Episode 35: Right Idea, Wrong Time

The one where we chat with author Yamile Saied Méndez about the benefits of time, reveal the story we don't feel quite ready to write...yet, and discuss channeling a higher power through writing by hand.Connect with Yamile Saied Méndez online:Website | Instagram | Buy Yamile's booksConnect with Mariko Turk online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Mariko's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Andrea Beatriz Arango online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Andrea's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Laekan's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Jasminne Mendez online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Jasminne's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The one where we discuss AI in publishing, whether or not we could/would want to "prove" our work is original and authentic, and the importance of resetting your nervous system and slowing your way back into a writing routine after a summer break.Connect with Jasminne Mendez online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Jasminne's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Mariko Turk online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Mariko's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Andrea Beatriz Arango online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Andrea's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Laekan's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The one where we lament being back on deadline, discuss the pros and cons of considering publishing trends, and try to determine when enough is enough in regards to promoting our books.Connect with Mariko Turk online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Mariko's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Andrea Beatriz Arango online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Andrea's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Laekan's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Jasminne Mendez online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Jasminne's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The one where we discuss the importance of taking breaks, the toxic power dynamics that exist in publishing, and how we continue to hone our craft.Connect with Andrea Beatriz Arango online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Andrea's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Laekan's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Jasminne Mendez online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Jasminne's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Mariko Turk online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Mariko's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The one where we talk about what it takes to keep a creative community alive, why reaching "flow state" with a manuscript is actually a privilege, and how to be a good literary citizen.Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Laekan's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Jasminne Mendez online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Jasminne's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Mariko Turk online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Mariko's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Andrea Beatriz Arango online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Andrea's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The one where we talk about writing the best book we possibly can within a specific timeline, discuss how accessible to readers we allow ourselves to be, and ask ourselves what we can do to foster the next generation of book lovers.Connect with Jasminne Mendez online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Jasminne's books⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Mariko Turk online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Mariko's books⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Andrea Beatriz Arango online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Andrea's books⁠⁠⁠⁠Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Laekan's books⁠⁠⁠⁠

The one where we fantasize about financial security and a regulated nervous system, unpack TLA 2026, and celebrate the opening of Charity Alyse's indie bookstore!Donate to Charity's GoFundMeConnect with Mariko Turk online:⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Mariko's books⁠⁠⁠Connect with Andrea Beatriz Arango online:⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Andrea's books⁠⁠⁠Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online:⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Laekan's books⁠⁠⁠Connect with Jasminne Mendez online:⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠| ⁠⁠⁠Buy Jasminne's books⁠⁠⁠

The one where we chat about the realities of going out of print, community as a path towards hope, and writing for your Id.Connect with Andrea Beatriz Arango:⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Buy Andrea's books⁠⁠Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online:⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Buy Laekan's books⁠⁠Connect with Jasminne Mendez online:⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠| ⁠⁠Buy Jasminne's books⁠⁠Connect with Mariko Turk online:⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Buy Mariko's books⁠⁠

The one where we learn new and disappointing things about the publishing industry, discuss how our writing routines have changed over time, and adopt the mindset of “not yet.” Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online:⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Buy Laekan's books⁠Connect with Jasminne Mendez online:⁠Website⁠ | ⁠Instagram ⁠| ⁠Buy Jasminne's books⁠Connect with Mariko Turk online:⁠Website⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠Buy Mariko's books⁠Connect with Andrea Beatriz Arango:⁠Website⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠Buy Andrea's books⁠

The one where we reflect on an especially difficult 2025, discuss our hopes and goals for the year ahead, and commit to fighting for our creative joy.Connect with Jasminne Mendez online:Website | Instagram | Buy Jasminne's booksConnect with Mariko Turk online:Website | Instagram | Buy Mariko's booksConnect with Andrea Beatriz Arango:Website | Instagram | Buy Andrea's booksConnect with Laekan Zea Kemp online:Website | Instagram | Buy Laekan's books