An Editor Answers Your Writing and Publishing Questions - with Liz Szabla, Associate Publisher and Editor
Marissa chats with Liz Szabla, Associate Publisher of Feiwel & Friends, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, who also happens to be Marissa's editor! Discussion topics include what, exactly, an edit...
2 Nov 202053min
Overcoming Tough Deadlines with Lori Goldstein - Sources Say
Marissa chats with Lori Goldstein about her newest YA contemporary - SOURCES SAY - as well as facing a tough deadline in order to tie a book's release to specific world events (such as an election-the...
26 Okt 202034min
A Unique Multi-Author Fairy Tale Series - with Julie C. Dao - Broken Wish
Marissa chats with Julie C. Dao about her newest YA fantasy - BROKEN WISH, Book One of The Mirror series - as well as the unique way that this series has been developed; finding one's way back to writ...
19 Okt 202035min
A Día de Muertos-Inspired Paranormal Fantasy with Aiden Thomas - Cemetery Boys
Marissa chats with Aiden Thomas about his debut paranormal romance - CEMETERY BOYS - as well as the importance of exploring themes of self-acceptance and belonging in YA fiction, particularly for tran...
12 Okt 202047min
Pep Talks for Writers + NaNoWriMo Success Tips with Grant Faulkner
Marissa chats with Grant Faulkner, Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month and author of PEP TALKS FOR WRITERS. In this NaNoWriMo-themed episode, we discuss the concept of "productive procr...
5 Okt 202044min
A New Take on the King Midas Tale with Annie Sullivan - A Curse of Gold
Marissa chats with Annie Sullivan about her newest YA fantasy - A CURSE OF GOLD - as well as creating creepy yet believable villains; the challenge of writing an outline for your publisher when you're...
28 Sep 202037min
A Modern Take on King Arthur and a New Star Wars Anthology with Tracy Deonn - Legendborn
Marissa chats with Tracy Deonn about her debut contemporary fantasy - LEGENDBORN - and her contribution to the upcoming anthology - FROM A CERTAIN POINT OF VIEW: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK - as well as w...
21 Sep 202050min
Persevere in Your Writing and Publishing Goals with Joanne Levy - Fish Out of Water
Marissa chats with Joanne Levy, author and social media manager for The Happy Writer Podcast, about her newest middle grade contemporary - FISH OUT OF WATER - as well as writing that once-in-a-lifetim...
14 Sep 202042min
