Cassie's Crafting Conundrum

Okay, I admit it, I didn't have the energy to work on the podcast or even writing once last September hit. This is me, in true Cassie fashion, telling you all what I've been up to. I hope you all enj…

It's back to school month and that means I decided to share a little bit of my personal life with you all.In this episode, I talk about how not stereotypical my college experience has because I don't…

Today's episode is a little bit different than a full writing episode. Alex Moran (she/her), a Guatemalan adoptee and 20 something year old gen z author from my own home state, is one of my soul sis…

TW: 20 mins in active shooter situation mentioned; 23 minutes another active shooter situation mentioned

Victoria Wlosok (she/her) is a 21 year old pubished YA thriller author based in the Southern Un…

Birdie Schae (she/her) is a uni student currently studying in the Netherlands and writes autistic lesbians who have realistic, messy lives. We discuss the growth of getting started on writing twitter…

How did you all enjoy the cliffhanger?

On this continuation of Wyatt Madison 's conversation, we dive into short stories, small vs large writing accounts, life lessons inserted into novels, parents ar…

TW: Suicide mention at 58:25

Wyatt Madison (he/him) is someone I have adopted into my writing family and he knows this and as an 17 year old high school senior who gets less sleep than I do, I admire …

Makayla Bryant (she/her), a 22 year old science fiction, fantasy, and dystopian author and I discuss her journey from self publishing in 2020 to the querying trenches in 2024. We also discuss the gat…

Aleighsha Parke (she/her), a 23 year old British Columbia native and fantasy (plus a little extra dabbling of genres) and I discuss how reading can affect writing as well as discussing her debut (com…

I can not believe it's been a solid year since the first episode came out and the world learned I talk really freaking fast. I can't believe you all have shared, listened, been guests on, and just pl…

What's up world! Today is the one year anniversary of Cassie's Crafting Conundrum and I have Halle J. Minick (she/her) interviewing me about who I am as a writer, what I write, and more. We deep dive…

Callie Rowland (she/her) and still very much 22 now paints a picture of what we can learn in a classroom versus out in the real world. We talk about what her professors have said, how important a com…

Callie Rowland (she/her), a 22 year old recent college graduate and literacy fantasy author, has known her fantasy has an emotional aspect most don't focus on. Callie and I dive right in and talk abo…

Welcome back to the podcast! This is going to look a little bit different in terms of podcast episode titles and yet if you've listened to the first two seasons, it's still the same crazy content I'v…

*brother from another mother* I do not appreciate low tech sometimes

Get ready for 23 life lessons in 2023 because this is the most I've opened up to all of you so thank you all who will listen to thi…

*absolutely do not read American Psycho unless you are ready to face every trigger warning in the world; we also do not support J.K. Rowling*

Grace, a fourth year phycology major, and I have known eac…

*slight ptsd mention, war is mentioned*

Maria I. Antonia (she/her), what can I say about this lovely human who writes humanity in a way that leaves me in awe. She is a 23nyear old author who is in the…

Cress (she/her) is a 15 year old novelist and poet who knew pretty much all her life she wanted to do something in literature. It's an honor to bring a conversation like this to the podcast. It might…

*brief mention of war* *When I was referring to the past, I was referring to contemporary history.*

Fantasy, dystopias and fantasy all have a lot more in common than I originally thought. In this epis…

This week I tackle a topic near and dear to my heart, people of color in fiction and real life, with my guest Bia (she/her) a 26 year old author who is also a person of color. We open up about what i…