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Work in Progress: Write or Die Tribe's Kailey Brennan DelloRusso on Her Novel-in-Progress + Prompt Me, Daddy
Season 1 Episode 16
In today's episode, Write or Die Tribe founder Kailey Brennan DelloRusso explains what she's learned while writing her untitled novel-in-progress (which got its start during NaNoWriMo!). We discuss t…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Bassey Ikpi on How She Did the Magic with “I’m Telling the Truth, but I’m Lying”
Season 1 Episode 15
Bassey Ikpi’s “I’m Telling the Truth, but I’m Lying” is one of my all-time favorite books. She grew up thinking authors were magicians, but it turns out she knows how to cast the spell too! In this e…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Anthology No. 1: The Best Writing & Publishing Advice from Summer 2022
Season 1 Episode 14
If you love writing and publishing advice as much as I do, this episode is going to make you horny, baby! To celebrate our 13 amazing guests from this summer, I'm dropping the first Bleeders antholog…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Work in Progress: Shelby Hinte on "Howling Women" + Prompt Me, Daddy
Season 1 Episode 13
Today's guest is Shelby Hinte. I know Shelby because we took a Chloe Caldwell workshop together this spring (all roads lead back to Chloe on this podcast, lol). In this episode, Shelby explains her w…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Omar Mouallem on Crafting Historical Travelogue Memoir "Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas"
Season 1 Episode 12
Omar Mouallem wrote the historical travel memoir "Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas." However, he struggled to tackle that subject matter without finding a new relationship with th…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on Writing "The Sex Lives of African Women" from Blog to Book
Season 1 Episode 11
Today’s guest comes all the way from Africa! Ghanaian author Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah has such a cool story about how she used her blog as a launch pad for publishing her first book. Nana shares the who…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Work in Progress: Caroline Shannon-Karasik on "Mother-Eaten" + Prompt Me, Daddy
Season 1 Episode 10
Today's guest is Caroline Shannon-Karasik. I know Caroline because we took Catapult’s 12-Month Essay Generator together, led by Chloe Caldwell. In this episode, she fills me in on what she’s done wit…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Elle Nash on the North Star of Writing to Her Taste
Season 1 Episode 9
Today's guest is Elle Nash, author of Animals Eat Each Other, Nudes, Gag Reflex, and the upcoming novel Deliver Me. This episode is an interesting peek into Elle's creative process as we talk through…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Work in Progress: Emmy Olea on "Emmy, Like the Award"
Season 1 Episode 8
Today's guest is Emmy Olea. I first discovered Emmy's writing through her podcast Crumbs about Emmy's dating experiences as a trans woman recovering from alcoholism whose mom was a coyote and whose g…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Chelsea Martin on Striking the Balance Between Prolific & Perfectionist
Season 1 Episode 7
Today's guest is Chelsea Martin. I adore indie queens like Chelsea. She has been incredibly prolific thus far in her literary career, and I love her "just do it" approach to publishing. We talk about…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago