In today's episode, Jay is sitting down with debut author O'Junea Brown. They are chatting about her journey to becoming an author and what inspired her first novel, A Fate of Onyx & Ivory. They also discuss O'Junea's writing process and the joys and challenges of self-publishing.

What we talked about: 

• Episode intro 00:00
• Guest intro and current reads 00:44
• Author journey 5:21
• Dealing with imposter syndrome 10:05
• Authors writing process 14:06
• Being a published author 22:39
• About A Fate of Onyx & Ivory 24:03
• The next books in the series 41:44
• Lightning Round - There's a book for that 44:18
• Final Thoughts 46:53

Books mentioned in this episode:

• The Canary Cowards by Jescie Hall
• Living Legend by Allie Shante
• A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
• Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass
• Spare by Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex
• Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
• That Sik Luv by Jescie Hall
• Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

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Other links mentioned in this episode:

• The Last Chapter Bookshop
• Sinners and Stardust
• Book Harvest
• Boozy Book Tour
• C2E2 Writers Block 

Connect with today's guest: 

• Connect with O'Junea on Instagram @fit.and.fiction
• Purchase A Fate of Onyx & Ivory on Amazon, Bookshop.org, or Barnes & Noble
• Visit the Author's Website 
• Shop Cover Snob:
• Shop current special editions

Final Thoughts: 

• Follow Jay on Instagram @bookswithjaybraggs
• Join our September buddy read discussion on Instagram or the Geneva App for Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
• For inquiries please email info@jaybraggs.com
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