Author Tara Dorabji talks with Kelley Vick about her debut novel, Call Her Freedom, how researching her first novel led to an award-winning documentary series on human rights defenders in Kashmir, how her work as an activist and journalist informs her fiction and vice versa, her unique road to publication as the winner of the Simon and Schuster Books Like Us Grand Prize, and much more.   

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New York Times bestselling Author Fiona Davis talks with Kelley Vick about her new novel, The Stolen Queen, how an international art plot involving Kim Kardashian inspired the story, what draws her to historical fiction, how she found her way to writing fiction later in life, why she believes everyone should change careers every 10 years, and much more.

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Author Jennifer McGaha talks with Kelley Vick about her new essay collection, The Joy Document, the conversation with her grandmother that inspired the project, defining moments of joy, writing as a spiritual practice, how her latest project has changed her, her road to publication, and much more.

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Author Sara Reish Desmond talks with Kelley Vick about her debut story collection, What We Might Become, what fascinates her about liminal spaces, why she loves the short form, publishing with a “teaching press,” her best advice for aspiring authors, and much more. 

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Book publicist Leah Paulos talks with Kelley Vick about her latest project: Book Publicity School, what every author should do as early as possible to lay the groundwork for promotion, the connection between publicity and book sales, what works and what doesn’t for authors on social media, and much more.

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 Authors Ashlee Cowles and Danielle Stinson – known together as A.D. Rhine – talk with Kelley Vick about their sophomore novel, Daughters of Bronze, what made them want to retell the epic story of the Iliad from the Trojan women’s perspective, the real historical figures who inspired the characters, the blurry line between history and mythology, writing as a team (even though they have vastly different work styles), how their friendship and growing up as “military brats” inspires their writing, and much more.

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Author Sarah Seltzer talks with Kelley Vick about her debut novel, The Singer Sisters, the concert that inspired the story, her journey from draft to publication, what she learned in a low-residency MFA program, her work as Executive Editor of Lilith Magazine, how art intersects with motherhood, and much more.

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Author and educator Courtney Maum talks with Kelley Vick about creating the indispensable publishing guide, Before and After the Book Deal, what authors should look out for when signing book contracts, the biggest mistake she sees in query letters, her own writing process and road to publication, preserving the joy in making art, and much, much more.


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Author Julia Dahl talks with Kelley Vick about her latest crime thriller, I Dreamed of Falling, why she describes the story as a “family drama wrapped in a murder mystery,” the personal experience that inspired the novel, her favorite characters to write, her best advice for aspiring authors, and much more.
 

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Author and Poet Ananda Lima talks with Kelley Vick about her acclaimed fiction debut, Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil, how a self-described “wimp” who’s afraid of scary movies ended up writing horror, what fascinates her about the devil, how her poetry informs her fiction (and vice versa), learning to trust her own instincts as a writer, and much more.

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