Red Rising

• On where naming characters comes from; his emotions and what ‘feels right’;

• On main inspiration and how his life has changed; He is a professional writer and the main inspiration was Antigone; 00:15

• Was the first draft of the book a sprint or marathon; it was a sprint; 00:52

• On the language/slang; he looked a lot into Irish slang as that’s what the red’s were based on; 01:14

• On how to inspire yourself to write; coffee; 02:13

• On his surname being a color; pure coincidence; 02:23