196: Writing an Identity Not Your Own with Alex Temblador
Release Date: 09/02/2025
219: Your Writing Permission Slips
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If you've ever felt like you're doing this whole writing thing "wrong" or you've felt guilty for not following advice another writer has given you, this week's episode will help! I give you 6 writing permission slips on everything from not outlining your book before you start to hating promoting yourself on social media. ----- - Click here for ways to work with me + a free character profile template: - The last Tuesday of the month is a Q&A episode! Submit your questions for me and I'll answer them on the podcast. - TikTok: -...
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218: Creating When the World is Falling Apart
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Things feel heavy right now. If you're struggling to write or create, this week's episode covers ways to reframe the act of writing, how to take care of yourself, and how to write when things just feel overwhelming. ----- - Click here for ways to work with me + a free character profile template: - The last Tuesday of the month is a Q&A episode! Submit your questions for me and I'll answer them on the podcast. - TikTok: - Instagram:
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217: January 2026 Q&A Episode
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Welcome to our January 2026 Q&A episode! Topics discussed this month include: tips for starting a YouTube channel 3:09 amount of editing done pre/post book deal + whether to invest in an editor before querying 8:48 whether to cut a long book in half or shorten it 14:49 tips to keep tension high and pacing fast 21:01 ----- - Click here for ways to work with me + a free character profile template: - The last Tuesday of the month is a Q&A episode! Submit your questions for me and I'll answer them on the podcast. -...
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216: BTS of a Freelance Book Editor's Business
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Ever wonder what it’s really like to run a freelance book editing business? In this episode, I answer five common questions I’m asked as a book editor and share a behind-the-scenes look at how my business works. ----- - Click here for ways to work with me + a free character profile template: - The last Tuesday of the month is a Q&A episode! Submit your questions for me and I'll answer them on the podcast. - TikTok: - Instagram:
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215: 3 Suggestions I've Given Editing Clients Recently
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214: Building Your Writing Community
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213: December 2025 Q&A Episode
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Welcome to our December Q&A episode! Topics discussed this month include: how to ensure editing clients make their payments 3:49 whether to mention you were represented before when querying 7:48 adjusting editing feedback depending on publishing path 11:05 if social media size matters for getting an agent/book deal 13:47 ----- - Click here for ways to work with me + a free character profile template: - The last Tuesday of the month is a Q&A episode! Submit your questions for me and I'll answer them on the podcast. -...
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212: The Tough Love Episode: AI
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211: My Game-Changing Writing Tool
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210: How to Write Your Book in 2026
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info_outlineWe'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
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