Natasha Ngan on Finding The Courage to Write The Book of Our Hearts
Have you ever wondered what goes into building strong and vibrant fantasy worlds? How to add moments of warmth and humor when writing about darker topics? How about creating space…
Querying
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R.F. Kuang on Writing Through Difficult Scenes
How do you approach agents during the querying stage? How do you find the one who will champion your work? How important is the pacing of your manuscript in order…
Eric Smith on Breaking Down the Query Letter & Life as a Literary Agent and Author
Where does a literary agent find new author clients? What are specific examples of query letters that really catch an agent’s attention? We get into all of that (and so…
Jenny Bent on The Path of a Literary Agent and Founder of The Bent Agency
Jenny founded The Bent Agency nearly 10 years ago and it has now grown into having nine agents with a strong focus on international rights and has offices in New…
Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner on Building a Healthy and Successful Collaboration as Co-Authors
We have co-authors Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner on our show! Meagan is the author of Hunted and the Skylark trilogy, and Amie is the co-author of The Illuminae Files.…
Ryan T. Higgins on the Importance of Looking at Your Story in Small Chunks
Ryan T. Higgins is the bestselling author and illustrator of the picture book “Mother Bruce” which received the E.B. White Read-Aloud Award and the Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor. In…
Rebecca Green on Staying Inspired as an Artist
Rebecca Green is an incredibly talented illustrator and painter, and is the picture book author of How to Make Friends with a Ghost. In this episode, Rebecca walks us through…
Ruta Sepetys on Authenticity in Researching Historical Novels & Writing Multiple POVs
We have Ruta Sepetys on 88 Cups of Tea this week! Ruta is a New York Times bestseller and a Carnegie Medal winning crossover author whose critically acclaimed novels are read…
