What happens when you don't follow your dreams right away? What if you pursue an entirely different path and then remember later on what you had wanted long ago? Ardi Alspach, children's editor at Sterling Publishing, shows us that it's never too late to get back into your field of dreams (sorry...couldn't help it!). She talks to us about her experience in not one, but two different publishing programs, how her experience in publicity has informed her work as an editor, and what it's like to play competitive pool. We also learn the heartwarming story of Ardi's house panther, Merlin. Don't worry...you can see screencaps of Merlin at hybridpubscout.com/episode-24-editor-ardi-alspach.

Plus! We chat with hour brand new summer intern (!!!) Amanda about what brought her to the frontier between traditional and indie publishing.