The Write and Wrong Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Write and Wrong Podcast
A podcast for writers, storytellers and creatives. Amazing new guests every week from the world of professional storytelling. Authors, agents, editors, journalists, screenwriters and everything in between!
Contemporary spy thriller writer, David Goodman is here to chat about his debut novel, the unusual journey it took on submission and keeping a healthy mentality when it comes to writing and publishing.
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Children's author and illustrator, Louie Stowell joins us this week to chat about the success of the Loki series, accidentally becoming her own illustrator and the challenges of finding a readership with middle grade books. (Photo by Robin Christian Β©)
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Debut novelist and TikTok/Instagram content creator, Cameron Capello joins us this week to chat about her new book, how her TikTok followers inspired her to finish it and her favourite romance tropes.
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Psychological thriller author and practicing therapist, Ellie Monago joins us on the podcast this week to talk about her latest novel, her ups and downs in publishing and why she ultimately decided not to have an agent.
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Author, journalist, broadcaster and one of Forbes' 30 under 30s, Olivia Petter is on the podcast to talk about her debut novel, fiction versus non-fiction and her writing and publishing adventures! [Photo by Alexandra Cameron]
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Contemporary fiction writer, Kitty Johnson is on the podcast discussing the ups and downs of her long journey to publication, her latest novel 'Prickly Company' and volunteering to help local hedgehogs.
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Literary and book-to-screen agent, Hannah Weatherill is on the podcast chatting about her career in publishing, what it means to pitch books to television and film studios and building a brand new list with Watson Little.
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Young adult fantasy author and winner of the Times/Chicken House Chairman's Prize Award 2022 is on the podcast chatting about her debut novel, feeling like she sort of cheated her way into publishing and what careers advice she gives to people thinking about working in publishing.
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Critically acclaimed author, Karen Jennings joins us this week to chat about how being long-listed for the Booker prize changed her life, her writing process and how aspiring authors can approach the publishing industry.
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Author and screenwriter, Emily Layden is on the podcast this week to chat about her new novel, 'Once More From the Top', her journey to becoming an author and the differences between writing novels and writing for film and television. (Photo by Michelle Lange)
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Best-selling husband and wife writing team, Ellery Lloyd joins us this week to chat about their approach to co-writing, the tricky parts within that and their latest novel 'The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby'.
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Publishing Director, editor and best-selling author, Phoebe Morgan joins us to chat all things publishing from both sides of the curtain!
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Award winning indie-published crime writer, Rachel McLean is on the podcast this week talking about her novels, how she cracked self-publishing and moving into a hybrid publishing approach with Hera.
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Debut novelist, amateur puzzle enthusiast and TV executive, Samuel Burr joins us this week to talk about his debut novel "The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers" and how it came to be including an unbelievably fast pre-empt after just 4 hours of going out on submission.
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Award winning cookbook author and debut novelist, Kate Young is here to chat about her debut novel, 'Experienced', the process of creating a cookbook and the differences between publishing cookbooks and fiction. (Photo by Tom Jacob Headshots)
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Awarding winning translator Sawad Hussain joins us this week to tell us about how she tackles translation, what it's like to get into and work as a translator in publishing and her latest publication "The Djinn's Apple".
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Historical, contemporary and romantic fiction author Joanna Courtney joins us on the podcast this week to chat about her latest novels set in World War 2 as well as her previous work in medieval and contemporary fiction. We chat about publishing and the differences between a traditional publisher and a digital first publisher like Bookouture.
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High concept romance writer, Emma Steele is on the podcast this week chatting about her debut novel and going through each step of her publishing journey from writing her first manuscript all the way through to the launch of her debut, "The Echoes of Us".
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Children's author, Philip Kavvadias joins us this week to chat about his debut novel with Chicken House, his writing process and the journey he went on as a writer before landing his three book deal.
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Best-selling crime/thriller writer, Claire McGowan is on the podcast chatting about her books, writing romance as Eva Woods and teaching an MA in Crime Writing.
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Best-selling romantic comedy author, Alexandra Potter joins us to talk about her latest the novel, the sequel to 'Confessions of a Forty-Something F*** Up'. We also chat about the television adaptation, 'Not Dead Yet', as well as the writing process and how publishing has changed over the years. (Picture by Alecsandra Dragoi)
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Sunday Times bestselling romance author, Karen Swan joins us this week to talk about her writing, how she chooses her locations and how she loves to schedule and plan out each novel.
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Literary agent, Megan Carroll is back on the podcast to chat about everything happening in publishing, her list and what she's looking for in submissions.
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Best-selling contemporary fiction author, Sally Hepworth dials into the podcast this week all the way from Australia to chat about her latest novel, how she finds a different approach to writing each of her stories, where she finds inspiration and the dream of a big screen adaptation.
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Psychological thriller author, Sandie Jones drops by the podcast to talk about her latest novel, her writing process and the excitement of being a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick!
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Literary fiction author, artist and musician, Boo Trundle is on the podcast talking about her debut literary fiction novel, "The Daughter Ship", the journey of writing it and the experiences she's gained through publishing her first book.
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Director of Children's and YA, literary agent and author, Chloe Seager is back! Tune in for a fascinating episode discussing some of the behind the scenes of publishing, how Chloe approaches the industry and how she fits new authors into her list.
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Procedural crime author, T.M. Payne joins us this week to chat about her debut novel 'Long Time Dead', her previous work in criminal justice and the ups and downs of her publishing journey.
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Certified eye doctor turned children's author, Yasmin El-Rouby joins us this week to talk about the Misty Mole series, her children's picture books that focus on helping educate and identify ocular complications from an early age.
