#16: Why Jasmine Mas Left Big Law to Become an Author

Off The Shelf with Morgann Book · Sep 4, 2025 · 57m

We’re kicking off Season 2 with New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Mas! From law school horror stories and Greek mythology deep-dives, Jasmine shares the winding journey that led her from studying ancient classics and playing field hockey to writing Blood of Hercules and beyond.

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Introduction & NEW studio!

3:10 Hi from NYC

5:00 Leaving Big Law to Become an Author

13:45 Early Writing Career (and how Reddit helped)

17:35 Jasmine’s Favourite Books

19:55 Why a Female Hercules?

24:18 How Jasmine Crafted Blood of Hercules

30:10 Jasmine’s Favourite MMC From Her Books

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