# Chapters & Checklists

Writing & publishing adventures, author life, free resources and the winding creative journey—with author and creative explorer Michelle Reeves.

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## [Behind the debut with Mona Tebyanian](https://michellereeveswrites.substack.com/p/behind-the-debut-with-mona-tebyanian)

_2025-10-07_

Welcome back to Behind The Debut, a podcast to shine a light on first-time authors and their journey to publication.In today’s episode, the final one of this current series, I’m delighted to welcome Mona Tebyanian, whose debut novel The Queen of Sands, a tale that blends elements of history, myth, and human longing, was published in September this year.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/175436539/688258fc9a962d300f4f447e9614f87b.mp3)

## [Behind the debut with Nicole Annbury](https://michellereeveswrites.substack.com/p/behind-the-debut-with-nicole-annbury)

_2025-09-19_

Welcome back to Behind The Debut, a podcast to shine a light on first-time authors and their journey to publication. In today’s episode I’m delighted to welcome Nicole Annbury, a writer of dark fiction in the thriller, psychological suspense, and mystery genre. Her debut novel, THE FINAL SENTENCE, was self-published in June this year.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/174029663/232590de7cf6f8225852ce605378398a.mp3)

## [Behind the debut with Libby Tanner](https://michellereeveswrites.substack.com/p/behind-the-debut-with-libby-tanner)

_2025-09-09_

In this episode, I’m delighted to welcome Libby Tanner, author of the debut novel ‘Better Than Gelato’ which came out under City Owl Press in August 2025.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/173104217/ed27b95cb33fbc855ef92dd1e59bddf4.mp3)

## [Stepping into a softer season](https://michellereeveswrites.substack.com/p/stepping-into-a-softer-season)

_2025-09-03 · Michelle Reeves_

My final monthly newsletter

## [Packing for a Family Road Trip: A Comedy in Three (Sleep-Deprived) Acts](https://michellereeveswrites.substack.com/p/packing-for-a-family-road-trip-a)

_2025-07-22 · Michelle Reeves_

Back from our Italian break, I’ve come to realise there’s a very particular kind of optimism that hits just before a family holiday.

## [How to Make the Most of Your Vacation as a Writer or Creator](https://michellereeveswrites.substack.com/p/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-vacation)

_2025-07-05 · Michelle Reeves_

Or what to do when your plot follows you onto the plane

## [Check-In \> June](https://michellereeveswrites.substack.com/p/check-in-june)

_2025-07-01 · Michelle Reeves_

Monthly musings, memories & moments from the last month

## [Dear first time author #3...](https://michellereeveswrites.substack.com/p/dear-first-time-author-3)

_2025-06-24 · Michelle Reeves_

…who just got a mysterious notification from KDP and is now quietly panicking.

## [Behind the debut with Michelle J](https://michellereeveswrites.substack.com/p/behind-the-debut-with-michelle-j)

_2025-06-17 · Michelle Reeves_

In today’s episode of The Behind The Debut podcast I’m delighted to welcome Michelle J, a fantasy author from upstate New York. Her young adult fantasy debut novel, The Divide That Binds Us, came out in May of this year.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/166066611/9e50ea95996fd2355d3cb60b55234b98.mp3)

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## [60 min ambient summer escape for your creative soul ☀️](https://michellereeveswrites.substack.com/p/60-min-ambient-summer-escape-for)

_2025-06-14 · Michelle Reeves_

Make time for your creativity with this one hour immersive session by the sea