"Writing a book is such a personal experience, and we pour so much of ourselves, our pain, our experiences, and the way we see the world into those pages. So much so, that it makes it hard to see a pass or a "this isn't for me" as a rejection of the self." Writing is a beautifully vulnerable and personal process, which also means that separating ourselves from the stories we write (and the passes we get on them!) is not always easy. In this episode, Sophia Briar (Author) and Danielle (Host) explore this reality and ways to separate ourselves from the personal stories we bring into the world.
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
Sophia Briar (Author)
Sophia is the querying author of the locked-room mystery Dust in the Light, which was inspired by classic Agatha Christie novels and her own experiences with toxic relationships and grief. She spends her time between her native Brazil and her chosen home of France, and is passionate about crafting compelling narratives that explore missed connections and unreliable narrators—always set in eerie places.
Social Media/Website: You can find her, and her many cups of coffee, on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok at @sophbriar, or on her website https://sophiabriar.carrd.co/.
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlit author, trauma therapist, experienced professor, international presenter/speaker, Critique Coach with the Picture Book Author Academy, Mighty Kidlit Leader, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day kidlit event, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
It is no secret that creators and authors deal with many worries in the writing industry. But what about editors? In this episode, Danielle (YMWJ Host) talks with Best Selling Author, Award-Winning Editor, and Publishing Director at Hodder and Stoughton Phoebe Morgan (aka, “The Honest Editor) about her Substack article “What Do Editors Worry About?” Phoebe shares many worries that editors can experience. This episode is real, its raw, and it reminds us that all parties in the publishing industry deal with worries and pressures of their own.
Phoebe's Substack article can be found here: https://open.substack.com/pub/honesteditor/p/what-editors-worry-about?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
Phoebe Morgan (Bestselling Author/Publishing Director at Hodder and Stoughton/”The Honest Editor” Substack Author)
Phoebe Morgan is a bestselling author and award-winningeditor. She currently works as the Commercial Fiction Publishing Director at Hodder & Stoughton, and is the author of five books published by HarperCollins.
Social media:
Instagram: Phoebeannmorgan
X: Phoebe_A_Morgan
Substack: The Honest Editor
Facebook: PhoebeMorganAuthor
Website: www.phoebemorganauthor.com
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlit author,trauma therapist, experienced professor, international presenter/speaker, Critique Coach with the Picture Book Author Academy, Mighty Kidlit Leader, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Daykidlit event, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
Everyone’s writing/publishing journey is different, and yet thecomparisons are real. In this episode, Alexandria Faulkenbury and Danielle talk about what it means to run our own race and focusing on our own journeys, taking it one moment, one celebration, and one step at a time.
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
Alexandria Faulkenbury (Author):
Alexandria Faulkenbury is the author of Somewhere Past theEnd, which was published in May 2025. She holds an M.A. in multicultural and transnational literature and lives with her family in South Carolina.
Instagram: @amfaulkenbury
Twitter/X: @lexibury.
Website: alexandriafaulkenbury.com
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlitauthor, trauma therapist, experienced professor, internationalpresenter/speaker, Critique Coach with the Picture Book Author Academy, Mighty Kidlit Leader, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day kidlit event, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
There is no perfection in the writing process, and thatincludes querying! In this episode, Danielle talks with Briana Caballero and A. B. Koga about how querying is a learning process; and how expecting perfection of ourselves before we start querying or in the process not only is unrealistic, but can be harmful for our well-being.
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
Briana Caballero (Author):
Briana Caballero is a proud Latinx author/illustrator,authortuber, and children's YouTube storyteller. She is currently on submission with a queer middle grade graphic novel that makes her smile WAY too big, and loves writing stories with a focus on empowering children and teens to always be unapologetically themselves.
Twitter: @bricaballero_
Instagram: @briana_writesbooks
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@brianacwritesbooks
A. B. Koga (Author):
Aaron is a biblical scholar and science-fiction fantasyauthor. He writes biblical commentaries for The Bible for Normal People and answers people's questions about the Bible and biblical scholarship on social media. He lives in Arizona with his doctor wife and three young daughters,where he writes novels on his phone between getting his kids to all their after-school activities.
