young adult

Episode 23: Writing for struggling readers and Nanowrimo with Rebecca Laffar-Smith

by Connie B. Dowell
October 9, 2019October 7, 2019

Hello, again! Today we’ve got a great interview about writing for reluctant and struggling readers, the upcoming National Novel Writing Month and more! At times the audio did cut out on us, but the material is great, so please bear… Read More »

Lessons from Comicpalooza: Tabling and Handselling your Books

by Connie B. Dowell
June 5, 2019

Hi, folks! I’ll be scheduling new author interviews soon, but this time it’s just me talking about lessons learned from Comicpalooza. It turns out I had a lot to say about selling books at conventions, book fairs, and festivals. I… Read More »

Copywriting for authors with Brian Meeks

by Connie B. Dowell
May 22, 2019May 21, 2019

Hi! In the longest episode so far (I think), today I chat with Brian Meeks about the importance of copywriting for authors. He’s very generous with his time and provides loads of examples and humor, so we went on for… Read More »

Writing YA and following your muse with Anna Lacroire

by Connie B. Dowell
May 8, 2019

Hi! This week I’ve finally got a fellow young adult author on the podcast. Anna Lacroire talks writing for teens, following your muse and writing shifting perspective novels. Also, in my own quick update, my first author school visit went… Read More »

Michael Bailey and the Action Figures series

by Connie B. Dowell
July 5, 2017

For the first interview, I chat with Michael Bailey about writing, women in superhero stories and more. If you are in the Worcester, MA area, don’t miss his appearance on a superhero fiction panel in Annie’s Book Stop at 1… Read More »