Literary agent, Ciara Finan joins to chat about her journey through publishing, what she's looking for in query letters and agents becoming more pro-active and seeking out fiction writers online through social media and other content platforms.

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250 Ciara Finan | Literary Agent

Author, screenwriter and playwright, Nina Millns joins us this week to chat about writing across different disciplines, working with the Dr Who team, finding her agent and then losing her and ultimately reconnecting with her, and our shared love of Ursula K. Le Guin.

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249 Nina Millns | Author, Playwright, Screenwriter and Audio Writer

NYT and Sunday Times bestseller Olivie Blake joins us this week to chat about her new book "Girl Dinner", her writing process, how she went self-publishing to traditional publishing and her upcoming graphic novel with illustrator, Little Chmura.

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248 Olivie Blake | International Bestselling Fiction Author

Crime and mystery novelist, Alis Hawkins is here alongside her good friend Emma Corfield Walters who co-founded, owns and runs Book-ish, an independent bookshop in Crickhowell (and now also Abergavenny). We had a great chat about how Alis and Emma got to where they are and the value of booksellers and authors knowing each other on a personal level.

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247 Alis Hawkins & Emma Corfield Walters | Crime/Mystery Author alongside an Independent Bookshop Owner

Literary agent, Becky Thomas is here, talking about how she became a literary agent, her experiences in the industry and founding her own agency. We also get into lots of advice for querying agents and some of the early impacts of AI on publishing.

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246 Becky Thomas | Literary Agent and Founder of Lewinsohn Literary Agency

Fantasy author Sarah Beth Durst swings by to chat about her latest cosy fantasy novel, writing fantasy across all of its different sub-genres and age groups as well as the long and winding roads of publishing.

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245 Sarah Beth Durst | Bestselling Fantasy Author

Romance author, Leeanne Slade joins us this week to chat about her fourth novel, burnt toast theory and embracing her unexpected and amazing publishing journey as an audiobook first author.

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244 Leeanne Slade | Audible's Best of the Year 2023 & 2024 Romance Author

Cosy fantasy author and YouTube vlogger, Lucy Jane Wood is here. Tune in to hear about the amazing tale of how a vlog about a trip she did to New York ended up landing her a publishing deal!

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243 Lucy Jane Wood | Cosy Fantasy Author and YouTube Vlogger

Cosy mystery author and indie picture book writer and illustrator Carmela Dutra joins us this week to chat about how she persevered through years of querying before landing an agent and a two book publishing deal!

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242 Carmela Dutra | Cosy Mystery Author and Indie Picture Book Writer/Illustrator

Author, school librarian and dungeon master Lucas Maxwell is on the podcast this week to chat about winning the Times/Chicken House competition to publish his debut fiction novel, how table top RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons can benefit school communities and the day to day of a school librarian.

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241 Lucas Maxwell | Children's Author, School Librarian and Dungeon Master

📚 A publishing podcast for writers looking to learn about the industry. 🖋️ Featuring authors, agents, editors and more... 🎙️ Extended & ad-free episodes on Patreon ❤️

The Write and Wrong Podcast

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]

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