Writing Stories

"I Thought It Was Very Mainstream, But..." — Cassie Premo Steele Tells the Story of Beaver Girl

March 04, 2024 Brianna Avenia-Tapper Season 1 Episode 12
"I Thought It Was Very Mainstream, But..." — Cassie Premo Steele Tells the Story of Beaver Girl
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Writing Stories
"I Thought It Was Very Mainstream, But..." — Cassie Premo Steele Tells the Story of Beaver Girl
Mar 04, 2024 Season 1 Episode 12
Brianna Avenia-Tapper

In this episode, Cassie Premo Steele tells the story of Beaver Girl.
We cover:
- Asking for help
- Characterization
- Snowflake method
- Querying hundreds of agents
- Long COVID
- Dirty realism
- Writing animal characters with the first person in adult fiction
- The importance of small presses
- Anxiety Press and Outcast Press
Also in this episode: Brianna continues to mispronounce 'query' to her great shame

You can learn more about Cassie here
You can buy Beaver Girl here

Show Notes

In this episode, Cassie Premo Steele tells the story of Beaver Girl.
We cover:
- Asking for help
- Characterization
- Snowflake method
- Querying hundreds of agents
- Long COVID
- Dirty realism
- Writing animal characters with the first person in adult fiction
- The importance of small presses
- Anxiety Press and Outcast Press
Also in this episode: Brianna continues to mispronounce 'query' to her great shame

You can learn more about Cassie here
You can buy Beaver Girl here