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Samantha Mann on How the Beloved "Putting Out" Prologue Came to Be
Season 1 Episode 26
Summer school is officially in session, Bleeders! Today's instructor is Samantha Mann, author of Putting Out: Essays on Otherness and editor of the anthology I Feel Love: Notes on Queer Joy. Follow S…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Zachary Zane on the Book Proposal for "Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto" & How He Built His Writer Platform
Season 1 Episode 25
Summer school is officially in session, Bleeders! Today's instructor is Zachary Zane, author of Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto. Follow Zachary on Instagram @zacharyzane_ and Twitter @ZacharyZane_.
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Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
How to Successfully Pitch Editors for Freelance Writers with Sonia Weiser of Opportunities of the Week
Season 1 Episode 24
Opportunities of the Week is the brilliant brainchild of our guest today, Sonia Weiser. It’s the type of newsletter that I’ve seen gets recommended a lot in the writing scene because it’s a compilati…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Carmen Rita Wong on Writing Her Memoir "Why Didn't You Tell Me?" as a Mystery
Season 1 Episode 23
Today’s guest is Carmen Rita Wong, and she has a doozy of a story — it’s memoir meets family mystery, and it’s so freaking good! In this episode, Carmen shares how her magnum opus finally came togeth…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Work in Progress: How to Query Your Novel to Get an Agent (Without Losing Your Mind) with Marina Stevenson
Season 1 Episode 22
I found Marina through a Twitter thread she wrote about querying, so today, I’m bringing you the first Work in Progress, with an emphasis on publishing. Marina shares how she landed her agent, her to…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Allie Rowbottom Deep Dives the Writing & Publishing Processes for "Jello Girls" and "Aesthetica"
Season 1 Episode 21
I’m so excited to have Allie Rowbottom on the show today! Allie is the author of the memoir/family history/cultural commentary Jello Girls, which I love, and the new novel Aesthetica, which is incred…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Manifesting Your Writing Goals Through Daily Practice with Kellianne Benson of 750words.com
Season 1 Episode 20
The new year is upon us, which has got me thinking about my writing-related resolutions, and how to accomplish them. So today’s episode is all about writing practice — the daily grind of it, the unse…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Alissa Wilkinson Throws a Dinner Party for Her Food Writing Inspiration with Her Latest Book "Salty"
Season 1 Episode 19
Alissa Wilkinson wrote her book Salty during the first year of the pandemic, which left its mark on both the process and the content. Alissa tells us about how "Salty: Lessons on Eating, Drinking, an…
Published on 3 years ago
How to Write a Novel with Author Matt Bell & His Craft Book "Refuse to Be Done"
Season 1 Episode 18
Today's guest is Matt Bell, who wrote his novel-writing craft book Refuse to Be Done between drafts of his latest novel Appleseed, and perhaps both books were the better for it. Matt has an exhaustin…
Published on 3 years ago
You Don't Need a Publisher: How Elle Griffin is Serializing Her Novels on Substack
Season 1 Episode 17
Elle Griffin set out to query her gothic novel and, in the process, made some disappointing discoveries about the publishing industry that led her to serialize it on Substack. Today she's going to sh…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago