<p>&quot;It&#39;s a small town girls misadventures in Hollywood. And it is both poignant and funny. I think of the essays as like crepes. They&#39;re kind of like individually snackable, but collectively filling.</p><p>What I love about the essay format is it&#39;s kind of propulsive and you move through it with the momentum that I really appreciate as a reader. And so I wanted to write the book that way.&quot;</p><p>- Author and Podcaster Courtney Kocak, we talk about her upcoming book Girl Gone Wild, a memoir based on a series of essays covering <em>“Tales of ambition, delusion, drugs, sex, and misogyny... including selling T-shirts on the Girls Gone Wild bus”</em></p><p>As well as the book we also talk about Courtney’s varied career, from performing as a stand-up, writing for an animated comedy show as well as her extensive career in podcasting including her show Private Parts Unknown which has had over 2 million downloads and her newsletter Podcast Bestie which is full of ways to make the most of your podcast.</p><p>Website:  <a href="https://www.courtneykocak.com/"><u>https://www.courtneykocak.com/</u></a> </p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/courtneykocak/"><u>https://www.instagram.com/courtneykocak/</u></a> </p><p>Girl Gone Wild: </p><p>US: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/girl-gone-wild-courtney-kocak/"><u>https://bookshop.org/p/books/girl-gone-wild-courtney-kocak/</u></a> </p><p>UK: <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/girl-gone-wild-courtney-kocak/18ae2cd0ad59de93"><u>https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/girl-gone-wild-courtney-kocak/18ae2cd0ad59de93</u></a> </p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PrivatePartsUnknown"><u>https://www.youtube.com/@PrivatePartsUnknown</u></a> </p><p>Private Parts Unknown Podcast: <a href="https://pod.link/1154304419"><u>https://pod.link/1154304419</u></a> </p><p>The Bleeders Podcast: <a href="https://pod.link/1628014529"><u>https://pod.link/1628014529</u></a> </p><p>Podcast Bestie Substack: <a href="https://podcastbestie.substack.com/welcome"><u>https://podcastbestie.substack.com/welcome</u></a> </p><p><strong>Find More about ‘Making Creativity Pay’</strong></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/makingcreativitypay/"><u>https://www.instagram.com/makingcreativitypay/</u></a> </p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/danjbarnett/"><u>https://www.linkedin.com/in/danjbarnett/</u></a> </p><p>Making Creativity Pay Newsletter: <a href="https://makingcreativitypay.substack.com/"><u>https://makingcreativitypay.substack.com/</u></a> </p>