What are You Reading? What are You Writing? ep. 319 with A.L. Willingham

Award-winning mystery and suspense novelist Karen E. Osborne welcomes A. L. Willingham, author of the YA dystopian series The Chronicles of Iz, including Bliss Creek and its prequel The Petroleum Wars. Set in a fractured, post–World War III world, her stories explore survival, rebellion, and the bonds of found family. A lawyer turned stay-at-home mom and now an author, A.L. shares how her life journey shaped her writing. Karen and A.L. discuss world building, character development, and the emotional core of dystopian fiction.

Watch or listen, enjoy, and share with readers who love dystopian and young adult fiction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpD4oQtQZBw