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Speculative and dystopian romance author Melissa Welliver is back on the podcast to chat about her latest novel, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die. We also cover writing processes, book deals and publishing trends.
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Epic fantasy, horror and superhero writer, Anna Stephens is here to tell us about the final book in her second trilogy as well as a fascinating chat about working with Marvel Comics and the Black Library to create tie in fiction for IP universes.
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Best-selling thriller author Nuala Ellwood a.k.a. historical fiction writer Iris Costello is on the podcast talking about her latest historical novel, her experiences with writing and publishing over the years and the differences between writing thrillers and historical fiction!
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Children's author and comedy writer, Emily-Jane Clark joins us to talk about "The Beasts of Knobbly Bottom", switching between children's adult writing and how she makes a similar process work across both.
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Literary fiction author and poet, Jodie Matthews drops by the podcast to chat about her folklore inspired debut novel, βMeet Me At the Surfaceβ as well as the first manuscripts that she didnβt finish, her unusual writing process and how in her ideal world she would be able to keep editing until the end of time!
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Literary speculative fiction author, Molly McGhee joins the podcast this week to talk about her debut novel 'Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind', teaching writing at Columbia and how her previous work in editorial helped hone her writing process. (Photo by Pete Perry)
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Thriller writer, Araminta Hall joins Jamie this week to chat about her latest novel βOne of the Good Guysβ, the impact that working in journalism had on her stories and how her writing process has evolved over six published books.
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Historical and contemporary fiction author, Aube Rey Lescure is here to chat about her debut novel, βRiver East, River Westβ. She is also an essayist and Deputy Editor at βOff Assignmentβ and has co-authored, translated and published books on economics and politics in China.
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Novelist, humorist and satirist, Audrey Burges chats about her adventures in writing from shorts and essays in publications like the New Yorker to her debut from last year and the follow up coming this year!
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Gothic historical author, Hester Musson joins us this week to talk about her debut novel 'The Beholders', her approach to writing and how she signed with her agent, Juliet Mushens. (Photo by Jess Shurte)
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Literary agent, Rebeka Finch joins us for the first recording of 2024, chatting about her start as an Darley Andersonβs assistant and how she started building her list, what sheβs looking for and how she tackles submissions.
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Literary agent, Maddy Belton joins us this week to chat about how she became a literary agent, her love of fantasy and how she approaches her query letters.
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Fantasy authors and writing BFFs, Amy McCaw and Maria Kuzniar swing by the podcast to talk about creating and co-curating their own spooky anthology, 'A Taste of Darkness' as well as their latest individual writing adventures.
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International bestselling cosy crime novelist, Leonie Swann is on the podcast this week to chat about her latest english translation, 'The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp', the differences between German publishing and UK publishing and her approach to discovery writing. (Photo by R. Barba)
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Narrative non-fiction author, blogger, screenwriter and former journalist, Uju Asika joins us this episode to talk about her non-fiction works, why she wanted to focus on writing about her experiences with raising boys and how her friend submitted her first book proposal without her knowing!
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Crime, thriller author and screenwriter Barry Hutchison a.k.a. J.D. Kirk is on this weekβs episode sharing his many adventures in writing and publishing, from traditionally publishing childrenβs books to landing a screenwriting job because of a random Tweet and then finding success with indie publishing crime novels.
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Literary author, lecturer and writing teacher, Sally Bayley joins the podcast this week to tell us about her writing, the blurred lines between fiction and non-fiction, dreams, inspirations and staying true to your voice. (Photo by Alexandra Kelly)
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Literary agent, Hannah Schofield returns after winning the RNA's Agent of the Year Award, two years running! This is a great episode for anyone wondering about the financial break down of a book deal as we chat about signings, royalties and how it's all distributed.
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Contemporary romance and historical fiction author Katie Ginger is on the podcast this week talking about her pen names, writing in different styles and all of her publishing adventures.
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Young adult author Sue H. Cunningham is on this week's episode to chat about her debut novel, 'Totally Deceased' as well as the manuscripts that came before but never made it to publication.
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Crime/thriller debut novelist, Anna Britton joins Jamie on this week's episode to chat about her new novel, 'Shot in the Dark'. Anna discusses where the story started, her writing process and the dozen or so novels that she had written before this.
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Literary agent, author and journalist, Kristina PΓ©rez drops by the podcast this week to talk about her experiences across various disciplines in writing and publishing as well as setting up her own literary agency and what sheβs looking for in author submissions. (Photo by Lara Downie)
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Rom-com writer, Pernille Hughes is on the podcast this week. Tune in to hear all about her writing process, her latest book 'Ten Years', what itβs like to write for genre and the story of how her debut novel was re-released with a different title.
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Book blogger, bookstagrammer and school librarian, Emma is here to give us a peek into the life of a bookish influencer, why she started, how it's going and how it ties into her job as a librarian.
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Best-selling contemporary fiction author, Charlotte Levin joins the podcast this week to talk about her new novel, "If I Let You Go", as well as her writing process and the boons and banes of publishing.
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Best-selling mystery and thriller author, Dea Poirier is this week's guest. Tune in to hear all about her writing, how she puts out two books a year, sometimes three and how aphantasia effects her as a writer and reader.
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Young adult, horror/thriller author, Kathryn Foxfield is here this week telling us all about her latest AI inspired novel 'Getting Away With Murder', being a part of the 'A Taste of Darkness' Anthology and her writing process.
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Best-selling psychological thriller author, Ruth Heald joins us this week to talk about her latest novel, her approach to writing and her partnership with Bookouture.
