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Writers talk craft, agent hunt, query trenches, publishing industry, and more. Hosted by Mindy McGinnis.
Episodes
Apr 10, 2017
Apr 10, 2017
44 min
Middle Grade author Janet Sumner Johnson talks about her debut novel, THE LAST GREAT ADVENTURE OF THE PB&J SOCIETY, as well as the challenge of writing for middle graders, the assumption that books for children are somehow lesser than books written for adults, as well as the question of what content to include for younger readers.
Links:
Dee Romito's Query Sign Submit
Janet Sumner Johnson:
Apr 3, 2017
Apr 3, 2017
42 min
Guest Lydia Kang, author of SciFi YA titles CONTROL & CATALYST, talks with host Mindy McGinnis about writing across multiple genres (Lydia also has an adult historical and a non-fiction title on the way), the amount of research required in order to get details right - and how mistakes are inevitable, regardless.
Links:
Lydia's Books -
QUACKERY: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WORST WAYS TO CURE EVERYTHING
Lydia's Social Media -
Mar 27, 2017
Mar 27, 2017
10 min
A roundup of the interviews for the month of March, as well as Mindy's experience with both the best - and the worst - writing advice out there.
Links:
Support Writer, Writer Pants on Fire
Mar 19, 2017
Mar 19, 2017
40 min
M-E Girard, author of GIRL MANS UP, joins host Mindy McGinnis to talk about the amount of research involved in the agent hunt, different stages of the authorial journey, writing queer YA, a day in the life of the successful and (not-so-beautifully) tortured artist, and the worries of setting a book in Canada when writing for the US audience.
M-E’s Book & Social Media
Mar 13, 2017
Mar 13, 2017
43 min
Justina Ireland, author of Vengeance Bound and Promise of Shadows talks with host Mindy McGinnis about such topics as the real-life breakdown of big advances, writing for your audience versus writing for the gatekeepers, white as default for readers, and the question of whether authors should write outside their race.
Links For This Episode:
Mar 6, 2017
Mar 6, 2017
41 min
Guest Sci-Fi author RC Lewis author of Stitching Snow and Spinning Starlight talks with host Mindy McGinnis about how she got her agent and the writing forum that they both credit with helping start their careers. Also, the pros and cons of pitch contests, finished books that remain unpublished, the always changing world of publishing, and the importance of critique partners - how to get one, how to be one, and how to process their criticism.
Episode Links:
RC’s Books & Social Media:
Links In this Episode:
Feb 27, 2017
Feb 27, 2017
42 min
In the first episode, host Mindy McGinnis talks with author Kate Karyus Quinn about her journey from aspiring to published author. From the query process to professional jealousy, the life of a writer is not all wine and roses.
Links for this episode:
Books by Kate Karyus Quinn: ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE, (DON’T YOU) FORGET ABOUT ME, DOWN WITH THE SHINE, AMONG THE SHADOWS: 13 STORIES OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT
Kate’s Blog, Twitter, & Instagram
Kate’s Manuscript Critique Services
BNCWI Buffalo Niagara Children's Writers and Illustrators
THE HIDDEN MEMORY OF OBJECTS by Danielle Mages Amato Kate’s PitchWar’s mentee)