Emily Einolander
You don’t need a writer’s retreat. You need a vacation. We’ve all thought about it. Anyone who’s ever wanted to write a book has fantasized dropping out of society and retreating into nature, or at least solitude, to write. Just imagine—the birds chirping, the fresh scent of pine trees. (The lumpy mattress in your temporary … Read more
We talk about Ali’s definition of self-publishing versus independent publishing, how Indigo is working to improve the book world, and the exciting process of learning how to produce audiobooks. Guest Bio Ali (McCart) Shaw (she/her) thinks her love for the written word might have something to do with the pungent odor of ink from her … Read more
Guest Bio Joan Conte (they/them) is an educator, a poet, and the CEO of Trans Book Box. Joan is also trans non-binary, queer, and disabled. Joan developed Trans Book Box while unemployed during the pandemic and sought to build a box that dedicated more than a book a year to trans representation. The Box’s Bio … Read more
Chris, Corinne, and Emily explore the concept of a universal library, focusing mostly on the ancient Library of Alexandria and its legendary—and mysterious—demise. Today’s Link
Hybrid Pub Scout Podcast · Episode 74 — Troy Lambert, Education Lead at Plottr If you’ve ever created a Pepe Silvia conspiracy board, or if you’ve ever painstakingly recorded your scenes on index cards and spread them out, only for your cat to obliterate them, you now have other options. Plottr was created by software … Read more
I always like to say, “You’re a temporarily abled person.” People can be temporarily disabled, and you can become disabled at any time. In our organization alone, we have people who are born disabled and people who have become disabled due to illness or accidents. So, leading with that sort of compassion and understanding … Read more
If you thought one horror-themed episode this season was enough, you thought wrong! If there’s one thing we’ll always do, it’s our annual Halloween episode. This week, we venture into the spookier (and less witch-hunty) side of grimoires. What are they? Who used them? Do they really count if they’re published using a printing press … Read more
The personal essay collection about horror films and queerness you didn’t know you needed (but now you do). When Joe Vallese conceived of an essay collection about horror movies and queerness five years ago, he figured there must already be one out there. Turns out, there wasn’t! So, Joe set about coralling a chorus of … Read more
Going beneath the surface of a subject obviously means getting a deeper understanding as you explore. Sometimes, those deep-dives reveal inconvenient facts. In my case, submerging myself in the world of publishing revealed that “hybrid” has an enormously loaded meaning in the field, one that has nothing to do with what Hybrid Pub Scout is … Read more
Debut author Sierra Elmore talks about self-publishing her Mean Girls remix, Death by Society. My biggest piece of advice is not to give up, because there are people in this world who want to see your stories. They want to see you succeed. Guest Bio Sierra Elmore writes YA contemporary and thriller novels about girls … Read more