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Historical fiction author, Suzanne Goldring drops by to talk about her writing, how after almost a decade of submitting she finally found her break in publishing with Bookouture and how she'd never planned to become an historical fiction writer!
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Best-selling psychological thriller author, Mark Edwards is on this episode talking about his process, his publishing adventures and some of the challenges of being a career author.
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Young adult verse novelist, Tia Fisher is on the podcast talking about verse novels, writing for teens, rejections and the whole publishing rollercoaster. She also shares a little bit about the origin of her debut novel 'Crossing the Line' and the real life events that inspired it.
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Contemporary literary fiction author, Eliza Henry-Jones is on the podcast, calling in from Australia to talk about her writing and publishing adventures, her latest book "Salt and Skin", her chaotic style of writing novels and starting up a flower farm.
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Contemporary fiction/mystery thriller author Katherine Faulkner is here to talk about her latest novel βThe Other Mothersβ and how she combines her fascination with the social dynamics between parents with her roots as an investigative journalist. We also get into the reality of doing undercover journalism and the intensity of that profession.
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Contemporary fiction author and interior design journalist, Jo Leevers drops by to talk about her debut novel "Tell Me How This Ends" as well has her debut non-fiction book "Victorian Modern", which came out in the same month!
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NYT Bestselling historical fantasy, YA & MG author Gavriel Savit is on this episode, telling us all about his latest novel, Come See the Fair. We had a great chat about the philosophy and magic of storytelling.
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Contemporary fiction author, Mikki Brammer is here talking about the incredible reception of her debut novel 'The Collected Regrets of Clover', which went to auction in the US and was pre-empted in 24 hours in the UK.
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Feel-good romance author, Julie Haworth is on the podcast this week telling us all about the amazing launch of her debut novel 'Always By Your Side' and winning the RNA's Katie Fforde Debut Novel of the Year 2023 Award! Since recording this episode Julie has also been nominated as one of the 8 contenders for the RNA's Joan Hessayon for New Writers 2023.
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Historical fiction author, Lucy Barker tells us all about her debut novel 'The Other Side of Mrs Wood', a story about rival mediums in Victorian London. (Photo by Nick Tucker)
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Historical and mythological fiction author, Susan C Wilson talks about her debut novel 'Clytemnestra's Bind', the many years she has spent researching, writing and editing it and the 'House of Atreus' trilogy that it is kicking off.
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Literary agent, Kate Evans is on the podcast telling us all about her career in publishing, PFD's old publishing arm and how she tackles submissions.
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Children's fantasy author and picture book Editorial Director, Pari Thomson is on the podcast to talk about her debut middle-grade novel and how she wrote it during lockdown. Pari goes on to share some of her experience and knowledge about working in Picture Books and what her day to day is as an Editorial Director.
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1 best-selling romance author, Katie Fforde is on the show to talk about her writing and publishing adventures leading up to receiving the RNA's Lifetime Achievement Award this year.
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Speculative fiction author, Sarina Dahlan is back with a brand new prequel novel. Tune in to hear about her experiences writing book number two and what she has planned next.
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Agent's assistant, Saskia Leach is on this week talking about her experiences in publishing, building a list of her own at Kate Nash Literary Agency and how she tackles submissions.
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Young adult and middle-grade fantasy author, Annaliese Avery is on the podcast talking about her latest novel 'The Immortal Games', her journey through publishing and her approach to writing.
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Contemporary fiction author and screenwriter, Senta Rich is on the podcast talking about her debut novel 'Hotel 21' as well as her experiences as a screenwriter and her hopes to be part of an adaptation of her novel to screen. (Photo by Miles Rich-O'Shea)
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Audiobook narrator, voice-actor and director, Rosie Jones is on the podcast talking all about narrating for audiobooks, voice-work for video games and how it all works.
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Dystopian young adult author, Melissa Welliver is back talking about her latest novel 'My Love Life and the Apocalypse', why she's so fascinated in dystopias and speculative scenarios and her regrets over choosing the Argos catalogue as her desert island book the first time she came on the podcast.
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1 best-selling young adult sci-fi and fantasy author Alexandra Bracken is on this weekβs episode talking about her brand new novel βSilver in the Boneβ, her mad writing schedule for βThe Darkest Mindsβ and what it was like having one of her novels adapted by Hollywood. (Photo by Rita & Co)
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Best-selling literary fiction author Elizabeth McKenzie is on the podcast, talking about her newest novel, 'The Dog of the North' which as of recording has been long-listed for this year's Women's Prize for Fiction. Her previous novel 'The Portable Veblen' made it all the way to the shortlist of the same prize.
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Best-selling contemporary and historical women's fiction author, Soraya Lane joins Jamie this week to talk about her latest book, having over forty published novels and the differences between traditional publishing and digital first publishing.
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Best-selling and award winning historical fiction author Angela Petch is on this episode, talking about her Italian inspirations, her writing journey and working with Bookouture.
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Rom-com author, podcaster, photographer and early 2000s YouTube sensation, Julia Boggio is on the podcast this week telling us all about how she is self-publishing her debut novel, Shooters and the many things involved with self-publishing, good and bad.
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Multilingual, literary fiction author Cecile Pin is on the podcast this week, talking about her debut novel, Wandering Souls. We talk about her past work as an assistant editor, writing in lockdown and being asked if she'd like to do the french translation for her novel. Photo by Ariane Lebon.
