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Deadline City's Podcast

Deadline City's Podcast

Zoraida & Dhonielle

Welcome to Deadline City: a podcast and a destination. We are two New York City-based authors who share an office and work on multiple books at a time. Between us, we have 40 books published and under contract, and we’re just getting started. If you’ve seen us on the road, you know how we cut up. We like to have fun and talk about the one thing that is always on our minds: creating books. Publishing is a big scary world to many of us, and our goal is to pull back the curtain on some of the mystery by simply talking about it. In our first season, we want to dig into subjects like YA fiction, editing, reading reviews, burnout. Most of the time, you publish a book and then you’re at a loss for what comes next. How do you navigate the industry and then still manage to write more books? That’s a journey we’re on and know that so many others are on the same road. We hope you come along for the ride.
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Deadline City's Podcast - S4: Episode 12 - The Arena Pt 2 - YA vs. Adult
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06/02/21 • 45 min

YA versus Adult! We get these questions quite a bit. Why write YA? Why write adult? What is the difference? Zoraida is making the move to adult in September 2021, and Dhonielle is so close to finishing her first adult novel. But why the change? And how was the process different than when they wrote Labyrinth Lost or The Belles? How would those books look like if they had written them with an older audience in mind?

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Deadline City's Podcast - Season 6: Episode 1 - Where In The World Is Deadline City?
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09/07/22 • 57 min

We're back and more tired than ever! But first, we need to catch up on all that's happened in our lives since the start of the year. So much has happened in the publishing industry this summer, and we go through our own version of "the state of the union." From Barnes & Noble's new policies to book bannings to the DOJ v PRH, we have a lot of opinions. Welcome back to Deadline City and we hope you stay a while!

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Deadline City's Podcast - S3: Episode 3 - Self-Pub Parlor w/ Sierra Simone
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09/29/21 • 54 min

USA Today Bestselling author, Sierra Simone, stops by Deadline City to talk all things self-publishing. Sierra Simone is a bestselling author of angsty and dark romance. She's been in the game for years and we are so lucky to have her share her experience, her process, and her journey overall. Tune in to find out more!

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Deadline City's Podcast - S2: Episode 11 - Destination: Hero & Villain Lounge
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04/29/20 • 59 min

Welcome back to Deadline City! This week kicks off our month-long series of character studies. From now until the end of May we will be breaking down heroes, villains, and the journeys they take. Hang with us in our Hero & Villain Lounge where we discuss the traits that make us love these protagonists and the gray areas that make their stories so potent. How do you take the idea of a character and build someone complex and relatable? How do we make their journey compelling enough to maintain that narrative tension? Tune in to this week's episode to find out.

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Deadline City's Podcast - S2 - Episode 1: Trope City w/ Sarah E. Younger
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02/12/20 • 52 min

Welcome back to Deadline City Season 2! We are back with more episodes on writing, publishing, and our general shenanigans. This week we are joined by special guest Sarah Elizabeth Younger. Sarah is an agent specializing in romance and women's fiction at Nancy Yost Literary Agency. She gives us a rundown of popular romance tropes, why they work for us, and how to write them successfully. If you're interested in romance fiction or writing romance, you don't want to miss this episode!

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Deadline City's Podcast - S5: Episode 1 - Pandemic Book Babies
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09/15/21 • 56 min

Season 5 of Deadline City is here, and we are back on our bullsh*t! We catch up on this episode and go over our pandemic releases and well as discuss how we are staying sane during author promotion. Join us for our first episode back.

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Deadline City's Podcast - S2: Episode 19 - Destination: Commercial Tower
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07/01/20 • 38 min

Welcome to the season finale of Deadline City. We're headed to the Commercial Tower! In this episode, we're going to talk about literary vs. commercial fiction. We break down some of our favorite books and turn them into log lines. Is the book commercial or is it the pitch? What is the science of an alluring pitch? How does publishing pigeonhole us? Most importantly, do any of these things matter in the grand scheme of things as long as we're writing amazing books? All of this and more in our final episode of the season. See you in season 3!

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Deadline City's Podcast - S2: Episode 10 - Destination: Author Salon w/ Nic Stone
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04/15/20 • 75 min

This week on Deadline City we have Clean Getaway author, Nic Stone joining the Author Salon! Nic Stone writes in multiple genres and age groups and we pick her brain about how she keeps track of everything. We all have so many stories to tell, but how do you decide a particular story is "the one"? What is Nic's method? How do you figure out who the protagonist is, or what age groups your audience is? All of these things come into play, as well as our usual writer shenanigans.

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We're wishing you the best we can while times are rough. It's hard to concentrate but hope that our episodes give you a tiny bit of inspiration. We know that this will pass, we just have to stick through it together. This week we are happy to present Claribel A. Ortega, debut author of the fantastic middle-grade novel GHOST SQUAD. Claribel stopped by Deadline City to talk about what it's like being a debut author and how the publishing industry is constantly changing.

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Deadline City's Podcast - Episode 1 - Destination: Why YA Town?
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10/02/19 • 40 min

Throughout our careers, we've had people ask us why we write YA and the dreaded "when are you going to write a real book?" This happens A LOT. Join us for a chat about our journeys as YA authors, answering why the hell we're in YA Town and where YA might be going. How do we stay fresh and not let ourselves become "aunties"? How do we keep up with trends? Is it time to pick up our things and find another city to be part of when things are uncertain? There is a lot of think about and we have an honest chat about our feelings.

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How many episodes does Deadline City's Podcast have?

Deadline City's Podcast currently has 76 episodes available.

What topics does Deadline City's Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Fiction, Publishing, Novels, Writing, Writers, Author, Podcasts, Arts and Authors.

What is the most popular episode on Deadline City's Podcast?

The episode title 'S2: Episode 18 - Destination: The Arena - Fantasy vs. Contemporary w/ Jason Reynolds' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Deadline City's Podcast?

The average episode length on Deadline City's Podcast is 53 minutes.

How often are episodes of Deadline City's Podcast released?

Episodes of Deadline City's Podcast are typically released every 7 days, 1 hour.

When was the first episode of Deadline City's Podcast?

The first episode of Deadline City's Podcast was released on Oct 1, 2019.

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