Content warning: brief suicide and abuse mentions at 27:05 and 46:33.

• Mason discusses how ideas change over time, the process of working with their editors and agent, and how to kill your darlings. (06:10)
• How the day Mason and Sierra met ended with Mason sleeping in a bathtub. (11:19)
• The conception, development, and publishing of I'll Be Home for Christmas, the companion novella to Mason's debut novel. Also, Mason's upcoming class at Tin House and participation in anthologies. (14:30)
• Pop culture discussions: movies (Midsommar, Hereditary), music (Paramore, Rico Nasty, LOONA) , and how they influence Mason's writing. (23:49)
• How awful sex and dating are as an author, and expressing vulnerability while trying to find a partner. (38:46)
• The process of coming out and learning about your identity through writing about trauma and queerness. (46:33)
• Twitter pitch contests, including..............Call Me Cornbread. Yes, this pitch is as bad as it sounds. (55:23)
• Inappropriate agent confessions (spoiler: quid pro quo is not how you get a book deal), and how to make friends on Book Twitter. (1:01:52)

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE

• Y’allFest
• Tin House
• A24 Films
• Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy
• Call Me Cornbread
• Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

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