TikTok @a.b.koga
Instragram @a.b.koga
YouTube @abhbible
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlit author,trauma therapist, experienced professor, international presenter/speaker, Critique Coach with the Picture Book Author Academy, Mighty Kidlit Leader, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day kidlit event, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
The querying journey is full of passes. They are the expected, the inevitable. In this insightful episode, Agent Heather Cashman helps us understand the many reasons for agent passes—beyond writing quality. (And plot spoiler, that is often not the reason at all!)
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
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Heather Cashman (Agent and Author):
Heather loves books about people she could become friendswith and introduce a new world, but she cherishes the ones that make her want to be the heroine of her own life. Writing for enjoyment turned into an interest in improving craft and eventually led to becoming a professional editor for Cornerstones Literary Consultancy, volunteering asManaging Director of Pitch Wars, interning for The Bent Agency and Entangled Publishing, and now a Senior Literary Agent and Agent Mentor at Storm Literary Agency.
Agency Website: https://www.stormliteraryagency.com/heather-cashman.html
Website: www.heathercashman.com
Way Word Writers Podcast: https://way-wordwriters.com/
BlueSky: @heathercashman.bsky.social
Twitter: @HeatherCashman
Instagram: @heathercashmanauthor
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlitauthor, trauma therapist, experienced professor, internationalpresenter/speaker, Picture Book Critique Coach with the Picture Book Author Academy, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day kidlit event, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
In this episode, Dara Henry (Author) and Danielle Render Turmaud (Host/Author) discuss finding a silver lining amidst the (many) passes we may face in the publishing journey.
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
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Dara Henry (Author):
Dara has a Master’s degree in Elementary Education and as aformer elementary school teacher, she gained an appreciation for the beauty and power of children’s literature. Dara’s debut picture book, Hanukkah Pajamakkahs, was published on September 3, 2024 with Sourcebooks Kids. Her second book, Mazel Tov, Baby! launched September 16, 2025. She is represented by Rena Rossner of The Deborah Harris Agency.
IG: dara_henry_writes
X: @dshenry1
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlit author,trauma therapist, experienced professor, international presenter/speaker, Picture Book Critique Coach with the Picture Book Author Academy, and the hostof You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day kidlit event, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
Season 3 is here!! And what a great way to launch the seasonby sharing this episode where Ryan Rae Harbuck discusses the 5 P’s of living life as a writer/creator fully—something we all deserve. Ryan shares the 5 impactful words that can help ground us in this journey (Passion, Perspective, Patience, Positivity, and Perseverance) and how she created this meaningful model in her own life/journey.
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
Ryan Rae Harbuck (Author):
Her award-winning debut memoir WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A CHAIR set off sparks in Ryan’s belly and a yearning for change within disability representation in literature. With words in Huffington Post, Newsweek, Insider, Motherwell, and New Mobility Magazine, Ryan has shared her own life experiences as a wheelchair user caused by a spinal cord injury in her teens. Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Ryan has been a teacher, coach, mentor, and mom, and she’s on a mission to change the perspective and the narrativewithin both children and adult literature, one word at a time.
Website: www.ryanraeharbuck.com
All socials @ryanraeharbuck (Twitter/X, IG, Bluesky,TikTok, Substack)
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlitauthor, trauma therapist, experienced professor, internationalpresenter/speaker, Picture Book Critique Coach with the Picture Book Academy, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day kidlit event, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
Navigating the publication industry with neurodiversity is not void of challenges, but it also can involve superpowers. In this episode, Agent/Author Kaitlyn Sanchez and Host Danielle Render Turmaud talk about what it might look and feel like to navigate the publishing industry as a marginalizedneurotype, and provide resources. And most of all, they share the message that regardless of our neurotype, we can trust ourselves and we deserve support.
