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Unfortunately... Podcast
@unfortunatelypod.bsky.social
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A podcast about fiction, failure, and moving forward. Hosted by Mona West & Courtney Floyd. New episodes on the 1st & 3rd Friday of each month.

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Episode 23 with @emilyzipps.bsky.social is out tomorrow (in just a few more hours really)! Here's a preview:
October 17, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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In tomorrow's episode, we're chatting with debut author @piperlwhite.bsky.social about all of the varied ways we write, moving between genres and modes, and lots more. Here's a little preview!

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October 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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On tomorrow's episode, with guest @bookbent.bsky.social, we're chatting publishing, precarity, and privilege.

Lacey's debut dark academia, The Belles, is out as of last week -- help her celebrate debut month by snagging a copy or requesting at your library!

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September 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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We had a delay, but episode 20 is finally here!

Listen to *Unfortunately... It's Like Army Crawling Through 30 Inches of Snow* with guest author, Rebecca Danzenbaker, wherever you get you podcasts. #WritingCommunity #WritingPodcast
September 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Here's a preview of Friday's episode, with @lisatirrenoauthor.bsky.social. We chat about coming to writing from journalism, gamifying rejections, and so much more! #WritingCommunity #WritingPodcast
August 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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It's a new episode day!

We chatted with debut author Alysha Rameera about the feeling of not being enough to write your culture, how vital work-life balance can be in writing, and our strategies for managing publishing anxiety. #WritingPodcast #WritingCommunity

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August 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Episode 17 is out now!

We chat with @mkhardywrites.com, co-authors of debut Sapphic Gothic Horror, The Needfire (out 7/31!), about co-writing & editing, managing disagreements, & creating community.

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The Unfortunately train crashing on an out bridge with the text Unfortunately... You're (Not?) Two Halves of the Same Brain. On tickets at the bottom of the graphic text reads Episode 17 with MK Hardy.
July 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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This Friday our latest episode with @mkhardywrites.com hits the feed.

We had a fantastic chat about co-writing, editing, navigating the industry with optimism, and building community! #WritingPodcast #WritingCommunity
July 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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New episode day!

Listen to Ep 16 - Progress isn't an Upward Slope with
@rukman.bsky.social here:

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July 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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New episode tomorrow!

Here's a preview of our conversation with author @rukman.bsky.social, who braved a storm and internet issues to chat with us the importance of complexity in representation, getting paid, why it's okay to quit, survivorship bias, and so much more.

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July 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Oh, also, we chugged past a milestone over the weekend... Thank you so much for listening!

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June 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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How about a little preview of our next episode (out Friday!) for your Tuesday scroll?

We chatted with @sasahawk.bsky.social about identifying your own patterns, plotting vs pantsing, writing synopses, genre labels as marketing tools, promo strategies, and more! #WritingCommunity #WritingPodcast
June 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Our latest episode, with @roselynclarkebooks.bsky.social, is out now. We chat deadlines, post-deal writing slumps, advocating for yourself as an introvert, and anxiety and mental health. #NewEpisode #WritingCommunity #WritingPodcast

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A graphic of a steam engine and train derailing in the middle of a broken bridge. The train cars read idea, book, query, dream. Above, there's a caption that reads Unfortunately... You Can't Just Set That Book Aside. Below the train, two tickets read Episode 14 with Roselyn Clarke.
June 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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*A wild preview drops on the timeline.*

Episode 14 with the fantastic @roselynclarkebooks.bsky.social, is out next Friday. And Roselyn's debut NOW SHE'S DEAD is out on Tuesday! Ahhh! Find out more at roselynclarke.com/books #WritingCommunity #WritingPodcasts #BookSky
May 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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I (Courtney) made a second preview of just this short snippet SPECIFICALLY because I need to hear it at least twice a week. Thanks so much for chatting with us @rainewilson.bsky.social!
May 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Friday's episode with @rainewilson.bsky.social is such an amazing deep dive into agent relationships and being strategic about your career long term. Here's a preview!

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May 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Episode 12, Unfortunately... You Lose the Calluses is out now. @danaiwrites.bsky.social chatted with us about writing in a second language, unsupportive family, the power of community, and so much more. pnc.st/s/unfortunat... #WritingCommunity #WritingPodcast
A graphic of a steam engine and train derailing in the middle of a broken bridge. The train cars read idea, book, query, dream. Above, there's a caption that reads Unfortunately... You Lose the Calluses. Below the train, two tickets read Episode 12 with Danai Christopoulou.
May 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Oops, we failed to post this preview for tomorrow's episode last week!

@danaiwrites.bsky.social was a fantastic guest, & our conversation ranged from keeping chickens to writing in a second language, unsupportive family, and more! We hope you listen!

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May 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Here's a little preview of next week's episode with @darylwriterguy.bsky.social in which we chat community, imposter syndrome, awards, teaching, and tricking yourself into writing. #WritingCommunity #WritingPodcasts
April 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Our latest episode, featuring the fantastic @cj-dotson.bsky.social, is out now! Listen here:
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A graphic of a steam engine and train derailing in the middle of a broken bridge. The train cars read idea, book, query, dream. Above, there's a caption that reads Unfortunately... There's a Room Full of People Talking About You. Below the train, two tickets read Episode 10 with C. J. Dotson.
April 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Here's a preview of next week's episode, in which we chat with debut horror author
@cj-dotson.bsky.social! #WritingCommunity #WritingPodcast

This one was such a blast!
March 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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New episode!

Mona and Courtney chat with author @premeemohamed.com about moving the needle, data in the publishing industry, and how to keep creating when the world wants to uncreate you.

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A graphic of a derailing train with cars that read "idea," "book," "query," and "dream." Smoke billows form the smokestack. At the top, stylized tickets read Unfortunately Episode 9 You're On the Publishing Treadmill... with Premee Mohamed
March 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Here's a preview of our next episode, in which we chat with the fantastic @premeemohamed.com about moving the needle, data in the publishing industry, and how to keep creating when the world wants to uncreate you. #WritingCommunity #WritingPodcast
March 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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In this week's episode, Courtney and Mona chat with fantasy author Demi Winters about writing from and about personal experiences, her journey from self-pub to trad pub, and letting go of the need to be in charge.

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March 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Here's a preview of next week's episode, in which we chat with Demi Winters about self-publishing, traditional publishing, and a bunch of things in between - including the vulnerable feeling of putting work out there. #WritingCommunity #WritingPodcast
February 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM