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Debutiful episodes

October 26 The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford by Nafissa Thompson-Spires - What Is the Sophomore Slump?
Nafissa Thompson-Spires, author of The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford, joined the podcast to discuss teaching herself how to write fiction, why she embraces the chaos of a “draft zero,” and navigating the pressure to become an Author-with-a-capital-A without burning herself out.
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781501168048

Links!
Nafissa Thompson-Spires on the Internet: https://www.sophiahuneycutt.com/about.html
Sophia Huneycutt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nafissa.thompson.spires
Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net
Debutiful on Substack: https://substack.com/@debutiful
Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful
Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social
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25 min
October 12 The House Built on Alligator Bones by Sophia Huneycutt - Write Your Messy Zero Draft
Sophia Huneycutt, author of The House Built on Alligator Bones, joined the podcast to discuss teaching herself how to write fiction, why she embraces the chaos of a “draft zero,” and navigating the pressure to become an Author-with-a-capital-A without burning herself out.
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9798217179497

Links!
Sophia Huneycutt on the Internet: https://www.sophiahuneycutt.com/about.html
Sophia Huneycutt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sohuneycutt
Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net
Debutiful on Substack: https://substack.com/@debutiful
Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful
Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social
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33 min
September 30 The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman by Deesha Philyaw - Defining Your Own Success
Deesha Philyaw, author of The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman, joined the podcast to discuss why defining her own success mattered, life on and off the internet, and the two-decade journey of writing her debut novel.
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780063383074

Links!
Deesha Philyaw on the Internet: https://deeshaphilyaw.com/
Deesha Philyaw on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deeshaphilyaw
Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net
Debutiful on Substack: https://substack.com/@debutiful
Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful
Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social
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47 min
September 17 Observer by Nicholas Russell - Letting Ignorance Be Bliss
Nicholas Russell, author of Observer, joined the podcast to discuss why moving to (and leaving) NYC was vital to his writing career, how knowing when to be demanding and when knowing to let ignorance be bliss helped him along the way, and why he knew his debut needed to be shelved in the horror section of bookstores.
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780063452398

Links!
Nicholas Russell on the Internet: https://nicholasrussell.me/
Nicholas Russell on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/o_rinocoflow/
Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net
Debutiful on Substack: https://substack.com/@debutiful
Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful
Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social
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52 min
August 17 The Responsible Party by Claire Carusillo - Writing a Fictional Character Named Claire Carusillo
Claire Carusillo, author of The Responsible Party, joined the podcast to discuss her time writing for the internet, how she fictionalized her relatives' history, and why a one-sentence pitch for her book is hard to do.
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781250408631

Links!
Claire Carusillo on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clocarus/
Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net
Debutiful on Substack: https://substack.com/@debutiful
Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful
Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social
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36 min
August 06 Appetite by P Paramita - Write Your Obsessions
P Paramita, author of Appetite, joined the podcast to discuss why writers should watch wrestling, how food influences her life, and why she is a Fan with a capital F.
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780593978580

Links!
P Paramita on the Internet: https://www.pparamita.com/
P Paramita on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/padya307/
Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net
Debutiful on Substack: https://substack.com/@debutiful
Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful
Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social
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37 min
July 23 The Make-Believe by Hannah Murray - On Magic and Madness
Hannah Murray, author of The Make-Believe, joined the podcast to discuss her early fame from Skins and Game of Thrones, mental health, and why writing a memoir now was the right decision for her life.
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9780593979822

Links!
Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net
Debutiful on Substack: https://substack.com/@debutiful
Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful
Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social
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31 min
July 15 A Real Animal by Emeline Atwood - Writing Your Body and Soul
Emeline Atwood, author of A Real Animal, joined the podcast to discuss querying her book when it was half-finished, how scuba diving is vital to her life, and writing something close to her body and soul.
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781646222964

Links!
Emeline Atwood on the Internet: https://www.emelineatwood.com/
Emeline Atwood on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emelinenoelleatwood/
Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net
Debutiful on Substack: https://substack.com/@debutiful
Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful
Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social
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35 min
July 09 The Great Wherever by Shannon Sanders - Writing a "BIG" Book
Shannon Sanders, author of The Great Wherever, joined the podcast to discuss drafting in a linear path, not planning to write a 400-page behemoth, and how short stories and novels differ.
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781250421678

Links!
Shannon Sanders on the Internet: https://www.shannonsanderswrites.com/
Shannon Sanders on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonsanderswrites/
Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net
Debutiful on Substack: https://substack.com/@debutiful
Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful
Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social
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51 min
June 23 Names Have Been Changed by Yu-Mei Balasingamchow - Finding the Right Way to Tell Your Story
Yu-Mei Balasingamchow, author of Names Have Been Changed, joined the podcast to discuss how Singapore inspires her, noodling on ideas until the right one presents itself, and how knowing nothing about the industry was equally freeing and scary.
You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9798217176595

Links!
Yu-Mei Balasingamchow on the Internet: Yu-Mei Balasingamchow
Yu-Mei Balasingamchow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yumei.balasingamchow/
Debutiful on the Internet: https://www.debutiful.net
Debutiful on Substack: https://substack.com/@debutiful
Debutiful on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debutiful
Debutiful on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/debutiful.bsky.social
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41 min

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Discover debut authors with Debutiful. In each episode, host Adam Vitcavage has an in-depth chat with a writer about why they write, how they write, and the path to publishing their debut book.