Fandoms, Publishing, and Neopets with Erinn Pascal

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