Fandoms, Publishing, and Neopets with Erinn Pascal
Episode description
Morgan interviews New York Times #1 bestselling editor and author Erinn Pascal about her journey in the fandom world. The conversation covers Erinn's work for notable companies like Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, Disney, and Andrews McMeel Universal. Erinn discusses her affinity for fandoms like Neopets and Pokémon and she also shares advice about entering the publishing industry. A surprise revelation about their shared Neopets past brings laughter and nostalgia. Enjoy interesting discussions from fandom identities to the art of being professionally annoying.
01:28 Getting to Know Erinn
01:43 Erinn’s Love of Pokémon
04:44 Dragon Ball Z
07:21 Erinn’s History of Cosplay
08:18 Journey into Book Editing
14:48 Exploring Neopets
17:00 Morgan and Erinn’s Shared Neopets History
24:34 Be Professionally Annoying
27:25 Sense of Community in Fandoms
33:33 Meaning of Being a Nerd
35:02 Geeky Recommendations
38:26 Closing Remarks
Order Neopets: The Official Cookbook: Amazon /Barnes & Noble / Books a Million / Bookshop / Target / Walmart
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