S2E7: Melissa de la Cruz & Look Where the Bench is Now

In this week’s episode Kat and Claribel talk about taking on IP
projects versus working on your original ideas PLUS an interview
with bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz where we chat about
genre jumping, an editor lunch that led to a rejection and her
new novel THE BIRTHDAY GIRL!


About Melissa:


Melissa de la Cruz is the #1 New York Times, #1 Publisher’s
Weekly and #1 IndieBound bestselling author of many critically
acclaimed and award-winning novels for readers of all ages. Her
more than thirty books have also topped the USA Today, Wall
Street Journal and Los Angeles Times bestseller lists and have
been published in over twenty countries.


In addition to her literary work, Melissa is the co-founder of
YALLWEST, and the co-director of YALLFEST, two of the largest
teen book festivals in the country. She is also on the Advisory
Board of Facing History, which reaches five million school
children nationwide with a curriculum devoted to teaching empathy
and social justice. 


Melissa de la Cruz lives in West Hollywood, California with her
husband and daughter.


Follow Melissa online:


website: melissa-delacruz.com


twitter: https://twitter.com/Melissadelacruz


instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authormelissadelacruz/


BUY THE BIRTHDAY GIRL


Podcast mentions:


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