This bonus is going to start off a little bit less light-hearted than our normal content because Dakota is working through some big, messy feelings about her work. This is a pretty vulnerable episode for both of us, so please be gentle kind listeners (and bear with some sniffles over mic)!

We delve into mental health and writing with anxiety, OCD, and perfectionism, fears of perception and misinterpretation, the struggles of writing in genres that carry baggage, and how to critically tackle complex topics with real world implications while capturing nuance.

To lighten it up, Lianna brings in some reality TV analogies, we return to the old adage that you've just gotta keep chugging, we take solace in THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP, and we also talk about new WIPs! Lianna's working on a who done it trying to get to the root of a disappearance ...