The Truth About Negotiating Your Own Contract
Amy True negotiated the contracts for her first two books (and explains why she wouldn’t recommend that!). We also discuss her long publishing journey over four different agents, “book bibles” for ser...
16 Sep 50min
Creative Writing Degrees & a Decade to Debut
Lisa Lee got both an MFA and a PhD in creative writing! Now, after many, many years (and many revisions!) her debut literary novel, AMERICAN HAN, is receiving oodles of accolades. The Long Road to Pub...
4 Sep 39min
Freshman Rush and a Sophomore Slump
Kathleen Barber’s bestselling debut, TRUTH BE TOLD, was turned into a TV series with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine company. Her sophomore novel… didn’t do so well. But she kept on writing despite...
26 Aug 46min
Editors & Co-Authors Writing in Many Genres
David Griffin Brown and Michelle Barker have both been on long journeys to publishing their novels. Now, in addition to being editors at The Darling Axe, they are successfully self-publishing their co...
14 Aug 1h 3min
An Agent Miracle & Curveballs to Come
Journalist Mimi Montgomery signed with the first agent she queried (!!), and is using her dog as part of the guerrilla marketing campaign for her debut novel, MURDER BITES, which is a satirical murder...
5 Aug 38min
Premise-palooza & Writing Hitchcock for Kids
After brainstorming over 100 ideas, Amy Tern came up with a Hitchcock-inspired premise for a middle grade novel… and finally landed both an agent and a book deal with Holiday House for her debut novel...
24 Juli 47min
The Case of the Accidental Self-Publisher
When former FBI agent Jerri’s crime novel died on submission, she “accidentally” started self-publishing. And after a long and emotional road (and some work as a TV consultant!), she’s finally landed ...
15 Juli 1h 1min
Her 20th Book, But It Felt Like Her First
Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau started out writing books for teens in French for a French publisher. She now writes in English, and has had four novels published in the US: two YA rom-coms and two adult thril...
8 Juli 1h 10min
