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EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 1H 4M

Publishing a Debut Novel Through Grief and Early Motherhood with Thea Weiss

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In this episode of Chronically Candid, host Morgan Barrett talks with Book of the Month author Thea Weiss about writing her debut novel The Second Chance Cinema amid the grief of losing both of her parents and early motherhood. Morgan and Thea talk about forging ahead and taking creative leaps even when you don't feel completely 'ready', the importance of celebrating small wins, accepting rejection as part of the process, and what 'one less Buble' means.Throughout our conversation, we cover:The process of getting a debut novel publishedHow to make it through writing the middle of a manuscriptContinuing to make art even though the times we're living through feel heavyHow love, memory, and identity show up on the pageBooks mentioned in this episode:The Second Chance Cinema by Thea WeissThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronYou can follow Thea's work at writtenbythea.com and instagram.com/writtenbythea, and connect with Morgan at morganbarrett.co and instagram.com/morganbarrett__Support my work by reading & subscribing to Chronically Candid on Substack at morgannbarrett.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Chronically Candid, host Morgan Barrett talks with Book of the Month author Thea Weiss about writing her debut novel The Second Chance Cinema amid the grief of losing both of her parents and early motherhood. Morgan and Thea talk about forging ahead and taking creative leaps even when you don't feel completely 'ready', the importance of celebrating small wins, accepting rejection as part of the process, and what 'one less Buble' means.Throughout our conversation, we cover:The process of getting a debut novel publishedHow to make it through writing the middle of a manuscriptContinuing to make art even though the times we're living through feel heavyHow love, memory, and identity show up on the pageBooks mentioned in this episode:The Second Chance Cinema by Thea WeissThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronYou can follow Thea's work at writtenbythea.com and instagram.com/writtenbythea, and connect with Morgan at morganbarrett.co and instagram.com/morganbarrett__Support my work by reading & subscribing to Chronically Candid on Substack at morgannbarrett.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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