*Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions of suicide, miscarriage, and other sudden losses and changes. Please care for yourself and listen with discretion.*

In case you haven’t noticed, we’re on a break! Liz and Ariel both have some huge and complex changes going on in their lives.

Here’s the TLDR (if you don’t want to listen!): Liz lost her dad right after Thanksgiving, and Ariel is in the process of adopting three children from foster care. As a result, we haven’t had a lot of capacity for anything outside of taking care of our immediate families and showing up to do our full-time jobs. Hungry Authors is a passion project for us, but not something we have space for in this current season. We will reconvene in April and plan to return to launch our new book proposal cohort (which is already fully created and ready to go!) and pick up the podcast. Of course, we’ll keep you updated and appreciate your understanding and patience with us while we navigate these changes in our lives.

To listen to the episode Ariel mentions, check out episode 3 of Hungry Authors: “Writing When Life Sucks,” the title and timing of which she misremembers.