Deadline City’s Podcast

Hosted ByZoraida & 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.


All Episodes

S4: Episode 2 – Agent Avenue

This ween on Deadline City we talk all things agents! We've changed agents and agencies quite a few times and we wanted to share how it all went down,...

S4: Episode 1 – Back in the Deadline City Groove

Zoraida and Dhonielle are back for season 4! That means more deadlines, more shenanigans, more loving drags of each other. For the kick-off episode, we cover everything from where...

S3: Episode 11 – Resolution Blvd. Part 2

We've made it to the end of 2020! We do a recap of our resolutions, the way 2020 body checked us into a new reality, and how we plan...

Episode 10: Fantasy Land w/ Tessa Gratton

Welcome to the longest episode we've done on Deadline City yet! We invited Tessa Gratton, author of Queen of Innis Lear and Night Shine, to talk about big worldbuilding...

S3: Episode 9 – Hollywood Blvd

To celebrate the release of Dhonielle's TINY PRETTY THINGS, we are talking Hollywood adaptions! We cover everything from how books get optioned to some of our favorite properties that...

S3: Episode 8 – The Library

Deadline City goes to the Library! What books populate your shelves? What makes you love a story forever? What turns you away? This discussion is focused on recent industry...

S3: Episode 7 – Destination: Revision Dumpster

This week we do a deep dive into the revision process. Or as Dhonielle calls it, the Revision Dumpster. That’s right, we live here. Revision can often feel like...

S3: Episode 6 – Professional Jealousy Jungle

Welcome to the jungle! On this week’s episode of Deadline City, we tackle all kinds of jealousy monsters. Each one has a character and purpose because we know that...

S3: Episode 5 – Love Triangle Lane

Love is in the air. Sort of. This week on Deadline City we do a deep dive into what makes for a compelling love triangle. What makes a love...

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