Mike and Sierra weren’t always established, multi-published authors. At one point, they were friends, business partners, users of Google Chat and starting panic when it all started taking–or felt like it was taking–too long.
Enter their dynamic process of critique partner support, editing, cheering–which led to agents, books deals, and considerable success.
Chat with them about what worked, what didn’t–and how you can find, nurture, and capitalize on the relationships that can make all the difference.
Mike Chen is the New York Times bestselling author of Here And Now And Then, Light Years From Home, and Star Wars: Brotherhood, as well as Star Trek: Deep Space Nine comics. He has covered geek culture for Nerdist, The Mary Sue, and in a former life, worked as an NHL reporter. Mike lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, daughter, and many rescue animals. His latest novel is the recently released A Quantum Love Story.
Sierra Godfrey is the author of A Very Typical Family and The Second Chance Hotel (Sourcebooks). She was born in Santa Cruz, California and has lived many places, including Santorini, Greece. She loves hiking, watching soothing British farmland shows, and thinking of stories about messy families. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and two sons, as well as a lot of animals that include a dog, two cats, and a turtle, which seems like a lot, and is. Find her at sierragodfrey.com or on Instagram @sierragodfrey.
