Join Nat & PJ in conversation with Lakesedge (Fierce Reads/Macmillan, Sept 28, 2021) author Lyndall Clipstone!

You'll hear about all this and more:

• Writing Community News - #5amWritersClub Virtual Donut Party theme "Backstory Distillery" on September 17th, NaNoWriMo prep has already started at nanowrimo.org with a six-week idea-generating event, Pitch Wars application window opening this month.
• What We're Reading - P.J. talks about Madeliene Roux's Reclaimed, and Nat goes on a rant about Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake.
• Lyndall's use of her English Literature Ph.D. "The Appeal of the Male Monster" to craft Lakesedge.
• The process of revising Lakesedge in Author Mentor Match, querying, success with a pitch contest, agent calls, and auctions. - What it's like being an international author, debuting during a pandemic, and publishing delays.
• How to approach marketing your book, coming up with social media content, and developing a brand as a writer.
• Books that inspired Lyndall to write Lakesedge, and the homework she gave Nat for Author Mentor Match.
• What makes a book "gothic"?