The Write and Wrong Podcast | Writing Tips, Book Publishing and Literary Agents

Literary agent, Isabel Lineberry joins us this week to chat about her journey in publishing, what it's like to build a list from the early stages of being a literary agent and how she tackles query letters.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Creative non-fiction author, Madelyn Postman is here to chat about her linked memoir anthology, which is going through a hybrid publishing process. We chat all about what that means, Madelyn's writing tips and experiences and how much writers love to procrastinate!Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

YA and adult horromance and thriller author, Naomi Gibson is back to chat about her latest book, moving from YA to adult and everything that has been going on with her. The extended episode features a very candid discussion on her experiences with publishing over the years.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Editors and creators of the new editorial service Book-Fix, Samantha Eades and Francesca Brown are here to chat about their new publishing offering as well as their own experiences. Samantha chats about starting a new imprint and her many years as an editor at three of the big five publishers and Francesca discusses her work at Stylist magazine and the role of a books editor.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Children's fantasy writer, Louise Austin joins us to chat about her debut children's novel, her experience with the publishing process and managing to find a literary agent without querying!Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Literary agent and managing director, Jamie Cowen is here to chat about the career in publishing that ultimately led him to becoming a literary agent, which genres he represents and some of the emergent sub-genres in fantasy as well as queries and how cover letters are not strictly required when submitting to the Ampersand agency.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Carnegie nominated children's author, Elle McNicoll is with us this week to chat about her debut adult romance novel, her journey and experiences in publishing and her book writing process.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Romantic dystopian writer, Melissa Welliver returns to chat about her latest novel 'To The Death'. We do a bit of a career retrospective, discuss the different ways that genres are viewed and discuss a few publishing hot topics.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Dystopian romance author, Ariel Sullivan chats about writing the second book in her trilogy of trilogies as well as the fortuitous and unique entry point she found into publishing and her journey so far into the literary world.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

SFF & romance author, Alexis Hall joins us to discuss his new sapphic, futuristic retelling of Moby Dick, what it's like to work with three different publishers and editors at the same time and how he first got a foot in the door of publishing.Cover art by Radiante Mozzarelle.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Literary agent Kiya Evans is here to tell us about how she got into publishing, her journey to becoming a literary agent and what she looking for in new authors and new stories.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Cosy romance author, BK Borison joins us this week to chat about how tropes fold into the creative process of writing romance, making the leap from fan fiction to self-publishing an original romance novel, finding a literary agent and lots more.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Hybrid romance author, Ellie K. Wilde is here to chat about her journey from self-published to traditionally published, BookTok marketing, romance tropes and more publishing tips.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Neuroscientist and writer of STEM romance Hannah Brohm is with us this week to talk about her experiences of finding a literary agent, writing, editing and publishing a novel for the first time.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Historical romantic fiction writer, Linda Wilgus joins Jamie to chat about her debut historical fiction novel, The Sea Child, how she plans and writes her stories, the publishing process and connecting with her literary agent, Madeleine Milburn.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Literary agent Maria Whelan dials in this week to chat about her international route into publishing, what she's looking to add to her list of authors, how she tackles queries and many more book writing tips.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Historical fiction writer and publishing marketing manager, Carmella Lowkis drops by to chat about her second novel, researching historical fiction and being on both sides of the publishing industry.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Hybrid middle grade and romantasy author, Stephanie Burgis joins us this week to chat about how she became a hybrid author and why she continues to publish both independently and traditionally.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

NYT bestselling horror author, screenwriter and non-fiction author, Grady Hendrix is here! We chat about the research rabbit hole, how he started traditional publishing without an agent and the challenges of being a career author.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Literary agent, John Baker is here to chat about his career, publishing as a whole and how he approaches queries and finding new authors.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Satirical science fiction writers and former co-writers of Douglas Adams, Martin Smith and Will Adams are with us this week, chatting about their debut novel 'Consequences', stories of their time writing and performing with Douglas Adams and a candid chat about the publishing industry and the problems they ran into whilst publishing with Amazon.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Mystery/thriller author Kerry Whittle drops by this week to chat about her debut novel and the wedding table that inspired it as well as the differences between publishing and journalism.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

International bestselling SFF author, Adrian Tchaikovsky joins us this week to chat about his many upcoming releases including a novella, a graphic novel, a new Warhammer story and the latest in his Children of Time series. We also go back to his start as a writer, the many years he spent looking for an agent and how the industry has changed over the years.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Editor turned literary agent Rachel Neely is with us this week to talk about her journey from editor to agent, a bit behind the curtain of both roles and what sorts of stories she's looking to add to her list.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Dan Coxon is here to chat about his new book, the fourth in his essay anthology series on writing as well as his journey to become a freelance editor.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Contemporary fiction and romance author, Iman Hariri-Kia is here talking about how much fun she had writing her latest novel, 'Female Fantasy', the power of the romance genre, expressing different parts of herself through her different novels and her parents' reactions to reading her sex scenes.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Literary agent, Ciara Finan joins to chat about her journey through publishing, what she's looking for in query letters and agents becoming more pro-active and seeking out fiction writers online through social media and other content platforms.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Author, screenwriter and playwright, Nina Millns joins us this week to chat about writing across different disciplines, working with the Dr Who team, finding her agent and then losing her and ultimately reconnecting with her, and our shared love of Ursula K. Le Guin.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

