All Episodes

Writing Across Age Categories (with Alechia Dow!)

Messy Middles

Romance and Romantic Elements

How a Book Gets Made from Start to Finish with Ashley Imanë Fields

Intellectual Property: NDAs, Political Influence, and Reader Expectations

Southern Gothic Television: Bonnie’s Blackness, Tara’s Agency, and Louis’ Humanity

Beatrice's New Book Deal!

Ask an Agent!

Kamilah Cole: Secret Publishing Goals, A Lot of Crying, and Plantains

Self-Advocacy: Pushing Deadlines, Community Support, and an Announcement

2024 Debuts Part 2: Edits, Marketing, and Protecting Your Energy

Kwame Mbalia: Writing, Publishing, and Making More Pie

Samantha Fabien: Agent/Author relationships, Professional Taste, and Career Aspirations

Sheree Renée Thomas: The Short Fiction Industry, Hoodoo, and working with Janelle Monáe

All About Anthologies with Shari Pennant and Sami Ellis

2024 Debuts (pt. 1): Marketing, Mental Health, and Managing Expectations

Jamison Shea: Debut Horror Author, Monster Lover, Milk Tea Aficionado

J. Elle: House of Marionne, Mentoring, and Eager Fans

Spring Pick: Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker

Jill Got a Book Deal!

Pre-Writing: Vibes, Worldbuilding, and Character Arcs

Short Fiction with Award-Winning SF/F Writer and Editor L.D. Lewis

The Hero's Journey with Terry J. Benton-Walker: Outlining Series, Perseverance, and Building Community as a Black Author

Writing for Audio with Diana M. Pho

Building Community with the Voodoonauts

The Hero's Journey with Britt Threatt: Writing Inclusively, Balancing Faith and Fiction, and Making the Choice to Self-Publish

The Hero's Journey with Daniel Renjenko: Afrofuturism, Empowering Black Readers, and Finding Your Support

Revisions: Killing Our Darlings, Incorporating Feedback, and Our Favorite Resources

The Hero's Journey with Tracy Deonn: Legendborn & Bloodmarked, Research Consultants, and Fan Fiction

The Hero's Journey with Nick Brooks: Novel Writing, Film, Music, and Navigating these Industries as a Black Creator.

Self-Publishing with Sierra Elmore: Book Covers, Kickstarter, and TikTok

The Hero's Journey with Karen Strong: Eden's Everdark, Anthologies, and Social Media for Authors

The Naut-y Awards!

Dark Matter: Writing Fight Scenes and Movement

The Hero’s Journey with Liselle Sambury: Blood Like Magic, Blood Like Fate, and Writing a Sequel

Dark Matter: Research, Research, Research

The Hero's Journey: Nia Davenport

Dark Matter: Black Villains and Antagonists

The Hero's Journey: Brittney Morris

Dark Matter: Mentorships for Black Authors

The Hero's Journey: Kiah Danielle Norris

Dark Matter: Black Love in SFF

The Hero's Journey: Sheena Williams

Dark Matter: #NaNegroWriMo, Self Care, & 2022 Writing Goals

Genesis: The Call and Navigating the Industry

The Hero's Journey: Mike Lee

Genesis: Twitter Pitch Contests, Hard and Soft Sci-Fi & World Building

The Hero's Journey: Tony Debajo

The Hero's Journey: Britney S. Lewis

The Hero's Journey: Eve Williams

Genesis: Burnout

The Hero's Journey: Larissa Irankunda

Genesis: Critique Partners, Magic Systems, and Self Care for Black Writers

The Hero's Journey: Bethany C. Morrow

Juneteenth Special!

Genesis: Race Swapping, Telling the Tale, and What Makes a Book Good

The Hero's Journey: Prince Shakur

Genesis: Who Got Issues?

The Hero's Journey: Jill Tew

Genesis: Defining Blackness, MasterClass, and Our Favorite Tropes

Genesis: Culture, Craft, and Comfort Books

Genesis: The Afronauts Launch

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