Long Story Short
Darien Gee experienced many years of ups and downs with writing and publishing novels before getting her MFA (at the age of 50) and discovering a love for micro-prose, poetry, and narrative nonfiction...
8 Apr 57min
Agent Siblings & Creative INN-spiration
Casey Sciezka runs the Spruceton Inn, a Catskills Bed & Bar, as well as its annual Artist Residency that hosts world-renowned painters and bestselling and award-winning authors. Now on her third agent...
27 Mar 1h
Writing & Publishing Later in Life
Wendy Tokunaga has weathered bad book sales and agent break-ups. She’s published with a Big 5 publisher and self-published, and in this episode she makes a strong case for why most writers should at l...
18 Mar 48min
The Road to Publishing is Paved with Good Intuition
USA Today bestselling suspense author Marisa Walz uses her intuition when making writing and publishing decisions. After many manuscripts she “just knew” Good Intentions would be the one to finally ge...
11 Mar 48min
"I Became My Own Publisher"
When traditional publishers didn’t think there was a market for historical fiction featuring black female leads, Vanessa Riley bet on herself, and won big! After finding success with self-publishing, ...
27 Feb 45min
Confessions of a Conference Junkie
Michelle Maryk has had a long career in acting and sketch-writing, and her debut novel, The Found Object Society, was just been released from Disney Hyperion. Michelle and I discuss how her acting bac...
18 Feb 54min
Five Agents & The Pitch Queen
Karin Gillespie has had FIVE literary agents and has published in all the ways: Big 5, small indie press, & self-publishing. With 20+ years of experience in publishing, she knows how to pitch a novel ...
4 Feb 53min
Writing Weird & Cobbling Together a Creative Life
Author Lincoln Michel talks about teaching, freelancing, being a lit mag editor, and writing his popular Substack newsletter, Counter Craft. We also discuss short story collections, AI in publishing, ...
21 Jan 39min
