All Episodes
Pen Pals — 56 episodes
Season 3: We're Back, and One of Us Wrote a Book This Summer
Slow Down. Do Less. Let the Creativity Flow | Season 2 Finale
The Untold Women Who Shaped the American Outdoors with Heather Hansman
The Case for Abandoning Your Book (For Now)
What Breathwork Unlocks for Writers with Amanda Fletcher
ER Visits, Cozy Reads, and the Grace of Not Writing
Alli Hoff Kosik on Writing Christian Influencers with Heart in Too Blessed to Stress
The Compulsive Liar at Your Desk: A Conversation About AI and Reading
Rachael Maddux on Self-Publishing a Book You Can't Let Go
Who Are We Writing For—And Who Are We Reading?
Ramona Ausubel on Getting Unstuck
Our First-Draft Summer Pact
"No Agent Is Better Than a Bad Agent": Lauren Khan on Finding the Right Fit
Art Witch, Money B*tch: Courtney Maum on Writing Across Genres and Getting Paid
Bad News at 5AM, Good News from New Mexico, and the Minimum Viable Writing Week
The Co-Host Lore Episode
From Dramatically Quitting Writing to a Major Two-Book Deal: Rachel Hochhauser on Lady Tremaine
Cait Flanders: From Blog Experiment to Bestseller (and Back Again)
Bonus Episode: Inside the Debut Author Survey with Emily Zipps
What Debut Authors Actually Get Paid (And Why We're Mad About It)
Mark Sarvas on Writing Novels That Can't Be Ignored
When a Miracle Slides Into Your DMs: On Agents, Advances, and Anxiety
Paper Prototypes and Publishing: Vicki Tan's Non-Traditional Book Deal
"Never Save the World": JT Ellison on 30 Books, Citrine Magic, and Writing Through the Darkness
The Capricorn and the Libra: Our Year in Review
Writing Through December Chaos
Stop Tap Dancing in Your Query Letter: Ali Gordon's Path to Publication
Long-time Readers and Short-Lived Aunties: A Thanksgiving Gratitude Special
Emily Halnon's Couch-to-Marathon for Writers: From Proposal to Bestseller
Writing Through the Doldrums
Olivia Muenter on Book Deals, Big Five Rejections, and Why Success Doesn't Cure Imposter Syndrome
Ghost Stories and Good Luck: Lesley Bannatyne on Contests, Craft, and the Spirit of Halloween
Chelsea Hodson on Tumblr Fame, Cold Emails, and Writing at 2:30 AM
Keep Fishing: How to Build Confidence as a Writer
Finding Your Voice (And Other Terrifying Feedback)
Speaking Success Into Existence (Plus Actual Magic)
Back to Work: The Autumn Novel Theory (And Other Excuses)
The Final Chapter: Season One Finale
How to Get a Literary Agent (Kind Of, Maybe)
The Fool, the Villain, and the Wedgie: A Guide to Better Characters
AI Is the Devil (And Other Light Topics)
Books That Raised Us (And Broke Us)
Embracing your weird & finding your readers
Book Battles: Genres, Trends, and IP Theft
Smash or Pass: Literary Edition
The Outliner vs. The Pantser
Literary Pathways: AWP Bonus Episode
Slump City: Population You (And Every Other Writer)
The Imposter's Guide to Writing Anyway
The Financial Reality of Writing Dreams
The Frodo Principle: Why No Writer Makes the Journey Alone
Literary Side Quests: When Distractions Derail Your Writing
The Assassin at the Dinner Table
The Art of Taking a Punch
Good Enough to Get Ghosted For a Year
Be My Disappointed Dad