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Recent Episodes

  • Episode 21

    Allie Rowbottom Deep Dives the Writing & Publishing Processes for “Jello Girls” and “Aesthetica”

  • Episode 20

    Manifesting Your Writing Goals Through Daily Practice with Kellianne Benson of 750words.com

  • Episode 19

    Alissa Wilkinson Throws a Dinner Party for Her Food Writing Inspiration with Her Latest Book “Salty”

  • Episode 18

    How to Write a Novel with Author Matt Bell & His Craft Book "Refuse to Be Done"

  • Episode 17

    You Don't Need a Publisher: How Elle Griffin is Serializing Her Novels on Substack

  • Work in Progress: Write or Die Tribe's Kailey Brennan DelloRusso on Her Novel-in-Progress + Prompt Me, Daddy

    Episode 16

    Work in Progress: Write or Die Tribe's Kailey Brennan DelloRusso on Her Novel-in-Progress + Prompt Me, Daddy

  • Bassey Ikpi on How She Did the Magic with “I’m Telling the Truth, but I’m Lying”

    Episode 15

    Bassey Ikpi on How She Did the Magic with “I’m Telling the Truth, but I’m Lying”

  • Anthology No. 1: The Best Writing Advice from Summer 2022

    Episode 14

    Anthology No. 1: The Best Writing Advice from Summer 2022

  • Work in Progress: Shelby Hinte on "Howling Women" + Prompt Me, Daddy

    Episode 13

    Work in Progress: Shelby Hinte on "Howling Women" + Prompt Me, Daddy

  • Omar Mouallem on Crafting Historical Travelogue Memoir "Praying to the West"

    Episode 12

    Omar Mouallem on Crafting Historical Travelogue Memoir "Praying to the West"

  • Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on Writing "The Sex Lives of African Women" from Blog to Book

    Episode 11

    Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on Writing "The Sex Lives of African Women" from Blog to Book

  • Work in Progress: Caroline Shannon-Karasik on "Mother-Eaten" + Prompt Me, Daddy

    Episode 10

    Work in Progress: Caroline Shannon-Karasik on "Mother-Eaten" + Prompt Me, Daddy

  • Elle Nash on the North Star of Writing to Her Taste

    Episode 9

    Elle Nash on the North Star of Writing to Her Taste

  • Work in Progress: Emmy Olea on "Emmy, Like the Award"

    Episode 8

    Work in Progress: Emmy Olea on “Emmy, Like the Award”

  • Chelsea Martin on Striking the Balance Between Prolific & Perfectionist

    Episode 7

    Chelsea Martin on Striking the Balance Between Prolific & Perfectionist

  • Chapped: Bridgette Bianca on be/trouble & the Legacy of Black Poetry

    Episode 6

    Chapped: Bridgette Bianca on be/trouble & the Legacy of Black Poetry

  • Hannah Howard on How Her Food Memoirs Became So Much More

    Episode 5

    Hannah Howard on How Her Food Memoirs Became So Much More

  • Work in Progress: Amanda McNeil on "Thank You, I Still Hate Myself"

    Episode 4

    Work in Progress: Amanda McNeil on “Thank You, I Hate Myself”

  • Chloe Caldwell Does It Her Way: How She Became an Author of Four

    Episode 3

    Chloe Caldwell Does It Her Way: How She Became an Author of Four

  • Halley Sutton on “The Lady Upstairs” & Feminist Noir Book #2

    Episode 2

    Halley Sutton on “The Lady Upstairs” & Feminist Noir Book #2

  • Samantha Allen on Her Debut Novel & the Nonfiction That Came Before It

    Episode 1

    Samantha Allen on Her Debut Novel & the Nonfiction That Came Before It

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Courtney Kocak is a writer, podcaster, and comedian based in Los Angeles. She wrote for Amazon’s Emmy-winning animated series Danger & Eggs and Netflix’s Know It All podcast. As a writer, her bylines include The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, Cosmopolitan, BUST, Bustle, InsideHook, and more.