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235. Book Release Rituals (+ Ch 1 Exclusive!)
Releasing a book is a big deal, but without a plan for how you’ll celebrate the moment, it’s easy to end up feeling disappointed by the experience.So today, in honor of With All My Haunted Heart being out now (you can...
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234. Craft Chat with Sonido Reyes
For the final installment of this craft chat series, I spoke with award-winning author Sonido Reyes, who writes YA and adult novels that celebrate queer Mexican stories.His next YA release, To Our Untamed Core, is...
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233. Craft Chat with Julian Winters
Our craft chats series continues with the wonderful and fabulous Julian Winters!Julian is an award-winning, bestselling author of books for teens and adults, including his latest YA novel: Find My Way Down to You!...
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232. Craft Chat with Taylor Hartley
For this week’s craft chat, I spoke with agent sibling, friend, and an all-around incredible author, Taylor Hartley.Taylor is the author of Song of the Hell Witch, which has one of my favorite audiobooks of all time....
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231. Craft Chat with Alex London
For this week’s craft chat discussion, I had the great pleasure to speak with Alex London.Alex is the author of more than 30 books (yes, 30!) for children, teens, and adults – including the award-winning middle grade...
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230. Craft Chat with Katherine Locke
With just five weeks until my adult debut comes out, we’re taking a brief detour from my usual advice to share conversations about the craft of writing with some truly fabulous authors.This week, I’m chatting with...
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229. Micro-Moments of Balance as an Author
Balance as an author can be hard to find.Between writing new books, marketing the ones you’ve already published, and juggling all the other parts of being a human in modern society, it can feel like you’re constantly...
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228. Rebuilding Your Creative Confidence (Workshop Replay)
If your confidence as an author is at an all-time low, you’re not alone.So many authors I’ve talked to this year have shared a similar story.They’ve weathered countless rejections.Page one rewrites.And yearly sales...
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227. Contracted to Write a Book You Hate?
When you sell a book on proposal–or you have an unspecified Book 2 on your contract–it’s possible to end up contracted to write a book that just isn’t working.Maybe the story isn’t coming together like you hoped, or...
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226. Should You Quit or Double Down on Your Career?
There are moments in every author’s career where they reach a crossroads. Where they hit a publishing roadblock and have to make a tough decision: Do I quit writing and publishing? Or do I double down and go all-in on...
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225. Your Mid-Year Writing Reset
Happy July! We’ve reached the mid-point of 2026, which means it’s time for a mid-year writing reset. It’s the perfect time to revisit the goals you set in January and make any necessary course corrections so you can...
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224. When Your Author Career Looks “Perfect”
When your author career looks amazing from the outside, it can be even harder to find support when you’re struggling with burnout.Your non-publishing friends (and even your therapist) don’t get the realities of your...
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