88 Cups of Tea

Love all things upbeat, warm, and uplifting? Welcome to 88 Cups of Tea, an online platform and podcast for creative writers who look for guidance in their storytelling journey and connection to a community, fostering year-round conversations around the personal and professional life of a writer. Our podcast episodes and online essays and articles explore and unpack conversations that touch on topics like overcoming rejections and challenges, querying tips and crafting advice, lifestyle habits that support the heart and the soul, what it means to be Human while navigating a creative path, and more. We pride ourselves in nurturing a supportive environment that aims to encourage, inspire, and entertain. Check out our website 88cupsoftea.com for essays, articles, and access to nearly 200 podcast episodes!


All Episodes

STEPHANIE GARBER: Overcoming Fear By Letting Go

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ERIC SMITH: Breaking Down the Query Letter & Life as a Literary Agent and Author

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JENNY BENT: The Path of a Literary Agent and Founder of The Bent Agency

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VICTORIA AVEYARD [From The Archives]: Pulling Yourself Up by Your Bootstraps

Writing Advice, Character Development, Outline Structure, Landing Literary Agents

NIKKI GRIMES: Crafting Compelling Characters

Nikki Grimes is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of dozens of children’s and young adult books as well as a poet and journalist. Throughout her prolific career, Nikki has highlighted stories and…

RACHEL CAINE: Balancing A Successful Writing Career and Multiple Day Jobs

Rachel Caine is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of more than fifty novels in a diverse range of genres and categories. She has been honored with multiple awards from RT Booklovers…

EMILY X.R. PAN: Navigating A Meaningful Path after a Career Change

Emily X.R. Pan is the New York Times bestselling author of her debut novel “The Astonishing Color of After”. She is the founding editor-in-chief of Bodega Magazine, and a 2017 Artist-in-Residence at Djerassi, and she…

RHODA BELLEZA: Silencing Your Internal Editor

Rhoda Belleza is a children’s editor at a publishing house and is the author of “Empress of a Thousand Skies” and “Blood of a Thousand Stars”.  The New York Times Book Review wrote, “Intergalactic political…

KELLY LOY GILBERT: Getting to The Heart of The Story

Kelly Loy Gilbert is the author of “Conviction”, a William C. Morris Award finalist, and her newest novel, “Picture Us in the Light”. In today’s episode, Kelly brings us behind-the-scenes of “Picture Us in the Light” from…

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