Second Chapter

About the Substack

Second Chapter is an interview series focused on sharing how writers went from their first career to being a published author.

About Cori Schwabe

An American living in Scotland who wants to write and share more without an algorithm. Obsessed with smutty fantasy fiction, writing my first novel, renovating a flat, and being an expat.

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