It's all marketing and PR this week as we get into the realities of it, talk about how different books get different budgets and the things that authors can do themselves to help spread the word about their books and themselves.

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

S5.E4 - Not All Marketing Budgets are Made Equal

It's time to chat about editorial, the relationship between editor and author and how much power editors have over an author's manuscript.

PSA: Kesia Lupo is discussed in this episode who was previously an editor with Chicken House, she then became a literary agent in the US and after recording this she has actually returned to editorial in the UK (and Naomi has a new agent for her adult writing).

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

S5.E3 - How Much Control do Editors Really Have?

We're diving into what it means to be a full-time author, the realities of reaching that point and why most authors have another source of income.

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

S5.E2 - The Truth about becoming a Full Time Author

We're back for a new season all about publishing and in the first episode we are chatting about gatekeepers and the various hurdles they represent!

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

S5.E1 - The Gatekeepers of Publishing

Middle grade author, Philip Kavvadias is here to chat about some of the publishing myths and struggles within children's books.

 * 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, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
 * Jamie Greenwood [https://www.writeandwrong.co.uk/], creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

S4.E8 - Children's Publishing ft. Philip Kavvadias

This episode is about that moment when the marketing cycle is over and the dust has started to settle on the publication of your debut novel. What happens next?

 * 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, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
 * Jamie Greenwood [https://www.writeandwrong.co.uk/], creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

S4.E7 - The Second Novel and Post-Publication Blues

It's all numbers and percentages this week as Naomi and Melissa walk us through the financial breakdown of publishing a novel from the authors point of view.

 * 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, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
 * Jamie Greenwood [https://www.writeandwrong.co.uk/], creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

S4.E6 - Getting Paid as an Author after Publication

Melissa and Naomi walk us through everything they learned and experienced with the releases of the debut novels and reflect on how differently they approach the publicity and marketing of their books now.

 * 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, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
 * Jamie Greenwood [https://www.writeandwrong.co.uk/], creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

S4.E5 - Book launches, Marketing and Publicity

Naomi and Melissa compare notes about their first book deals and are surprised at how different some of their experiences were.

 * 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, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
 * Jamie Greenwood [https://www.writeandwrong.co.uk/], creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

S4.E4 - Signing a Book Deal

In this one we're chatting about what happens between signing with an agent and going out on submission to try and secure a book deal.

 * 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, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
 * Jamie Greenwood [https://www.writeandwrong.co.uk/], creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

S4.E3 - Going on Submission with an Agent

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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