Queer meet-cutes & Kindred stories with Michael Earp (Recast from May 2019)

This interview with Michael Earp was originally broadcast in May 2019.When we spoke to Michael, he was getting ready to launch Kindred: a Queer #LoveOzYA short story collection. He was also one of the talented writers included in the Underdog short story collection (published in 2019). Sign up to Michael's email and you'll get a short story from him in your inbox!In this chat, we discuss:Writing a queer meet-cute short story for the Underdog Short Story Anthology (listen to our episode with Tobias Madden here) and the real-life bookish experience that inspired itOnline friendships (aka millennial pen pals)Editing a short story anthologyDiversifying and queering our reading experiencesSpecialising in selling children’s and young adult literatureThe judgement of adults reading young adult or children’s literatureBooks & other things mentioned:Kindred: A Queer #LoveOzYA CollectionUnderdog Short StoriesFollow Michael: @littleelfmanFollow us: @betterwordspod