All Episodes

June Bonus Episode

It's the Rewriting That Makes You an Author

Shooting the Shit About AI Reading Companions and Debriefing Last Week's Episode

Finding the Heart of the Story

Shooting The Shit About Author/AI Pain Points With NYT bestseller Andrea Bartz

Writing Dialogue That Carries the Entire Scene and How Voice Can Make or Break Your Novel

Shooting the Shit About Agent Financial Details, Imprint Mergers and Risks of a Top Heavy Industry

Layers of Psychological Processing

Shooting the Shit About Agent Financial Details, Imprint Mergers and Risks of a Top Heavy Industry

Successfully Pitching at Conferences

May Bonus Episode

Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle

Shooting the Shit About Agent Scams and When A Book Is Truly Ready To Go

Taking Big Risks That Pay Off & Breaking the Rules With Intentionality

Shooting the Shit About Professional Development and the Power of the Agent "Fit"

The Craft of Specificity: Why Vague Kills Queries

Shooting The Shit About Expectations in Agent Author Relationships and Who Gets To Go On Book Tour

Author Insights from Mai Nguyen, Lindsay Wong and Laurie Frankel

April Bonus Episode

When Intrigue Turns Into Confusion

Shooting the Shit About What Agents Do All Day

How to Build a Protagonist Who Actually Makes Sense

Shooting The Shit About Changes to the NYT Bestseller List and Editors Allegedly Using AI

Plugging in Mental Modules

Shooting the Shit About Cancelled Books and the Shy Girl AI Discourse

Insights from Beth O'Leary and Kate Hilton

March Bonus Episode

Comp Titles That Make Agents Go...Hmm

Shooting the Shit About Your Response to Last Week's Episode and What Can Be Copyrighted

The Secret Behind Immersive Worlds

Shooting the Shit About High Brow vs. Low Brow and Editors Who Hate Their Jobs

When Characters Collide with Conflict

Shooting the Shit About Sending The Elevator Back Down And Paying It Forward With Blurbs

Insights from Lisa Unger

Bumper October Bonus Episode