.
Because I was going to wreck to you because Sybil is... a muscle mommy and yeah and we love that in this room and then we love that in this room and and you are that and i also brought some signed editions for you did you i did i did i didn't know where your guys i mean i know that you like to read and i also i watched your with um with emily henry it was so delightful and all those things but yeah i was like oh wait
I read one dark window actually in 2022 when it came out did you really yeah I was at Barnes and Noble during like their hardcover sales and I picked it was like you get two and then one's 50% off and I picked up yours and one other and I only read yours I never read the other one and I loved it but it's been years and I remembered when we went into it I was like there's something about cards guys
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are Rachel Gillig's thoughts on bad boys in literature?
0:00–1:56
2
How does Rachel Gillig describe her writing process?
1:56–4:21
3
What inspired Rachel's book 'One Dark Window'?
4:21–6:29
4
What themes are explored in 'One Dark Window'?
6:29–8:52
5
How does Rachel view the impact of social media on literature?
8:52–10:48
6
What are Rachel's thoughts on the adaptation of books into films?
10:48–12:48
7
What role does fantasy play in Rachel's writing?
12:48–15:02
8
What are Rachel's recommendations for aspiring authors?
15:02–1:14:04
Speakers
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