Debutiful
Discover debut authors with Debutiful. In each episode, host Adam Vitcavage has an in-depth chat with a writer about why they write, how they write, and the path to publishing their debut book.
Episodes
Yu-Mei Balasingamchow, author of Names Have Been Changed, joined the podcast to discuss how Singapore inspires her, noodling on ideas until the right one presents itself, and how knowing nothing about the industry was equally freeing and scary.
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Meg Charlton, author of Voyagers, joined the podcast to discuss her experiences in Roswell, writing a story that's ultimately about friendship, and why teaching writing is so rewarding.
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Sonia Feldman, author of Girl's Girl, joined the podcast to discuss growing up as a reader, creating an online marketing POV, and how she wrote a coming-of-age novel that feels like summer.
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...Natalie Adler, author of Waiting On A Friend, joined the podcast to discuss cultural conservatism, researching 1980s NYC, and being a dyke-about-town.
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Bobuq Sayed, author of No God But Us, joined the podcast to discuss their journey to publishing, finding viewpoints to tell the story, and how community organizing influences their writing.
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...We open the vault and are re-airing our January 2021 episode with Torrey Peters discussing her debut novel, Detransition, Baby.
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Laura B. McGrath, author of Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction, joined the podcast to discuss the history of literary agents, their role in the publishing industry, and just how many books are published in a single year. (The answer will shock you.)
'Pemi Aguda, author of One Leg On Earth, joined the podcast to discuss finding joy in the hard parts of creativity, how short stories and novels are different, and what life has been like since her breakout debut story collection, Ghostroots.
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M Lin, author of The Memory Museum, joined the podcast to discuss short stories, writing in her second language, and her approach to creativity.
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Monika Ostrowska, author of Squirming, joined the podcast to discuss creating Triangle House, writing like everyone she knows is dead, and why she kept her poetry collection a secret. You can purchase a copy of the book here: https://bookshop.org/a/339/9781566897532
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Miranda Shulman, author of Harmless, joined the podcast to discuss writing four drafts of her debut in rapid succession, her experience at BookEnds, a fellowship supported by Stony Brook University, and saying no to an agent until her book was ready.
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Avery Curran, author of Spoiled Milk, joined the podcast to discuss 19th century spiritualism, researching 1920s slang, and how she approaches writing academia vs fiction.
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Casey Scieszka, author of The Fountain, joined the podcast to discuss Tuck Everlasting, her late, dear friend who helped hold her accountable while writing this novel, and finding a new agent as she transitioned from nonfiction to fiction.
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We open the vault and are re-airing our February 2020 episode with Brandon Taylor discussing his debut novel, Real Life.
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Eirinie Carson, author of Bloodfire, Baby, joined the podcast to discuss finding her late best friend in everything she writes, finding a career without an MFA, and how publicity for her memoir and novel are different (and the same).
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Anna Kovatcheva, author of She Made Herself a Monster, joined the podcast to discuss being a lazy writer, growing up as a vampire girly, and wanting to surprise herself with every draft
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C. William Langsfeld, author of Salvation, joined the podcast to discuss growing up on the Western Slope of Colorado, his non-traditional (and unagented) path to publishing, and the themes he finds in his writing.
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Stephen Fishbach, author of Escape!, joined the podcast to discuss his writing journey, give some Survivor behind-the-scenes intel, and explain how he wrote what Debutiful considers the Great American Reality TV Novel we've all been waiting for.
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Alia Hanna Habib, author of Take It From Me, joined the podcast to discuss celebrating amazing news, finding good voices, how to talk about nonfiction, and why being genuine matters.
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Kathleen Boland, author of Scavengers, joined the podcast to discuss her days as a teenage jock, how the American West inspired her writing, and how relaxation comes in many forms.
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