"With the more success, I found the more pressure i put on myself to deliver a better story. It's so different to go from low expectations to high almost unachievable. Trapped endless cycle of remembering to be grateful of where you are and its already a dream come true."

Amy Daws is an Amazon Top 13 bestselling author of sexy, contemporary romance novels. She enjoys writing love stories that take place in America, as well as across the pond in England; especially those footy-playing Harris Brothers of hers. When Amy is not writing in a tire shop waiting room, she’s watching Gilmore Girls, or singing karaoke in the living room with her daughter 

You can find Amy on instagram at @amydawsauthor or on her website at http://www.amydawsauthor.com

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In Today's interview, we have Guest Speaker JC Scraba. She's a prairie girl with more ideas than paper, JC Scraba started writing about superheroes like they were her dolls that she was sending out on adventures. Now she's obsessed with fantasy novels and trying to subvert every cliche she can manage. 

Her debut novel Why She was Chosen was released March 2020. You can follow her on Instagram at @jc_scraba and her website is jcscraba.wixsite.com/website.

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"In part of loving yourself you have to go through learning how to not judge yourself anymore, and how to stop holding yourself to these unreasonable standards. Through that journey you do get down on yourself and you do look in the mirror and not like what you see. It's not realistic to pretend it never happens for any girl, regardless of her size."

Today with have an interview with Guest Speaker, Kandi Steiner, Bestselling Romance Author.  She's a whiskey connoisseur living in Tampa, FL. Best known for writing “emotional rollercoaster” stories, she loves bringing flawed characters to life and writing about real, raw romance — in all its forms. No two Kandi Steiner books are the same, and if you’re a lover of angsty, emotional, and inspirational reads, she’s your gal.

When Kandi isn’t writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, talking with her extremely vocal cat, and walking her new puppy! (Who is adorable by the way) and spending time with her friends and family. 

You can find Kandi on instagram at @kandisteiner or www.kandisteiner.com

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"I give myself a lot of grace."

Today with have an interview with guest speaker Victoria Mccombs, author of The Storyteller's Daughter & Woods Of Silver & Light. She loves writing YA fantasy and has many more books on the horizon featuring devilish pirates and traitorous princes. Her dream is to write vivid worlds and charming characters that will leave an imprint on her readers' hearts; the way that so many books have done for her. In her daily life she’s a busy mom of (almost) three boys and wife to an accountant. You can connect with her on Instagram at victoria_mccombs!
 

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TIME STAMPS: 

01:33: Victoria Intro
02:10: Game of 'What would you do.'
05:00: Questions
05:10: Author.
05:28: Victoria's average day.
07:00: Writing process
08:56: Fantasy world.
11.00: rewrites
11:29: How to focus with kids.
13:08:  Genre
14:55: Writing schedule with kids.
16:40: Fairytales
17:40: Advice to a parent.
19:14: Writing Software.
19:25: Self Publishing.
23:00: New book.
23:50: How to share your writing on instagram.
25:00: Sharing before publication.
26:06: Scheduling writing.
26:40: How to focus on writing with children
28:00: Writers block.
28:30: Anything else?
28:57: Two most important Q's
35:59: Ashley & Sophie time.
 

"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. 

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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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INTRODUCING...1 POINT 5. We are here to bring you into the future with unfiltered humour, fun, great info, and shenanigans. Come explore all things us, Q&A and getting to know your hosts more.

TIME STAMPS:

02: 00 & 02:30 - Sophie Bio
01:46 & 05.20 - Ashley’s Bio 
08:35 - Questions for each other
22:03 - Second half of Q's
35:20 - Form you can fill
39:49 - Game of This and That
55:30 - About next Episode
56:19 - Q's for CLWalters our Guest Speaker for Episode #02
56:30 - Support us via Patreon
 

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