Paper Trail The Paper Trail Podcast

The one where we ponder what exactly determines "good sales numbers," get comfortable with starting over, and realize that publishing is built on the compost pile of failure.



Resources mentioned:

National Education Association Read Across America

Scholastic Book Fair 

Tomes and Textiles: Tiktok

A Crown for Corina Spanish Translation

Claribel's Twitter Thread

Jean Flynn Award

Walter Awards



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Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online:

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Connect with Candace Buford online:

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Connect with Charity Alyse online:

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The one where we discuss the pros and cons of festivals, examine why there are no BIPOC Romantasy phenoms, and critique the worst publishing advice we've ever received.



Connect with Jennifer Chen online:

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Connect with Candace Buford online:

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Connect with Charity Alyse online:

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Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online:

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Connect with Emily Inouye Huey online:

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The one where we talk about balancing writing with full time work and being gentle to ourselves so that we can be kind to our creativity. We also examine burnout and awards season highs and lows.



Connect with Adrianna Cuevas online:

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Connect with Jamie Ofelia online:

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Connect with Charity Alyse online:

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Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online:

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Connect with Emily Inouye Huey online:

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Connect with Candace Buford online:

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The one where we reflect on our highs and lows of 2023, our seasons of productivity, and our hopes for 2024. We also introduce a new segment in which we spill the publishing tea regarding a white author who targeted authors of color with one-star reviews.



Resources mentioned:

Teen Book Fest by the Bay

TLA Conference

Pacemaker.press



Connect with S. Isabelle online:

Website Instagram Twitter Buy S. Isabelle’s books

Connect with Charity Alyse online:

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Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Laekan's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Connect with Emily Inouye Huey online:

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Connect with Candace Buford online:

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Connect with Jamie Ofelia online:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Jamie's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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The one where we chat about our goals for the end of the year, post-debut slumps, and our querying journeys.



Resources mentioned:

#DVpit

Query Shark

Eric Smith query tips

Latinx Pitch



Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online:

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Connect with Emily Inouye Huey online:

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Connect with Candace Buford online:

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Connect with Jamie Ofelia online:

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Connect with Charity Alyse online:

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The one where we talk with literary agent Monica Rodriguez about the agent/author relationship, setting boundaries, and maintaining our mental health as authors.

Resources mentioned:

Margins Writing Conference

Find a Lovely Life (Monica’s Blog) 

Monica’s Manuscript Wish List 

Pacemaker Planner

#FinishUrBookFall

NaNoWriMo



Connect with Emily Inouye Huey online:

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Connect with Candace Buford online:

⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Buy Candace's books⁠⁠⁠

Connect with Jamie Ofelia online:

⁠⁠⁠Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Buy Jamie's books⁠⁠⁠

Connect with Charity Alyse online:

⁠⁠⁠Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Buy Charity's books⁠⁠

Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Laekan's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Register for Laekan's Debut Author Boot Camp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

20% discount code: PAPERTRAIL2024

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Debut Author Boot Camp Scholarship form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for a School Visit Brain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠storming Session⁠⁠⁠


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