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Literary fiction writer, Santanu Bhattacharya is on this week's episode to talk about the release of his debut novel, One Small Voice. Hear all about his international writing and reading, and how he approaches and constructs his stories.Support the show on PatreonSigning up to the Patreon will give you access to the Discord server, where you'll be able to interact directly with Jamie as well as many of the previous agents, authors and editors who have been on the show. You'll also be able to see who the upcoming guests are and put forward questions for Jamie to ask them.
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Dramatic fiction author, writing coach and recovered lawyer Mary Adkins is on the show this week talking about her writing journey, working with other authors and bringing her old lawyering skills into her stories.
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Bestselling crime and YA novelist, and influential publishing professional, Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin aka Sam Blake is on this week's episode of the podcast talking about writing, the craft, working in publishing and the layers of thinking that go into a successful pen name.
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Critically acclaimed literary fiction author, Jonathan Escoffery joins Jamie this week, to talk about his incredible debut book, "If I Survive You". We talk about his inspirations, the decade that he dedicated to writing his debut and what's coming next.
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Award winning and bestselling children's author, Hannah Gold is on the show having just announced her third book, 'Finding Bear'. We chat about where her writing started, her rejected YA manuscripts, finding a her place in middlegrade and working with illustrator, Levi Pinfold.
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Bestselling fantasy author, Sunyi Dean is on this episode talking about the amazing success of her debut, The Book Eaters alongside a candid look behind the curtain of publishing.
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Young adult thriller author, Naomi Gibson is back, fresh off the release of her second novel 'Game Over Girl', which has already become a #1 Bestseller on the Kindle store. Tune in to hear all about what is like writing a second book under contract as well as how advances and royalties work.
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Young adult thriller author, Cynthia Murphy is on this week, talking about her brand new book 'The Midnight Game', which just came out! Learn all about her journey through publishing as well as going viral with TikTok's BookTok community.
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Young adult and middle grade author, Laura Wood is on this week to talk about her latest novel, 'The Agency for Scandal'. Hear all about how she found her agent, found her first publishing deal and the differences between writing YA and MG.
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A snapshot of everything that I've learned through all of the episodes and amazing guests that have been on the show. Huge thanks to everyone who's listening along each week and I'm looking forward to bringing you a host of amazing new guests in the new year!
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I Am In Print co-founders, Sarah and Elane are on the show to tell us all about their 1-2-1 agent programs, their upcoming events and what inspired them to start I Am In Print.
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Young adult fantasy author, Holly Race drops in to talk about publishing a whole trilogy and some of the ups and downs she's had in publishing, including finding a new agent! Since recording this episode, Holly has signed with literary agent Zoe Plant.
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Literary agent and founder of the Kate Nash Literary Agency, Kate Nash herself, is on the podcast to talk all about her nomination for Agent of the Year with the Romantic Novelists Association, a group that she has been involved with since she first started in the publishing industry as an aspiring author.
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ProWritingAid's Head of Community, Hayley Milliman drops by to tell us all about being the official sponsor of the RNA's Industry Awards 2022 and the wide range of services that their writing platform provides as well as her own writing projects and a brief stint running an adult-only Harry Potter convention.
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Literary agent and winner of the RNA's Agent of the Year 2022, Hannah Schofield is on the podcast this week, telling us all about her work with romantic writers, what she thinks the next big trends will be in publishing and not getting bogged down by amazing seven figure deal announcements.
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Literary agent and founder of the Liverpool Literary Agency, Clare Coombes join us this week to talk about her nomination for Agent of the Year at the Romantic Novelist Association's Industry Awards 2022 as well as learning to be a literary agent, setting up the first agency in Liverpool and championing regional authors.
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Debut author, Rebecca Ryan joins us this week to talk about her funny contemporary fiction novel, My (Extra) Ordinary Life and all of the things that have lead to its publication on January 5th 2023.
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Children's and YA literary agent, Becca Langton is in this week's episode talking all about the amazing experiences she has had in publishing before becoming an agent, how she tackles submissions and the differences between the US and UK markets.
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Literary agent, Hayley Steed is on this week's episode telling us all about commercial and book-club fiction, what's happening in publishing and how she tackles her submissions.
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Children's literary agent and founder of the Lindsay Literary Agency, Becky Bagnell is on the podcast this week talking about her career in publishing, how she tackles submissions and that time she tried to convince Bear Grylls to change his name!
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Spooky YA romance author Fran Hart is on the podcast in the run up to the launch of her debut novel, The Other Ones to tell us all about her experiences going through the publishing rollercoaster for the first time.
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Children's literary agent Lydia Silver joins us, to talk all about Darley Anderson, her career in publishing and how she tackles submissions. Hear all about the things she's looking to add to her list and the book that she would take with her to the desert island.
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Speculative YA authors Naomi Gibson and Melissa Welliver are back a year on from their debut novels to talk about their experiences, what it's like tackling a follow up novel and how their process and writing has changed since their first books.
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Literary agent, Chloe Davis tells us all about how she is building her list of authors from picture books all the way up to young adult. We talk about the goings on over at Darley Anderson and, of course, what Chloe looks for in a submission.
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Spooky YA romance author, BookToker and Waterstones bookseller, Rosie Talbot is on the show this week sharing the excitement of her upcoming debut novel, Sixteen Souls, with us. Hear all about her amazing journey with this book from being set on self-publishing and then signing with Scholastic just months before the release!
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Historical fiction, non-fiction and biographical author, Rebecca Stott in on the podcast this week to talk about her latest novel, 'Dark Earth'. Hear all about the inspirations and research that goes into her work as well as a glimpse into what it was like growing up in a cult and then overcoming the fear of documenting it in her award winning book, 'In the Days of Rain'.
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YA Horror/Mystery author and book blogger, Amy McCaw shares her approach to worldbuilding, creating characters and bringing it all together in Mina and the Undead and the upcoming sequel, Mina and the Slayers.
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WriteMentor's founder Stuart White is back, along with dystopian YA author, Melissa Welliver fresh off the back of winning her first award with debut, The Undying Tower. It's almost time for the 4th WOWCON, WriteMentor's annual online conference and they tell us all about the amazing things that are going on and the awesome guests they have lined up. I also snuck in a question about Stuart's writing and his epic plan to self-publish, sell 1000 copies and get 100 reviews all in one year.
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Contemporary romance author and foodie/travel journalist Emma Hughes is on the podcast this week sharing her experience a year on from releasing her debut novel 'No Such Thing As Perfect'. Lots of great stuff about what happens between signing a publishing deal and actually publishing a book as well as the daunting process of writing a follow up novel to a deadline. Emma also shares her investigative look at dating apps and how they work, which was a large part of her research for 'No Such Thing As Perfect'. A great episode for anyone wondering what happens after you sign a traditional publishing deal.
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Winner of this year's Joan Hessayon Award, historical romance author, Suzie Hull is on the show this week telling us all about her patient journey with writing and fulfilling her publishing dream with debut novel "In This Foreign Land" and a follow up in the same year!
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Julie Cohen has pubilshed almost thirty books, sold over a million, taught and lectured creative writing across the world and is currently vice president of the Romantic Novelist Association to name but a few of the incredible things she's done. We talk all about her new book 'Summer People' as well as her amazing journey and experience over twenty years of writing and publishing. She tells us all about what's changed and what has stayed the same like the "suckage" point, which she hits with every book she writes. An amazing episode for any aspiring writers looking to hear about the behind the scenes of it all.
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Senior editor, Mattie Whitehead is in this week to tell us all about her work over at Little Tiger. We go into what the role of an editor entails, all of the steps involved from commissioning through to publication and how it can be a daunting thing to send edits to authors.
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Speculative, literary thriller author and publishing manager, Beth Lewis, shares her amazing experiences across almost every aspect of publishing. We talk all about the day to day of her work including her involvement in commissioning new books and authors. And on the other side of the curtain Beth tells us about her writing process, the different ways that her style has evolved from her first book to her latest and some of her favourite music to listen to while she writes. A really great episode for anyone writing or looking to build their knowledge of the industry.
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Romantic comedy author and editor, Lily Lindon, joins Jamie this week to tell us all about her debut novel, Double Booked, a bisexual rom-com. Turns out even experienced editors experience all of the same woes and stresses that other debut novelists go through! Lily goes on to tell us all about her work at Penguin Random House's Vintage before she moved over to Novelry. If you hang around to the end you will be treated to the two of us waxing lyrical about sausage dogs, Terry Pratchett and Lily's hypothetical book that answers the questions of life the universe and everything.
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Editorial director turned literary agent, Amber Caraveo joins us this week to tell us all about her amazing career in publishing. We talk all about setting up Skylark Literary Agency with Joanna Moult, how they operate and work with each author on an individual bespoke basis. Amber also lets us in on her list, how she approaches submissions and what sort of authors and books she's looking for at the moment. An incredible episode for anybody who is thinking about or in the midst of querying their manuscripts.
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Contemporary fiction author, editor and creative consultant, Danielle Pender joins us fresh off the release of her first book, 'Watching Women & Girls". We talk all about the book, why she chose to do it as a collection of short stories and how it is an extension of her magazine, Riposte, which she founded to advocate for women's voices.
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Literary Agent, Sandra Sawicka drops in this week to tell us all about her work as an agent and foreign rights manager over at Marjacq Literary Agency. We go deep on the submission process, the dos and don't as well as what she is looking to add to her list. A really great episode for anyone querying their work and looking to tighten up their submission.
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Dystopian YA author, Melissa Welliver is back! This time we talk all about the craft, the best advice and lessons we've found and of course her rigorous and calculated planning structure that maps out her plot points almost down to the exact word number! Lots of great stuff about world building, story arcs and how a novel is constructed.
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It's two guests this week with the writing power-couple of Kirsty Eyre and Adam Simcox. We hear about Kirsty's latest release 'You Had Me At Halloumi' and Adam's upcoming release 'The Generation Killer' as well as how they help each other with critique between school runs!Β
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Fresh off the heels of her second novel, 'Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl' Joya pops by to tell us all about how her first book, 'Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry' went through the publishing rollercoaster and the challenges of writing something new after a very successful debut. We also talk about the struggles that come from outside of the writing like the publicity and interviews, and how she balances those with the rest of her life.
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Eleanor is back! Catching up, we talk all about her past year and her knew job, moving from production into marketing and publicity and also from academic books into children's. We go in depth about the processes of how books are marketed, her interaction with the authors and the new wave of TikTok marketing that's taking over publishing.
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The amazing Jendella Benson is in this week's episode telling us all about her long journey with storytelling, social journalism and photography, and how it all led to the publication of her debut novel, 'Hope and Glory'. She shares the story of how she signed with her agent, Juliet Pickering, the push back she gave on the cover for the novel and the wonderful, if at times challenging, experience of publishing a novel.
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Co-founder and CEO of Whitefox, John Bond shares a wealth of experience from decades in the publishing industry as well as everything that is going on at Whitefox and what it is they offer to writers, agents and publishers. We also talk a little bit about some new directions that John thinks publishing might head in the future. An incredible insight for anybody writing and looking to get their work published as well as anyone in publishing looking for an experienced team to work with across various parts of the process.
