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S4 E19: Laekan Zea Kemp & Just Pre-Ask For An Extension
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Claribel & Kat discuss a conversation the saw online about being “satisfied” with your author career vs being “happy” as an author. Then they interview Laekan Zea Kemp about her publishing journey. How she started off self-publishing and transitioned into traditional publishing. And what it’s been like writing across multiple genres and age categories!
Content Warning: Discussions of grief/parental death/cancer
ABOUT LAEKAN: Laekan Zea Kemp is a writer living in Austin, Texas. She’s also the creator and host of the Author Pep Talks podcast, as well as a contributor to the Las Musas podcast. She has three objectives when it comes to storytelling: to make people laugh, cry, and crave Mexican food. Her work celebrates Chicanx grit, resilience, creativity, and joy while exploring themes of identity and mental health. Her debut novel, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN BITTER & SWEET is out now from Little Brown Young Readers.
• FOLLOW : website | Twitter | Instagram
BUY Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
MENTIONS:
• FOLLOW CLARIBEL: Twitter | Instagram | Youtube | TikTok
• Check out all of Claribel’s books
• FOLLOW KAT: Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok
• PRE-ORDER Once Upon a K-Prom (May 2022, Disney)
• Check out Kat’s Books
• FOLLOW WRITE OR DIE: Twitter | Instagram
• Learn more about Write or Die
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writeordiepodcast/support123 episodes
Manage episode 325921259 series 2121492
Claribel & Kat discuss a conversation the saw online about being “satisfied” with your author career vs being “happy” as an author. Then they interview Laekan Zea Kemp about her publishing journey. How she started off self-publishing and transitioned into traditional publishing. And what it’s been like writing across multiple genres and age categories!
Content Warning: Discussions of grief/parental death/cancer
ABOUT LAEKAN: Laekan Zea Kemp is a writer living in Austin, Texas. She’s also the creator and host of the Author Pep Talks podcast, as well as a contributor to the Las Musas podcast. She has three objectives when it comes to storytelling: to make people laugh, cry, and crave Mexican food. Her work celebrates Chicanx grit, resilience, creativity, and joy while exploring themes of identity and mental health. Her debut novel, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN BITTER & SWEET is out now from Little Brown Young Readers.
• FOLLOW : website | Twitter | Instagram
BUY Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
MENTIONS:
• FOLLOW CLARIBEL: Twitter | Instagram | Youtube | TikTok
• Check out all of Claribel’s books
• FOLLOW KAT: Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok
• PRE-ORDER Once Upon a K-Prom (May 2022, Disney)
• Check out Kat’s Books
• FOLLOW WRITE OR DIE: Twitter | Instagram
• Learn more about Write or Die
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writeordiepodcast/support123 episodes
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