What happens when real-world political anger sparks a dark fantasy trilogy? Isabelle Mongeau discusses her debut novel, The Debtor's Game, a dark fantasy inspired by the Palace of Versailles and American politics, where your financial debt is tattooed directly onto your skin.

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281 Isabelle Mongeau | Fantasy Author

Literary fiction writer, Natalie Gregory joins us this week to chat about her debut novel and the long and unexpected journey she has been on with it through unsuccessful querying to winning the Primadonna Prize.

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280 Natalie Gregory | Literary Fiction Author and Winner of the Primadonna Prize

Domestic and psychological thriller author, Kathryn Sharman is here chatting about the many years it took her to learn and hone her craft before signing with an agent and then securing her book deals!

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279 Kathryn Sharman | Domestic Thriller Author

SFF author Jeremy Szal dials in from Australia to chat about finishing his trilogy, his writing and publishing journey and the experience of working at the Hugo award-winning podcast, StarShipSofa.

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278 Jeremy Szal | Science-Fiction and Fantasy Author

Satirical thriller and critically acclaimed horror author Sarah Langan joins us this week to chat about her latest novel Tradwife and the dramatic ups and downs of her publishing journey over the years.

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277 Sarah Langan | Thriller and Horror Author and Three Time Bram Stoker Award Winner

Literary agent, Isabel Lineberry joins us this week to chat about her journey in publishing, what it's like to build a list from the early stages of being a literary agent and how she tackles query letters.

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276 Isabel Lineberry | Literary Agent

Creative non-fiction author, Madelyn Postman is here to chat about her linked memoir anthology, which is going through a hybrid publishing process. We chat all about what that means, Madelyn's writing tips and experiences and how much writers love to procrastinate!

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275 Madelyn Postman | Memoir and Creative Non-Fiction Author

YA and adult horromance and thriller author, Naomi Gibson is back to chat about her latest book, moving from YA to adult and everything that has been going on with her. The extended episode features a very candid discussion on her experiences with publishing over the years.

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274 Naomi Gibson | Horror, Romance & Thriller Author

Editors and creators of the new editorial service Book-Fix, Samantha Eades and Francesca Brown are here to chat about their new publishing offering as well as their own experiences. Samantha chats about starting a new imprint and her many years as an editor at three of the big five publishers and Francesca discusses her work at Stylist magazine and the role of a books editor.

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273 Samantha Eades & Francesca Brown | Editors and Founders of Book-Fix

Children's fantasy writer, Louise Austin joins us to chat about her debut children's novel, her experience with the publishing process and managing to find a literary agent without querying!

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272 Louise Austin | Children's Fantasy Author

A writing podcast for writers, authors and anyone curious about the writing and publishing process. Featuring literary agents, authors, editors and more. Extended & ad-free episodes on Patreon 📚 

The Write and Wrong Podcast | Writing Tips, Book Publishing and Literary Agents

Bookish, writer friends Jamie, Melissa and Naomi talk about their favourite tropes, their least favourite tropes and everything in between!

 * Naomi Gibson [https://www.naomigibsonwrites.com/], author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl
 * Melissa Welliver [https://melissawelliver.com/], author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse
 * Jamie Greenwood [https://www.writeandwrong.co.uk/], creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

Music courtesy of Lud and Schlatts Musical Emporium [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFbtXFIaAJ0fOtgyeDs8Jog]

Jamie

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