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Bestselling Author Juno Dawson on Multiple Storylines, Trilogies & Desperate Housewives with Witches
June 20, 2022

Bestselling Author Juno Dawson on Multiple Storylines, Trilogies & De…

In the first lockdown of 2020, Juno Dawson’s edit…

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Summer Novels, Compelling Villains, and Multiple Agents with Bestselling Author May Cobb
June 8, 2022

Summer Novels, Compelling Villains, and Multiple Agents with Bestsell…

We are thrilled to talk with author May Cobb abou…

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What Writers Can Expect of Agents (And How To Get It) with Author Jo Wu and Agent Tricia Lawrence
June 1, 2022

What Writers Can Expect of Agents (And How To Get It) with Author Jo …

Today is a longer than usual episode—something we…

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Multiple Agent Offers, Power & Agency For Characters, and Shelving Books One Through Three
May 20, 2022

Multiple Agent Offers, Power & Agency For Characters, and Shelving Bo…

We love this author-agent pair! When Kimberly Bro…

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Bestselling Author Emily Henry on Snappy Dialogue, Enemies-to-Lovers & Character Likability
May 13, 2022

Bestselling Author Emily Henry on Snappy Dialogue, Enemies-to-Lovers …

We are so excited to speak with bestselling autho…

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700-Page Novels, Agent Misunderstandings, And The Best Food Descriptions The NYT Has Ever Read
May 6, 2022

700-Page Novels, Agent Misunderstandings, And The Best Food Descripti…

We are so happy to introduce today’s podcast gues…

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Storytelling For A Living with Celia Anne Browne
April 28, 2022

Storytelling For A Living with Celia Anne Browne

We are thrilled to bring you our interview and Q&…

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Picture Books, Illustrations & Creativity As An Adult with Liz Goulet Dubois
April 20, 2022

Picture Books, Illustrations & Creativity As An Adult with Liz Goulet…

We talk with Liz Goulet Dubois about the intersec…

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Intentional Writing, Industry Transparency, and Strategizing For Important, Difficult Books
April 15, 2022

Intentional Writing, Industry Transparency, and Strategizing For Impo…

We are so happy to welcome Savannah Brooks, agent…

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Minister of Writing Happiness: How Mary Murchie Supports The Whole Writer
April 6, 2022

Minister of Writing Happiness: How Mary Murchie Supports The Whole Wr…

We are so happy to welcome Mary Murchie, the Manu…

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What To Ask An Agent with Mary Cummings, Great River Literary
March 29, 2022

What To Ask An Agent with Mary Cummings, Great River Literary

We loved talking with Mary Cummings about so many…

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Lavish Praise, Scathing Reviews, Prestigious Awards, and One Lunch That Launched A Thriving Career
March 23, 2022

Lavish Praise, Scathing Reviews, Prestigious Awards, and One Lunch Th…

Karen Joy Fowler didn’t want to write a novel. Bu…

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Your Ideal, Supportive Writing Group: How 20+ Writers Found & Maintain It, And You Can Too
March 16, 2022

Your Ideal, Supportive Writing Group: How 20+ Writers Found & Maintai…

Hello friends! Today we have, well, the biggest i…

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From 150 Rejections To Book Deal: Hopeful News of Good Things Happening To Good People
March 1, 2022

From 150 Rejections To Book Deal: Hopeful News of Good Things Happeni…

We are so excited to share this hopeful, upliftin…

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Dating Your Character with Marilyn R. Atlas and Elizabeth Lopez
Feb. 17, 2022

Dating Your Character with Marilyn R. Atlas and Elizabeth Lopez

We are so happy to share this recording of our li…

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Writing Proposals, Drafting Legislation & Creating Author Platform with Social Change
Feb. 8, 2022

Writing Proposals, Drafting Legislation & Creating Author Platform wi…

We are so thrilled to talk with Monica Hall and h…

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Pitching Ideas To Acquisitions, Joining Publishing In The Pandemic & YA With All The Angst
Feb. 2, 2022

Pitching Ideas To Acquisitions, Joining Publishing In The Pandemic & …

We are so happy to welcome Carina Licón to the po…

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Book Promotion, Acing Author Interviews & Behind-The-Scenes with Radio Host & Author March Twisdale
Jan. 25, 2022

Book Promotion, Acing Author Interviews & Behind-The-Scenes with Radi…

Are you worried about your future author intervie…

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Shakespeare and Company, Paris in the 1920s & Author Kerri Maher, Who Brings Them To Life
Jan. 18, 2022

Shakespeare and Company, Paris in the 1920s & Author Kerri Maher, Who…

We are so happy to speak with Kerri Maher, author…

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A Live Evening with Agent Rita Rosenkranz
Jan. 5, 2022

A Live Evening with Agent Rita Rosenkranz

Friends! We are so happy to have the amazing, war…

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A Holiday Message From Manuscript Academy
Dec. 21, 2021

A Holiday Message From Manuscript Academy

That's right! We're going to try to take our own …

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Quirky Characters, Gorgeous Settings, and Writing Books That Are Easy to Read With Sophie Cousens
Nov. 30, 2021

Quirky Characters, Gorgeous Settings, and Writing Books That Are Easy…

Oh my goodness. We LOVE this episode with Sophie …

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Live(-Recorded) Logline Workshop with Producers Eric Mofford and Keith L. Shaw
Nov. 26, 2021

Live(-Recorded) Logline Workshop with Producers Eric Mofford and Keit…

Join us for a free, live book-to-film event with …

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How (And When) To Roast Your Agent with Writer Jonathan Fredrick And Agent Renée C. Fountain
Nov. 9, 2021

How (And When) To Roast Your Agent with Writer Jonathan Fredrick And …

Content warning: Adult themes, childhood illness.…

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