Reedsy Live: The Podcast

Season 3 Chapter 3: The Prince and the Paradox 10.09.2019 24:52 ↓

Kids can be picky, especially when it comes to what they prefer to read. So why not give it to them?

Season 3 Chapter 2: The Least Syllable of Thy Addition 03.09.2019 25:46 ↓

How do you insult your audience without insulting their sensibilities... or their intelligence? When writing for a juvenile audience, finding the right balance is more important than ever.

Season 3 Chapter 1: Like Magic 27.08.2019 23:24 ↓

When it comes to writing a bestseller, magical worlds work like a charm, right up until they don't.

Season 3 Prologue: Amateur Hour 27.08.2019 21:45 ↓

It's hard enough writing a novel for anyone. When writing for kids aged 12 to 18, it's another challenge altogether.

Addendum 6: All The Cool Kids Are Doing It (with Jacqui Castle) 13.08.2019 22:42 ↓

What comes first, the novel or the genre? A journalist turned novelist, a zeitgeist changing election, and a young adult reading trend might help us to find the answer.

Addendum 5: To Trope or Not To Trope (with Marlow York) 06.08.2019 21:51 ↓

Drawing from your influences is one thing, stealing from them is another. How did Marlow York walk the tricky tightrope of writing with tropes?

Addendum 4: Flashback (with Benjamin Davis) 16.07.2019 23:28 ↓

How do you market a book that you can barely even describe? Benjamin Davis, author of a so called magical realism poetic memoir, travelled across the world to find the answer.

Season 2 Epilogue: Always A Challenge 05.06.2019 17:51 ↓

Writing never gets easier. How does Jenn still do so much of it anyway?

Season 2 Chapter 5: Making A Community 29.05.2019 23:04 ↓

How do you transform "working writer" from the job of your dreams into a career?

Season 2 Chapter 4: Making A Change 21.05.2019 22:13 ↓

In this day and age, readers care about your writing if they care about you first. So how do you turn "you" into a marketable brand?

Season 2 Chapter 3: Having A Community 14.05.2019 20:16 ↓

Over the past ten years, self-publishing has become unequivocally common. How can a new author stand out in such a large community?

Season 2 Chapter 2: The New World 07.05.2019 21:03 ↓

Before it was a multimillion dollar industry, self-publishing was a new world. But was the (literal) gold rush worth the (figurative) smallpox?

Season 2 Chapter 1: The People v. Cozy Mysteries 30.04.2019 22:40 ↓

Is "writing to market" the same as selling out, or is it just good business?

Season 2 Prologue: In Your Dreams 30.04.2019 18:00 ↓

How do you transform "working writer" from a job that's in your dreams to the job of your dreams?

Addendum 3: Happily Ever After (with Anthony Sciarratta) 02.04.2019 22:31 ↓

Is ending your story "happily ever after" cliché? Maybe -- but some clichés exist for a reason.

Addendum 2: The Human Element (with Eliot Peper) 19.03.2019 37:53 ↓

What is the best way to market a book in the Internet age? Technology may have changed, but the answer hasn't -- for over 2,000 years.

Addendum 1: Choice Words for First Drafts (with Brett Putter) 12.03.2019 22:55 ↓

How do you turn your first draft into a published book? According to Brett Putter, founder of CultureGene and author of "Culture Decks Decoded," the answer may be unsuitable for print.

Epilogue: What is an Epilogue? 08.01.2019 17:36 ↓

How do you end a novel, a story, or a podcast? Perhaps, with an epilogue.

Chapter 5: Going to Market 01.01.2019 24:59 ↓

In an oversaturated market, how do you make your product stand out? Be it running shoes or books — the answer is the same.

Chapter 4: The Design Stage 25.12.2018 26:01 ↓

How do you design the cover your book will inevitably be judged by?

Chapter 3: Deal or No Deal 18.12.2018 24:41 ↓

The classic writer’s dilemma: traditional or self-publishing?

Chapter 2: Acquiring an Editor 11.12.2018 25:29 ↓

What better way to celebrate finishing a novel than by throwing out half of it?

Chapter 1: The Writing Process 11.12.2018 22:26 ↓

Besides a room of one’s own, what does it really take to write a book?

Prologue: What is a Prologue? 11.12.2018 11:21 ↓

Meet Shaz Kahng — working mother, sportswear CEO, indie author.

Trailer: Bestseller 04.12.2018 1:36 ↓

Trailer: Bestseller by Reedsy