TB’s week has been busy. She had a snafu with the paperback version of Reservations of the Heart, but hopefully it’s resolved now. Her paperback skills are lacking, apparently. The holiday romance cowrite with Miranda MacLeod is with the editor, meaning TB is writing new words in the next Lizzie book. It hasn’t been all work. She went to lunch with a friend, and they got pedicures because TB has realized her feet need love, too.
Clare is bundled up, even though it’s not super cold in London. Although, her extremities get cold, even her nipples, which may be a result of centering them. Made in London has made the brave journey from a Word doc to Vellum and is with her ARC team. While Clare anxiously waits to hear from her ARC team, she’s ticking off tasks on her launch to-dos. Made in London will hit the stores on October 16th. Also, Clare attended an Alliance of Independent Author’s meeting and learned something about book piracy. More importantly, her Spurs won a game. Let’s not bring up their embarrassing loss a few days later.
The duo moves on to a weighty subject: self-doubt. While neither of them suffers from it (they totally do!), they discuss how they recognize it and deal with it. The tricky part of self-doubt is seeing it in all its destructive forms, and it’s complicated by the really highs and depressing lows of the writer’s life. Both of them agree (a second week in a row!) that the best way to wrangle self-doubt is simple but also really hard to do.
Alliance of Independent Authors:
https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/
Made in London: First Chapter Preview:
https://www.clarelydon.co.uk/2019/09/made-in-london-first-chapter-preview/
Neil Gaiman discussing pirating sites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qkyt1wXNlI
The Creative Penn episode:
https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2019/09/23/trust-creativity-choose-yourself-jen-louden/
Stop back next week for another hilarious conversation about how long it takes Clare and TB to write a book. If you’d like to leave a comment on the episode, head over to www.lesbianswhowrite.com. They’d love to hear from you. Or you can email them at:
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Clare and TB