21 - SEASON FINALE: I've self-published my first novel and I'll tell you everything I've learnt

About this episode

In this season finale, Zoe shares her experiences and lessons learned from self-publishing her first novel, TANGO MASALA.

Send a text Hi, exophonics. I know... it's been a minute. But I have a really good excuse. I've been working on the publishing process of my first novel: TANGO MASALA!!! Tango Masala is a psychological coming-of-age drama written in verse, about Bianca, a language teacher living in Buenos Aires and Milan, an Indian businessman bearing a job proposal that will change Bianca's world. It's available on hardback and paperback, Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. In this episode of The Exophonic...

People in this episode

Host: Zoe Gomez Cass

Topics covered

• self-publishing
• novel writing
• psychological drama
• language teaching
• coming-of-age

Keywords

• self-publishing
• TANGO MASALA
• novel
• writing process
• language teacher
• psychological drama

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: TANGO MASALA

Places: Buenos Aires, Milan

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