Ep. 419: When Stars Align & Immersion Events

Happier in Hollywood

The Onward Project

Careers, Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Liz and Sarah talk to best-selling author and friend of the pod, Melissa de la Cruz, about the state of publishing, her new novel When Stars Align, and her passion for fashion. In Take A Hike, inspired by her recent trip to the Renaissance Fair, Sarah shares why you should attend an Immersion Event. This week’s Hollywood Hack will help you understand fandom better (your own and other people’s) — a breakdown of the five kinds of fans. Finally, Sarah recommends going to a honey tasting at the Heavenly Honey Company of Ojai.

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Note: Go to the Happier In Hollywood Facebook Group for Liz and Sarah’s extensive Teens/Tweens Gift Guide. Thanks to listeners for such great ideas! Link below.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/903150719832696/permalink/3081705578643855/

LINKS:

When Stars Align by Melissa de la Cruz:

https://amzn.to/43bOJlN

Melissa de la Cruz:

https://melissa-delacruz.com/

Heavenly Honey Company:

https://heavenlyhoneycompany.com/

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2:00.1	Hi and welcome to happier in Hollywood, the podcast about how to be happier, healthier,
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2:09.7	chaotic, unpredictable, fundamentally insane world. I'm Liz Kraft, a TV writer and producer
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