Middle Grade Author Waka T. Brown and the Hidden Power of Networking

<p>Middle Grade author Waka T. Brown joins Queries, Qualms, &amp; Quirks this week to discuss transitioning from screenwriting to book writing, how a single hurtful rejection can almost derail your writing, finding inspiration on runs, and the importance of writing community. ✦&nbsp;</p> <p>Waka T. Brown is graduate of Stanford University and the first American born in her family. Her debut memoir <em>While I Was Away</em> was published in January 2021, and her second novel <em>Dream, Annie, Dream</em> will be released in 2022, both through HarperCollins / Quill Tree Books. ✦&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Waka: </strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tbrXrY7kSvG4LdkGA5MGjWqzPwEtErLLTq5fJzH3Rsg/edit?usp=sharing"><u><strong>Query Text</strong></u></a><strong> | </strong><a href="http://wakatbrown.com/"><u><strong>Website</strong></u></a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://twitter.com/W_T_Brown"><u><strong>Twitter</strong></u></a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/w_t_brown/"><u><strong>Instagram</strong></u></a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://amzn.to/32JGbUi"><u><strong>Amazon</strong></u></a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/1209/9780063017115"><u><strong>Bookshop</strong></u></a><strong> | </strong><a href="http://libro.fm/referral?isbn=9780063017146&amp;rf_code=lfm164099"><u><strong>Libro.fm</strong></u></a><u><strong> </strong></u>&nbsp;✦&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://sarahnicolas.com/queries-qualms-quirks/"><u><strong>QQQ Home Base</strong></u></a><strong> | </strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive"><u><strong>Support on Patreon</strong></u></a><u><strong> </strong></u>&nbsp;✦&nbsp;</p> <p>If links aren't clickable, find them here: <a href="http://bit.ly/qqqwakatbrown"><u><strong>http://bit.ly/qqqwakatbrown</strong></u></a></p>