Podcast: Writer, Writer, Pants On Fire

Writers talk craft, agent hunt, query trenches, publishing industry, and more. Hosted by Mindy McGinnis.

Lynn Ng Quezon On The Value of Critique Partners and The Anxiety of Author School Visits

Today’s guest is Lynn Ng Quezon, author of Mattie and the Machine. Lynn joined me to talk about the extreme usefulness of good critique partners, knowing how much of your research to include in historical fiction, and the pressures of doing author sc…

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Natasha Preston on The Island: Writing A Large Cast, and the Time Suck of Social Media

Today’s guest is Natasha Preston, author of The Island, who joined me today to talk about her electric jump start to success from Wattpad, research, writing a larger cast with her new release, and the time suck of social media in an author’s life.
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Melissa Landers on How Mental Health Impacts Your Writing & The Hit Or Miss of SciFi

Today’s guest is Melissa Landers, author of Lumara. Melissa joined me today to talk about a dry spell with no releases, career hiccups, handling mental health while trying to be creative, and the hit or miss of writing the sci-fi genre.
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Many Little Irons In The Fire – Diversifying Your Writing Income With Beth Revis

Today’s guest is NYT Bestselling author Beth Revis, who has made a career in both the YA trad world, self-publishing, serial writing, and through running a successful Patreon. Beth joined me today to talk about the endless hustle of the freelance lif…

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Writing For Different Age Groups with Kathryn Holmes

Today’s guest is Kathryn Holmes, who has written, YA, MG and chapter books. Kathryn joined me to talk about the difference in writing for these age categories, the payout for shorter books, submission slumps, and co-authoring.
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Indie Publishing Success with Alex Lidell

Today’s guest is Alex Lidell, who began her career in traditional YA  publishing, and switched paths (and genres), moving on to become a successful indie romance author. Alex joined me today to talk about the different aspects of finding success in t…

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Louise Kennedy on Coming to Writing Later in Life & Short Form vs. Long Form

Today’s guest is Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses. Set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, a shattering novel about a young woman caught between allegiance to community and a dangerous passion. Louise joined me to talk about how her own life…

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Jenn Bouchard on Debuting in the Pandemic, Short Stories and How to use Little Free Libraries For Marketing

Today’s guest is Jenn Bouchard, author of First Course. Jenn joined me today to talk about working full time while writing, pursuing the short story marketplace to build a platform, and how to use Little Free Libraries as part of your marketing plan….

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Isabel Sterling on Changing Agents, Writer Burnout, and Avoiding Shame

Today’s guest is Isabel Sterling, author of The Coldest Touch and host of the Author Burnout Coach Podcast. Isabel joined me today to talk about her path to publication, changing agents, writing under a pen name, how to know you’re in burnout, and wh…

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Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson on Co-Authoring, Writing Mysteries, and Plotting vs. Pantsing

Today’s guests are Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson, co-author’s of The Agatha’s. Kathleen and Liz joined me today to talk about secret projects, writing for the joy of it, co-authoring, and plotting a mystery while still leaving room for flexibility….

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