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TIH 364: Mackenzie Kiera on Ladies of the Fright, Beta Reading, and Writing Professionally

  • August 31, 2020

  • 4 mins to read

In this podcast Mackenzie Kiera talks about Ladies of the Fright, beta reading, writing professionally, and much more.

About Mackenzie Kiera

Mackenzie Kiera is the author of All You Need is Love and a Strong Electric Current as well as 30+ articles, essays, and short stories. She has been a contributing author for Gamut Magazine and The Last Bookstore’s Dwarf+Giant, where she reviewed books and interviewed various authors. Currently, she is working on her second novel and is a contributor to The Mighty. If she’s not writing or reading Mackenzie is either running with her rescue dogs or she and her husband are saving the world from zombies. Mackenzie’s work can be found at mackenziekiera.contently.com.

Show notes

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[3:27] Writing professionally
[17:14] Work in progress
[25:30] Ladies of the Fright origin story
[34:30] SURPRISE! You won the This Is Horror Award again!
[36:45] Ladies of the Fright blog
[39:55] Lisa Quigley, via Patreon, asks about relationship between writing and showering
[47:08] Does Mackenzie like Queen
[48:42] Collaborating with Lisa Quigley
[50:13] Beta reading and editing
[54:40] What should Mackenzie be kinder to herself about
[59:14] What Mackenzie hopes people say about her when she’s not in the room
[59:55] Advice to eighteen year old self
[1:04:21] Connect with Mackenzie

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