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Author and speaker Kevin O'Connor discusses using family letters dated all the way back to the 1930s in his book Two Floors Above Grief and why you should consider keeping them too.
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Visit Kevin's website:
http://kevinoconnorauthor.com

Find Kevin on social media:
https://www.facebook.com/kevin.oconnor2
https://www.instagram.com/kevmaster62/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmoconnor/

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Comics author and editor Carl Shinyama discusses the process of editing comics, how it differs from novel editing, and a special upcoming project.
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Find Carl on social media:
https://www.instagram.com/carl_shinyama_/
https://twitter.com/mrcomiceditor?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

More details about Maui Strong:
https://zoop.gg/c/mauistrong

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Editor Dayna Reidenouer is back to discuss the purpose of style sheets and sample edits and explains how they can impact the publishing process.
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Dayna's site
https://www.yourpublishingbff.com/

Dayna's Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/yourpublishingbff

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Author and editor Ellis Prybylski talks about their accessible Neurodivergent Publishing Conference that welcomes writers, editors, and everyone in between.
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Get tickets to the NPC here:
https://ndpub.org/
Check out Ellis's self-publishing service:
https://selfpub.me/
Discover neurodivergent Facebook groups here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/409428960925934
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ndwriterslounge

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Editor and Ooligan Press alum Jackie Krantz discusses the Portland State University book publishing program that has a trade publishing house staffed by its students.
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Jackie's Website:
https://jackiekrantz.com/

Ooligan Press Website:
https://www.ooliganpress.com/

Info on Ooligan Press Grad Program:
https://www.pdx.edu/academics/programs/graduate/book-publishing

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Author and cofounder of Anodyne Magazine Veronica Kirin discusses imposter syndrome in the literary world and gives tips on what to expect during the publishing process.
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Veronica's website:
https://veronicakirin.com/

Find Veronica on Social Media:
@vmkirin

Anondyne Magazine:
https://anodynemag.com/

AsteriskDAO:
https://asteriskdao.xyz/#toggle-id-5

Veronica Kirin is an award-winning anthropreneur and author. She is the founder of AsteriskDAO and cofounder of Anodyne Magazine. She is also the author of the awardwinning book “Stories of Elders” and creator of the “Stories of COVID” research which documents the pandemic in real time. She has been named a Forbes NEXT 1,000 Entrepreneur and BEQ 40 LGBTQ Leaders Under 40, and has spoken at two TEDx events. 

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Literary agent and author Lucinda Halpern discusses her book Get Signed and the do's and don'ts when searching for an agent.
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Lucinda Halpern is a literary agent with over 15 years' experience securing book deals with Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, Hachette, Macmillan, and the author of Get Signed: Find an Agent, Land a Book Deal, and Become a Published Author. She represents a range of New York Times and internationally bestselling authors in the categories of business, health, lifestyle, popular science, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and upmarket fiction. Her classes and coaching programs have been taught to hundreds of writers worldwide. Learn more at lucindaliterary.com or download Lucinda’s free author training. Follow Lucinda Halpern on Instagram and Twitter.

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Author Harrison Stockeland talks about how he adds historical elements and uses the most of his resources to create his page-turning stories.
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Harrison's website:
https://www.officialharrisonstockeland.com/

Find Harrison on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Harrison-Stockeland/author/B0BW6BSG3Y?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

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Author Zilla Novikov discusses her novel Query and its reflections on the querying process while trying to break into the publishing industry.
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Visit Zilla's website here:
https://nightbeatseu.ca/

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Jennia talks with fellow editor and good friend Dayna Reidenouer about the process of finding an editor, including where to search, the key pieces you should look for, and what you should hope to avoid.
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Dayna's site
https://www.yourpublishingbff.com/

Dayna's Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/yourpublishingbff