The Write Mindset with Racquel Henry

We’re back with another one of our segments, Write State of Mind, where we interview authors about mindset, their processes, and their journey. This week we have Kelly Coon! In this episode we discussed:

Kelly Coon is a young adult author represented by Kari Sutherland of Bradford Lit, an editor for Blue Ocean Brain, a member of the Washington Post Talent Network, a former high school English teacher, and the author of two test prep guides, ACT STRATEGY SMART and ACE THE ACT.

Kelly was the test prep expert for About.com for seven years, and has been published with both Scholastic and MSN in the education arena. In the parenting realm, Kelly has been published in The Washington Post, Scary Mommy, ParentMap, Folks, and other sites, regaling tales of life in the trenches with her three boys. She adores giving female characters the chance to flex their muscles and use their brains, and wishes every story got the happy ending she's living near Tampa with her sons, brilliant husband, and a rescue pup who will steal your sandwich. Gravemaidens is her debut novel.

Kelly hangs out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and her website.

Find Kelly’s latest release, Warmaidens.

Mentioned in this episode:

K.M. Weiland’s resources

Story Genius by Lisa Crohn

The Emotional Craft of Fiction by Donald Maas

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Music: Wooden Smile by Ziv Moran

We’re back with another one of our segments, Write State of Mind, where we interview authors about mindset, their processes, and their journey. This week we have Edward A. Farmer! In this episode we discussed:

Edward hangs out on Instagram, and Facebook, and his website.

Find Edward’s latest release, Pale.

Mentioned in this episode:

GIVEAWAY!

We’re giving away a copy of Pale to our listeners! Take a screenshot of the episode and tag @writersatelier and @edwardafarmer on Instagram or Twitter, and we’ll randomly select one lucky winner to receive a copy of Pale! We will keep the giveaway open until October 11th at 11:59 PM! You can find links to our social platforms and Edward’s books in the show notes.

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Audio edited by Aly Grauer. Find out more about Aly at: https://dreamstobecome.com/.

Music: Wooden Smile by Ziv Moran

We’re back with another one of our segments, Write State of Mind, where we interview authors about mindset, their processes, and their journey. This week we have Jennifer Hillier! In this episode we discussed:

Jennifer Hillier writes about dark, twisted people who do dark, twisted things. Born and raised in Toronto and a proud Canadian, she spent eight years in the Seattle area, which is where all her books are set.

Jennifer hangs out on Instagram, Twitter, her Facebook page, and her website.

Find Jennifer's latest release, Little Secrets.

Mentioned in this episode:

GIVEAWAY!

We’re giving away a copy of Little Secretsto our listeners! Take a screenshot of the episode and tag @writersatelier and @jenniferhillierbooks on Instagram or Twitter, and we’ll randomly select one lucky winner to receive a copy of Little Secrets! We will keep the giveaway open until September 27th at 11:59 PM! You can find links to our social platforms and Jen’s books in the show notes.

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Music: Wooden Smile by Ziv Moran

We’re back with another one of our segments, Write State of Mind, where we interview authors about mindset, their processes, and their journey. This week we have Kristen Granata! In this episode we discussed:

Kristen Granata is a teacher by day, and an author by night. Known for writing emotional contemporary and new adult romance, she loves creating realistic, flawed characters who struggle through the darkest parts of life and come out stronger on the other side. Kristen is a self-proclaimed “bitter cynic trapped in a hopeless romantic’s body.” Her characters pack a sarcastic punch, make you laugh, make you think, make you ugly cry—and they will always live happily ever after. If you’re a lover of moving, inspirational reads, Kristen’s your girl.

Kristen was born in New York in 1986. She lived there for almost twenty years. She attended community college and became a teacher. Despite her passion for writing, and despite her professors strongly suggesting she become a writer, she took the more sensible route (bitter cynic, remember?) After going through a difficult divorce when she was only twenty-nine, Kristen returned to writing. The raw story that poured out of her led her to publish her debut novel, Collision, in March of 2018.

Kristen openly shares her mental health struggles with depression and anxiety with her Instagram following. Her message is a beacon of hope to anyone who is suffering: You are not alone. She delicately weaves this theme into her writing, and demonstrates the ability of love to heal trauma.

When she’s not teaching or writing, Kristen is reading, Instagramming, indulging in her messy love affair with popcorn, and annoying her wife and step-daughters by incessantly singing along to The Greatest Showman soundtrack.

Kristen hangs out on Instagram, Twitter, her Facebook page, and her website.

Find Kristen’s latest release, What’s Left of Me, along with her other books here.

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Audio edited by Aly Grauer. Find out more about Aly at: https://dreamstobecome.com/.

Music: Wooden Smile by Ziv Moran

We’re back with another one of our segments, Write State of Mind, where we interview authors about mindset, their processes, and their journey. This week we have Natalia Sylvester! In this episode we discussed:

Born in Lima, Peru, Natalia Sylvester Came to the U.S. at age four and grew up in Florida and the Rio Grande Valley in Texas.

