The writing and publishing journey can be beautiful–and involve stress and anxiety! In this special podcast crossover episode, Book Friends Forever + the You, Me, and the Writing Journey podcast, Alvina Ling, Grace Lin, and Danielle Render Turmaud discuss factors contributing to stress and anxiety in the industry, how it can manifest, and ways to navigate it.

Book Friends Forever Podcast

Website: https://bookfriendsforever.com/

Alvina Ling is VP and Editor-in-Chief at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (a division of Hachette Book Group) where she has worked since 1999. She edits children's books for all ages, from picture books to young adult. She has edited such books as A Big Mooncake For Little Star by Grace Lin; Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown; Dave the Potter by Laban Carrick Hill, illustrated by Bryan Collier; Where the Mountain Meetsthe Moon by Grace Lin, The Land of Stories series by Chris Colfer, The Candymakers by Wendy Mass, Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor, and The Cruel Prince by Holly Black. She Tweets with the handle @planetalvina and is on Instagram @alvinaling.

Grace Lin, a NY Times bestselling author/ illustrator, won the Newbery Honor for Where the Mountain Meets the Moon and her most recent picture book, A Big Mooncake for Little Star, was awarded the Caldecott Honor. Grace is an occasional commentator for New England Public Radio andvideoessayist for PBS NewsHour (here & here), as well as the speaker of the popular TEDx talk,The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child’s Bookshelf. She is on Facebook here and isinstagram and tweets with the handle @pacylin.

You, Me, and the Writing Journey Podcast

(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast

Podcast Website:

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Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):

Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD, is a kidlit author (represented by Amy Nielsen with The Purcell Agency), trauma therapist,published academic author, Expert Blog Author for Psychology Today, experienced professor, international presenter/speaker, Kidlit Firefly Published Author Coordinator, host of the You, Me & the Writing Journey podcast, and host of several kidlit events/contests. Danielle’s picture book, THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR MARCHING, is slated for publication in 2029 with Familius. 

X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud

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