NYT and Sunday Times bestseller Olivie Blake joins us this week to chat about her new book "Girl Dinner", her writing process, how she went self-publishing to traditional publishing and her upcoming graphic novel with illustrator, Little Chmura.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Crime and mystery novelist, Alis Hawkins is here alongside her good friend Emma Corfield Walters who co-founded, owns and runs Book-ish, an independent bookshop in Crickhowell (and now also Abergavenny). We had a great chat about how Alis and Emma got to where they are and the value of booksellers and authors knowing each other on a personal level.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Literary agent, Becky Thomas is here, talking about how she became a literary agent, her experiences in the industry and founding her own agency. We also get into lots of advice for querying agents and some of the early impacts of AI on publishing.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Fantasy author Sarah Beth Durst swings by to chat about her latest cosy fantasy novel, writing fantasy across all of its different sub-genres and age groups as well as the long and winding roads of publishing.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Romance author, Leeanne Slade joins us this week to chat about her fourth novel, burnt toast theory and embracing her unexpected and amazing publishing journey as an audiobook first author.Find out more about IngramSpark: www.ingramspark.com/learnmoreSupport the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Cosy fantasy author and YouTube vlogger, Lucy Jane Wood is here. Tune in to hear about the amazing tale of how a vlog about a trip she did to New York ended up landing her a publishing deal!Find out more about IngramSpark: www.ingramspark.com/learnmoreSupport the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Cosy mystery author and indie picture book writer and illustrator Carmela Dutra joins us this week to chat about how she persevered through years of querying before landing an agent and a two book publishing deal!Find out more about IngramSpark: www.ingramspark.com/learnmoreSupport the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Author, school librarian and dungeon master Lucas Maxwell is on the podcast this week to chat about winning the Times/Chicken House competition to publish his debut fiction novel, how table top RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons can benefit school communities and the day to day of a school librarian.Find out more about IngramSpark: www.ingramspark.com/learnmoreSupport the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Literary agent and co-founder of Greenstone Literary Agency, Laura Heathfield joins us to chat about moving from aviation to publishing, how she tackles the challenges of being an agent and starting a literary agency with Tanera Simons.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Children's/YA author and award winning bookseller, Gráinne O'Brien joins us to chat about writing a verse novel, the role of a bookseller and the literary scene in Ireland.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Best-selling cosy fantasy author Rebecca Thorne joins us this week for a deep dive into indie publishing! We also chat about how she started out on the traditional publishing route and was later inspired to try indie where she found incredible success and has since become a hybrid author, getting the best of both worlds!Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Literary agent, Marilia Savvides joins us this week to talk about her career and experiences in publishing and starting her own agency, The Plot.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Author and aerospace engineer, Autumn Woods is with us this week to chat about her debut dark academia novel, explain what cottage core is, finding success on TikTok without putting herself in front of the camera and her obsession with commissioning artists to draw snapshots of her stories.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Urban fantasy writer, Jackson P. Brown is here chatting about breaking into the publishing industry, the journey of a debut author and her love of anime and manga.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Literary horror author, Leigh Radford tells us all about her darkly funny debut about love and zombies as well as her writing process and learning to navigate the high pressures of publishing and the literary world.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Literary agent Abi Fellows joins us this week to chat about her career in publishing, how she approaches queries and submission and a success story for one of her debut authors despite the current challenges in the industry.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Romantic fantasy author and TikTok creator Hazel McBride drops by to chat about her traditional debut, finding her agent through fan fiction and testing the waters of indie publishing.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Comedy and crime writer, Faye Brann is with us this week chatting about her second novel, the choice to become a hybrid author and the differences between independent publishing and traditional publishing.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Bestselling crime thriller author, Fiona Cummins is with us this week chatting about wishing she could plot her novels, learning and then teaching with the Faber Academy and how big splashy deals don't always lead to a sustainable writing career.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Contemporary fiction author, Faith Hogan joins us this week to chat about her career as novelist, her process and writing crime fiction as Geraldine Hogan.Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Literary agent, Juliet Pickering returns to the podcast to chat about the things that have changed in publishing over the past few years as well as the latest stories and authors that she's looking out for!Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter

Literary agent and Head of Books, Olivia Maidment joins us this week to chat about her career in publishing, her list of authors and the dos and don't of query letters!Support the show on Patreon! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏For audio listeners: Spotify Apple AmazonListen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spotify Apple AmazonFollow on socials! 🥳 Instagram TikTok Twitter