"It bothers me, that's what we do to the idea of sexuality and sexual encounters, as we trivialise it like something like a lost key."

Today we have an author interview with guest speaker CLWalters, author of the YA Contemporary series, The Cantos Chronicles (Swimming Sideways, The Ugly Truth and The Bones of Who We Are), as well as the adult book, The Letters She Left Behind. The Stories Stars Tell, a slice of life YA that explores sexuality and empowerment, is her fifth novel. 

We are here to bring you into the future with unfiltered humour, fun, great info, and shenanigans.

TIME STAMPS: 

04:00: About CLWalters.
05:30: Marriage.
07:10: First book to make Cammi cry.
08:04: Kryptonite.
09:18: Readers block.
11.26: Penname.
14:09: Author friends.
16:00: Chocolate video.
17:00: Younger self.
18:00:  Investing as a writer.
20:30: Manuscripts.
22:00: Fear.
26:32: What inspired you to write The Stories Stars Tell?
29:33: What did you edit out that was hard to?
33:40: Characters names.
35:30: Reviews.
36:20: Writer's block.
38:30: Hardest scene.
40:45: Planner or Pantser?
42:12: Writing process in first draft. 
45:26: Frankii's snoring.
45:46: Pointers for aspiring authors.
46:49: Chronological order of writing.
49:35: Listeners Q's.
50:48: Pro's and Cons of Indie Publishing.
54:40: Theme Sexuality.
59:33: Heart-wrenching Scenes.
1:02:50:  Next Project.
1:04:00: Is Cheese good?
1:06:30: Calling yourself an Author.
1:07:44: Motivation to write.
1:08:40: How did you get into writing?
1:12:00: Writing a book.
1:12:46: The most important questions in the podcast.
 

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