Hello Protagonists!
Welcome to another episode of the Creative, Inspired, ALIVE podcast—where we go behind the scenes with the storytellers shaping our culture.
Our guest, Evelyn Skye, is a New York Times bestselling author and founder of our very own Creative, Inspired, ALIVE community. She has written eleven novels, including collaborations with Netflix and Disney, spanning young adult fantasy to heartwarming contemporary women’s fiction. Her novel The Incredible Kindness of Paper was named one of Newsweek’s Best Summer Reads of 2025. Her latest book, Ideal Life, is out now.
Today, we talk about:
optimization culture,
Evelyn’s secret writing sauce,
multigenerational points of view,
among other delights!
💕, Joanna
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Connect with Evelyn Skye:
You can find Evelyn here at Creative, Inspired, ALIVE, and on her personal Substack, Spare Time with Evelyn Skye. Her newest novel, Ideal Life, is available in bookstores everywhere or from your favorite online retailer!
