S3 E5: Alechia Dow & Don’t Ever Lick Your Checks

This week, Claribel and Kat talk about who to follow on social media to learn more about the industry and writing as well as how to discuss authentic representation with your writer friends or as a sensitivity reader. Then they interview debut sci-fi author Alechia Dow on what it was like writing her amazing novel The Sound of Stars, Debuting while living abroad, and her amazing booky cookies! ABOUT ALECHIA: Alechia Dow is a former pastry chef, food critic, culinary teacher, and Youth Services librarian. When not writing YA sci-fi featuring determined black girls (like herself), you can find her having epic dance parties with her daughter, baking, mentoring, or taking teeny adventures around Europe. Follow Alechia: Website | Twitter | Instagram Alechia’s Books: THE SOUND OF STARS THE KINDRED Mentions: Booky Cookies Writing in the Margins Mentorship https://www.patreon.com/writeordiepodcast Dahlia Adler Susan Dennard Alexandra Bracken Kwame Mbalia LD Lewis Courtney Milan DJ Older Tiffany Jackson Patrice Caldwell (agent) Shelly Romero (editor) Beth Phelan (agent) Suzie Townsend (agent) Latinx in Pub POC in Pub LasMusas