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Write Or Die Podcast

Claribel A. Ortega & Kat Cho

The Write or Die Podcast shares the real stories about what it takes to become an author – the gritty, infuriating, pull your hair out because it’s been years – stories of writers who didn’t...

Episodes

20 of 122 episodes

Bonus Episode: The Honeys by Ryan La Sala

Get The Honeys, by Ryan La Sala! Come chat with us on the BABC discord: https://discord.gg/Mhw92TUdMG Buy our books: Witchlings (and join th...

00:17:05Aug 19, 2022

S4 E24: Write or Die & FINAL_Final_Episode_Really.doc

THANK YOU to all of our WorDies! We love you! Kat & Claribel say goodbye to Write or Die by listening to snippets from past episodes and dis...

01:36:57Jun 27, 2022

S4 E23: Write or Die & The Final Episode (part 1)

Kat & Claribel say goodbye to Write or Die by listening to snippets from past episodes and discussing the advice they’ve received along the...

01:13:13Jun 13, 2022

S4 E22: Vita Ayala & The Met is Super Haunted

Claribel & Kat discuss what "success" means in publishing (and what it definitely does not mean). Then they interview Vita Ayala about their...

01:30:14May 30, 2022

S4 E21: Kat Cho & Suga’s Diss Track

Claribel interviews Kat about her young adult k-pop romcom, Once Upon a K-Prom. They chat all things k-pop (including Kat’s first k-pop love...

00:46:55May 16, 2022

S4 E20: Traci Chee & The Epic Reads Egg Video

Claribel & Kat talk about pressures on authors every time a new book comes out & how publishing relationships naturally change over time. Th...

01:13:44May 2, 2022

S4 E19: Laekan Zea Kemp & Just Pre-Ask For An Extension

Claribel & Kat discuss a conversation the saw online about being “satisfied” with your author career vs being “happy” as an author. Then the...

01:25:36Apr 18, 2022

S4 E18: Claribel A. Ortega & #WitchlingsBook

Kat interviews Claribel about the process of writing and publishing their second middle grade (and first series!). How publishing a second b...

01:00:28Apr 4, 2022

S4 E17: Judy I. Lin & Walking Away From Bad Situations

Claribel & Kat talk about book promo they’ve done that they think was worth it, and what they don’t think they’ll do again. Then they talk t...

01:07:55Mar 21, 2022

S4 E16: Alexis Castellanos & The Story Web We Weave

Claribel & Kat talk about Author-Reviewer “relationships” and what’s okay to do and what to stay away from. Then they interview debut graphi...

01:26:50Mar 14, 2022

S4 E15: Deborah Falaye & Put Yourself Out There

Claribel & Kat discuss their thoughts on jumping back into promoting their new books! Then they interview their PitchWars mentee about her u...

01:19:31Feb 28, 2022

S4 E14: Malinda Lo & I Just Do Gay Things

Claribel & Kat discuss how they decide on what project to work on next. And then they interview Award Winning and NYT Bestselling author, Ma...

01:31:50Feb 14, 2022

S4 E13: Write or Die Live

This is a bonus episode of Write or Die! Originally recorded live as part of DVCon (a free virtual writing conference for diverse creators),...

00:59:48Feb 7, 2022

S4 E12: Wendy Xu & Shut Up, Do Your Work, & Stay Off Goodreads

Claribel & Kat interview illustrator Wendy Xu about how she first got into illustrating comics, how her work in publishing prepared her for...

00:46:34Jan 31, 2022

S4 E11: Sarah Raughley & Even Heroes Aren’t Perfect

Claribel & Kat catch up with each other and talk about the emotional ups and downs of building an author career. (CW: brief discussion of tr...

01:01:54Jan 17, 2022

S4 E10: Akshaya Raman & A Bed Full of Snakes

Happy New Year! Claribel & Kat discuss some fun news in their author careers and chat about new year and resolutions. Then they interview de...

01:21:44Jan 3, 2022

S4 E9: Claribel & Kat & WorD’s Last Holiday Episode!

This week, Claribel & Kat discuss what they learned about their writing and author journeys in 2021. Then they answer listener questions abo...

01:05:07Dec 13, 2021

S4 E8: Maisie Chan & Danny Chung Has Two Titles

Claribel & Kat discuss mentorship programs, both formal and informal! Then they chat with Maisie Chan about her experience publishing her de...

01:05:07Nov 22, 2021

S4 E7: Emiko Jean & We Don’t Need Permission to Write

Claribel & Kat talk about how to prepare for panels & some quick tips on how to answer interview questions. Then they interview NYT Bestsell...

00:57:32Nov 1, 2021

S4 E6: Alex Aster & Cursed Islands Are My Brand

Claribel and Kat answer a listener's question about publishing events, what it’s like to organize events like DVPit/DVCon, and some tips abo...

01:18:53Oct 18, 2021