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Dialling in from across the Atlantic, the Bent Agency's Claire Draper tells us all about their career path in publishing as well as many of the challenges of being a literary agent and working in the industry. We go into what it's like finding and working with clients overseas as well as what they are looking to add to their list this year.
This week's episode is something a little different as Jamie is joined by BAFTA short-listed documentary film producer, Lizzie Gillett, who was presenting the RNA's Jackie Collins Award this year as a result of her amazing work on the Jackie Collins documentary, Lady Boss. Lizzie tells us all about her role within feature length documentaries, she shares some advice for would-be film-makers and tells the story of how Jackie Collins' daughters reached out to Passion Pictures and got the ball rolling on the Lady Boss documentary.
Author of two fantasy novels, senior editor at Chicken House and all around awesome person, Kesia Lupo is on this week's episode to share her experiences working her way into and through publishing as an editor and an author. We talk about how she approaches editing both on her own work and with the authors she works with as well as how some of the cogs and gears turn at Chicken House when it comes to taking on new books and her role in that.
The Guyliner, Justin Myers drops in this week to tell Jamie all about his new novel, 'The Fake-Up'. We talk about all sorts of things including his writing origins, how he got a taste for television with a consulting role on the adaptation of Adam Kay's 'This Is Going To Hurt' and how he first started blogging, which lead to him becoming a columnist for GQ.Β
Fresh off her newest book, 'The River Between Us', winning the RNA's Popular Romantic Fiction Award, Liz Fenwick tells us all about her writing journey, how she immersed herself in the industry and the beautiful landscapes of Cornwall that ended up being her muse.
This week we're joined by one of Watson, Little's wonderful literary agents, Megan Carroll. We discuss her career path as well as what advice she would give to all those publishing hopefuls out there, looking to get their foot into the door of the industry. Megan also shares her approach to submissions and how she approaches new clients, including how you should choose comparison titles and which ones to avoid.
Bestselling author of the Detective Kim Stone series, Angela Marsons dials in to chat with Jamie about her amazing journey with writing, from almost losing everything to selling over a million copies of her first published book and eventually signing a twelve book deal off the success of the series so far.
An amazing episode for anyone interested in writing crime. Stuart Gibbon tells us all about how he uses his thirty years of experience as a detective with the police to provide a writing consultancy service. He has also co-authored a number of true crime reference books with Stephen Wade to make his knowledge even more accessible to up and coming crime writers.
Author of Good Intentions (out now), assistant editor at Penguin Random House's Del Rey and self-diagnosed over-thinker Kasim Ali drops by to talk about his debut novel, everything he'd written before and his journey to publication. There's a lot of discussion about how the industry works as well as the need for more shows of male vulnerability in media.
Emily Crookston shares her experience as a ghostwriter, telling Jamie all about the process, how she likes to sit down with her clients and set up regular meetings. Emily explains the service she provides to businesses and brands looking to add literature to their marketing suites and how self-publishing is usually the best option in these cases.
One half of the Skylark Literary Agency, Joanna Moult joins Jamie to share her knowledge and wisdom about publishing, how her and Amber approach being agents and what advice she has for author looking to query and submit their work.
Joined but not one but two guests in this week's episode. Returning to the show after the release of her debut novel, The Undying Tower, Melissa Welliver brings her literary agent, Lucy Irvine, along to share all the details of how they ended up working together, what the dynamic between them is and how much we all love Black Sails.
Diana Beaumont of the Marjacq Literary Agency dials in to chat all about her career in the publishing industry, from editorial to agenting. Some great tips about the industry and invaluable advice for anybody thinking about querying their manuscripts.
Fresh off the release of her astounding debut novel, Brown Girls, Daphne joins us to talk about her experience with writing and the publishing industry. We go in depth into how she ended up writing in the first person plural as well as the inspirations and evolutions that Brown Girls took from its inception all the way through to publication.
Award winning, international best selling contemporary romance author Sue Moorcroft is on this episode to share all of her experience with publishing and the craft of writing. We hear all about what it's like to change agents and publishers as well as how she ended up writing two seasonal books every year.
Wolf Literary's international agent, Kate Johnson is on this week to tell Jamie all about how she lives in the UK and works with clients both locally and in the US. We talk about the pros and cons of writers applying to agents overseas, her start in journalism and her approach to queries and submission letters.
In this episode Jamie is joined by LBA Book's Hannah Schofield who tells us all about her journey into the industry and how she reached her dream job as a literary agent. As always we talk about how she approaches her open submission pile as well as what sort of things she is looking to add to her growing list.
Ludo Cinelli chats all about his career in publishing and how his original aspirations to become a writer shifted and led him to becoming an agent. We chat all about the inner workings at the Eve White Literary Agency and how submissions are handled from arrival all the way to discussions of representation.
The best-selling, award winning Romance novelist Nicola May shares all of her ups and downs with writing and publishing over the years. We talk all about how she moved between traditional and self-publishing, how she hit the number one spot on Amazon and how her father illustrates all of her covers. Amazing advice for anyone looking into self-publishing their writing.
Lizzie comes by and shares all of her writing experiences from self-publishing to traditional. We talk all about the challenges she's overcome and why she isn't interested in looking for an agent for now. Her latest book, 'The Woman Who Felt Invisible', is out as well as all of her other works.
Laura tells us all about her book, 'Little Stories of Your Life', and what it takes to write, submit and publish a non-fiction book. We hear all about her roots in poetry as well her work in photography and the hashtag that inspired the book.
