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5 Questions With Dan Schawbel

Episode 259: Rick Riordan

Oct 2, 2023
07:01

My guest today is author, Rick Riordan. Rick is the author of five #1 New York Times best-selling books with more than 35 million copies sold throughout the world, including Percy Jackson and the Olympians, soon to be a series on Disney+. His latest book is called “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods.” We talk about his inspirations, and new book, during this episode.

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The 5 questions I ask in this episode:

  1. What made you change your mind from originally trying to become a guitarist in college to pursuing a career as an author?
  2. How did your son inspire you to come up with the idea for Percy Jackson and what were your first steps of turning that idea into a piece of work?
  3. How involved do you get with the movies and shows based on your books, such as the upcoming Percy Jackson live-action series on Disney Plus?
  4. What do you want readers to take away from your new book “The Chalice of the Gods”?
  5. What is your best piece of career advice?

Video interview:

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