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Welcome to the October Q&A episode! Topics discussed include:

• balancing social media with work & writing 3:40
• a scene vs. a chapter 7:45
• how many pages I review as an editor 11:55
• using AI for inspiration 13:48
• my thoughts on recently published fanfiction 20:14

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- Click here for ways to work with me + a free character profile template: www.thekatiewolf.com/info - The last Tuesday of the month is a Q&A episode! Submit your questions for me HERE and I'll answer them on the podcast. - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@katiewolfwrites - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiewolfwrites

- Click here for ways to work with me + a free character profile template: www.thekatiewolf.com/info - The last Tuesday of the month is a Q&A episode! Submit your questions for me HERE and I'll answer them on the podcast. - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@katiewolfwrites - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiewolfwrites

Happy 200 episodes! I share the biggest lessons I've learned in the past 200 episodes about writing, creativity, and mindset. I also share the overview of my author journey so far. Thanks for listening to the podcast! I appreciate all of you :) ----- - Click here for ways to work with me + a free character profile template: www.thekatiewolf.com/info - The last Tuesday of the month is a Q&A episode! Submit your questions for me HERE and I'll answer them on the podcast. - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@katiewolfwrites - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiewolfwrites

Welcome to the September Q&A episode! Topics discussed include:

• what to do after querying 80 agents with no offer 1:55
• if you should include comp titles in your query letter 8:29
• taking a book from 3 stars to 5 11:49
• how to know when you're done editing 18:28

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Sometimes you just need a kick in the pants when it comes to social media - because it's 2025, and part of being an author means promoting yourself and your books and being on social media. If that's what you need, this episode is for you!

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We've got a special guest episode this week! Alex Temblador joins us to discuss writing characters who have a marginalized identity, her new book Writing an Identity Not Your Own, why it's important for writers to be aware of their biases, and more.

Alex Temblador is the Mixed Latine award-winning author of Secrets of the Casa Rosada and Half Outlaw. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Central Oklahoma and is a contributor to Living Beyond Borders: Growing Up Mexican in America and Speculative Fiction for Dreamers: A Latinx Anthology. Alex has taught creative writing seminars, workshops, and classes with the Women's Fiction Writers Association, WritingWorkshops.com, the Writer's League of Texas, and more, as well as spoken about diversity in the literary world with the Texas Library Association, Abydos Learning Conference, and at many other festivals, conferences, and universities. She is an award-winning travel, arts, and culture journalist who specializes in diversity, equity, and inclusion, publishing in the likes of Conde Nast Traveler, Outside, and Travel + Leisure, and speaking about such topics at SXSW, the Society of American Travel Writers, and the World Travel Market. Alex lives in Dallas, Texas, where she runs a literary panel series called LitTalk.

Buy Alex's book Writing an Identity Not Your Own: A Guide for Creative Writers

Check out her course on Writing An Identity Not Your Own: For Speculative Fiction Writers and get $40 off with code WRITINGPODCAST40

Follow her on IG @alex_temblador

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