Summary Host Amanda Awanjo and Co-Host Najah Webb sit down with bestselling Romance Writer, Mia Sosa, to discuss her journey as a Latinx woman from successful IP Lawyer to successful romance writer, what it is like to write stories that unapologetically embrace culture, and finding what you need to do to be happy with what you are doing or what you are creating. If you like the episode, be sure to subscribe to our Podcast so that you don't miss our next one! Books Mentioned: The Worst Best Man Suits Undone Series: Unbuttoning the CEO, One Night with the CEO, and Getting Dirty with the CEO Movements and Authors Mentioned: HB90 Bootcamp - we actually included a link to a review by Zoe Ashwood rather than a direct link, because we were totes lost and figured you might be too. Kristan Higgins Highlights Reading romance as an escape [9:43] Overcoming the fear of other's expectations, including the ones that are self-imposed [17:50] Unapologetically leading your writing with your culture [29:26] Lightening Round [42:06] Quote from the intro clip [44:31] Sitting down with Mia was an absolute blast. Of course, this wasn't our first time chatting it up with her. In early 2020, she sat with our old book club (The Bad Book Biddies) to discuss Worst Best Man and we had a good Kiki, but this time we really got the chance to know her. Some of Sosa's early writing influences include Emma Chase and Tracey Liversay. For a while, she didn't take her writing seriously but in 2014 she took the plunge and joined the Romance Writers of America, pairing up with a good critique partner and dear friend, Olivia Dade, to hone her craft. She made a rather huge jump from law to creative writing, but we do believe agree with her that she found her life's purpose. Don't believe us though, you can Google all of her Stans. What we most enjoyed about this episode was how she dove into the fear that many people of color experience, that pushes us towards careers we hate, partners we can't stand, and opportunities that just aren't for us. It's that fear of expectations, be it our own or others. Writing wasn't in Sosa's expectations of how she saw her life, but she did something that we both personally struggled with - she made the pivot away from expectations and into exploration. That exploration found her some happyness and we hope that it will also inspire you to discover what makes you happy. Mia gave us one quick thought to leave us with: "It’s easy to get caught up in what other people are doing, and there’s always something someone else is doing. Does that thing make sense for you, though? Does it align with your career goals?"
