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By her mid-thirties, Vivian Lee-Lauss had made it. Corporate exec at a multinational company, with fourteen years behind her at BMW and Kraft Heinz. A career built from scratch after moving to Germany with no language, no network, and no job. Then she quit — to write a fantasy novel. This is the show where she takes you inside it. The writing. The cover art disasters. The beta reader feedback that gutted her. Every call she's gotten wrong so far. Her debut romantasy, Call of Matter, launches February 2027. For fans of Fourth Wing and Crescent City. Excerpts at callofmatter.com.

Episodes

  1. 2d ago

    Everyone Picked the Cover I Didn't Want (And They Were Right)

    Three days. That's how long it took Vivian Lee-Lauss to draw the emblem for a seven-book series — with no design background, no idea how to use the software, and no ability to draw. Then she spent a week making the real cover. The proper one. The one she was proud of. Everyone saw something she didn't draw. Everyone picked the one she didn't want. Fourteen years in branding and marketing, and she still missed it. This is what happened to the cover of Call of Matter — and why, eventually, she gave in. Call of Matter launches February 2027. Read the excerpts at callofmatter.com.

  2. 2d ago

    I Paid for Professional Beta Readers — Here's What Shocked Me Most

    Vivian Lee-Lauss hired professional beta readers in the US — strangers who read romantasy, who didn't know her name, who owed her nothing. The report came back 35 pages long. She didn't sleep the night before she opened it.The most shocking thing in it wasn't the criticism.Also in this episode: the friends who said nothing for weeks and then called when they'd finished the book. Seven weeks of 100-hour days, and why 30,000 words had to go.Call of Matter launches February 2027. Read the excerpts at callofmatter.com.

  3. 2d ago

    I Ran Global Brands. Then I Drew My Own Logo.

    Vivian Lee-Lauss spent fourteen years in branding and marketing. She led packaging design projects. She knows exactly how visual cues work. Then she designed her own book cover and accidentally made it look like a Chinese takeaway menu. "I'm Chinese. No self-respecting Chinese person would ever use this font. And I went and drew it. With my own hands. For my romantasy novel." Two weeks to learn graphic design from zero. Day one made her want to call those headhunters back. What happened in between is this episode. Call of Matter launches February 2027. Read the blurb at callofmatter.com.

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By her mid-thirties, Vivian Lee-Lauss had made it. Corporate exec at a multinational company, with fourteen years behind her at BMW and Kraft Heinz. A career built from scratch after moving to Germany with no language, no network, and no job. Then she quit — to write a fantasy novel. This is the show where she takes you inside it. The writing. The cover art disasters. The beta reader feedback that gutted her. Every call she's gotten wrong so far. Her debut romantasy, Call of Matter, launches February 2027. For fans of Fourth Wing and Crescent City. Excerpts at callofmatter.com.

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  • Creator
    Vivian Lee-Lauss
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Vivian Lee-Lauss
  • Show Website
    The Viv Lela Show