Courtney and Mona chat with debut author Sasa Hawk about short story vs novel submissions, identifying your own patterns, writing synopses, genre labels as marketing tools, and DIY promo strategies.

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Find Sasa online at sasahawk.com, on Bluesky and on Instagram and Threads as @sasahawk. And check out Unlock the Dark!

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Courtney and Mona chat deadlines, post-deal writing slumps, advocating for yourself as an introvert, and anxiety and mental health with author Roselyn Clarke.

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Find Roselyn online at roselynclarke.com, on Bluesky and on Instagram. And check out her debut,Now She's Dead!

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Courtney and Mona chat agent relationships, prioritizing yourself, and combatting comparanoia with author Lorraine Wilson.

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Find Lorraine online at shadowsonwater.uk, on Bluesky, on Instagram, and on Substack. And check out The Salt Oracle or any of her other amazing books!

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Courtney and Mona chat with mythpunk and horrorromance author Danai Christopoulou about writing in a second language, unsupportive family, the power of community, and more!

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Find Danai online at chronovoros.com, on Bluesky, and on Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and Twitter as @danaiwrites. And pre-order Vile Lady Villains here!

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Mona and Courtney chat with author and writing teacher Daryl Gregory about community, imposter syndrome, awards, teaching, and tricking yourself into writing.

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Find Daryl online at [https://darylgregory.com/), on Bluesky and Instagram, and get your copy of When We Were Real here!

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Courtney and Mona chat with debut horror author C. J. Dotson about rebuilding your writing process from the ground up, handling reviews, what it's like to put a book out in the world, and the importance of community.

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Mona and Courtney chat with Nebula, World Fantasy, Ignyte, and Aurora award-winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author Premee Mohamed about moving the needle, data in the publishing industry, and how to keep creating when the world wants to uncreate you.

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Courtney and Mona chat with fantasy author Demi Winters about writing from and about personal experiences, her journey from self-pub to trad pub, and letting go of the need to be in charge.

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Find Demi online at demiwinters.com, on TikTok, and on Instagram. And get The Road of Bones here!

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