Stephanie Guerdan's guest appearances

Stephanie Guerdan

The Manuscript Academy

The Empower Podcast with Emily Kennedy

Sarah Evans

Jaron Lanier

Elizabeth Bishop

Jorjeana Marie

Natasha Takahashi

Vivian Lee

Kristy Hunter

Helen Gurley Brown

Liv Boeree

Barbara Poelle

Mike Chen

Gordon Warnock

Kelly Thomas

Juno Dawson

ERIC SMITH

OwlTail

If you've ever wondered why graphic novels are doing so well, this episode is for you. We talked with editor Stephanie Guerdan at HarperCollins about cosplay, Comic Con, and what it really takes to join the industry (the answer may surprise you). Lest you worry that the whole episode is serious, we also chat about tattoos, comics, marine biology, and why no one in publishing can do math.

If you've ever wondered why graphic novels are doing so well, this episode is for you. We talked with editor Stephanie Guerdan at HarperCollins about cosplay, Comic Con, and what it really takes to join the industry (the answer may surprise you).  Lest you worry that the whole episode is serious, we also chat about tattoos, comics, marine biology, and why no one in publishing can do math.

54: Graphic Novels with Stephanie Guerdan at Harper

Stephanie went from being a Japanese major at Carnegie Mellon to working in publishing as an Editorial Assistant at Harper Collins Children’s in NYC, and now she is editing books for kids and teens in the greatest city in the world. We discuss her best advice for getting into publishing, how to move to NYC, giving and receiving criticism, how to conduct informational interviews, why representation in fiction matters, why or how to write a book, and many things geeky in between.   FOLLOW OUR GUEST Follow Steph on Twitter and Instagram Steph’s blog posts on Lady Geek Girl &amp; Friends as Lady Saika   LINKS TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED Carnegie Mellon Humanities Scholars Program Stephanie’s Thesis:  “Fact &amp; Fiction: Portrayals of the Meiji Restoration in Anime” Steph &amp; Dom’s Podcast, Character Reveal on  iTunes and Twitter  Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott She-Ra and the Princesses of Power   RATE &amp; REVIEW  Rate &amp; Review on iTunes! Leave me a review and let me know what you liked about this episode. Thank you for helping it grow!   CONNECT WITH EMILY On Twitter, Instagram, &amp; LinkedIn - @heyemilykennedy Sign up for our email newsletter: www.emilykennedy.org   QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE Just ask, because the worst thing someone can tell you is ‘no’. The editorial letter should sound like the start of a conversation between two people who love the same book.   Music by: Taste the Vibe - “Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine? (Mungø Remix)” unedited, via Creative Commons

Stephanie went from being a Japanese major at Carnegie Mellon to working in publishing as an Editorial Assistant at Harper Collins Children’s in NYC, and now she is editing books for kids and teens in the greatest city in the world. We discuss her best advice for getting into publishing, how to move to NYC, giving and receiving criticism, how to conduct informational interviews, why representation in fiction matters, why or how to write a book, and many things geeky in between. FOLLOW OUR GUEST Follow Steph on <a href="https://twitter.com/captainsteph" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hella_steph/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Steph’s blog posts on <a href="https://ladygeekgirl.wordpress.com/author/ladysaika/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lady Geek Girl &amp; Friends</a> as Lady Saika LINKS TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED Carnegie Mellon <a href="https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/hsp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Humanities Scholars Program</a> Stephanie’s Thesis: <a href="https://kilthub.cmu.edu/articles/Fact_and_Fiction_Portrayals_of_the_Meiji_Restoration_in_Anime/6685979" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> “Fact &amp; Fiction: Portrayals of the Meiji Restoration in Anime”</a> Steph &amp; Dom’s Podcast, Character Reveal on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/character-reveal/id1182179025" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/CharacterRev" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bird-Some-Instructions-Writing-Life/dp/0385480016" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life</a> by Anne Lamott <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She-Ra_and_the_Princesses_of_Power" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">She-Ra and the Princesses of Power</a> RATE &amp; REVIEW <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-empower-podcast-with-emily-kennedy/id1440536165" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Rate &amp; Review on iTunes!</a> Leave me a review and let me know what you liked about this episode. Thank you for helping it grow! CONNECT WITH EMILY On <a href="https://twitter.com/heyemilykennedy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/heyemilykennedy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, &amp; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/heyemilykennedy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> - @heyemilykennedy Sign up for our email newsletter: <a href="http://www.emilykennedy.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.emilykennedy.org</a> QUOTES FROM THE EPISODE Just ask, because the worst thing someone can tell you is ‘no’. The editorial letter should sound like the start of a conversation between two people who love the same book. Music by: Taste the Vibe - “Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine? (Mungø Remix)” unedited, via <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creative Commons</a>

022 Giving Criticism, Publishing Books, and Moving to NYC with Stephanie Guerdan