Hello, Protagonists!

Welcome to another episode of the Creative, Inspired, ALIVE podcast—where we go behind the scenes with the storytellers shaping our culture.

Our next guests, Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegmund-Broka, are a married Romance writing team! They met and fell in love in high school. Austin went on to graduate from Harvard, while Emily graduated from Princeton. Together, they are the authors of multiple novels, including The Roughest Draft and Reese’s YA Bookclub Pick Heiress Takes All. They are also two-thirds of USA Today bestselling author E.B. Asher. So much teamwork! Seeing Other People is their latest novel.

Today, we talk about:

* writing in partnership,

* trends in the romance genre,

* incorporating speculative elements,

* and the writing scene in LA.

xo,

Joanna & Evelyn

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Hello, Protagonists!

Welcome to another episode of the Creative. Inspired. ALIVE podcast—where we go behind the scenes with the storytellers shaping our culture.

Our guest, TARA MOHR, is an internationally renowned coach and educator on women’s leadership and well-being. She is also the author of Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead, which empowers women to overcome self-doubt and pursue their dreams by finding their voice and taking bold action.

Along with her coaching certification, she also has an MBA from Stanford University and an undergraduate degree in English literature from Yale. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Today Show, and the Harvard Business Review.

Today, we talk about:

* playing big in a creative career,

* cultivating our inner mentor,

* unhooking from criticism and praise,

* promoting our art with courage,

* and tapping our deepest authenticity.

xo,

Joanna & Evelyn

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Connect with Tara:

You can find Tara Mohr on Instagram and access her Guided Inner Mentor Visualization on her website. Her book, Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead, is available in bookstores everywhere or from your favorite online retailer!

Hello, Protagonists!

Welcome to another episode of the Creative. Inspired. ALIVE podcast—where we go behind the scenes with the storytellers shaping our culture.

Our guest, Deepa Anappara, won the Edgar Award for Best Novel and was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction for her debut novel, Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line. Anappara is also the co-editor of Letters to a Writer of Colour, a collection of personal essays on fiction, race, and culture. Her next novel, The Last of Earth, is out now.

Today, we talk about:

- researching historical fiction,

- the influence of her journalism on her fiction,

- if and how an author should translate a culture,

- building bridges between the writer and the character,

- and the perseverance needed for publishing.

xo,

Joanna & Evelyn

🎥 Watch the Conversation

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Captions and full transcripts are always available on the website version (just click the “CC” button or the transcript tab below the video).

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Connect with Deepa:

You can find Deepa Anappara on Instagram or her website. Her newest novel, The Last of Earth, is available in bookstores everywhere or from your favorite online retailer!