Episodes
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Marin McGinnis on Common Mistakes a Copyeditor Can Catch
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Today's guest is Marin McGinnis, a romance author who also offers editorial services such as editing, proofreading, and copyediting. Marin joined me to talk about the most common mistakes she sees in manuscripts, especially the ones authors can't spot themselves.
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Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Today's guest are Jessi Honard and Marie Parks, co-authors of Unrelenting, a fantasy novel that is paced like a thriller, and features a diverse cast of LGBTQ+ characters. The authors joined me today to talk about bringing a business mindset to the publishing journey, writing inclusively, and the process of co-authoring.
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Monday Jul 11, 2022
Tess Gerritsen On Writing A Series & Pleasing Your Fans... Or Not
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Monday Jul 11, 2022
Today's guest is the internationally best-selling author Tess Gerrtisen whose 13th book in the Rizzoli & Isles Series, Listen to Me, releases this month. Tess joined me today to talk about writing such a beloved series for so long, keeping the characters real, and the balance between writing the story or pleasing your readers.
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Monday Jun 13, 2022
Angela Engel On Knowing Your Options For Publishing -And Your Why?
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Today's guest is Angela Engel, who launched the The Collective Book Studio, which provides authors with a middle ground between the benefits of self-publishing and the art of the well-crafted book. Angela joined me today to talk about what authors should know about partner publishing, and how to be aware of publishers who aren't offering anything you can't do on your own.
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Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Today’s guest is Manuela Velasco, the marketing and publicity director as well as an editor for Tessera Editorial which was founded on the idea that publishing can and should be an accessible industry to all people. Through myriad diverse voices in the profession, Tessera Editorial hopes to open the world of books to as many readers as possible. Manuela joined me today to talk about the services that Tessera offers, as well as why getting people of color into all aspects of publishing – not just authors – is important for true diversity and inclusivity in the industry. Also covered: what a sensitivity read is – and what it isn’t. And diversity as a hot topic in publishing – is it a double edged sword?
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Monday Jun 10, 2019
Loss Leaders & Pre-Order Campaigns with Lori Goldstein
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Today’s guest is Lori Goldstein, former journalist and current author and editor who has a bachelor's in journalism and previously worked for technology publications in the “East Coast Silicon Valley” city of Boston.
Lori joined me today to talk about about how the query process actually works – even though we all know how painful it is. Also, writing loss leaders like prequel novellas and pre-order campaigns – are they worth it?
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Monday Jul 23, 2018
Kit Frick: Using Structure to Build Suspense In Your Novel
Monday Jul 23, 2018
Monday Jul 23, 2018
Today’s guest is Kit Frick, author of psychological thrillers for teens, as well as a poet and editor. Kit joins host Mindy McGinnis to talk about not only the querying process, but the process of knowing her writing was ready to query – and how she got to that place, as well as how different structures can be illuminating for particular stories, and how those same structures are challenges to write.
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Monday Dec 11, 2017
Gayle Rosengren: A Career in Freelance Writing
Monday Dec 11, 2017
Monday Dec 11, 2017
Guest Gayle Rosengren, author of the middle grade titles WHAT THE MOON SAID and COLD WAR ON MAPLE STREET joins host Mindy McGinnis to talk about how different writing skills can be used to create a freelance career, using the three things that all middle grade audiences have in common in order to break the historical ice, and who to target when creating supplemental material for your books.
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