Heidi Stephens swings by to chat about her first novel, written during lockdown about a romance that happens in lockdown. 'Two Metres from You' came out in March 2021 and her second novel, 'Never Gonna Happen' is out in May 2022 with a third one already in the works! We talk all about her amazing rollercoaster ride in publishing so far as well as her work in marketing and liveblogging for the Guardian and Eurovision.
Susan published her debut novel, The Essence of an Hour, this year and tells us all about its inception as well as the journey it has undergone alongside her career as an editor in the publishing industry.
The RNA's fourth and final nominee for agent of the year, Lorella Belli, of the Lorella Belli Literary Agency, shares her experience of the publishing industry through lockdown, how she found her footing as an agent and what it takes to set up an agency. A brilliant insight for anyone looking to break into the publishing industry in any capacity.
The RNA's Agent of the Year 2021 drops in to chat with Jamie about the exciting year that lead up to her being awarded Agent of the Year. We talk about a couple of her RNA authors, Sue Moorcroft and Annie Robertson, and their journey to publication as well as the wider industry and its seasonality. And we find out exactly how Juliet approaches a submission at Blake Friedmann and what she thinks are best practices for authors to focus on.
Lucy Hope joins us on the day before her debut novel, Fledgling is released and we talk all about her journey through the industry, from starting out and collecting rejections to joining writing groups, doing an MA, signing and agent and what comes next. Definitely worth a watch for writers across all stages of their publishing journey.
Caroline drops in to tell Jamie all about her long history with the Romantic Novelists Association and how meaningful her nomination for Agent of the Year has been. We talk all about where the publishing industry is at the moment, where it might be going and how Caroline approaches submissions as well as what she's looking to add to her list.
Felicity is back! We catch up on her exciting nomination for Agent of the Year at the Romantic Novelist Association's Annual Industry Awards, alongside Caroline Sheldon, as well as everything that's going on in the world of agenting and publishing. We talk about all the things that she's learned through lockdown and how the industry has changed as well as which sorts of books are in high demand right now.
The Break Up Queen, Rosie Wilby joins us in this episodes to share her experience across many different mediums. We find out how her latest book, The Breakup Monologues, came out of her podcast of the same name and her first book, Is Monogamy Dead?, grew out of one of her stand up shows. Rosie tells us all about her storytelling philosophy, inspirations and her process of developing an idea across multiple platforms to fully realise it.
Dialling in from across the Atlantic, we catch up with Sarina Dahlan, bestselling debut novelist of ReSet. We talk about her process, the inspiration for her speculative, sci-fi world and how she broke into the publishing industry.
Professional freelance editor Paul Martin teaches us all about the the world of freelance editing. From working with school boards and academic publishers on textbook copy to the courses and certifications that he has taken part in and recommends to anyone looking to get into editing.
We are joined by the wild and wonderful Soman Chainani, who tells us all about his latest book, Beasts and Beauty. We talk about what drew him to fairytales in the first place, the core philosophy that inspired his best selling series The School for Good and Evil, the upcoming Netflix adaptation and how he approaches storytelling.
Best selling crime and psychological thriller author of Risk of Harm and Before We Met, Lucie Whitehouse dials in all the way from New York City to share the amazing experience she has had throughout the publishing industry. Starting off in journalism, she moved to audiobooks and then foreign rights at the Darley Anderson Literary Agency before she became published and eventually started writing full time.
Teacher and author Michael Mann drops in to tell us all about his debut novel, Ghostcloud as well as his love of writing courses and how he ended up signing with his agent. We talk all about the craft, the industry and the individual journey that each writer must go on to find their stories and get them out into the world.
Supernatural crime writer Wendy Turbin tells us all about her long journey as a storyteller, from being given a typewriter by her parents when she was little, all the way through to publishing her debut novel, Sleeping Dogs, without an agent. We learn about what inspires her, how her characters find her and how the industry has changed over the years and the exciting new directions in which it is going.
Actor, playwright, author and now screenwriter, Lisa Harding drops by to tell Jamie all about her novel Bright Burning Things and share her experiences with storytelling. We talk about tenses and points of view and how her previous training as an actor drew her towards first person present. Lisa shares her experience with changing agents, submissions and working with a production company on her upcoming adaptations.
Simon tells us all about his book, Backstories, a short story anthology featuring character defining moments of some of the most famous people throughout recent history. We talk all about short stories and their place with readers and the industry as well as the processes that go into marketing your own novel.
Josephine tells us all about her debut novel, 'Embers', from its inspirations, to how she approached the characters and her writing routines. We talk about the differences of writing short form stories and long form stories as well as what it takes to crowdfund a novel.
We catch up with Naomi Gibson, whose debut novel, Every Line of You,Β came out on the 5th August 2021 with Chicken House. We talk about how she started, her process, submitting to agents, working with editors and everything else along the way.
The impossibly busy and talented Victoria Scott joins us to share her storytelling journey. We talk about her debut novel Patience, which was BA Bookseller's Book of the Month for its release. The episode goes on to discuss journalism, it's pros and cons as well as what to look out for if you're trying to break into the industry and Victoria's work as a lecturer and mentor at not just one, but two Universities.
Melissa drops by and brings her excitable energy to tell us all about her dystopian series, The Undying Tower (September 2021). We go back and talk about Melissa's time studying literature and creative writing at University before attending the Curtis Brown Novel Writing Course and getting onto several prestigious short-lists. Melissa also offers her services not only as an app designer and freelance editor, but also as a mentor with Stuart and the gang at Write Mentor.
