I, my black velvet ribbon, and my most insufferable self return to chat in reply to asks/reviews/comments in a series of boldly shameless rambles wherein I, Olivie Blake, am not writing. Today's topics include a look at CLARA & THE DEVIL, releasing next week, and the CLARA tour events (0:23), how to handle creative blocks (3:33), how to focus on one idea when you have a lot of them (6:14), how the audiobook process works for me (7:33), how to reclaim your love of writing despite Life and The Conditions (11:35), how to ignore? defy? potentially not even know about despite your best efforts? genre and reader expectations (15:56), and some spoilers about underlying themes in the Atlas trilogy (19:14). CLARA tour: https://linktr.ee/claraandthedevil Order CLARA: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250365361/clarathedevilvolume1 TJ Klune event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tj-klune-presents-we-burned-so-bright-with-olivie-blake-tickets-1983531426893#location Preorder DREAMLAND: https://lnk.to/DreamlandOlivie

I, my dagger, and my inability to say "Catholicism" three times fast return to chat in reply to asks/reviews/comments in a series of boldly shameless rambles wherein I, Olivie Blake, am not writing. Today's topics include further show and tell with DREAMLAND advanced copies (1:28) and CLARA & THE DEVIL finished copies (4:35), upcoming events (9:09), adaptation "updates" (9:48), a little about my next SFF manuscript (11:00), writing OCs after starting with fanfic (17:05), and how I use religious imagery (21:20). CLARA & THE DEVIL: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250365361/clarathedevilvolume1/ DREAMLAND: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250368935/dreamland/ PHILOSOPHY OF THE HOME: DOMESTIC SPACE AND HAPPINESS: https://www.mcnallyjackson.com/book/9781802061017 Upcoming Events: https://www.olivieblake.com/events

I, the renewed existence of my dagger, and my tale of the little treat economy return to chat in reply to asks/reviews/comments in a series of boldly shameless rambles wherein I, Olivie Blake, am not writing. Today's topics include a little GIRL DINNER show and tell (1:22), books that are never ever getting back together (5:05), on the state of my working titles and general existentialism (positive!) (9:00), bad news all around really on the state of the requests in my inbox (13:22), gaming your way to a first draft (17:49), and other forthcoming releases (26:16). Links to all GIRL DINNER tour events: https://linktr.ee/olivieblake or olivieblake.com/events GIRL DINNER: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250883452/girldinner/ JANUARIES: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250330703/januaries/ BEST AMERICAN SCI-FI AND FANTASY, 2025: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-best-american-science-fiction-and-fantasy-2025-nnedi-okoraforjohn-joseph-adams?variant=43878861111330 THE TIME TRAVELER’S PASSPORT: http://www.amazon.com/timetravelerspassport

I, the phantom existence of my dagger, and my potentially record-breaking delay return to chat in reply to asks/reviews/comments in a series of boldly shameless rambles wherein I, Olivie Blake, am not writing. Today's topics include books I've recently enjoyed (1:07), some publishing ins and outs (3:13), rehashing creative anxiety (16:01), on whether I regret not finishing law school (22:34, THE ATLAS COMPLEX spoilers from 24:42-27:42), who is the most fight-worthy sibling from GIFTED & TALENTED (28:13), a bit about my 2026 book, DREAMLAND (30:40), and how to??? make??? friends??? (33:29).

I, the phantom existence of my dagger, and my new dramatic wallpaper return to chat in reply to asks/reviews/comments in a series of boldly shameless rambles wherein I, Olivie Blake, am not writing. Today's topics include the new Twelfth Knight paperback cover (0:18), why you can no longer have some of my unpublished works (2:20), my brief PSA to college students after reading that NY Mag article (3:20), what to do when you disapprove of a friend's relationship (4:52), how to find love (???????????) (14:14), how to decide about putting resources into self-publishing (23:04), and a VERY SPOILERY discussion about themes and narrative choices in The Atlas Series (28:33). That article: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/openai-chatgpt-ai-cheating-education-college-students-school.html Twelfth Knight paperback: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250884916/twelfthknight/ Index of previous Not Writing topics: https://www.olivieblake.com/post/olivie-blake-is-not-writing-live-index Find me on my: Website: olivieblake.com Tumblr/Spotify/BlueSky: @olivieblake Instagram: @afarolfollmuth/@olivieblake

