Romance and fantasy heroes are forever making terrible choices. Falling for the wrong person, ignoring obvious warnings and charging headfirst into disaster. What advice would the writers of these books give to their characters? Hear from Marie Cardno (Breadknives & Boomsticks), Ashley Andersen (Malachite) and Chloe Cullen (At the Mercy of Midnight) as they offer some essential counsel to the characters they created.

Purchase the featured titles at VerbCrawl's official bookseller, Unity Books, or from the host venue, XO Book Co.

This event is part of VerbCrawl, a one-night-only, high-energy literary festival, that takes over the streets of central Pōneke. For more information please head to verbwellington.nz.