Femi dials in all the way from Nigeria to tell us about his novel, Lightseekers. We discuss the exciting route that took him from actor to playwright and then advertising creative to author. Femi's contagious energy is a great boost of inspiration for anyone feeling submission fatigue or worrying about how they are going to break into the industry.
We hear all about Susan's book, literary crime thriller, 'The Silence' and the long journey it took from secret hobby to published debut novel. We talk all about the personal discoveries we make through writing and the pressures of reviews and writing her second book.
We are joined by professional writer, published novelist and creator of Token magazine, Sara Jafari who tells us all about her inspirations, passions, literary dreams and her debut novel, The Mismatch. She shares her professional journey to becoming an assistant editor at Puffin as well as her writing journey which lead her down various paths including the Faber Academy and the creation of her own publication for under-represented voices. We also uncover the single most important secret to publishing a book!
Susanna drops by to tell us all about her speculative psychological thriller, Twice. We talk all about the ups and downs of her writing journey and everything she learned along the way, which is documented on her blog 'My Rejections'. A very relatable conversation for anyone who has gone through or is in the thick of writing and submitting.
We catch up with the very talented Susannah Wise to talk all about her debut speculative fiction novel, This Fragile Earth, and its inspirations. Susannah tells us all about how her acting career, how it has influenced her writing and how it directed her towards a writing course at the Faber Academy.
All the way from Vietnam, we catch up with Harry Verity to talk all about how he ended up stranded on the other side of the world during the launch of his debut novel, The Talk Show.
Calling in from France, Ruth tells us all about how a story came to her and inspired her to learn the craft of writing and after 18 years of redrafts she signed with a publisher to release her novel, While Paris Slept.
In this week's episode we are joined by the creator of Write Mentor, Stuart White, who tells us all about the program and some of their plans going forwards. We also talk about Stuart's own journey as a storyteller, how a sports injury finally got him into writing, his experiences turning down a publishing offer and his love of sci-fi and fantasy.
Amelia tells us all about her adventures as a photographer and how travelling all around the world through warzones, natural disasters and everything in between, inspired many of the scenes in her debut novel, Into the Mouth of the Lion as well as the ideas she has for future books. We also learn all about her experience of crowdfunding a novel with Unbound.
Eleanor tells us all about the trials and tribulations of starting a career in publishing, figuring it all out and how that led her to creating a YouTube channel to help other people who are trying to break into the industry.
We catch up with Lia about her debut novel When They Find Her and how her work as a barrister played into the story. Lia shares her own personal journey and her experience of using her voice through early aspirations of acting to a career in law and finding her way to becoming an author.
We catch up with Emma Grae who tells us all about her book 'Be Guid Tae Yer Mammy', which is written in Scots language. She tells us all about her experience crowdfunding the novel with Unbound and her commissioned work with the Scots Language Centre.
We speak with Alex about breaking into the industry with her debut historical fantasy, Testament of the Stars. We learn all about her inspirations, her tribe and how she ended up landing a deal directly with a publisher. Jamie also gets very excited talking about live action role playing.
In this episode we are lucky enough to be joined by Elizabeth Lee, who shares her experience of writing over the years and all the joy of how it felt when she was finally signed by a publisher for her debut historical fiction novel, Cunning Women.
Paul Coomey joins us to share his experiences moving through the publishing industry to his current position as an Art Director and how that lead him towards writing and illustrating Stick Boy, his first picture book.
Sophie Flynn joins us this week to share her experience of going directly to a publisher through Simon and Schuster's Digital Originals program, her troubles in finding an agent even after she had a book deal and the inspirations behind her novel, All My Lies.
We are joined by the exciting Sarah Leonard who tells us all about her journey to publication with debut crime/thriller The Islanders, which is Agatha Christie meets reality television. A murder/mystery whodunit set on the backdrop of a Love Island/Survivor style show.
Chloe Seager joins us to talk all about balancing her life as an author and literary agent. She tells us all about her own journey with submitting, Editing Emma, to agents under a fake name as well as how she approaches submissions, her clients and the path to publication.
We talk with Andreina about her career in journalism, how she began and how the industry has evolved since then. She shares her experiences of writing a handful of books before reaching publication with, The Girl Who.
Author of the Unadjusteds series, Shadowkeepers and many more, Marisa Noelle lets us in on her experiences as a hybrid author and shares what it is like to self-publish as well as going through the traditional route.
We learn all about writing non-linear stories as Greg Buchanan tells us about his work in video games, graphic novels and his debut novel, Sixteen Horses which was picked up by publishers in the UK and the US off a partial.
We are joined by Neema Shah who tells us about her approach to research and the journey Kololo Hill has undertaken, from inception all the way to publication.
Andi drops by to tell us all about her debut novel, Asking for a Friend. We learn all about her adventures in learning how to write a novel, which skills she was able to transfer from her career as a stand-up comedian and scriptwriter, and who most importantly, who she would want to be marooned on a desert island with!
Felicity shares the adventure of how she first learned about literary agents and then became one herself. We learn all about the submission process, how she approaches submissions and what she thinks the publishing landscape will look like for the rest of the year. If you are interested in becoming an agent then you'll love this episode and if you aren't, then you probably will be by the end!
We are joined by the wonderful Tina Baker who tells us all about her debut novel, Call Me Mummy, its inspirations and some of the highs and lows of her career through television, journalism, personal training and now publishing.
Welcome to the Write and Wrong Podcast. We chat with people from all across the worlds of storytelling to find out how they got to where they are now. We have authors, journalists, editors, agents, publishers, screenwriters, illustrators and everything in between. So if you're interested in making a career around storytelling, in whatever capacity that may be, then this is the place for you!