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"I was (and am) still worried that people will tell me I'm being naive."
New York Times bestselling author Evelyn Skye on playing with POV, building a community on Substack, and her warm hug of a novel, THE INCREDIBLE…
Oct 28
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"Unfortunately for my characters, I do tend to need them to be devastated at some point or another."
Bestselling author Clémence Michallon on juggling dual time lines, building "sky-high" emotional stakes, and her dark sophomore thriller, OUR LAST…
Oct 20
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"People have told me I'm 'brave' to talk about not selling my Russia novel, which seems ridiculous to me."
Bestselling author Karen Dukess on letting go of "shoulds", leaning into genre tropes, and her charming new novel, WELCOME TO MURDER WEEK
Oct 7
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"Plenty of celebrities are looking for ghostwriters, but they don't always understand how much work you will be doing"
Celebrity ghostwriter Lizzy Wright on tracking terrorists for a living, translating her skills to writing, and her gripping new sports memoir…
Sep 22
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"I really wanted to explore how all these small indignities pile up for women over time and what an attempt at revenge might look like."
Emily J Smith on drafting "in a fit of rage", plotting by spreadsheet, and her killer debut, NOTHING SERIOUS
Sep 16
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"As she left I had this crazy thought: What if it was a set-up?"
Bestselling author Sophie Stava on following her "weirdo mind", going to auction after 75+ rejections, and her twisty thriller, COUNT MY LIES
Sep 8
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"You think you just have a handle of publishing and then it rips the carpet out from under you"
Bestselling author Bianca Marais on navigating an editor switch, making a one-way medium interactive, and her witty and original mystery, A MOST…
Aug 25
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"I was basically weeping with my head on my desk for that final stage"
Bailey Seybolt on exploring the moral gray areas, keeping fiction rooted in fact, and her unputdownable debut, CORAM HOUSE
Aug 18
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"Coming out of the pandemic, no one remembered how to talk to people anymore."
New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory on brushing off rejection, relearning how to write a book, and her charming rom-com, FLIRTING LESSONS
Aug 6
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"There were definitely situations that a 14-year-old shouldn't have been in"
Bestselling author Sandie Jones on mining "shameful" memories, weathering slow sales, and her riveting groupie thriller, I WOULD DIE FOR YOU
Jul 24
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"That put me in the mindset of, 'Okay, my book is good, just maybe not suited for the traditional market.'"
Debut author Theresa Christine on switching careers, going the indie route, and her charming new contemporary romance, THE HALF OF IT
Jul 1
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"There are going to be (many) times where you're like, 'I want to shoot the manuscript/myself into space.'"
Author Meredith Turits on her winding road to publication, learning to love feedback, and her stirring debut novel, JUST WANT YOU HERE
Jun 26
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