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
Kaitlyn Sanchez (Agent/Author):
Kaitlyn Sanchez (she/her) is an agent with Bradford LiteraryAgency and a middle school math teacher. She's also the proud co-creator and co-host of the Spring Fling Kidlit Contest and Kidlit Zombie Week as well as creator and co-host of the Kidlit Fall Writing Frenzy Contest. In her free time, she loves to play soccer, binge-watch TV shows, and, ofcourse, read. Especially when she’s all cozied up with her husband and daughter reading together.
Website: https://kaitlynleannsanchez.com/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kaitlynleann17.bsky.social
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KaitlynLeann17
Please follow her clients on social media: https://kaitlynleannsanchez.com/literary-clients/
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlit author,trauma therapist, experienced professor, international presenter/speaker, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day kidlit event, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
Writing is a powerful tool that helps us feel, process, be with, and transcend trauma. There is so much wisdom shared in this episode from Amanda Dodge and Z.T. Fairfax as they share their journeys of using writing as a part of navigating trauma in their own lives. May it inspire you as much as writing has inspired them.
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
Amanda Dodge (Author):
Amanda Dodge is a mother and a full-time ghostwriter of fiction and non-fiction based in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. While writing has her heart, her background is in developmental psychology, specializing in trauma and addiction counseling.
X: @manda_dodge
Bluesky: @amandadodge
Z. T. Fairfax (Author):
Former award-winning editor, Z. T. Fairfax, is a young adult fiction author, Public Relations Director, husband, father, and the proud owner of one cat and four kittens. Residing in the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, Z. T. balances his work/home life against his crippling addition to social media and his email inbox.
Twitter/X : @ZTFairfax
BlueSky: @ztfairfax
Website: ztfairfax.com
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlit author, trauma therapist, experienced professor, international presenter/speaker, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day kidlit event, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
Film Discussed in the Ending of the Episode:
The Wisdom of Trauma with Dr. Gabor Maté:
The passion, brilliance, and effort that bilingual immigrant writers and bilingual writers put into their craft and journey is inspiring. In this episode, Abrams Editor/Author Ivan Taurisano and Danielle Render Turmaud discuss the writing journey and mental health for bilingual immigrant authors. This is an episode for bilingual immigrant authors to feel seen, heard, and championed—and an episode for all of us to learn more about others, and ourselves.
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
Ivan Taurisano (Editor/Author):
Ivan Taurisano is an Associate Editor at Abrams, specializing in children's licenses and intellectual property. His work includes novelty books, board books, graphic novels, and select MG and YA titles. He has collaborated on several successful series and brands, such as How to Catch, Little Heroes, Big Hearts, Sesame Street, Disney, Tokidoki, and Pokémon. Ivan moved from Rome to the US almost ten years ago to pursue a career in children’s book publishing, and his guiding principle is that a child whose life is transformed by a book is one step closer to becoming an adult who will change the world.
X: @IvanTaurisano
IG: @ivantaurisano
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlit author, trauma therapist, experienced professor, international presenter/speaker, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day kidlit event, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
Having hope and fighting for our dreams is such an importantpart of the writing/creating journey, and balance is something we all need and deserve too. In this episode, Valerie Bolling (Author) and Danielle Render Turmaud (Host) discuss ways to find hope and balance in the writing andpublication journey.
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
Valerie Bolling (Author):
Valerie is passionate about creating stories in which all children can see themselves and feel seen and heard, valued and validated. She’s the author of seven picture books, a Scholastic Acorn early reader series, RAINBOW DAYS,and a book for teachers, GOAL SETTING IN THE WRITING CLASSROOM. Sharing her books with children and inspiring them to write their own stories brings Valerie immense joy!
