First Draft Episode #359: Traci Thomas <a href= "https://thestackspodcast.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Traci Thomas</a> is the creator and host of <a href= "https://pod.link/1362164483" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Stacks Podcast</a>, a show about books featuring interviews with authors and book lovers. New episodes out every Wednesday! In this episode, we discuss my choice to put First Draft on indefinite hiatus, effective immediately. Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> Hear Sarah Enni’s episodes of The Stacks, <a href= "https://thestackspodcast.com/2019/09/17/ep-77-sarah-enni/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> and <a href= "https://thestackspodcast.com/2019/09/24/ep-78-educated/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> </li> </ul> Thanks for Listening! 🏆 Support the Show Join the First Draft <a href="https://www.patreon.com/firstdraftpod">Patreon</a>, or make a monthly or one-time donation via <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=CJMSP9RQPHR7G&source=url"> PayPal</a> or <a href="https://venmo.com/u/firstdraftpod">Venmo</a> 🤳 Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni in <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/7quYMkWFOu7Prf8p2HvMhm">Spotify</a>, or <a href= "https://pod.link/896407410">wherever you get your podcasts</a>. 📫 Sign up for the <a href= "https://www.firstdraftpod.com/newsletter">First Draft Newsletter</a> to hear about news, recommendations, and upcoming events 👕💯 Get <a href="https://first-draft-pod.myshopify.com">First Draft merchandise</a> ✍️ <a href="https://www.firstdraftpod.com/trackchanges">Track Changes</a> Learn how the traditional publishing industry works in the Track Changes podcast mini-series. 👍 Rate, Review, and Recommend Take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"> Apple Podcasts</a> or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you!

<description>&lt;h1 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;First Draft Episode #359: Traci Thomas&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://thestackspodcast.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Traci Thomas&lt;/a&gt; is the creator and host of &lt;a href= "https://pod.link/1362164483" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;The Stacks Podcast&lt;/a&gt;, a show about books featuring interviews with authors and book lovers. New episodes out every Wednesday!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;In this episode, we discuss my choice to put First Draft on indefinite hiatus, effective immediately.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul data-rte-list="default"&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Hear Sarah Enni’s episodes of The Stacks, &lt;a href= "https://thestackspodcast.com/2019/09/17/ep-77-sarah-enni/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://thestackspodcast.com/2019/09/24/ep-78-educated/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Thanks for Listening!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;🏆 Support the Show&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Join the First Draft &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/firstdraftpod"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Patreon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, or make a monthly or one-time donation via &lt;a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=CJMSP9RQPHR7G&amp;source=url"&gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;PayPal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://venmo.com/u/firstdraftpod"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Venmo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;🤳 Subscribe To &lt;em&gt;First Draft with Sarah Enni&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"&gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/7quYMkWFOu7Prf8p2HvMhm"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Spotify&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href= "https://pod.link/896407410"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;wherever you get your podcasts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;📫 &lt;strong&gt;Sign up for the&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.firstdraftpod.com/newsletter"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;First Draft Newsletter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to hear about news, recommendations, and upcoming events&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;👕💯 Get&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://first-draft-pod.myshopify.com"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;First Draft merchandise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;✍️&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.firstdraftpod.com/trackchanges"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Track Changes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Learn how the traditional publishing industry works in the Track Changes podcast mini-series.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;👍 Rate, Review, and Recommend&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Take a moment to rate and review &lt;em&gt;First Draft with Sarah Enni&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"&gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Traci Thomas is the creator and host of The Stacks Podcast, a show about books featuring interviews with authors and book lovers. New episodes out every Wednesday!  In this episode, we discuss my choice to put First Draft on indefinite hiatus, effective i

