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23: Schmagents get a Schmackdown with guest agent Kelly Sonnack
23: Schmagents get a Schmackdown with guest agent Kelly Sonnack
Guest agent Kelly Sonnack joins me to talk about best practices, agent-wise... and WTH are some bad agents even DOING? A... Read more
13 Sep 2018
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52mins
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28: Story Genius with guest author and writing coach Lisa Cron
28: Story Genius with guest author and writing coach Lisa Cron
I sit down with Lisa Cron, the author of STORY GENIUS and WIRED FOR STORY - she is chock full of advice to make your nex... Read more
23 Feb 2019
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5. Agents vs Schmagents, with guest agent Kate Testerman
5. Agents vs Schmagents, with guest agent Kate Testerman
I give the skinny on how to spot SCHMAGENTS in the wild - aka scammy and scummy fake "agents" who take naive writers for... Read more
13 Aug 2017
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34mins
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3: Take Me Down to Publicity City, with guest publicist Saraciea Fennell
3: Take Me Down to Publicity City, with guest publicist Saraciea Fennell
I talk about what I like to see in an author's website. And Publicist Extraordinaire Saraciea Fennell talks to me about ... Read more
30 Jul 2017
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34mins
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42: Creativity in Crisis with guest author Rebecca Stead
42: Creativity in Crisis with guest author Rebecca Stead
Author Rebecca Stead (WHEN YOU REACH ME, LIAR AND SPY, among others) joins me to talk about her creative process -- as w... Read more
6 Apr 2020
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39: Career Building with guest author Kate Messner
39: Career Building with guest author Kate Messner
My guest this week is Kate Messner -- the perfect person to discuss Career Building! Over the past decade she's publishe... Read more
19 Jan 2020
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4: Scandals, Scoundrels, and Badass Broads, with guest YA author Mackenzi Lee
4: Scandals, Scoundrels, and Badass Broads, with guest YA author Mackenzi Lee
YA author Mackenzi Lee joins me to talk about, well, almost everything, from book deal depression to hitting milestones ... Read more
7 Aug 2017
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42mins
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33. Ask the Agent Live! (kinda) with guest agent Jen Rofé
33. Ask the Agent Live! (kinda) with guest agent Jen Rofé
It's a Summertime Bonus Episode! ABLA Senior Agent Jen Rofé joins me to answer burning listener questions about queries,... Read more
26 Jul 2019
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8: Be Careful What You Tell Yourself, with guest author Jess Keating
8: Be Careful What You Tell Yourself, with guest author Jess Keating
This week's show is jammed full of goodies. I explore the topic of Authenticity, then talk with guest author and self-ma... Read more
17 Sep 2017
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13: Cuppa and a Catch-Up with guest agent, Molly Ker Hawn
13: Cuppa and a Catch-Up with guest agent, Molly Ker Hawn
Superagent Molly Ker Hawn, head of the U.K. office of The Bent Agency, joins me for a proper chinwag about the U.K. vs U... Read more
13 Jan 2018
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42mins
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38: The Great Big Holiday Gift Guide, 2019
38: The Great Big Holiday Gift Guide, 2019
We welcome the return of the Great Big Holiday Gift Guide, 2019 edition! I interview three independent booksellers from ... Read more
2 Dec 2019
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54mins
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20: Burning the Candle at Both Ends, with Dan Santat
20: Burning the Candle at Both Ends, with Dan Santat
Award-winning author-illustrator Dan Santat joins me to discuss time management, illustrating vs authoring, portfolio-ma... Read more
17 Jun 2018
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50mins
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17: Double Trouble, with guest authors Amy Spalding and Justina Ireland
17: Double Trouble, with guest authors Amy Spalding and Justina Ireland
It's a jam-packed double episode featuring two authors whose YA books are polar opposites... except for the fact that th... Read more
27 Mar 2018
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40: A Publicist Explains It All For You, with guest Tracy van Straaten
40: A Publicist Explains It All For You, with guest Tracy van Straaten
My guest is publicist Tracy van Straaten, who will pull the curtain back and reveal everything you've always wanted to k... Read more
21 Feb 2020
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7: All for Love with guest author Martha Brockenbrough
7: All for Love with guest author Martha Brockenbrough
I talk about the qualities of my "ideal author" besides, like, writing awesome books. Author Martha Brockenbrough joins ... Read more
3 Sep 2017
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11: The Hero is You. (Yeah, YOU!), with guest editor Kendra Levin
11: The Hero is You. (Yeah, YOU!), with guest editor Kendra Levin
I sit down with editor Kendra Levin, who is also a life-coach for writers, to talk NaNoWriMo, among other things. She us... Read more
10 Nov 2017
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39mins
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24: Ask an Editor, with Emma Dryden
24: Ask an Editor, with Emma Dryden
Editorial consultant Emma D. Dryden has a storied career in children's publishing. She sat down with me to talk about re... Read more
18 Oct 2018
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49mins
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29: Meg Medina Changes Gears
29: Meg Medina Changes Gears
This episode, I'm pleased to welcome newly minted Newbery Medalist Meg Medina. We chat about world building in realistic... Read more
13 Mar 2019
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36: Behind the Book: ROAR LIKE A DANDELION
36: Behind the Book: ROAR LIKE A DANDELION
Welcome to an all-new feature on the Literaticast: BEHIND THE BOOK, in which we take a deep dive into the backstory behi... Read more
17 Oct 2019
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50mins
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14: Gold Star Gossip with guest librarian Lisa von Drasek
14: Gold Star Gossip with guest librarian Lisa von Drasek
Brilliant and opinionated Lisa von Drasek joins me to talk about Kerlan Collection, the Caldecott and Newbery Awards, an... Read more
26 Jan 2018
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55mins