Website: valeriebolling.com
Twitter: twitter.com/valerie_bolling
Instagram: instagram.com/valeriebollingauthor
Facebook: facebook.com/ValerieBollingAuthor
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/valerie-bolling-223a92271
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlit author,trauma therapist, experienced professor, international presenter/speaker, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day kidlit event, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
Links Discussed in the Episode:
Tara Lazar’s Kidlit Storystorm:
The writing and publication journey involves frequent inputfrom others—editors, agents, critique partners, and readers. In this episode, Christina Shawn (Author) and Danielle Render Turmaud (Host) talk about finding ways to lay down the approval of others and let your writing journey be your own (even when querying and on submission).
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
Christina Shawn (Author):
Christina Shawn is a reading specialist, literacy coach, andauthor who writes heartfelt and humorous stories about magical moments in our everyday lives. She is the author of picture books AND THEN CAME YOU, NO LOVE POTION, and LUCAS PLAYS. Her current projects focus on early literacyfoundations while helping children feel seen, heard, and understood.
IG / FB / threads / Bluesky / X : @christinashawnbooks
Website: christinashawn.com
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlit author,trauma therapist, experienced professor, international presenter/speaker, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
Supporting others doesn't just bring benefit to others. Research talks about the many well-being benefits that come from supporting others. In this episode, YMWJ host (Danielle Render Turmaud) talks with Amy Nielsen on the topic of giving back to the writing community; and the benefits it can have for all of us.
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
Amy Nielsen (Agent/Author):
Amy Nielsen spent nearly twenty years as a youth librarian, putting books into the hands of eager readers. She now is on the other side of the publishing aisle as a literary agent at The Purcell Agency, putting books into the hands of eager editors. When she is not nose-down in the publishing world, she and her family can be found boating the waters of Tampa Bay.
Website: www.amynielsenauthor.com
Twitter: AmyNielsen 06
Bluesky: AmyNielsen
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlit author, trauma therapist, experienced professor, international presenter/speaker, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
In this special crossover episode, You, Me, and the Writing Journey Podcast host Danielle Render Turmaud speaks with Brenna Jeanneret and Josh Monken, You May Contribute a Verse hosts, around being bravely vulnerable in our writing, coping with the cumulation of passes in this industry, and more! We laughed, we smiled, and Danielle even teared up a little bit. We hope you enjoy it.
You May Contribute a Verse:
@VerseShowYou, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
Brenna Jeanneret (You May Contribute a Verse Podcast Co-Host/Author):
BlueSky/IG:www.brennajeanneret.com Josh Monken (You May Contribute a Verse Podcast Co-Host/Author):
BlueSky/IG: @JoshMonkwords
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlit author, trauma therapist, experienced professor, international presenter/speaker, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
Announcements:
Take Your Kid to Publishing Day!
You, Me, and the Writing Journey Podcast Host (Danielle Render Turmaud) is hosting a special children’s publishing event in July 2025 called Take Your Kid to Publishing Day. Please find the information on this event below and share with your networks!
Take Your Kid to Publishing Day is a FREE virtual children’s publishing event that invites children 5+ (including teens) to meet literary agents, editors, and published authors/illustrators. Children will have the opportunity to engage in fun activities and conversations, listen to published children's books, and engage in Q&As with the authors and publishing professionals. This virtual event will take place Saturday, July 19th at 9:00 a.m. PST/12:00 p.m. EST and will last approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. For more information or to register a child, see the link below. If you are interested in registering as a publishing professional, please register at the link below or contact Danielle with questions at youmewritingpodcast@gmail.com
https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm/general-5 (Registration will close at the end of June)
When we are querying, we often think about what it will feel like to get an offer of representation and become agented. But what happens when we are in the “in-between” period from agent offer to representation decision? In this episode, Aaliyah Paolucci, Lindsay Beck, and Danielle Render Turmaud discuss what this period felt like for them, the excitement, the joy, the anxiety, the fear, all of it. We get real. We get raw. And we hope it speaks to you in your journey.
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
Aaliyah Paolucci (Author):
Aaliyah Paolucci, who also goes by her pen name A. L. Paolucci, is an agented fantasy and romance writer and illustrator. An avid designer, she enjoys spending her free time designing moodboards for the writing community, which has given her the nickname "The Canva Angel."
