Welcome to The Extras, our members-only backstage pass to the bits we couldn’t fit into our episodes - but really wanted to. After every episode you’ll find us here, with irresistible nuggets from our guests’ conversations that we just had to tell you. From the windfalls that made bestsellers happen to the plotlines that never made the press, our authors are full of insight, wit and writing advice.
When we were coming up with the idea for
, we thought a lot about the gulf between the notion people have of the publishing industry and the rather less glamorous reality. Sure, we’ve been making careers as authors while doing lots of things for free while simultaneously balancing day jobs, caring responsibilities and tiny little pay packets, but there must be authors out there somewhere who are just padding around in beautiful homes, having leisurely days of reading while occasionally tapping out a few chapters?Someone who has always exposed this far better than we have is Sunyi Dean, the author of the runaway success fantasy novel The Book Eaters, she’s also co-host of the saltiest and most unflinching publishing podcast out there: Publishing Rodeo. Dean is also a solo parent, so she knows about doing lots of things all at once. These are her Extras, and we’re fairly sure you’ll find them as refreshing as her episode.
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