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November 24, 2019 by Travis Jonker

Alicia D. Williams: An Agent, An Auction, and a Book Deal

Travis: Today we’re proud to share the fourth and final episode in our miniseries with Genesis Begins Again debut author Alicia D. Williams. In this episode, Alicia gets honest about her struggle to overcome inadequacy, how she got into writing, and her journey to publishing her debut novel. I think everyone (and especially aspiring writers) […]

October 28, 2019 by Colby Sharp

What’s Your Process? Episode III with Alicia D. Williams

In our latest episode, Alicia D. Williams is back to talk about her writing process. We hope that you are enjoying our series with Alicia as much as we are.

August 25, 2019 by Colby Sharp

Book Deal and Social Media with Alicia D. Williams

Colby: Holy smokes! This is our 99th episode. Crazy. I figured this little show would be lucky to make it to 25. Thank you to everyone that has tuned in. It means a lot. In today’s episode, debut author Alicia D. Williams talks about what it is like for a debut author to announce their […]

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