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Stephanie Pao has the job we all want. She owns a romance bookstore on wheels.
Jess and Sarina chat with Stephanie Pao, who runs La Fleuria, a romance book truck based in Los Angeles
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Jessica Lahey
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Sarina Bowen
33:52
The First Page of a Novel Has to Work Its Butt Off
For this month's Booklab, we look at The Last Mistake and Flaming Vines and discuss how to make every detail earn its keep.
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KJ
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23:59
How to Capture Emotion on the Page
A conversation with debut novelist Lidija Hilje
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Jennie Nash
2
58:36
From Authority to Author
Jess mentors an expert as she turns great idea into a book proposal and speaking career
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Jessica Lahey
51:09
In Search of the Beast in the Clouds with author Nathalia Holt
"I always love a challenge, if there's a topic that's difficult to research, that seems impossible to find anything about, I'm there. I want to know…
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Jessica Lahey
32:43
This is NOT a Linear Process (We hate that)
Three hours, one page... that's how writing a book goes.
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KJ
2
44:26

June 2025

Ep 454 Mid-Year Check-In
"I am exactly on track to complete nothing." —KJ
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Jessica Lahey
2
36:32
Booklab: Curiosity Not Confusion/Sauerkraut Pregnant Queen
Do you know the difference? You'd better, and we define it via the first pages of a memoir, a novel and a historical in June's Booklab
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KJ
2
37:46
The Ultimate How To: Write, Pitch, Maybe Publish with Kate McKean from Agents+Books
You probably need this book.
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KJ
41:27
Five things podcast guests need to know
Media training 101 for podcast guesting
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Jessica Lahey
2
WTB: Is It Harder to Trust Your Gut Now?
There is so much NOISE--how do you tune in to what you really want to write?
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KJ
2
45:13
The Gift of Failure: Author Version
Karen Dukess's first novel sold at auction. The second didn't sell at all. Here's how she wrote and sold her third--and had fun doing it.
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KJ
40:15
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