All Episodes

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