X/Twitter: @alpaolucci
Instagram: @aaliyahpaolucci
Lindsay Beck (Author):
Lindsay Beck is an adult fantasy and romance author. When she’s not writing at a local coffee shop, you can usually find her furiously typing into her notes app in school pickup lines, at the doctor's office, or in the middle of the freezer aisle. She lives with her husband and three semi-feral children.
Twitter/X, Instagram, Tiktok, BlueSky: @bowengotbooks
Website: www.lindsaybowenauthor.com
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlit author, trauma therapist, experienced professor, international presenter/speaker, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
Announcements:
Take Your Kid to Publishing Day!
You, Me, and the Writing Journey Podcast Host (Danielle Render Turmaud) is hosting a special children’s publishing event in July 2025 called Take Your Kid to Publishing Day. Please find the information on this event below and share with your networks!
Take Your Kid to Publishing Day is a FREE virtual children’s publishing event that invites children 5+ (including teens) to meet literary agents, editors, and published authors/illustrators. Children will have the opportunity to engage in fun activities and conversations, listen to published children's books, and engage in Q&As with the authors and publishing professionals. This virtual event will take place Saturday, July 19th at 9:00 a.m. PST/12:00 p.m. EST and will last approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. For more information or to register a child, see the link below. If you are interested in registering as a publishing professional, please register at the link below or contact Danielle with questions at youmewritingpodcast@gmail.com
https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm/general-5 (Registration will close after June 25th)
Editors are the face of publishing. But what does an editor’s job look like behind the scenes and how might it impact them? In this episode, Naomi Kirsten (Editor) and Danielle Render Turmaud (Host/Author/Therapist) discuss a very important and yet often underdiscussed aspect of the publishing industry: editors' roles and editor well-being. An episode that we hope will encourage and support editors, but also inform all of us to help us understand more about well-being in the workplace, burnout and how to prevent it, and more.
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
Naomi Kirsten (Editor):
Naomi is a freelance editor, creative consultant, and creativity coach. A former Senior Editor at Chronicle Books, Naomi has acquired and edited hundreds of titles, including award-winning picture books, novelty books, board books, cookbooks, stationery, and games. Prior to Chronicle, Naomi was an Assistant Editor at Harper’s Magazine.
Website: naomikirsten.com
Instagram/X:@naomi_kirsten
Bluesky: @naomikirsten.bsky.social
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlit author, trauma therapist, experienced professor, international presenter/speaker, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
Announcements:
Take Your Kid to Publishing Day!
You, Me, and the Writing Journey Podcast Host (Danielle Render Turmaud) is hosting a special children’s publishing event in July 2025 called Take Your Kid to Publishing Day. Please find the information on this event below and share with your networks!
Take Your Kid to Publishing Day is a FREE virtual children’s publishing event that invites children 5+ (including teens) to meet literary agents, editors, and published authors/illustrators. Children will have the opportunity to engage in fun activities and conversations, listen to published children's books, and engage in Q&As with the authors and publishing professionals. This virtual event will take place Saturday, July 19th at 9:00 a.m. PST/12:00 p.m. EST and will last approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. For more information or to register a child, see the link below. If you are interested in registering as a publishing professional, please register at the link below or contact Danielle with questions at youmewritingpodcast@gmail.com
https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm/general-5 (Registration will close after June 20th)
Advocating for equity in publishing is incredibly important for all of us. In this episode, Noelle Monét (Author) and Danielle Render Turmaud (Host) discuss equality vs. equity in publishing, research around equity and inequities in publishing, and individual/collective steps that we can all take to foster equity in publishing.
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
Noelle Monét (Author):
IG/Threads: author_noellemonet
Website: noellemonet.com
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
Announcements: Take Your Kid to Publishing Day!
You, Me, and the Writing Journey Podcast Host (DanielleRender Turmaud) is hosting a special children’s publishing event in July 2025 called Take Your Kid to Publishing Day. Please find the information on this event below and share with your networks!
