<p>Young Adult Author Laura Taylor Namey joins Queries, Qualms, &amp; Quirks this week to discuss learning to write a novel by writing one, the pitfall of comparison, longevity as an author, romanticizing publishing, and doing things backward.</p> <p>Laura Taylor Namey is the New York Times and international bestselling author of Reese’s Book Club pick A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, The Library of Lost Things, When We Were Them, and two forthcoming titles. A proud Cuban-American, she can be found hunting for vintage treasures and wishing she was in London or Paris. She lives in San Diego with her husband and two children.</p> <p>Laura: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lFl7aEV5uEr_zwqvn82_6AFWSJ_Rp-W7s9HJgv53DLM/edit?usp=sharing"><u>Query</u></a> | <a href="http://www.laurataylornamey.com/"><u>Website</u></a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/lauraTNamey"><u>Twitter</u></a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/laura_namey"><u>Instagram</u></a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@laurataylornamey"><u>Tiktok</u></a> | <a href="https://amzn.to/3KasRzf"><u>Amazon</u></a> | <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1209/9781534471252"><u>Bookshop</u></a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781534471252?aff=72724"><u>IndieBound</u></a> | <a href="https://libro.fm/referral?isbn=%209781488207228&amp;rf_code=lfm164099"><u>Libro FM</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://sarahnicolas.com/queries-qualms-quirks/"><u>QQQ Home Base</u></a> |<a href="https://www.patreon.com/sarahnicolas"><u> Support on Patreon</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JDQjka-CEpZ5soGNkqqFq-ta4JB3DMvk/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=117960902139688351428&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true"><u>Read the full transcript.</u></a></p> <p>If links aren't clickable, find them here: <a href="https://bit.ly/qqqnamey"><u>https://bit.ly/qqqnamey</u></a></p> <p>This page includes affiliate links. Please use them if you’d like to support the show.</p>