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209. Perseverance in Publishing with Jessi Cole Jackson
I’m joined on the podcast today by Jessi Cole Jackson, author of the newly released Ruinous Creatures, a spicy, feminist romantasy set in a world where people wear the bones of mythical creatures in order to wield...
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Bonus: Writing Doesn't Get Easier, YOU Get Stronger
I've been noodling on a bunch of different topics lately, none of which quite make sense to be a whole episode by themselves, so I decided to give you a bonus episode with a few of them together!
I talk about why...
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208. Preparing Your Option Proposal
After you’ve sold your debut novel, you unlock a new process in publishing: selling a novel on proposal.
This most commonly happens as part of the option clause on your contract, and it’s a time in your career that...
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207. Confidence Series: Changing Your Inner Dialogue
Lasting, authentic confidence is not possible when your inner dialogue is full of threats, name calling, and a constantly downplaying of your accomplishments. Even if the way you talk to yourself isn't overtly mean,...
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206. Confidence Series: How to Love Your Reasons
Confidence as an author is less about WHAT you do and more about WHY you do it.
Which means to have a truly confident career, you need a process for making intentional decisions–about your writing schedule, what deals...
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205. Confidence Series: Let Yourself Be Impressive
In a world where many of us were socialized to be modest, avoid shining “too brightly,” and stay humble, it can be really uncomfortable when other people think you’re impressive. If you regularly shy away from praise,...
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204. Confidence Series: The 3 Types of Author Confidence
When talking to authors about their goals for 2026, a theme emerged. So many of them said some version of: “I want to feel more confident.”
For some, they wanted to believe they were good at writing (despite having...
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203. “Am I Skilled Enough to Write this Book?”
Every novel has its challenges–and it’s normal to feel intimidated at the start of a new project–but sometimes we find ourselves with a novel idea that feels impossible. Though you’re captivated by the idea, you have...
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202. The Power of Neutral Thoughts
If writing has felt Not Great for you lately, the solution isn’t necessarily to push yourself to feel amazing. There’s a middle step in the process – going from bad to neutral – that is often overlooked but incredibly...
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201. Expecting Good News Isn’t Delusional
If you find yourself always waiting for the other shoe to drop in publishing, or you follow up every “I really want to sell this next book” with some version of “but it probably won’t,” today’s episode is for...
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200. Revise a Book with Me
I’ve started revising my next book and… the first draft is in Not Great Shape. So this week I’m sharing a few of my initial takeaways as I manage my brain so it doesn’t freak out about the work ahead of me.
To...
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199. A Peek into 2026
For this final episode of 2025, I decided to lean into my witchier side and do a group tarot reading!
If you’re curious what advice the cards had for the new year, listen in to this short episode (and check out my...
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