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Elevator Pitches, Wednesday’s FREE Live Pitch Workshop, and Book-To-Film Producer Eric Mofford
Oct. 22, 2021

Elevator Pitches, Wednesday’s FREE Live Pitch Workshop, and Book-To-F…

Join us Wednesday, October 27, 8pm ET / 5pm PT, f…

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Magic, Romantic Tension, And Your Perfect October Read with Author Lana Harper
Oct. 20, 2021

Magic, Romantic Tension, And Your Perfect October Read with Author La…

We loved this book! If you’re also a fan of Pract…

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Gorgeous Sentences, Scary Topics, and Justifiably Angry Protagonists with Author Amanda Jayatissa
Oct. 15, 2021

Gorgeous Sentences, Scary Topics, and Justifiably Angry Protagonists …

We talk about putting language to uncomfortable e…

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Agents, Illustrators, and Nurturing Creative Collaboration with Author Janet Costa Bates
Oct. 8, 2021

Agents, Illustrators, and Nurturing Creative Collaboration with Autho…

We are so happy to welcome Janet Costa Bates, awa…

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Family Memoirs, Narrative Nonfiction, and Getting A 93% Request Rate
Sept. 27, 2021

Family Memoirs, Narrative Nonfiction, and Getting A 93% Request Rate

Welcome to an episode with the sweetest co-writin…

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Writing Vivid Characters, Publishing Internationally, and Sister of the Bollywood Bride
Sept. 14, 2021

Writing Vivid Characters, Publishing Internationally, and Sister of t…

Have you ever wanted a book that felt like a hug?…

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Fast Deadlines, Consistent Creativity & Writing In Series with Bestselling Author Laurell K Hamilton
Aug. 26, 2021

Fast Deadlines, Consistent Creativity & Writing In Series with Bestse…

We are so darn excited for today’s podcast. Not o…

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Publishing Short Pieces, Time Management, and Author-Agent Team Jennifer Chen and Caitie Flum
Aug. 17, 2021

Publishing Short Pieces, Time Management, and Author-Agent Team Jenni…

Today on the podcast, we are so happy to welcome …

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Maintaining Tension, Pantsing A Thriller, and Writing The Next Cool Girl Speech with Andrea Bartz
Aug. 3, 2021

Maintaining Tension, Pantsing A Thriller, and Writing The Next Cool G…

We are so thrilled to talk with Andrea Bartz, aut…

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Pitching Dark Work During The Pandemic, (Small) Submission Strategy, And Avoiding The Saggy Middle
July 6, 2021

Pitching Dark Work During The Pandemic, (Small) Submission Strategy, …

Welcome to another First Pages podcast! This week…

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Summer Slowdown, Editorial Agents, and Writing Books In A Series: Q&A with Jessica & Julie
June 29, 2021

Summer Slowdown, Editorial Agents, and Writing Books In A Series: Q&A…

Join us for a quick summer Q&A—with questions fro…

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Your Elevator Pitch with Book-to-Film Producers & Editors Maritte Go and Eric Mofford
June 23, 2021

Your Elevator Pitch with Book-to-Film Producers & Editors Maritte Go …

Hey everyone! This is a live recording of a very …

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Plotting, Pantsing, Vampires & Working With Multiple Agents With Author/Illustrator Whitney Gardner
June 15, 2021

Plotting, Pantsing, Vampires & Working With Multiple Agents With Auth…

We are so happy to welcome author, illustrator, a…

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From Twitter To Book Deal: How Agent Cecilia Lyra + Author Kari Nixon Created Quarantine Life
June 4, 2021

From Twitter To Book Deal: How Agent Cecilia Lyra + Author Kari Nixon…

We are so happy to tell you the story of how Agen…

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First Pages With Lindsay Maple: Writing Rom Coms, Increasing Tension & Grounding Through The Senses
May 21, 2021

First Pages With Lindsay Maple: Writing Rom Coms, Increasing Tension …

We are so happy to welcome author Lindsay Maple, …

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Creativity, Monotasking, and Finding Focus in a Chaotic World with Author Julie Falatko
May 8, 2021

Creativity, Monotasking, and Finding Focus in a Chaotic World with Au…

We are so happy to welcome Julie Falatko, author …

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You Don't Have To Be Perfect To Get Published: Six Writers on Mistakes and Success
April 30, 2021

You Don't Have To Be Perfect To Get Published: Six Writers on Mistake…

It’s easy to believe that you have to be perfect …

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You Look Tired: An Excruciatingly Honest Guide to New Parenthood with Author Jenny True
April 23, 2021

You Look Tired: An Excruciatingly Honest Guide to New Parenthood with…

When blogger Jenny True wrote a post called F%^ Y…

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Critique: How To Handle It, When To Ignore It Completely
April 14, 2021

Critique: How To Handle It, When To Ignore It Completely

Julie asked our Facebook group (join here! 3,000+…

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Finding An Agent, Protecting Your Creativity + Somewhere Between Bitter & Sweet with Laekan Zea Kemp
April 5, 2021

Finding An Agent, Protecting Your Creativity + Somewhere Between Bitt…

We are so happy to welcome Laekan Zea Kemp to the…

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Finding A Home For Your Short Story with Author Anne Elliott
March 17, 2021

Finding A Home For Your Short Story with Author Anne Elliott

We are so happy to share this with you! This epis…

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High Stakes in Quiet Stories, Fresh Takes on Dead Genres, and How Agencies Share Manuscripts
March 10, 2021

High Stakes in Quiet Stories, Fresh Takes on Dead Genres, and How Age…

High stakes in quiet stories, fresh takes on dead…

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Exclusive Submissions, Following Up + Pitch Contests vs Querying With Agent Larissa Melo Pienkowski
Feb. 27, 2021

Exclusive Submissions, Following Up + Pitch Contests vs Querying With…

We are so happy to welcome agent Larissa Melo Pie…

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How I Got My Agent: A Panel With Four Amazing Writers
Feb. 15, 2021

How I Got My Agent: A Panel With Four Amazing Writers

We are so happy to talk with four agented writers…

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