Write Or Die Podcast

Hosted ByClaribel A. Ortega & Kat Cho

The Write or Die Podcast shares the real stories about what it takes to become an author – the gritty, infuriating, pull your hair out because it’s been years – stories of writers who didn’t give up despite it all, and are now living out their dream. It’s hosted by authors Claribel A. Ortega and Kat Cho and releases every other Monday!


All Episodes

S2E1: Susan Dennard & #UghJay

In this week’s episode Kat & Claribel talk all about author burn out, taking breaks and what projects they’re currently working on plus an interview with NYT Bestselling author...

S1E35: Tiffany D. Jackson & A Handbook for Writers

Tiffany D. Jacksonis the critically acclaimed author of YA novels including the NAACP Image Award-nominated ALLEGEDLY and MONDAY’S NOT COMING, a Walter Dean Myers Honored Book andCoretta Scott King...

S1E34: Tara Sim & Just Let Girls Love Their String Cheese Men

Tara Sim is the author ofSCAVENGE THE STARS(Disney-Hyperion) and theTIMEKEEPERtrilogy (Sky Pony Press) and writer of all things magic. She can often be found in the wilds of the...

S1E33: Joan He & A Slice of Life

I’m horrible at bios so let’s do a fact list instead: As a second-generation Chinese American, I was raised on a diet of Chinese cartoons and dramas. Journey to...

S1E31: Elizabeth Lim & Sending Agents Your Diary

Elizabeth Lim grew up on a hearty staple of fairy tales, myths, and songs. Her passion for storytelling began around age 10, when she started writing fanfics for Sailor...

S1E30: Cori McCarthy, Amy Rose Capetta & Passing Out At Your Book Launch

Amy Rose Capetta [she/her] is an author of YA fantasy, sci-fi, and mystery. Her first novel,Entangled, was a BEA Buzz Book and along with a sequel,Unmade, comprises a space...

S1E29: Tehlor Kay Mejia & Tammy from Tim Hortons

Tehlor Kay Mejia is an author and Oregon native in love with the alpine meadows and evergreen forests of her home state, where she lives with her daughter. When...

S1E28: Helen Hoang & Properly Destroying Your Readers

Helen Hoang is that shy person who never talks. Until she does. And the worst things fly out of her mouth. She read her first romance novel in eighth...

S1E27: Zoey Castile & This One is Really NSFW

Zoey Castile was born inEcuador and raised in Queens, New York. She started writing in her teens and pursued that love in her studies at Hunter College and the...

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