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Waving from where I'm chained to my desk
My manuscript is due to the copyeditor today
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Caroline Donahue
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Jacqueline Winspear | Publishing a Series
Can you imagine writing 17 books with the same characters?
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Caroline Donahue
56:16
Melissa Fu | Transformation via Traditional Publication
One of the best things about The Secret Library is getting to be in relationship with writers from the time their book is just an idea to getting to see…
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Caroline Donahue
39:54
Kemi Nekvapil | Empowered Publication
I’m so excited to have Kemi Nekvapil back on the podcast to kick of season six of The Secret Library Podcast.
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Caroline Donahue
48:17
Caroline Donahue | Balancing Visibility
How does visibility change your relationship to writing?
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Caroline Donahue
41:10
Esmé Weijun Wang | For Ambitious Writers Living with Limitations
Esmé Weijun Wang was the second-ever guest on this podcast.
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Caroline Donahue
49:29
Caroline Donahue | My Next Draft
And so, we come to the end of Season 2.
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Caroline Donahue
46:42
Susannah Conway | Revision and Memory
Memoir presents a tricky twist on the revision process: the challenge of memory.
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Caroline Donahue
53:20
Simon van Booy | Approaching the End
Simon Van Booy has been, since late 2018, my editor and mentor for this novel.
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Caroline Donahue
54:27
Julie Parker | Priestess of Revision
Julie Parker is quite the force: author, podcaster, and creator of the Beautiful You Coaching Academy.
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Caroline Donahue
48:58
Hannah Dennison | The Secrets of Revision
I fell in love with Hannah Dennison the moment I met her.
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Caroline Donahue
51:07
Tasha Harrison | Revise like an Editor
Revise like an editor.
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Caroline Donahue
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