Hiatus Announcement With Traci Thomas of The Stacks

First Draft Episode #358: Nina LaCour <a href= "https://www.ninalacour.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nina LaCour</a> is the bestselling and Michael L. Printz Award-winning author of five critically acclaimed young adult novels, including: <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/755/9780142422939" target="_blank" rel="noopener">We Are Okay,</a> and <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/755/9780525556084" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Hold Still.</a> She joins to talk about her first picture book, <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781536211511" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle</a>, and her debut adult novel, <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781250810465" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Yerba Buena</a>. THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY <a href= "https://www.heyjasonjune.com/out-of-the-blue.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Out of the Blue</a>, the queer YA rom-com by <a href="https://www.heyjasonjune.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Jason June</a>, author of the breakout <a href= "https://www.heyjasonjune.com/jays-gay-agenda.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jay’s Gay Agenda</a>, available now! Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> Hear Nina’s previous appearances on First Draft, <a href= "https://www.firstdraftpod.com/audio-episodes/2015/7/22/nina-lacour"> here</a> and <a href= "https://www.firstdraftpod.com/audio-episodes/2018/12/4/nina-lacour"> here</a>! </li> <li> Hear Sarah Enni on Nina’s podcast, <a href="https://pod.link/1440113860" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Keeping a Notebook</a>, <a href= "https://pod.link/1440113860/episode/c2c5cf3530114f78f3afa4063b557bd6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>! </li> </ul>   Thanks for Listening! 🏆 Support the Show Join the First Draft <a href="https://www.patreon.com/firstdraftpod">Patreon</a>, or make a monthly or one-time donation via <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=CJMSP9RQPHR7G&source=url"> PayPal</a> or <a href="https://venmo.com/u/firstdraftpod">Venmo</a> 🤳 Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni in <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/7quYMkWFOu7Prf8p2HvMhm">Spotify</a>, or <a href= "https://pod.link/896407410">wherever you get your podcasts</a>. 📫 Sign up for the <a href= "https://www.firstdraftpod.com/newsletter">First Draft Newsletter</a> to hear about news, recommendations, and upcoming events 👕💯 Get <a href="https://first-draft-pod.myshopify.com">First Draft merchandise</a> ✍️ <a href="https://www.firstdraftpod.com/trackchanges">Track Changes</a> Learn how the traditional publishing industry works in the Track Changes podcast mini-series. 👍 Rate, Review, and Recommend Take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"> Apple Podcasts</a> or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you!

<description>&lt;h1 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;First Draft Episode #358: Nina LaCour&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.ninalacour.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Nina LaCour&lt;/a&gt; is the bestselling and Michael L. Printz Award-winning author of five critically acclaimed young adult novels, including: &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/755/9780142422939" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;We Are Okay,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/755/9780525556084" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hold Still&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/a&gt; She joins to talk about her first picture book, &lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781536211511" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and her debut adult novel, &lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781250810465" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yerba Buena&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.heyjasonjune.com/out-of-the-blue.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Out of the Blue&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the queer YA rom-com by &lt;a href="https://www.heyjasonjune.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Jason June&lt;/a&gt;, author of the breakout &lt;a href= "https://www.heyjasonjune.com/jays-gay-agenda.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jay’s Gay Agenda&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, available now!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul data-rte-list="default"&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Hear Nina’s previous appearances on First Draft, &lt;a href= "https://www.firstdraftpod.com/audio-episodes/2015/7/22/nina-lacour"&gt; here&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://www.firstdraftpod.com/audio-episodes/2018/12/4/nina-lacour"&gt; here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Hear Sarah Enni on Nina’s podcast, &lt;a href="https://pod.link/1440113860" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Keeping a Notebook&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://pod.link/1440113860/episode/c2c5cf3530114f78f3afa4063b557bd6" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Thanks for Listening!&lt;/p&gt; 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Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Nina LaCour is the bestselling and Michael L. Printz Award-winning author of five critically acclaimed young adult novels, including: We Are Okay, and Hold Still. She joins to talk about her first picture book, Mama and Mommy and Me in the Middle, and her

