Things Change

Ep. 4 What to do when your life blows up with Chloe Caldwell | SEASON TWO

In today’s episode I am talking to the phenomenal Chloe Caldwell. She is the author of Women a now queer cult novella, the essay collections I’ll Tell You In Person (2016), The Red Zone (2022), and Legs Get Led Astray (2012) and her latest book Trying, which I am very excited to talk about. I literally finished reading it this week while on the tram to work and people must have thought there was a break up in session because I was gasping and sobbing at points laughing manically. Like it’s a book to experience. And it’s also a book that is inherently about change.  Links https://chloecaldwell.substack.com [https://chloecaldwell.substack.com] https://www.instagram.com/chloeeeecaldwell/ [https://www.instagram.com/chloeeeecaldwell/] THE SUNDAY ESSAY CLUB [https://www.museletterpublishing.com/events-1] A monthly drop-in class for writers to read, dissect, and draw inspiration from iconic essays.We study form and voice in the first hour, then write through guided prompts in the second. More info here. [https://www.museletterpublishing.com/events-1] Thank you so much for listening, please like & subscribe to get the next episodes! Follow me on : Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sophiahembeck ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/sophiahembeck/] Writing: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠themuseletter.substack.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://themuseletter.substack.com] Shop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠museletterpublishing.com ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.museletterpublishing.com] Website: ⁠⁠⁠sophiahembeck.co.uk⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.sophiahembeck.co.uk]

Ep. 3 How To Get Unstuck & Out Of Burnout with Abigail Bergstrom

In today's episode I talk to the fantastic Abigail Bergstrom. Working in publishing for over fifteen years as a novelist, editor and literary agent, she's shepherded almost forty books onto bestseller lists and has built some of today’s biggest book brands.  She was nominated for ‘Literary Agent of the Year’ at the British Book Awards 2020 and was listed in “The Bookseller 150” which names the book trade’s most influential. In 2021 she founded her own 360° publishing consultancy, Bergstrom Studio [https://www.instagram.com/bergstrom.studio/], which turns good ideas into books and aspiring writers into published authors. Abigail's Links: Instagram:⁠ @abigailbergstrom [https://www.instagram.com/abigailbergstrom/] Substack:⁠ https://abigailbergstrom.substack.com [https://kaileydellorusso.substack.com] Things that were mentioned: - ⁠⁠⁠ [https://omenbycatpierce.com]⁠ [https://writeordiemag.com]Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico -⁠⁠ Things That Are Different Now by Sophia Hembeck ⁠⁠ [https://www.museletterpublishing.com/product-page/things-i-have-changed-that-are-different-now] Thank you so much for listening, please like & subscribe to get the next episodes! Follow me on : Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sophiahembeck ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/sophiahembeck/] Writing: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠themuseletter.substack.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://themuseletter.substack.com] Shop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠museletterpublishing.com ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ [https://www.museletterpublishing.com] Website: ⁠⁠sophiahembeck.co.uk⁠⁠ [https://www.sophiahembeck.co.uk]

Ep. 2 How To Deal With Rejections With Kailey Brennan DelloRusso | SEASON TWO

In today’s episode I am talking to Kailey Brennan DelloRusso. She is an author, writing coach, and the founder of Write or Die Magazine. A platform that helps writers with drafting, navigating the publishing world, and storytelling.  I know Kailey because you’ve invited me about a year ago to your podcast In the Weeds, where you talk to writers and creative people who used to or are still working in the service industry.  And I remember our conversation then because you were on the precipices of quitting your job at a country club and pursuing writing and building Write or Die as your business full time.  Kailey's Links: Instagram: @kaileydellorusso [https://www.instagram.com/kaileydellorusso/?hl=en] Substack: https://kaileydellorusso.substack.com [https://kaileydellorusso.substack.com] Things that were mentioned: - ⁠ [https://omenbycatpierce.com]Write or Die Magazine [https://writeordiemag.com] - The 90 Day Novel by Alan Watt [https://alanwatt.com/writing-classes/90-day-novel-alan-watt/] -⁠ The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron ⁠ [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4192/9781788164290] -⁠ Things That Are Different Now by Sophia Hembeck ⁠ [https://www.museletterpublishing.com/product-page/things-i-have-changed-that-are-different-now] Thank you so much for listening, please like & subscribe to get the next episodes! Follow me on : Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sophiahembeck ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/sophiahembeck/] Writing: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠themuseletter.substack.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://themuseletter.substack.com] Shop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠museletterpublishing.com ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ [https://www.museletterpublishing.com] Website: ⁠sophiahembeck.co.uk⁠ [https://www.sophiahembeck.co.uk]

