S2 E33 - The Myth of the Instant Bestseller, with JT Greathouse
As our one and only return guest, JT Greathouse joins us for the launch of Season 2, this time in his capacity as a true-hybrid author (with a bookseller's eye). JT sold his debut, HAND OF THE SUN KIN...
10 Feb 202454min
31 - SEASON FINALE: Leverage, success, and life after Debut Year
Our final show of the season! This week, we talk frankly about author leverage--what it means, and how to use it. We also discuss when and how to pitch new books on proposal, the impact of past sales ...
26 Nov 202351min
30 - Relaunching A Career, with Holly Race
After being orphaned by multiple agents, and a COVID book launch that hamstrung her sales, Holly Race started again--querying with a fresh manuscript, in a different age category--before finally landi...
4 Nov 202353min
29 - Readerships, Sales, and Discoverability with Gail Carriger
Does Twitter sell books? Do book tours improve sales? How do readers actually find authors in the first place? Across a fifteen-year-career, NYT best-selling author Gail Carriger talks about hitting l...
14 Okt 202353min
28 - The Art of Success, with Wesley Chu
Against the odds, Wesley Chu's small-press debut novel became a break-out success. In the ten years since, he has published a dozen other titles, written for large IPs, signed deals with the Big 5, an...
22 Sep 20231h
27 - Foreign Rights and the Frankfurt Book
This week, we chat with Anika Scott, an international bestselling author of historical fiction. After years of writing, querying, and revising, Anika's debut novel was snapped up amidst a whirlwind of...
15 Sep 202359min
26 - Why Don't We Just Quit? with Kameron Hurley
After years of rejections, Kameron's early book deals ran into problems when her publishers either folded or went bankrupt, Instead of quitting, she kept going. And going. In the decade since, Hurley ...
7 Sep 202353min
25 - How to Write For Film, TV, and Tie-Ins (with D. V. Bishop)
If you've ever been curious about alternate or adjacent writing careers, this episode is for you! David "D.V." Bishop got his start 30 years ago writing for comics and IP franchises, before later movi...
25 Aug 20231h 4min
