Unfortunately...

By: Mona West and Courtney Floyd
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  • Summary

  • Unfortunately... is a podcast about fiction, failure, and moving forward. Like nearly all creatives, we’ve experienced our share of rejection, disappointment, jealousy, and frustration. We’ve wallowed in the lonely darkness wrought by that simple phrase, “unfortunately, this story didn’t quite work for us…” With this podcast, we hope to shed light on that darkness. To create a safe space to discuss the harder parts of the craft, to reassure one another that we’re not alone, and to learn together how to keep going and keep writing. Co-hosted by speculative fiction authors Mona West and Courtney Floyd, new episodes release on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month.
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Episodes
  • S1E5 - It's Going to Get to You

    S1E5 - It's Going to Get to You
    Jan 17 2025

    Mona and Courtney chat about the hidden pitfalls of writing full time, the importance of joy in the work, and how to find community with horror and fantasy author R. Haven.

    Learn more about Unfortunately... at unfortunatelypod.com and follow us on Bluesky @unfortunatelypod.

    Find R. Haven online at theirritablequeer.com and check out his debut novel The Other Face of Sympathy when it comes out on September 9th!

    Support Unfortunately... by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unfortunately
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    48 mins
  • S1E4 - You Have to Learn to Edit Yourself

    S1E4 - You Have to Learn to Edit Yourself
    Jan 3 2025

    Mona and Courtney chat about slow-burn careers, leveling up, community, and the importance of learning to edit your own work with David Goodman, author of A Reluctant Spy.

    Learn more about Unfortunately... at unfortunatelypod.com and follow us on Bluesky @unfortunatelypod.

    Find David online at davidgoodman.net and check out the blog post we mentioned in the episode here.

    Support Unfortunately... by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unfortunately
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    1 hr
  • S1E3 - There's Another Mountain Past This One

    S1E3 - There's Another Mountain Past This One
    Dec 20 2024

    Mona & Courtney check in about their failure to launch this podcast on their original timeline, what their writing lives have been like this year, and more.

    Transcripts here!

    Find Mona online at mona-west.com, and read her Apex story, "YOU and ME and THE END" here!

    Find Courtney and learn more about her debut fantasy novel, HIGHER MAGIC, at courtney-floyd.com. If you're interested, consider adding it to your want to read lists on Goodreads or StoryGraph!
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    46 mins

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