Deadline City's Podcast

Someone call the Super! We need help over here in Deadline City managing all of our...well...deadlines. We go over some of the things that hinder our process and lead to stalled or missed deadlines, as well as how book babies are made. Have you ever wondered about the different stages that go into making a book? Do you include research time into your time crunch? Between secret Pinterest pages to outlines, there's so much to do sometimes it's hard to start. Eep! Send help. 

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On this week's episode, we tackle the dreaded writer's block. This is a question that we get at nearly every panel we've been part of or attended. The answers vary so we start off by reading some wise words from other writers and look at what they have to say. Is it real or not real? Is writer's block simply a manifestation of our fears? We look at our own struggles that add to the reasons why we can't put words on the page, and how we tackle each challenge that comes our way. 

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The dreaded one-star review! How do you write while you're being reviewed? This is a topic we've heard every writer talk about. In this episode, we do a deep dive into our reviews and the relationship authors have with them. How much do they matter? How much do you let them affect you and your writing? We've had evolving relationships with them from the start of our careers, and we get real about our feelings. We even read three random reviews (anonymous of course) from each other's books like Jimmy Kimmel Live! letting celebrities read either mean tweets! We're definitely not celebrities but it's still all in good fun and no authors were harmed in the making of this episode. Let's get to some real talk!

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Throughout our careers, we've had people ask us why we write YA and the dreaded "when are you going to write a real book?" This happens A LOT. Join us for a chat about our journeys as YA authors, answering why the hell we're in YA Town and where YA might be going. How do we stay fresh and not let ourselves become "aunties"? How do we keep up with trends? Is it time to pick up our things and find another city to be part of when things are uncertain? There is a lot of think about and we have an honest chat about our feelings. 

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Welcome to Deadline City: a podcast and a destination.

We are two New York City-based authors who share an office and work on multiple books at a time. Between us, we have 40 books published and under contract, and we’re just getting started. If you’ve seen us on the road, you know how we cut up. We like to have fun and talk about the one thing that is always on our minds: creating books. Publishing is a big scary world to many of us, and our goal is to pull back the curtain on some of the mystery by simply talking about it. In our first season, we want to dig into subjects like YA fiction, editing, reading reviews, burnout. Most of the time, you publish a book and then you’re at a loss for what comes next. How do you navigate the industry and then still manage to write more books? That’s a journey we’re on and know that hundreds are on the same road. So come along with us. We hope you enjoy Episode 0: Destination Deadline City.

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