Joe Abercrombie Shows Me How He Wrote The Devils
Published: July 23, 2025
Duration: 1:08:26
Joe Abercrombie (author of The Blade Itself and many other brilliant stories) joins me to discuss the opening chapters from his new book, The Devils. This is an in-depth deep dive into the techniques Joe uses to hook readers, introduce characters, and develop an interesting fantasy world.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:23 - Writing a great opening hook
10:59 - Does Joe read aloud during editing?
12:05 - What makes 'good prose'?
13:34 - Deep dive into Diaz’s char...