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  • S1E5 - It's Going to Get to You

    S1E5 - It's Going to Get to You
    2025/01/17

    Mona and Courtney chat about the hidden pitfalls of writing full time, the importance of joy in the work, and how to find community with horror and fantasy author R. Haven.

    Learn more about Unfortunately... at unfortunatelypod.com and follow us on Bluesky @unfortunatelypod.

    Find R. Haven online at theirritablequeer.com and check out his debut novel The Other Face of Sympathy when it comes out on September 9th!

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    48 分
  • S1E4 - You Have to Learn to Edit Yourself

    S1E4 - You Have to Learn to Edit Yourself
    2025/01/03

    Mona and Courtney chat about slow-burn careers, leveling up, community, and the importance of learning to edit your own work with David Goodman, author of A Reluctant Spy.

    Learn more about Unfortunately... at unfortunatelypod.com and follow us on Bluesky @unfortunatelypod.

    Find David online at davidgoodman.net and check out the blog post we mentioned in the episode here.

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  • S1E3 - There's Another Mountain Past This One

    S1E3 - There's Another Mountain Past This One
    2024/12/20

    Mona & Courtney check in about their failure to launch this podcast on their original timeline, what their writing lives have been like this year, and more.

    Transcripts here!

    Find Mona online at mona-west.com, and read her Apex story, "YOU and ME and THE END" here!

    Find Courtney and learn more about her debut fantasy novel, HIGHER MAGIC, at courtney-floyd.com. If you're interested, consider adding it to your want to read lists on Goodreads or StoryGraph!
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    46 分
  • S1E2 - The Ladder of Success is a Möbius Strip

    S1E2 - The Ladder of Success is a Möbius Strip
    2024/12/06

    Mona West and Courtney Floyd chat with guest Zohar Jacobs about the particular failures that can follow early success, submission strategies, the ladder of sadness, and more. Transcripts here!

    Learn more about Unfortunately... at unfortunatelypod.com and follow us on Bluesky @unfortunatelypod.

    Find Zohar on Bluesky and X as @zoharjacobs.
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    55 分
  • S1E1 - We're all Participating in the Rejection Olympics

    S1E1 - We're all Participating in the Rejection Olympics
    2024/08/02

    Hosts Mona West and Courtney Floyd kick off the podcast by interviewing each other about rejection, failure, and coping mechanisms.

    Transcripts here!

    Find Mona online at mona-west.com. Find Courtney at courtney-floyd.com.

    And find an amazing, free tool for submitting stories and tracking rejections at The Grinder (aka the Submission Grinder).
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    45 分