Claribel and Kat answer a listener's question about publishing events, what it’s like to organize events like DVPit/DVCon, and some tips about attending events. Then they chat with Alex Aster about her author journey, discuss going viral on TikTok and whether it’s worthwhile for authors to join. Plus Alex gives us some Authortok tips!
ALEX’S BIO: Alex Aster is an author and graduate of The University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in English with a Concentration in Creative Writing. The Emblem Island series is inspired by the Latin American myths her Colombian grandmother told her as a child before bedtime.
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S4 E6: Alex Aster & Cursed Islands Are My Brand

The Write or Die Podcast shares the real stories about what it takes to become an author – the gritty, infuriating, pull your hair out because it’s been years – stories of writers who didn’t give up despite it all, and are now living out their dream. It’s hosted by NYT &amp; #1 Indie bestselling author Claribel A. Ortega and NYT &amp; international bestselling author Kat Cho and releases every other Monday! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writeordiepodcast/support

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Get The Honeys, by Ryan La Sala! 
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Buy our books:
Witchlings (and join the Witchlings discord!)
Ghost Squad 
Reverie 
Be Dazzled 
The Honeys
Find us online!  
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Bonus Episode: The Honeys by Ryan La Sala

THANK YOU to all of our WorDies! We love you!
Kat & Claribel say goodbye to Write or Die by listening to snippets from past episodes and discussing the advice they’ve received along the way from amazing past guests including S.Jae Jones, Alex Aster, Victoria Aveyard, Tiffany Jackson, Phil Stamper and More! Then they read listener comments and answer some last “Ask Us Anything” questions! Thank you to all the WorDies who’ve joined us on this journey! Our hope is that you keep this community going even after the podcast is done!
Topics discussed include:

 Separating “author” from “writer”
 Fake it til you make it mindset
  Social media and mental health
  Envy and jealousy in publishing
  Switching agents
  Focusing on your craft

MENTIONS:
• THIS IS WHY THEY HATE US by Aaron H. Aceves
• LIGHTLARK by Alex Aster
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S4 E24: Write or Die & FINAL_Final_Episode_Really.doc

Kat & Claribel say goodbye to Write or Die by listening to snippets from past episodes and discussing the advice they’ve received along the way from amazing past guests including Daniel Jose Older, Leigh Bardugo, Holly Black, Ayana Gray, Mark Oshiro, and More! Topics discussed include:

 Messy first draft.
 How to get into drafting mode.
  Being wary of generalized advice.
  Finding community.
  Being a BIPOC author.
  Parasocial relationships in publishing.



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S4 E23: Write or Die & The Final Episode (part 1)

Claribel & Kat discuss what "success" means in publishing (and what it definitely does not mean). Then they interview Vita Ayala about their journey into writing comics, how the Metropolitan Museum of Art is super haunted, being inspired by Octavia Butler as a kid, and the difference between comics and prose writing. 
ABOUT VITA: Vita Ayala (they/them) is a trans non-binary Afro-Puerto Rican writer born and bred in New York City, where they grew up dreaming dreams of dancing on far away worlds, fighting monsters on the block, and racing fish along the bottom of the ocean. Before Vita began freelancing as a writer, they worked in book retail, event coordination, building management, baking, and museum security (day and graveyard shift). They’ve broken at least one of every bone in their body, which means they can feel the rain coming. Vita writes both comics and prose fiction, and has written for publishers such as: Black Mask Studios, DC (comics), Dynamite, IDW, Image Comics, Macmillan, Marvel Comics, Realm, Valiant, and Vault Comics. Vita currently resides in New York City with their wife and cat sons.
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Buy New Mutants Vol. 1 (New Mutants, 1) by Vita Ayala
Buy New Mutants Vol. 2 (New Mutants, 2) by Vita Ayala
Buy Reclaim the Stars: 17 Tales Across Realms & Space
Buy Submerged by Vita Ayala 
Listen to Marvel's Jessica Jones: Playing with Fire
MENTIONS:
• DAWN by Octavia Butler
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• Check out Kat’s Books



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S4 E22: Vita Ayala & The Met is Super Haunted

Claribel interviews Kat about her young adult k-pop romcom, Once Upon a K-Prom. They chat all things k-pop (including Kat’s first k-pop loves), what inspired the book, whether Kat included BTS in K-Prom, and more!
ABOUT KAT: Kat Cho used to hide books under the bathroom sink and then sneak in there to read after bedtime. Her parents pretended not to know. This helped when she decided to write a dinosaur time-travel novel at the tender age of nine. Sadly, that book was not published. Kat and her books have been featured in Entertainment Weekly, NBC, Refinery 29, and Seventeen. Her books include the Penguin One World One Book 2019 Selection, Wicked Fox, and its internationally bestselling sequel, Vicious Spirits. As well as  the upcoming romcom Once Upon a K-Prom (Disney, 2022). She currently lives and works in NYC and spends her free time trying to figure out what kind of puppy to adopt.
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MENTIONS:
• K-Prom Playlist
• Robbie’s Playlist
• Elena’s Playlist
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S4 E6: Alex Aster & Cursed Islands Are My Brand

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