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Unfortunately...You Can't Just Set That Book AsideCourtney and Mona chat deadlines, post-deal writing slumps, advocating for yourself as an introvert, and anxiety and mental health with author Roselyn Clarke.
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Find Roselyn online at roselynclarke.com, on Bluesky and on Instagram. And check out her debut,Now She's Dead!
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Support Unfortunately... by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unfortunately2025-06-061h 01Unfortunately...It's a Business RelationshipCourtney and Mona chat agent relationships, prioritizing yourself, and combatting comparanoia with author Lorraine Wilson.
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Find Lorraine online at shadowsonwater.uk, on Bluesky, on Instagram, and on Substack. And check out The Salt Oracle or any of her other amazing books!
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Support Unfortunately... by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unfortunately2025-05-1656 minUnfortunately...You Lose the CallusesCourtney and Mona chat with mythpunk and horrorromance author Danai Christopoulou about writing in a second language, unsupportive family, the power of community, and more!
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Find Danai online at chronovoros.com, on Bluesky, and on Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and Twitter as @danaiwrites. And pre-order Vile Lady Villains here!
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Support Unfortunately... by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unfortunately2025-05-0256 minUnfortunately...You’re a Member of a Losing TeamMona and Courtney chat with author and writing teacher Daryl Gregory about community, imposter syndrome, awards, teaching, and tricking yourself into writing.
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Find Daryl online at [https://darylgregory.com/), on Bluesky and Instagram, and get your copy of When We Were Real here!
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Support Unfortunately... by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unfortunately2025-04-181h 11Unfortunately...There's a Room Full of People Talking about YouCourtney and Mona chat with debut horror author C. J. Dotson about rebuilding your writing process from the ground up, handling reviews, what it's like to put a book out in the world, and the importance of community.
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Find C. J. online at cjdotsonauthor.com, on Bluesky, subscribe to her newsletter, and get your copy of The Cut here!
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Support Unfortunately... by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unfortunately2025-04-041h 02Unfortunately...You're On the Publishing Treadmill, and You Don't Set the SpeedMona and Courtney chat with Nebula, World Fantasy, Ignyte, and Aurora award-winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author Premee Mohamed about moving the needle, data in the publishing industry, and how to keep creating when the world wants to uncreate you.
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Find Premee online at premeemohamed.com, on Bluesky, and on Instagram. And pick up copies of One Message Remains here!
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Support Unfortunately... by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unfortunately2025-03-2157 minUnfortunately...You're Not (Always) in ChargeCourtney and Mona chat with fantasy author Demi Winters about writing from and about personal experiences, her journey from self-pub to trad pub, and letting go of the need to be in charge.
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Find Demi online at demiwinters.com, on TikTok, and on Instagram. And get The Road of Bones here!
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Support Unfortunately... by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unfortunately2025-03-0752 minUnfortunately...You'll Fall DownMona and Courtney chat with debut author Saratoga Schaefer about reframing failure, getting sober, debut pressures, and mental health support in the publishing industry.
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Find Saratoga online at saratogaschaefer.com and pre-order Serial Killer Support Group!
Support Unfortunately... by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unfortunately2025-02-2157 minUnfortunately...It Takes LuckMona and Courtney chat with debut fantasy author M. Stevenson about luck and timing in the publishing process, revising to trends, and giving back to the writing community.
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Find M. Stevenson online at marinastevenson.com and consider pre-ordering Behooved before if comes out on May 20th!
Resources Mentioned
The Querying Hub, free querying resources curated by M. Stevenson
Demystifying Your Debut, workshop offered by author and book coach Isabel Sterling
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Find R. Haven online at theirritablequeer.com and check out his debut novel The Other Face of Sympathy when it comes out on September 9th!
Support Unfortunately... by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unfortunately2025-01-1748 minUnfortunately...You Have to Learn to Edit YourselfMona and Courtney chat about slow-burn careers, leveling up, community, and the importance of learning to edit your own work with David Goodman, author of A Reluctant Spy.
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Find David online at davidgoodman.net and check out the blog post we mentioned in the episode here.
Support Unfortunately... by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unfortunately2025-01-0359 minUnfortunately...There's Another Mountain Past This OneMona & Courtney check in about their failure to launch this podcast on their original timeline, what their writing lives have been like this year, and more.
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Find Mona online at mona-west.com, and read her Apex story, "YOU and ME and THE END" here!
Find Courtney and learn more about her debut fantasy novel, HIGHER MAGIC, at courtney-floyd.com. If you're interested, consider adding it to your want to read lists on Goodreads or StoryGraph!2024-12-2046 minUnfortunately...The Ladder of Success is a Möbius StripMona West and Courtney Floyd chat with guest Zohar Jacobs about the particular failures that can follow early success, submission strategies, the ladder of sadness, and more. Transcripts here!
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Find Zohar on Bluesky and X as @zoharjacobs.2024-12-0654 minUnfortunately...We're all Participating in the Rejection OlympicsHosts Mona West and Courtney Floyd kick off the podcast by interviewing each other about rejection, failure, and coping mechanisms.
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Find Mona online at mona-west.com.
Find Courtney at courtney-floyd.com.
And find an amazing, free tool for submitting stories and tracking rejections at The Grinder (aka the Submission Grinder).2024-08-0345 min