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Gentle heads-up: mentions of grief and loss.

If you’re new—welcome, I am so grateful you are here. If you’re back again for hope to visit—welcome home.
In this episode, I'm delighted to be chatting with K.T. Jay—the Amazon bestselling author of Inkbound Inheritance—to talk about imagination, healing through story, and the courage it takes to begin. We explore how grief shapes us, why stories can steady us, and what it’s really like to indie-publish a debut that lands on the charts.

In this episode

• The spark behind Inkbound Inheritance (a storyworld you can inherit!)
• Grief as a teacher: what young K.T. learned vs. adult K.T. carrying others
• Practical creative tools: finding your why, building a support circle, starting small
• Indie publishing 101: timelines, control, and the long game
• Hope, defined—when it feels like the ocean keeps crashing over you

Guest: K.T. Jay — Website: KTJAuthor.com | IG: @KTJAuthor
Book: Inkbound Inheritance (Amazon) & on (Barnes & Noble)

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