Ep. 1 How To Not Give Up On Your Dreams with Cat Pierce | SEASON TWO

In today’s episode I am talking to the phenomenal Cat Pierce, who is one of those multi hyphenate people that are quite hard to put a definitive label on: you’re primarily known as a singer &  songwriter and one half of The Pierces a band you started with your sister, but you’re also a painter, entrepreneur in various ways and most recently you have gathered  huge momentum on Instagram. Which is also how I found you. There’s this one reel that went viral, where you say: At 39 I thought I missed the boat, then at 40 I met my husband, at 41 released a tarot deck, at 42 launched a beauty line, at 44 I had my first baby, at 45 bought my first house, at 46 created an oracle deck and at 47 made new music. You’re worth has no expiration date!  Honestly this reel found me exactly at that point of feeling I had missed the boat and it was such a blessing to see how yeah of course life isn’t over just because of some obscure life plan that I made when I was 19.  Anyway, I am very excited to talk to you about change today and how you got out of this feeling of “missing the boat” and everything that happened in between. Cat Pierce's Links Instagram: @iamcatdog Website & Shop: https://omenbycatpierce.com Things that were mentioned: - Beauty products by Cat Pierce [https://omenbycatpierce.com] ⁠ [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4192/9781529919967] - Cat Pierce music [https://open.spotify.com/artist/11yRZt5TL95KxSmsJSSNyh?si=F8oTuAuzRw-YJpbZca3MGQ] - The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4192/9781788164290] - Things That Are Different Now by Sophia Hembeck [https://www.museletterpublishing.com/product-page/things-i-have-changed-that-are-different-now] Thank you so much for listening, please like & subscribe to get the next episodes! Follow me on : Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sophiahembeck ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/sophiahembeck/] Writing: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠themuseletter.substack.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://themuseletter.substack.com] Shop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠museletterpublishing.com ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.museletterpublishing.com] Website: sophiahembeck.co.uk [https://www.sophiahembeck.co.uk]

Ep. 6 How To Be Single & Fabulous [Exclamation Point!] with Amy Key | SEASON ONE

Today’s guest is the wonderful essayist and poet Amy Key, whose memoir Arrangements in Blue about her life as a single woman for the past 20 years, has touched so many people since it came out in 2023. I remember walking to the bookshop on publication day because I already knew that it was going to be one of those books, that I wouldn’t say: change the way you see the world but rather those books that fill this space inside of you that for such a long time felt misunderstood or unseen perhaps. And it really did that for me.  Amy Key's socials: Instagram: @msamykey [https://www.instagram.com/msamykey/] Substack: amykey.substack.com [https://amykey.substack.com] Things that were mentioned: - Amy Key, Arrangements in Blue [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4192/9781529919967] - Ann Patchett, This is a story about a happy marriage [https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4192/9781408842416] ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠- Things That Are Different Now by Sophia Hembeck ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.museletterpublishing.com] Thank you so much for listening, please like & subscribe to get the next episodes! Follow me on : Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@sophiahembeck ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/sophiahembeck/] Writing: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠themuseletter.substack.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://themuseletter.substack.com] Shop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠museletterpublishing.com ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.museletterpublishing.com] Write Or Die Whether you’re staring at a blank page, deep in revisions, dreaming up your next big idea, or figuring out how to get published, Write or Die has a workshop for you. They offer live, virtual classes across genres — from fiction and nonfiction to screenwriting and even book series development — all designed to meet you where you are in your writing journey. Taught by working writers and industry pros, our workshops are craft-focused, community-driven, and meant to energize your process — whether you're plotting your first novel or polishing your tenth essay. Plus, they’re also a literary magazine that champions bold, unforgettable voices by publishing creative nonfiction, author interviews and short stories. Their submissions are currently open and they are also running their first ever fiction contest with up to $1000 in prizes. Check out their upcoming classes and join the community at writeordiemag.com. [http://writeordiemag.com/]