Hello, listener, it's a brand new year, at least since the last time you heard from me. Sorry about that. I really need to stop podfading. I had an episode recorded and set up. And I've been editing it. But before I could finish, I stopped and

We need to talk about A.I.

Nov 9th, 2022

You may support this podcast on Patreon to get ad-free episodes, bonus episodes, and exclusive perks.Show notesU of T collaborates with Naver, Wattpad on AI research (utoronto.ca)An AI-based voice program did the dialog delivery for Val Kil

What Twitter teaches us about owning your online presence. Plus: Happy National Novel Writing Month!

Nov 2nd, 2022 11m 11s

Content warning: Some mild swearing.SHOW NOTES:00:00:10 — Happy National Novel Writing Month!00:01:10 — What’s going on with Twitter and what it teaches us about owning our online (author) presence00:08:10 — This is a weekly podcast now.

Can you get tired of writing? Plus: the Radish Fiction app’s Wait-to-Unlock pricing model, retail hijinks, Patreon struggles

Oct 24th, 2022

TranscriptHello, this is Ansela, and you are listening to Adulting for Authors. Yeah, that's right— I'm back. So yesterday, I decided to post a little message, a little note on Patreon for my patrons. And it was mostly to tell them that this

Words and Lyrics with Jay E. Tria

Jul 18th, 2019

Romance author Jay E. Tria and I chat about productivity, writing fictional bands and ... eggs. Among other things! I also ramble on about fountain pens. Enjoy!The post #011 – Words and Lyrics with Jay E. Tria first appeared on Ansela Corsino.

Story Design with Brigitte Bautista

Apr 17th, 2019

Over a lovely breakfast at La Mere Poulard, I had a chat with F/F romance author Brigitte Bautista. We talked about how outlining made her a better, more productive writer and how writing fiction is kind of like programming, which is her day jo

Plot Challenges with Mina V. Esguerra

Apr 4th, 2019

I interview romance author Mina V. Esguerra about her writing process and how she manages to hit her word count goals. We also go in-depth about her difficulties with her latest book Kiss and Cry (which is available now so go get it). While we

Poetry Jam with Paolo Manalo

Mar 19th, 2019

I spoke with poet and professor Paolo Manalo about how he makes words happen. It turns out writing fiction is a kinda different from writing poetry, who knew? If you love words, you’ll enjoy this episode.The post #008 – Poetry Jam with Paolo M

Spreadsheets and Divas with Tara Frejas

Jan 29th, 2019

This week's episode features an interview with romance author Tara Frejas. We met over dinner at Barcino on a Sunday night, and she shared with me her writing process and why she writes the stories she does, among a lot of things. We also chat

Pressure to Rep with Chi Yu Rodriguez

Jan 18th, 2019

I chatted with Chi Yu Rodriguez at Starbucks on Matalino about how she finished a book in full-day writing sessions, and why being an #OwnVoices author writing bisexual characters in romance has its own unique kind of difficulty. You also get a

Plotting the Landian with Carla de Guzman at Tyler's

Jan 11th, 2019

This week's episode is an interview with romance author Carla de Guzman. At Tyler's Cafe over pancakes and cheese, we discussed Carla's productivity tools and processes.The post #005 – Plotting the Landian with Carla de Guzman at Tyler’s first

Fandom and Fiction with Liana Smith-Bautista at B&B (part 2 of 2)

Jan 4th, 2019

Happy new year! In this episode I explain why AfA episode 4 is super late, and what I've been doing on the last day of 2018. We also have the second part of my interview with Liana Smith Bautista at the Books & Brews Cafe. We chatted about fanf

With Liana Smith-Bautista at B&B (part 1 of 2)

Dec 3rd, 2018

This is the second author interview I conducted while I was in Cebu City a few weeks ago. This time, I chatted with Liana Smith-Bautista, an editor and romance author (she writes under the pen name Kate Sebastian). I spoke with Liana over coffe

With KC Cimafranca at the ABC (part 2 of 2)

Nov 26th, 2018

I met up with KC Cimafranca — author of paranormal and fantasy fiction — at the Abaca Baking Company in Cebu. We discuss how to write when your brain refuses to cooperate and your characters fall silent.[Read]The post AfA – 02 – With KC Cima

With KC Cimafranca at the ABC (part 1 of 2)

Nov 16th, 2018

I met up with KC Cimafranca — author of paranormal and fantasy fiction — at the Abaca Baking Company in Cebu. We discuss how to write amidst chaos and exactly how much milk tea one needs to do a full night's work.[Read]The post AfA – 01 – Wi