#56: Victoria S. Walsh Reveals What Everyone Gets Wrong About Writing Plus Size Heroines

2026-07-30 · 44 min · 24 entities

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Link in episode "#56: Victoria S. Walsh Reveals What Everyone Gets Wrong About Writing Plus Size Heroines": https://youtube.com/c/MorgannBook
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Link in episode "#56: Victoria S. Walsh Reveals What Everyone Gets Wrong About Writing Plus Size Heroines": https://tiktok.com/@offtheshelf.podcast?lang=en
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Link in episode "#56: Victoria S. Walsh Reveals What Everyone Gets Wrong About Writing Plus Size Heroines": https://youtube.com/@Off.TheShelfPodcast
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Link in episode "#56: Victoria S. Walsh Reveals What Everyone Gets Wrong About Writing Plus Size Heroines": https://tiktok.com/@victoriashaz
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Link in episode "#56: Victoria S. Walsh Reveals What Everyone Gets Wrong About Writing Plus Size Heroines": https://indigo.ca/pages/contributor/victoria-s-walsh?id=804750921

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Link in episode "#56: Victoria S. Walsh Reveals What Everyone Gets Wrong About Writing Plus Size Heroines": https://youtube.com/@Off.TheShelfPodcast
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Link in episode "#56: Victoria S. Walsh Reveals What Everyone Gets Wrong About Writing Plus Size Heroines": https://indigo.ca/pages/contributor/victoria-s-walsh?id=804750921

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This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with Victoria S. Walsh to talk about turning a lifelong dream into reality with her debut fantasy novel, The Iron Hex. From manifesting and leaving her corporate job to building a fantasy trilogy, writing meaningful representation, and why book pre-orders matter more than you think, Victoria shares the story behind her journey to becoming a published author. Plus, she teases what's next for The Iron Hex series and beyond. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro & Welcome 03:49 Dreaming of Becoming an Author 05:08 Childhood Stories & Supportive Parents 07:01 Why Competitiveness Led to YouTube 09:54 Quitting Her Corporate Job 14:21 The Story Behind The Iron Hex 16:40 Landing Her Dream Literary Agent 17:33 What The Iron Hex Is About 18:41 Planning an Entire Trilogy 20:11 Writing a Plus-Size Fantasy Heroine 23:51 The Decade-Long Yearning Romance 26:26 Memory Loss, Romance & Fantasy Tropes 27:38 The High School That Changed Everything 30:37 A Childhood Photo That Says It All 35:11 Why Pre-Ordering Books Matters So Much 41:42 Book Two, The Iron Oath & What's Next FOLLOW US: Morgann Book TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morgannbook?lang=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morgannbook/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MorgannBook Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/morgannbook Victoria S. Walsh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victoriashaz TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@victoriashaz Find her books at Indigo: https://www.indigo.ca/pages/contributor/victoria-s-walsh?id=804750921 Find her books at Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/search?attributes.contributorId=32332325&contributorName=Victoria%20S.%20Walsh Off The Shelf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offtheshelf.podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@offtheshelf.podcast?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Off.TheShelfPodcast Hosted by: Morgann Book Created by: Bookish Media, Morgann Book, and Thomas Johnston Executive Producers: Morgann Book & Thomas Johnston Produced by: Stefanie Macchiusi Associate Post Producer and Editor: Ricki Biramontes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.