Query Advice from Literary Agent Lucinda Halpern: Get Signed: Find an Agent, Land a Book Deal, and Become a Published Author
In this week’s episode Marissa chats with literary agent, coach, and now author, Lucinda Halpern, about her new book, GET SIGNED: FIND AN AGENT, LAND A BOOK DEAL, AND BECOME A PUBLISHED AUTHOR. Also d...
26 Feb 202451min
YA Fantasy, Heists, and Vampires with Hafsah Faizal: A Tempest of Tea
In this week’s episode Marissa chats with Hafsah Faizal about her latest YA fantasy heist, the first of a new duology, A TEMPEST OF TEA. Also discussed in this episode: how a non-reader can turn into ...
19 Feb 202440min
A Postapocalyptic Treasure Island Retelling with Dinesh Thiru: Into the Sunken City
In this week’s episode Marissa chats with Dinesh Thiru about his debut YA fantasy adventure, INTO THE SUNKEN CITY. Also discussed in this episode: how a gag project can inspire a writing career, retel...
12 Feb 202444min
The Audiobook Narrator and Comic Artist of With a Little Luck: feat. Chuck Gonzales and Stacy Carolan
In this week’s episode, the first of the 2024 season, Marissa chats about her brand-new book, WITH A LITTLE LUCK, the companion to INSTANT KARMA. Featured in this episode are two special guests: Chuck...
5 Feb 20241h 3min
YA Holiday Rom-Com with Elle Gonzalez Rose - Caught in a Bad Fauxmance
In this week’s episode, Marissa chats with Elle Gonzalez Rose about her queer YA rom-com, CAUGHT IN A BAD FAUXMANCE. Also discussed: How a career writing marketing copy for the screen is transferable ...
11 Des 202345min
How to Write Genrebending YA Sci-Fi / Fantasy with Andrea Tang - Kingdom of Without
In this week’s episode, Marissa chats with Andrea Tang about her latest sci-fi heist YA, KINGDOM OF WITHOUT. Also discussed, genre-bending in YA, on discovering who your character is during the writin...
4 Des 202346min
Writing Realistic Middle Grade with Jessica Vitalis - Coyote Queen
In this week’s episode, Marissa chats with Jessica Vitalis about her latest contemporary middle grade, COYOTE QUEEN. Also discussed: how to pronounce ‘coyote’ (which is not as simple as one might thin...
20 Nov 202344min
Witches and Evocative Contemporary Settings with Kate Pearsall - Bittersweet in the Hollow
In this week’s episode, Marissa chats with Kate Pearsall about her debut YA mystery (with magic!), BITTERSWEET IN THE HOLLOW. Also discussed: NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), creating an evoc...
13 Nov 202340min