She received a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Miami and now works as a freelance writer in Texas. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Bustle, Catapult, Electric Literature, Latina magazine, McSweeney's Publishing, and the Austin American-Statesman.

Natalia’s first novel, CHASING THE SUN, was named the Best Debut Book of 2014 by Latinidad. Her latest novel, EVERYONE KNOWS YOU GO HOME, won an International Latino Book Award, the 2018 Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Work of Fiction from the Texas Institute of Letters, and was named a Best Book of 2018 by Real Simple Magazine.

Natalia's debut YA novel, RUNNING, is forthcoming in July 2020 from Clarion Books/HMH. Visit her at nataliasylvester.com.

Natalia hangs out on Instagram, Twitter, and her Facebook page.

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We’re back with another one of our segments, Write State of Mind, where we interview authors about mindset, their processes, and their journey. This week, we have Amy Christine Parker! In this episode we discussed:

· Writing what you love

· Having that next hope

· Making your own luck

· Passion outweighing fear

· The yearning to be a writer

· Perfectionism

· The mindset to continue when things fall apart

· Discomfort

· The self-confidence crisis

Amy Christine Parker earned her degree in elementary education at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida, and then proceeded to try out many different jobs, including collectible doll maker, fondue waitress, and inner-city schoolteacher. It wasn’t until she became a mom and began making up bedtime stories for her children that she finally realized what she was meant to do. Now Amy writes full-time from her home near Tampa, Florida, where she lives with her husband, their two daughters, and one ridiculously fat cat. She is the author of three novels published with Random House: GATED, ASTRAY, and SMASH & GRAB. Visit her at amychristineparker.com.

Amy hangs out on Instagram, Twitter, and her Facebook page.

Mentioned in this episode:

· Amy’s free class Make Every Scene Strong which will be on our YouTube channel by May 26, 2020

· Amy’s on-demand class: Plotting Your Prose

· Get 50% off Plotting Your Prose with code LOVEFORAMY106 until May 29, 2020

· Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

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In this episode, we chat with bestselling author, Kandi Steiner! In this episode we discuss:

Kandi Steiner is a bestselling author and whiskey connoisseur living in Tampa, FL. Best known for writing “emotional rollercoaster” stories, she loves bringing flawed characters to life and writing about real, raw romance — in all its forms. No two Kandi Steiner books are the same, and if you’re a lover of angsty, emotional, and inspirational reads, she’s your gal.

An alumna of the University of Central Florida, Kandi graduated with a double major in Creative Writing and Advertising/PR with a minor in Women’s Studies. She started writing back in the 4th grade after reading the first Harry Potter installment. In 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her “freedom of press.” She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a die-hard hopeless romantic, and likes to highlight all the challenges of love as well as the triumphs.

If you’d like to start reading Kandi’s books, check out Book one in the Becker Brothers series: Love on the Rocks. You can also visit her Amazon page for more books!

Kandi hangs out on Instagram, Twitter, her Facebook page, and her Facebook group (Kandiland).

Mentioned in this episode:

Kandi’s Social Media Marketing for Writers Class with WA (Recording)

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In this episode, we're doing something special for our audience and writing community. We're delivering a free meditation session for writers from our on-demand class, The Write Meditation for Stress and Anxiety with Rita Sotolongo. The meditation session we’re giving away for free today is from Day 4 of the class and it’s called “Taking Time to Rest Enhances Production.” The reason we're putting this session on the podcast is because it will be easily accessible. You can listen to this meditation session over and over and it will be easy to take it with you.

Rita Sotolongo is a published poet and registered yoga teacher in Orlando, Florida. Over the years, she’s learned to integrate her two passions in order to keep sane in a chaotic world. This led to the development of her method for self-discovery combining yoga with writing—a practice she shares in workshops intended to help people breathe and break through mental, emotional, and creative blocks. Her publications include poetry in Black Fox Literary Magazine, Parentheses Journal, and Petite Hound Press as well as a short story in the 2017 Florida Writers Association annual collection, and one in the 2018 Demonic Household Anthology. She is a wife, mother, and step-mom, and when not writing or practicing yoga, she spends her time navigating the domestic arena. Learn more about Rita by visiting yogaandwriting.com.

Mentioned in this episode:

Writer's Atelier's new on-demand class: The Write Meditation for Writers with Rita Sotolongo

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In this episode, Racquel discusses the steps she took in shifting her mindset about the current global pandemic. In future episodes, she will cover specific ways she has coped and kept writing. 

Mentioned in this episode:

Writer's Atelier's new on-demand class: The Write Meditation for Writers with Rita Sotolongo

Legion of Writers Podcast by LE Perez

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If you’ve been on this journey with us, then you know that since the news came that our beloved studio space would be torn down, things have been a whirlwind. In this special edition episode, Racquel discusses the journey of finding a new studio space.  

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