Simple Pleasures and Sinister Undertones With Nina LaCour

First Draft Episod #357: Samira Ahmed <a href= "https://samiraahmed.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Samira Ahmed</a> is the bestselling author of <a href= "https://samiraahmed.com/book/love-hate-other-filters/">Love, Hate & Other Filters</a>, <a href= "https://samiraahmed.com/book/internment/">Internment</a>, <a href= "https://samiraahmed.com/book/mad-bad-dangerous-to-know/">Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know</a>, and <a href= "https://samiraahmed.com/book/amira-hamza-the-war-to-save-the-worlds/"> Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds</a>, as well as a <a href= "https://samiraahmed.com/book/ms-marvel-beyond-the-limit/">Ms. Marvel comic book mini-series</a>. She joins us to talk about her latest YA contemp, <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/755/9780316282642" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Hollow Fires.</a> Thanks for Listening! 🏆 Support the Show Join the First Draft <a href="https://www.patreon.com/firstdraftpod">Patreon</a>, or make a monthly or one-time donation via <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=CJMSP9RQPHR7G&source=url"> PayPal</a> or <a href="https://venmo.com/u/firstdraftpod">Venmo</a> 🤳 Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni in <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/7quYMkWFOu7Prf8p2HvMhm">Spotify</a>, or <a href= "https://pod.link/896407410">wherever you get your podcasts</a>. 📫 Sign up for the <a href= "https://www.firstdraftpod.com/newsletter">First Draft Newsletter</a> to hear about news, recommendations, and upcoming events 👕💯 Get <a href="https://first-draft-pod.myshopify.com">First Draft merchandise</a> ✍️ <a href="https://www.firstdraftpod.com/trackchanges">Track Changes</a> Learn how the traditional publishing industry works in the Track Changes podcast mini-series. 👍 Rate, Review, and Recommend Take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"> Apple Podcasts</a> or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you!

<description>&lt;h1 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;First Draft Episod #357: Samira Ahmed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://samiraahmed.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Samira Ahmed&lt;/a&gt; is the bestselling author of &lt;a href= "https://samiraahmed.com/book/love-hate-other-filters/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Love, Hate &amp; Other Filters&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://samiraahmed.com/book/internment/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Internment&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://samiraahmed.com/book/mad-bad-dangerous-to-know/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mad, Bad &amp; Dangerous to Know&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href= "https://samiraahmed.com/book/amira-hamza-the-war-to-save-the-worlds/"&gt; &lt;em&gt;Amira &amp; Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;,&lt;/em&gt; as well as a &lt;a href= "https://samiraahmed.com/book/ms-marvel-beyond-the-limit/"&gt;Ms. Marvel comic book mini-series&lt;/a&gt;. She joins us to talk about her latest YA contemp, &lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/755/9780316282642" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hollow Fires.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Thanks for Listening!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;🏆 Support the Show&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Join the First Draft &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/firstdraftpod"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Patreon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, or make a monthly or one-time donation via &lt;a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=CJMSP9RQPHR7G&amp;source=url"&gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;PayPal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://venmo.com/u/firstdraftpod"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Venmo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;🤳 Subscribe To &lt;em&gt;First Draft with Sarah Enni&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"&gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/7quYMkWFOu7Prf8p2HvMhm"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Spotify&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href= "https://pod.link/896407410"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;wherever you get your podcasts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;📫 &lt;strong&gt;Sign up for the&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.firstdraftpod.com/newsletter"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;First Draft Newsletter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to hear about news, recommendations, and upcoming events&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;👕💯 Get&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://first-draft-pod.myshopify.com"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;First Draft merchandise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;✍️&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.firstdraftpod.com/trackchanges"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Track Changes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Learn how the traditional publishing industry works in the Track Changes podcast mini-series.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;👍 Rate, Review, and Recommend&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Take a moment to rate and review &lt;em&gt;First Draft with Sarah Enni&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"&gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

amira Ahmed is the bestselling author of Love, Hate & Other Filters, Internment, Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know, and Amira & Hamza: The War to Save the Worlds, as well as a Ms. Marvel comic book mini-series. She joins us to talk about her latest YA contemp,

