Girls Write Now
Speaking in First Draft
6. Speaking on Queer Boricua YA Fauxmance and Family
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6. Speaking on Queer Boricua YA Fauxmance and Family

For episode 6 of Speaking in First Draft, Mentee Jamilah Araf interviews Mentor Elle Gonzalez Rose about her debut novel Caught in a Bad Fauxmance. Elle graciously shares one of the earliest drafts of her book and tells us the backstory behind her creativity and her transition into the YA genre. Together, Jamilah and Elle cover a range of topics in the writing process, including outlining, changing perspectives, and channeling real life experiences into their stories.

Disclaimer: This episode has brief explicit language.

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Girls Write Now
Speaking in First Draft
Speaking In First Draft is an interview podcast platforming the current and next generation of storytellers from the nonprofit Girls Write Now. Released in March 2023, members of the Girls Write Now community share a draft of one of their works in progress and discuss both the writing process and what creative expression looks like to them. Listeners will have the opportunity to engage with the inner machinations and perspectives of writers, producers, and artists from a diversity of episodes and stories.