Cassie's Crafting Conundrum

Demi Michelle Swartz (she/her) is a host of her own podcast and I am so pumped to have her tell her writing journey and how similar and different it has been to her writing career. We talk college, we talk changing things up, we talk how songwriting and fiction writing are similar, we talk gen z in general and so much more. I call her my podcast fairy godperson because she has been instrumental (n...

*content warning: depression mention* Halle (she/her), an incoming college sophomore stem major, and I sit down for a talk about writing in a short period of time vs taking time for a manuscript to come to the writer, ADHD and how it affects us as people, stem writers writing non stem related fiction projects, how opposite Halle and I are as people and yet we get along so well as people and as wri...

Allie (she/they) and I take on querying and its mysteries in this second episode of Cassie's Crafting Conundrum. In this episode we deep dive into querying and the world of gen z through mental health discussions, gen z and adulthood, how hard it is to balance school research for querying, and so much more. We are transparent in only the way gen z can and so we invite you to take a seat, get a nic...

Lilka Clocksin (she/her) is an eighteen year old fantasy author who has recently graduated high school (Happy Graduation Day Lilka :D <3) and in this little more than an hour episode we dive deep into her fantasy novel, Opposite Day as well as just high school and life in general. We talk IB coursework, high school experiences, how the COVID-19 pandemic shaped high school for Lilka, student ath...

Cassidy Jackson takes on the world with her extremely fast talking. She blames her Bay Area, California roots for that. In this episode, she talks about why she decided to start the podcast in a very brief overview. It is chaotic, it is fancy, and it is going to be as wildly unedited as she can make it. Gen Z writers just might amaze you! She hopes you enjoyed this episode and you enjoy the rest o...

Welcome to the trailer for season on Cassie's Crafting Conundrum! Six amazing gen z authors and some of my close writing friends will shed light on a part of their journey. I can't wait for you all to meet these six who make my days shine brighter every time I talk with them! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.