Episode 040 - Evolving with Annette Ortiz Mata

Leani Lopez is joined by Lindsey Goldstein to talk about how they always wanted to tell stories, learning as you go, enjoying the revisions, and putting yourself into your story.  Links: Leani's Patreon. IGN Instagram. Lindsey's Website. Lindsey's Instagram. Music Credit: "Blippy Trance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Author Ectorius Angel chats with Leani about writing as a child, how sometimes breaks don't work, and how it's not advised to write at the expense of your health.  Links: Leani's Patreon. IGN Instagram. Ectorius's Instagram. Music Credit: "Blippy Trance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Host Leani sits down with fellow Puerto Rican author Carolina Cardona who shares her experiences growing up on the island, how learning English opened the door, and achieving the writing flow state. Links: Leani's Patreon. IGN Instagram. Carolina's Website. Carolina's Instagram. Music Credit: "Blippy Trance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Leani Lopez is joined by Rebecca Wells Phillips to talk about getting ideas through dreams, using writing to process trauma, explaining college majors to parents, and knowing your limits.  Links: Leani's Patreon. IGN Instagram. Rebecca's Website. Rebecca's Instagram. Music Credit: "Blippy Trance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Author Tasha He joins Leani to discuss the importance of characters, unwrapping your first book, how you can't edit a blank page, and how writing is a hobby but publishing is a business.  Links: Leani's Patreon. IGN Instagram. Tasha's Instagram.  Music Credit: "Blippy Trance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Host Leani chats with Scott Roche about being able to write under any circumstances, writing short stories versus novels, developing grace for yourself, and the importance of reading other genres.  Links: Leani's Patreon. IGN Instagram. Scott's Website. Scott's Instagram.  Music Credit: "Blippy Trance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Puerto Rican Authors Annette Ortiz Mata and Leani Lopez come together to talk about going against your training, how it's never done for the writer, keeping old drafts, and evolving your writing.  Links: Leani's Patreon. IGN Instagram. Annette's Website. Annette's Instagram.  Music Credit: "Blippy Trance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Host Leani Lopez talks with author Ryan Null about influential teachers, how publishing has changed over the years, knowing when to step away, and the joys of maps and world building.  Links: Leani's Patreon. IGN Instagram. Ryan's Instagram. Music Credit: "Blippy Trance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Leani connects with Paloma Blue to chat about exploring other endings, the difference between writing scripts versus books, respecting fanfiction, and telling the story that you want to read.  Links: Leani's Patreon. IGN Instagram. Paloma's Website. Music Credit: "Blippy Trance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Kate Somers joins Leani to talk about the terror that comes with finishing a book, when life happens, celebrating that first 1-star review, and when writing rituals change. Please Note: Due to technical difficulties, Leani's audio is low quality but will be fixed by the next episode.   Links: Leani's Patreon. IGN Instagram. Kate's Instagram. Kate's Website.  Music Credit: "Blippy Trance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/