Take Your Kid to Publishing Day is a FREE virtual children’spublishing event that invites children 5+ to meet literary agents, editors, and published authors/illustrators. Children will have the opportunity to engage in fun activities and conversations, listen to published children's books, andengage in Q&As with the authors and publishing professionals. This virtual event will take place Saturday, July 19th at 9:00 a.m. PST/12:00 p.m. EST and will last approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. For more information or to register a child, see the link below. If you are interested in registering as a publishing professional, please register at the link below or contact Danielle with questions at youmewritingpodcast@gmail.com :
https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm/general-5(Registration will close after June 20th)
Welcome to Season 2! This season will include 10 episodes that will be released on Sunday mornings. In this episode, Danielle Render Turmaud (Host) and Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong (Agent) talk about the importance of and well-being benefits of agent/author communication. (And they even give some tips/resources on how agents/authors can communicate with one another effectively!)
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong (Agent):
Agency Website: www.MarsalLyonLiteraryAgency.com
Personal Website: www.charmstrongbooks.com
Blue Sky: @charmstrong.bsky.social
Instagram and TikTok: @c_h_armstrong
Facebook: facebook.com/CathieHedrickArmstrongLitAgent/
Queries to: www.QueryManager.com/QueryCathie (Do not send queries by email)
Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Agented Author/Therapist):
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
Announcements:
You, Me, and the Writing Journey Podcast Host (Danielle Render Turmaud) is hosting a special children’s publishing event in July 2025 called Take Your Kid to Publishing Day. Please find the information on this event below and share with your networks!
Take Your Kid to Publishing Day is a FREE virtual children’s publishing event invites children 5+ to meet literary agents, editors, and published authors/illustrators. Children will have the opportunity to engage in fun activities and conversations, listen to published children's books, and engage in Q&As with the authors and publishing professionals. This virtual event will take place Saturday, July 19th at 9:00 a.m. PST/12:00 p.m.EST and will last approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. For more information or to register a child, see the link below:
https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm/general-5 (Registration will close after June 20th)
In this Bonus episode, Michelle Sanchez (Author) and Danielle Render Turmaud (Host) talk about the importance of being our best advocate in our writing/publication journey and some ways to do this in finding agents, querying, and more. As a reminder, we are in between seasons right now but stay tuned for Season 2 launching on June 1st!
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm/you-me-the-writing-journey-podcast
Michelle Sanches (Agented Author):
X: @sanchez_m_m
BlueSky: @sanchezmm.bsky.social
Website: https://michellesanchez.my.canva.site/
Danielle Render Turmaud (Host/AgentedAuthor/Therapist):
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm
Take Your Kid to Publishing Day Information:
This free virtual children’s publishing event invites children 5+ to meet literary agents, editors, and published authors/illustrators. Children will have the opportunity to engage in fun activities and conversations, listen to published children's books, and engage in Q&As with the authors and publishing professionals. This virtual event will take place Saturday, July 19th at 9:00 a.m. PST/12:00 p.m.EST and will last approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. For more information or to register a child, see the link below:
https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm/general-5
This episode explores what it means to publish and write with a purpose. And a secret is revealed: just like writing, even publishing brings challenges, passes, and hardships. Yet, publishing/writing with a purpose brings benefits in all of our lives whether we are writers, agents, editors, or publishers. In this episode, Jon Seymour (Publisher) and Danielle Render Turmaud (Host) talk about the meaningful steps we can all take towards making our dreams come true and making a difference in our world.
You, Me, and the Writing Journey
(X, Instagram, and BlueSky): @YMWJPodcast
Podcast Website:
https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm/you-me-the-writing-journey-podcast
Jon Seymour (Publisher with Tielmour Press):
Instagram, X, BlueSky: @TielmourPress
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TielmourPress
Website: https://www.tielmourpress.com/
Danielle Render Turmaud (Host/Agented Author/Therapist):
X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud
Website: https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm