In today's literary history segment, Kat talks about humour author Erma Bombeck and writing conferences. Then, she chats with lawyer and sci-fi author Sarena Straus about: The “what if” in stories Nonfiction proposals Having her book optioned for tv Speculative and science fiction How she brings her legal career into her stories The complexities of world building Pitch competitions Finding the right publisher for your story Juggling all the things as a writer, wife, mother, lawyer Sarena's socials: sarenastraus.com, Twitter @SarenaStraus and Instagram @sarenastraus Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites and lots of other things are on linktr.ee. Signup for Kat’s newsletter here. For guest inquiries, questions for the podcast (to be answered in an episode), book recommendations or shoutouts to those who've helped on your path to publication, see details here. Please note interview bookings are now full until October 2023. Music: Bathtime Funk by All Good Folks (uppbeats.io), Head Up by Sixteen Wheelers, This Was Fun by Gavin Luke, and As a Gift by Francis Wells (epidemicsound.com). If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out this form.