Of the Publishing Persuasion

We have a powerhouse duo on the podcast today. Author, Producer and Editor at Blackstone Publishing, Brendan Deneen and Aussie Horror God Katya de Becerra, whose newly release Adult Debut was edited by Brendan. We can't wait for you to hear all the incredible things they both had to say. But first, here's more about BrendanAbout Brendan: Brendan Deneen is the author of the award-winning no...

We had the best chat with the glorious human that it THE Melissa R. Collings. We can't wait for you all to tune in. But first, here's more about Melissa: Before Melissa Collings started writing women’s fiction and romantic comedies, she worked as a surgical physician associate in Nashville, where one of her favorite procedures was reconstructing a lower-lumbar tattoo after a back surgery....

We had the best chat with author and all round icon, THE Clare Edge! Clare's new book NATURAL SELECTION sounds like everything we need, and we absolutely loved how intentional she is about everything in her writing career! We cant wait for you all to tune in! But first, more about Clare: Clare Edge is an author (and witch) who was raised in the Rocky Mountains, where she learned to be “bear aw...

We have another agent baddie in the house!! We're so excited to share this episode with the absolute powerhouse that is THE Rita Veras!! Rita took us to writer class and we drank in every word! We can't wait for you to hear all the incredible things she has to say. But first, here's more about Rita: Rita Veras is an Associate Agent at Rosecliff Literary. She started writing short stori...

We have another absolutely badass literary agent/author interview for you, with the absolute ICON that is THE Jennifer Herrera! We can't wait for you all to tune in and hear all the amazing things she had to say, but first, here's more about Jennifer! Jennifer Michelle Herrera was born in northwest Ohio and has lived in Missouri, California, Michigan, New York, and Pennsylvania. She studie...

We had the best time chatting with the incredible human that is Danai Christopoulou! Author and Associate Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency! We can't wait for you to tune in and hear all about Danai's incredible journey and wise words! But first, here's more about Danai: Danai Christopoulou is a Pushcart Prize nominated SFF author and editor. After a long career as a journal...

We had the best time chatting with Aussie Fantasy Author Maithree Wijesekara! We can't wait for you to join in the fun, but first, here's more about Maithree: Maithree Wijesekara is an Australian-Sri Lankan author based in Melbourne. Graduating with a Master’s degree in Dentistry in 2021, she splits her time between telling people to please brush their teeth, and writing stories inspired b...

It's Literary Agent season on the pod! And we are coming in HOT with the absolutely iconic queen that is THE Kiana (Kiki) Nguyen! Kiana (Kiki) Nguyen is a literary agent at Donald Maass Literary Agency . Kiki Nguyen started in publishing in 2015 with an internship with Wunderkind PR, independent book publishing PR company, working on campaigns with authors such as Ernest Cline. There, she disc...

We had the best chat with the author queen that is THE Dana Swift!! We can't wait for you all to tune in! But first here's more about Dana: DANA SWIFT started making up fantasy worlds when she was eleven years old and hasn’t stopped since. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned degrees in English and Advertising. Dana currently lives in Austin, Texas with he...

We had the best time chatting with the absolute icon that is THE Barbara Perez Marquez! We can't wait for you all to join us, but first, here's more about Barbara: Barbara Perez Marquez was born and raised in the Dominican Republic, now she lives in the USA. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and writes short and long-form fiction. During her career, she has also been an editor, translat...

We can't stop thinking about our incredible chat with Grandpere's Ghost Swamp Author Rachel M. Marsh! We can't wait for you to tune in! But first, here's more about Rachel! Rachel M. Marsh grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where she took field trips to Alligator Bayou and assumed the entire United States celebrated Mardi Gras. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Tulane University...

NEW EPISODE AND NEW YA Romantasy Anthology alert!!! We were so lucky to get to chat to both the editor, Shari B. Pennant , and contributing authors Jill Tew and Angela Montoya about their incredible stories and process for their anthology THESE KINDRED HEARTS. About the anthology: Not even a deadly curse can stop these Happily Ever Afters “Tenderhearted and filled with sweeping magical adventures,...

We went on allll the side quests, chatting with the absolute queen that it THE Anna Mercier!! We can't wait for you to tune in, but first, here's more about Anna: Anna Mercier is an adventurer and life-long learner. After a decade of teaching, she's developed a raucous sense of humor as well as an intense love of connecting with others. She carries this into her books which often tackl...