Dreams and Ghosts With Samira Ahmed

First Draft Episode #356: Kristin Dwyer <a href= "https://www.kristindwyerbooks.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Kristin Dwyer</a> is the debut author of YA romance, <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/755/9780063088535" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Some Mistakes Were Made</a>. THIS EPISODE BROUGHT TO YOU BY… <a href= "https://embowman.com/workshops/fundamentals-of-design/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Fundamentals of Design</a>, a crash course in design tailored specifically for authors. Head to <a href="http://embowman.com/workshops" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">embowman.com/workshops</a> to enroll, and use promo code FIRSTDRAFT20 to save $20 off the $79 price through the end of May 2022. Thanks for Listening! 🏆 Support the Show Join the First Draft <a href="https://www.patreon.com/firstdraftpod">Patreon</a>, or make a monthly or one-time donation via <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=CJMSP9RQPHR7G&source=url"> PayPal</a> or <a href="https://venmo.com/u/firstdraftpod">Venmo</a> 🤳 Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni in <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/7quYMkWFOu7Prf8p2HvMhm">Spotify</a>, or <a href= "https://pod.link/896407410">wherever you get your podcasts</a>. 📫 Sign up for the <a href= "https://www.firstdraftpod.com/newsletter">First Draft Newsletter</a> to hear about news, recommendations, and upcoming events 👕💯 Get <a href="https://first-draft-pod.myshopify.com">First Draft merchandise</a> ✍️ <a href="https://www.firstdraftpod.com/trackchanges">Track Changes</a> Learn how the traditional publishing industry works in the Track Changes podcast mini-series. 👍 Rate, Review, and Recommend Take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"> Apple Podcasts</a> or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you!

<description>&lt;h1 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;First Draft Episode #356: Kristin Dwyer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.kristindwyerbooks.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;Kristin Dwyer&lt;/a&gt; is the debut author of YA romance, &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/755/9780063088535" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Some Mistakes Were Made&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THIS EPISODE BROUGHT TO YOU BY…&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://embowman.com/workshops/fundamentals-of-design/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fundamentals of Design&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a crash course in design tailored specifically for authors. Head to &lt;a href="http://embowman.com/workshops" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;embowman.com/workshops&lt;/a&gt; to enroll, and use promo code FIRSTDRAFT20 to save $20 off the $79 price through the end of May 2022.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Thanks for Listening!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;🏆 Support the Show&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Join the First Draft &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/firstdraftpod"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Patreon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, or make a monthly or one-time donation via &lt;a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=CJMSP9RQPHR7G&amp;source=url"&gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;PayPal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://venmo.com/u/firstdraftpod"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Venmo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;🤳 Subscribe To &lt;em&gt;First Draft with Sarah Enni&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"&gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/7quYMkWFOu7Prf8p2HvMhm"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Spotify&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href= "https://pod.link/896407410"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;wherever you get your podcasts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;📫 &lt;strong&gt;Sign up for the&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.firstdraftpod.com/newsletter"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;First Draft Newsletter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to hear about news, recommendations, and upcoming events&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;👕💯 Get&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://first-draft-pod.myshopify.com"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;First Draft merchandise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;✍️&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.firstdraftpod.com/trackchanges"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Track Changes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Learn how the traditional publishing industry works in the Track Changes podcast mini-series.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;👍 Rate, Review, and Recommend&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Take a moment to rate and review &lt;em&gt;First Draft with Sarah Enni&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"&gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Kristin Dwyer is the debut author of YA romance, Some Mistakes Were Made.

