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 Flawed Female Leads with guest Heather Snodgrass

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Segment 1 (Announcements/Author Updates):

• (Valerie): launching my four-month book coaching container Aligned Author TODAY. The price is drastically cut this week (it's $667 off the regular price.) Go to valerieihsan.com/alignedauthor for all the details. 
• Write in the Harbor conference is coming up (2 presentations to prep for)
• feeling some feelings lately about the finality of the move and the recognition of Last Times I Will See/Do ... 
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• (Erick): 
• running google ads and qualifying potential clients
• polishing stories up for omnibus edition
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• What are you reading?

• Valerie: 
• Just finished:  None of This is True (Lisa Jewell)
• Wild Dark Shore (Charlotte McConaghy)
• We Need Your Art: Stop Messing Around and Make Something (Amie McNee)
• Creative Act (Rick Rubin) 
• (Not ready to give up on them, but struggling to finish them:) Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman; 
• Erick: 
• • Summer of Night (Dan Simmons)
• My Favorite Thing is Monsters (gn)
• Batman: The Long Halloween (gn)
• Flash Fiction America: 73 Very Short Stories

Heather: authorheathersnodgrass.com 

• Segment 2 (Resources/Tips/Tidbits):

• Tidbit #1: 
• Tidbit #2: 

Segment 3 (Main Topic):  

Notes:

Hi! My name is Heather Snodgrass. I have always had a love for novels, movies, and the creative arts. I attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2007 as an actor and have pursued different avenues to bring stories to life. 

I currently live with my husband, JD, and dogs, in Colorado, but I have lived in many places and I enjoy traveling. I also enjoy playing video games and gardening. Like Ariana, I have a playlist for everything I do and I love to have people make me a playlist about themselves when they meet. I am more than happy to share mine with anyone interested.

Unapologetic female leads:

In a time when we're drawn to flawed characters; the Real is coming through.

Personal growth journey

Tips for writing strong women without bashing men:

Draw from personal experience, and talk to men and women

Is a women punished more than a man for doing things?

Ask a societal question and asking the character

What makes a human strong?

A Love Letter to Reading

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