#117 The Long Game of Telling the Truth with Author Tamara Jong

Write, Publish, and Shine · Apr 28, 2026 · 37m

In episode 117 of Write, Publish, and Shine, I talk with writer Tamara Jong, author of Worldly Girls, about the long, real arc of making a book, and the stamina it takes to bring it to the finish line.

We talk about the season after a debut, about learning to say no so you can make space for the work, and about the formal decisions that helped Tamara unlock the book, including “containers,” braided structure, and the kind of metaphor that can hold what’s too loaded to say straight out.

Tamara also offers a beautiful prompt about family lore and what you might write if no one were reading over…