Writers and Friends With Kristin Dwyer

First Draft Episode #355: Shannon Hale <a href= "https://shannonhale.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shannon Hale</a> is the New York Times best-selling author of over thirty children's and young adult books, including graphic novel memoirs <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781626727854" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Real Friends</a>, <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781250317469" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Best Friends,</a> and <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781250317568" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Friends Forever,</a> and multiple award winners <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781681193168" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Goose Girl</a>, <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781681193151" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Book of a Thousand Days</a>, and Newbery Honor recipient <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781619636132" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Princess Academy</a>. THIS EPISODE BROUGHT TO YOU BY… <a href= "https://embowman.com/workshops/fundamentals-of-design/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Fundamentals of Design</a>, a crash course in design tailored specifically for authors. Head to <a href="http://embowman.com/workshops" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">embowman.com/workshops</a> to enroll, and use promo code FIRSTDRAFT20 to save $20 off the $79 price through the end of May 2022.   Thanks for Listening! 🏆 Support the Show Join the First Draft <a href="https://www.patreon.com/firstdraftpod">Patreon</a>, or make a monthly or one-time donation via <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=CJMSP9RQPHR7G&source=url"> PayPal</a> or <a href="https://venmo.com/u/firstdraftpod">Venmo</a> 🤳 Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni in <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"> Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/7quYMkWFOu7Prf8p2HvMhm">Spotify</a>, or <a href= "https://pod.link/896407410">wherever you get your podcasts</a>. 📫 Sign up for the <a href= "https://www.firstdraftpod.com/newsletter">First Draft Newsletter</a> to hear about news, recommendations, and upcoming events 👕💯 Get <a href="https://first-draft-pod.myshopify.com">First Draft merchandise</a> ✍️ <a href="https://www.firstdraftpod.com/trackchanges">Track Changes</a> Learn how the traditional publishing industry works in the Track Changes podcast mini-series. 👍 Rate, Review, and Recommend Take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"> Apple Podcasts</a> or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you!

<description>&lt;h1 style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;First Draft Episode #355: Shannon Hale&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://shannonhale.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Shannon Hale&lt;/a&gt; is the New York Times best-selling author of over thirty children's and young adult books, including graphic novel memoirs &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781626727854" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Real Friends&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;,&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781250317469" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Best Friends&lt;/em&gt;,&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781250317568" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Friends Forever,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and multiple award winners &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781681193168" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Goose Girl&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;,&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781681193151" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Book of a Thousand Days&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and Newbery Honor recipient &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/a/755/9781619636132" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Princess Academy&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;THIS EPISODE BROUGHT TO YOU BY…&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://embowman.com/workshops/fundamentals-of-design/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fundamentals of Design&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, a crash course in design tailored specifically for authors. Head to &lt;a href="http://embowman.com/workshops" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"&gt;embowman.com/workshops&lt;/a&gt; to enroll, and use promo code FIRSTDRAFT20 to save $20 off the $79 price through the end of May 2022.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;" data-rte-preserve-empty= "true"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Thanks for Listening!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;🏆 Support the Show&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Join the First Draft &lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/firstdraftpod"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Patreon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, or make a monthly or one-time donation via &lt;a href= "https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=CJMSP9RQPHR7G&amp;source=url"&gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;PayPal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://venmo.com/u/firstdraftpod"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Venmo&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;🤳 Subscribe To &lt;em&gt;First Draft with Sarah Enni&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; in &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"&gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/7quYMkWFOu7Prf8p2HvMhm"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Spotify&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, or &lt;a href= "https://pod.link/896407410"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;wherever you get your podcasts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;📫 &lt;strong&gt;Sign up for the&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.firstdraftpod.com/newsletter"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;First Draft Newsletter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to hear about news, recommendations, and upcoming events&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;👕💯 Get&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://first-draft-pod.myshopify.com"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;First Draft merchandise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;✍️&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.firstdraftpod.com/trackchanges"&gt;&lt;span style= "text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Track Changes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Learn how the traditional publishing industry works in the Track Changes podcast mini-series.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;👍 Rate, Review, and Recommend&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Take a moment to rate and review &lt;em&gt;First Draft with Sarah Enni&lt;/em&gt; in &lt;a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/first-draft-with-sarah-enni/id896407410?mt=2"&gt; &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Apple Podcasts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Shannon Hale is the New York Times best-selling author of over thirty children's and young adult books, including graphic novel memoirs Real Friends, Best Friends, and Friends Forever, and multiple award winners The Goose Girl, Book of a Thousand Days, an

Embrace the Funny With Shannon Hale

Welcome to First Draft with Sarah Enni, the podcast where we talk to storytellers about how their art informs their lives. Join host Sarah Enni every Tuesday for honest, meaningful conversations with storytellers about their unique perspectives on the creative process, and to provide more transparency about the professional side of artistic endeavors.

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