I'm interviewing longtime friend, crit partner, and writer of top notch science fiction romance, Marcella Burnard. She discusses the ups and downs of her career, and what surgery she refused to have to be a professional actress.

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Looking forward to seeing my mom, thoughts on online events, and also about axe-murderers and whether we really need the police. A bit about morality and ethics, too.

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About Good Fiction™ and why I don't think we need to read sad books. Also an outing! Margaritas with Megan Mulry. And I'm nearly done drafting THE LOST PRINCESS RETURNS.

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Happy Release Day to Grace Draven for DRAGON UNLEASHED! Thoughts today on entropy, backsliding, and how drift figures into building - and sustaining - a good writing habit.

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I'm back to regular podcasting, being grateful for my life, and talking about minor irritations like dealing with my drip system and being indecisive. Update on the progress of THE LOST PRINCESS RETURNS, too.

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An interview with my wonderful friend and bestselling author Grace Draven today! You can read more about her upcoming release, DRAGON UNLEASHED, here https://gracedraven.com/book/26.

Her virtual launch party is here (https://www.katybooks.com/event/grace-draven).

My Zoom event at Mysterious Galaxy is here https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Kennedy-06-2020

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Reflections on the Nebula Conference, and landing from our shared virtual ship to the chaos in the US. So there are thoughts on racism and privilege, too-and on doing book promotion in the midst of it all.

The Zoom event at Mysterious Galaxy is here https://www.mystgalaxy.com/Kennedy-06-2020

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I'm attending SFWA's Nebula Conference today - which is entirely online - so thoughts on that and writing updates, etc.

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Today is the Release Day for THE FIERY CROWN! I'm talking about enjoying the fruits of our labor and the importance of play and treats for the creative subconscious.

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I had some realizations over the weekend about measuring success and "breaking out," thanks to SFWA and excellent mentoring from the savvy Laura Anne Gilman. Also thoughts on pride and sanding canales.

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