<![CDATA[Thanks but Not for Me]]> https://thanksbutnotforme.com/ Two writers embark on the often hair-raising journey to become published novelists: a standalone podcast with series potential. Over four episodes we’ll cover conception and drafting, revision, finding and engaging with your writing community, and the many, many trials and tribulations of publishing.

]]> RSS.com 2026.401.141116 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:09:35 GMT en 68a1087f-4ed0-5148-9453-fd2097a6d31d https://media.rss.com/thanks-but-not-for-me/20260123_110125_fe7a498a46bba96eba9c4ffce293c471.jpg Thanks but Not for Me https://thanksbutnotforme.com/ yes K.M. Veohongs & Ash Huang K.M. Veohongs & Ash Huang true episodic podcast United States, USA <![CDATA[It's Like Glass in a Tube!]]> The publishing episode! Ash and Katie discuss their querying journeys, the importance of artistic chemistry with your agent, and the inherent conflict between the art of writing and the business of publishing. Comes with a men's hair retrospective, and a discussion of some of the most ridiculous and/or annoying form rejection language Ash and Katie have seen.

Thanks to all our listeners so far! We've been thrilled to hear that people are enjoying us be unhinged about writing. Feel free to rate and review wherever you listen!

As a treat: do you have a burning publishing question/issue you'd like addressed in our surprise bonus episode?? Submit it here.

Find Ash's work and sign up for her newsletter at https://ashsmash.com/

Find Katie's work and signs up for her newsletter at https://www.kmveohongs.com/

Find Sid Jain, who wrote our theme music, at https://sidjain.info/

Ash has a class coming up! One with Metrowest Writers Guild called Character Driven Worldbuilding (with the Enneagram and other archetypes), is on March 24 and 31, 2026.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

Querytracker

MSWL

Katie's querying handout (includes copies of three different successful query letters)

Book mentioned: Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thanks-but-not-for-me/2607657 97e18d5b-cd3e-4da1-b16b-1f69a3235ddc 4052 full 1 1 4 4 true Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:58:20 GMT <![CDATA[It's Always the Ex-Boyfriend!]]> AKA The Friends We Made Along the Way, in which Ash and Katie discuss writing community -- how they found theirs, how they benefit, and some of the worst critiques they've ever had. Also, they admit to hugging their dogs.

Find Ash's work and sign up for her newsletter at https://ashsmash.com/

Find Katie's work and signs up for her newsletter at https://www.kmveohongs.com/

Find Sid Jain, who wrote our theme music, at https://sidjain.info/

Both Ash and Katie are teaching online classes through Metrowest Writers Guild. Katie's class, Sometimes It's OK to Tell: How to Bend (and Break) Writing Rules, is on Feb 28, 2026 (tomorrow!) and Ash's class, Character Driven Worldbuilding (with the Enneagram and other archetypes), is on March 24 and 31, 2026.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

Viable Paradise (applications currently open for the Oct 2026 workshop)

Futurescapes (applications currently open for the virtual workshop March 2026)

Periplus Collective

McCormack Writing Center (formerly known as the Tin House Workshop)

Mimi Lok

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thanks-but-not-for-me/2587871 3a8dab34-7830-4ce4-a578-670cf30cd583 3590 full 1 1 3 3 false Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:42:08 GMT <![CDATA[I Made It Nice!]]> Join Ash and Katie as they dig into how they take their first drafts to the next level, and why trust is so important in the revision process. Plus, find out the newest and somewhat perplexing toy craze in Ash's household, and how the Real Housewives gave Katie this episode's title. They also both complain about writing braided novels.

Find Ash's work and sign up for her newsletter at https://ashsmash.com/

Find Katie's work and signs up for her newsletter at https://www.kmveohongs.com/

Find Sid Jain, who wrote our theme music, at https://sidjain.info/

Both Ash and Katie are teaching online classes through Metrowest Writers Guild. Katie's class, Sometimes It's OK to Tell: How to Bend (and Break) Writing Rules, is on Feb 28, 2026 and Ash's class, Character Driven Worldbuilding (with the Enneagram and other archetypes), is on March 24 and 31, 2026.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

Revision Sensitive Dysphoria

Good Things in Small Packages: Writing Short Stories

Matt Bell's Refuse to be Done

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thanks-but-not-for-me/2549599 6f515836-3a5d-4750-866f-a3709a004fb7 2948 full 1 1 2 2 true Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[It's Not a Zero! It's a Whole Book!]]> Katie and Ash open with their weekly Petty Grievance and Tiny Joy, then dig into the drafting process, including where their ideas come from, Ash's chaotic process, and why Katie is upset by the term "zero draft." Find out some of the tricks and tools they use to keep writing.

Find Ash's work and sign up for her newsletter at https://ashsmash.com/

Find Katie's work and signs up for her newsletter at https://www.kmveohongs.com/

Both Ash and Katie are teaching online classes through Metrowest Writers Guild. Katie's class, Sometimes It's OK to Tell: How to Bend (and Break) Writing Rules, is on Feb 28, 2026 and Ash's class, Character Driven Worldbuilding (with the Enneagram and other archetypes), is on March 24 and 31, 2026.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/thanks-but-not-for-me/2540930 dbecc55f-bd9d-4cf9-bdff-f45d267a7003 3029 full 1 1 1 1 false Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:16:33 GMT <![CDATA[Introduction]]> Welcome to Thanks but Not for Me, a standalone podcast with series potential. Hosts and speculative fiction authors Ash Huang and K.M. Veohongs open with this short episode introducing themselves and the pod by comparing their shiny professional bios with the real story that lurks beneath the surface.

Find Ash's work and sign up for her newsletter at https://ashsmash.com/

Find Katie's work and signs up for her newsletter at https://www.kmveohongs.com/

Both Ash and Katie are teaching online classes through Metrowest Writers Guild. Katie's class, Sometimes It's OK to Tell: How to Bend (and Break) Writing Rules, is on Feb 28, 2026 and Ash's class, Character Driven Worldbuilding (with the Enneagram and other archetypes), is on March 24 and 31, 2026.

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