# Episode 31: How to Be a Good Literary Citizen (and no, it's not by calling your colleagues' books "crud")

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Podcast: [Paper Trail](https://stenobird.com/podcast/paper-trail-6608707)
Published: 2026-06-29T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

The one where we talk about what it takes to keep a creative community alive, why reaching "flow state" with a manuscript is actually a privilege, and how to be a good literary citizen. Connect with Laekan Zea Kemp online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Laekan's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Jasminne Mendez online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Jasminne's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Mariko Turk online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Mariko's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Andrea Beatriz Arango online: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Andrea's books⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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