Ep 123: Reality TV and Romance with Neely Tubati-Alexander
She’s back! One of my all-time favorite guests, Neely Tubati-Alexander, returns to talk about her third novel, Courtroom Drama. As always, she brings a refreshing, no-nonsense take on staying creative and productive in the unpredictable world of publishing.
INSIDE THE EPISODE
📚 Why Neely sprints through her first drafts instead of obsessing over every word
📚 How she embraces her "pantser" style (yep, she often writes the beginning and end first, with no outline in sight)
📚 What it’s really like to write books in the cracks of everyday life, and how reality TV, genre-hopping, and real-life fascinations all sneak into her stories
📚 Using the writing of the next book to stay grounded when the release of the current one is causing stress
📚 Why research is her secret creative fuel, from courtroom procedures to video game design
📚 How the evolution of publishing is finally making room for authors to explore their full range of creativith
Neely’s approach is honest, energizing, and a great reminder that there’s no one “right” way to do this writing thing.
ABOUT NEELY
Neely Tubati-Alexander is the author of women's fiction and romcoms you can escape into with a smile. Her books have been featured in Cosmopolitan, Parade, and Elle, with her novel IN A NOT SO PERFECT WORLD chosen as a Good Morning America Buzz Pick. Her debut novel, LOVE BUZZ, won the Zibby Award for Best Beach Read and was hailed by Good Morning America as “the perfect escapist read . . . absolutely delightful." Her work has received starred reviews from Kirkus, Publisher's Weekly, Library Journal, and Booklist, who declared her “an exciting new romance writer.” She lives in Arizona with her family.
Follow her on Instagram: @NeelyAlexanderWrites
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