We’re back with another one of our segments, Write State of Mind, where we interview authors about mindset, their processes, and their journey. This week, Ep. 27 features author Ronni Davis! In this episode we discussed:
- When the writing seed was planted
- The long road to publication
- The desire to write FT
- The process of being on submission
- How Ronni dealt with rejection
- What she did when it hurt to write
- Handling criticism/reviews
- When to step back from publishing
- Writing during a global pandemic
- Getting in your own way
- Writer’s guilt
Ronni Davis lives in Chicago with her husband Adam and her son Aidan. By day she copy edits everything from TV commercials to billboards, and by night she writes contemporary teen novels about brown girls falling in love.
Her debut novel, WHEN THE STARS LEAD TO YOU, is available now from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, and the anthology YOU TOO?, in which she is a contributor, is available now from Inkyard Press. Her next novel, THIS NIGHT IS OURS, will be published Summer 2023 by Little, Brown Books/Poppy.
Ronni hangs out on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and her website. You can also keep up with Ronni and all her latest news via her newsletter.
Find Ronni’s novels in our affiliate Bookshop or via her website.
Mentioned in this episode:
From our affiliate account with Bookshop.org:
The Romance Writers Handbook (Sadly we couldn’t find it on Bookshop)
When the Stars Lead to You Giveaway! (Open until 8/31/22!) Listen to the episode for details!
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Audio edited by Alli Nesbit.
Music: Wooden Smile by Ziv Moran
