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
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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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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