We were so lucky to get to chat with the one and only Tracy Yong this month about all things marketing, printing and community. We love hearing all the behind the scenes things, and we know you will too! We can't wait for you all to tune in. But first, here's more about Tracey: Tracy is a strategist and marketing communications leader based in Naarm/Melbourne. As the brand manager of Folio...

We had the best time going deep and chatting with the magical human that is debut Author: THE Loretta Chefchaouni! We can't wait for you to join us as we talk about persistence in publishing, found family, and grieving living parents. But first, here's more about Loretta! Loretta Chefchaouni is a former early childhood educator from Florida who writes for teens. Her fantastical tales turn...

We had our very own feminine coming of rage, chatting with the absolute ICON that is THE R.J. Valldeperas, debut author of the newly released YA fantasy THEIR WILL UNDONE. We can't wait for you all to join us for this episode, but first, here's more about RJ: RJ is a Peruvian/Venezuelan writer from Florida, where she lives with her husband, five children, three goats and nine chickens. Whe...

Our souls feel lighter and brighter after chatting with the most glorious energy human that it THE Marvellous Michael Anson @justmarvewrites  🤩👑✨️ We can't wait for you to join us, but first, here's more about Marve: Marve has been writing for over a decade, and her trade debut fantasy novel, Firstborn of the Sun , the first in a trilogy, was published by Penguin Michael Joseph in Octob...

The sands of time flowed faster chatting with the absolute ICON that is USA Today bestselling author of A VOW IN VENGEANCE, THE Jaclyn Rodriguez!!🤩👑✨️ We can't wait for you to join us on chats about writer journey, burnout and the agony of waiting in publishing, but first, here's more about Jaclyn: Jaclyn Rodriguez  is a biracial author of Puerto Rican heritage and has been madly in lov...

We had the best time chatting with the absolute warm hug of a human that is THE Sarah Marie Jette!!️️ ️🤩👑✨️We can't wait for you all to join us, but first, here's more about Sarah! Sarah Marie grew up in Maine, in a house filled with cats and books. She spent her summers at county fairs, where her parents raced horses. Sarah Marie studied English and creative writing in college. Followi...

Fresh off the Kelly Clarkson show and straight onto Of the Publishing Persuasion, we had THE Petra Lord on the podcast this week! Our writer souls were healed chatting with Petra, author of the instant New York Times and Indie Bestseller QUEEN OF FACES !! We can't wait for you to join us and listen to all the incredible things Petra had to say! But first, here's more about the queen hersel...

When the Timing is Right with Bestselling Author Laura Taylor Namey @laura_namey ✨️ Author of: A CUBAN GIRL'S GUIDE TO TEA AND TOMORROW,  the newly released: IF WE NEVER END, and more! 👑✨️Today we're talking all about timing, One Piece, and Angela's big news!! Tune in now ! 👒🏴‍☠️💃✨️ About IF WE NEVER END:  You've Reached Sam meets If I Stay in this epic romance spanning life...

What a joy to have this absolute delight of a human on the show this week: THE Alexis Maragold!!! Debut author of THIS SAFE DARKNESS. We can't wait for you to tune in and hear all the inspiring things Alexis had to share with us in our interview. But first, here's more about our girl! Alexis Maragold  is a disabled fantasy author who’s learned the hard way that life doesn’t have to be pain...

We missed chatting together way too much, and with release day just days away, we couldn't resist doing a check in episode to talk all things Carnival Fantástico with the icon, the legend, the moment herself, THE Angela Montoya. Of the Publishing Persuasion is a writing and bookish podcast HOSTED BY: @angelamontoya_author  & @melanie_schubert_writer #OfthePublishingPersuasion   #podcast  ...

New year, new episode!! And this one is the writer therapy we needed chatting with absolutely incredible human that is THE Kate Dramis! We can't wait for you all to tune in! But first, here's more about Kate! Kate Dramis is an Atlanta-based writer whose obsession with fantasy worlds and escaping into a good love story eventually drove her to chase her dreams of being an author. Inspired by...

Today's guest is USA TODAY BESTSELLER & award-winning fantasy and romance author, the absolutely magical human that is THE Nia Davenport/ N.E. Davenport! We can't wait for you to hear all the amazing things she had to say, but first, here's more about Nia: Nia "N.E." Davenport is the Science Fiction/Fantasy author of The Praetorian Trials and its sequel (Harper Voyager)....