I, my dagger, and my bottomless pit of opinions on children's television return to chat in reply to asks/reviews/comments in a series of boldly shameless rambles wherein I, Olivie Blake, am not writing. Today's topics include revisiting MY MECHANICAL ROMANCE for Holi (0:40), a nice lil eyeful of the GIRL DINNER advance reader copies (2:36), undressing GIFTED & TALENTED for a flirty look under the cover (3:22), music, movies, and TV I've recently consumed (4:39), enjoying the wow that's happening now (instead of obsessing about your boyfriend's past relationships) (13:03), deciding which creative project to work on first (20:36), character-first secondary worldbuilding (23:15), and a few ARCs I'm looking forward to reading (28:07). GIFTED & TALENTED tour stops and event links: https://us.macmillan.com/tours/olivie-blake-gifted-talented/ GIFTED & TALENTED preorder: lnk.to/GiftedAndTalented GIRL DINNER preorder: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250883452/girldinner/ Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.olivieblake.com/subscribe My episode of V.E. Schwab's No Write Way podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-write-way-with-v-e-schwab/id1738545065?i=1000697819466 Index of previous Not Writing topics: https://www.olivieblake.com/post/olivie-blake-is-not-writing-live-index Find me on my: Website: olivieblake.com Tumblr/Spotify: @olivieblake Twitter/Instagram: @afarolfollmuth/@olivieblake

I, my dagger, and my FESTIVE red cardigan return to chat in reply to asks/reviews/comments in a series of boldly shameless rambles wherein I, Olivie Blake, am not writing. Today's topics include a little BTS about every story in JANUARIES (2:03), matching Taylor Swift's eras to mine (10:34), facing creative self-doubt and the question of whether to share your art (11:57), re-hashing some self-publishing advice (20:09), my daily life writing full time (26:01), and what sociopolitical event radicalized me (30:09). The song I mentioned is "All My Love (Imperative)" by half-alive, and the Bluesky post I mentioned is here: https://bsky.app/profile/essaychant.bsky.social/post/3lcebtfb5z22d. JANUARIES buy link: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250330680/januaries GIFTED AND TALENTED preorder link: lnk.to/GiftedAndTalented Index of previous Not Writing topics: https://www.olivieblake.com/post/olivie-blake-is-not-writing-live-index Find me on my: Website: olivieblake.com Tumblr/Spotify: @olivieblake Twitter/Instagram: @afarolfollmuth/@olivieblake

I, my dagger, and my bouquet of rants return to chat in reply to asks/reviews/comments in a series of boldly shameless rambles wherein I, Olivie Blake, am not writing. Today's topics include what I spent the summer writing (0:27), a little bit about forthcoming releases JANUARIES (3:19) and GIFTED AND TALENTED (4:50), advice for getting along with your mother (8:39), on being adult enough to write for adults (16:51), how to find your writing style (20:54), a brief and accidentally inaccurate bit about time loops and multiverses (it's just a time loop not a closed time loop, that's on me for not adequately preparing my thoughts, 25:23), and managing your rage with the state of the world by imagining a different future (26:09). The article on the invisible human labor behind AI that I think everyone should read: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-humans-technology-business-factory.html JANUARIES preorder: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250330680/januaries GIFTED AND TALENTED preorder: lnk.to/GiftedAndTalented Index of previous Not Writing topics: https://www.olivieblake.com/post/olivie-blake-is-not-writing-live-index Find me on my: Website: olivieblake.com Tumblr/Spotify: @olivieblake Twitter/Instagram: @afarolfollmuth/@olivieblake