Reedsy Live: The Podcast

🔍 Discover how you can use Save the Cat to freak out your readers with the help of horror screenwriter, Jamie Nash 📝 Find the highlights for this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/save-the-cat-horror/

🔍 Book marketer Joel Pitney reveals his technique for securing (and leveraging) great endorsements from the people who really matter 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/get-amazing-endorsements-book/

🔍 Author and expert book marketer Bryan Cohen rewrites author-submitted book descriptions. 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/5-essential-…arketing-tactics/

🔍 Award-winning food and travel writer Joanna Pruess explains the basics of creating a compelling cookbook from your family recipes 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/family-recipes/

🔍 Learn the three simple questions that will get your book into gear and save you years of frustration

🔍 Non-fiction authors: learn about the business you're really in, how to start correctly, grow systematically, and scale to profitability

🔍 Editor Laura Mae Isaacman shares her top tips for writing cracking short stories 📝 Find a full transcript for this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/write-short-story-live-training/

🔍Editor and publisher Allister Thompson reveals his top five things to avoid when you're writing mystery fiction 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/mistakes-in-writing-mystery/

🔍 Learn about the most essential document of a nonfiction author's career from bestselling author Dr Noah Charney 📝 Find the highlights for this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/book-proposals-101/

🔍 Discover the essential elements behind all impactful scenes in this episode with Oksana Marafioti, a seasoned author and editor 📝 Find the highlights for this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/anatomy-of-a-great-scene/

🔍 Former Hachette and DC Comics editor Jim Spivey shows author what classic mistakes to avoid when writing a genre fiction series 📝 Find a full transcript for this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/writing-genre-series/

🔍 Author Paul Bradley Carr reveals his top tips for creating a memoir that appeals to a wider audience 📝 Find the full transcript for this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/how-to-write-a-memoir-with-commercial-appeal/

🔍 Find out how to turn your book into a gripping screenplay for film or TV 📝 Find a set of written highlights for this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/book-to-screenplay/

🔍 Former literary agent Rachel Stout reveals her tips for researching agents and personalizing query letters 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/personalizing-your-query-letters/

🔍 New York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt talks about her approach to story structure

🔍 Story consultant Jeff Lyons reveals his cookie-cutter formula for crafting a winning logline, and shares some of his own examples 📝 Find a full transcript for this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/logline/

🔍 Editor and children's author Tracy Gold discusses rhyming in picture books — is it needed, and how can you do it well? 📝 Find a full transcript for this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/rhyming-picture-books/

🔍 Get the ball rolling on your page-turning romance book in this episode with editor and romance extraordinaire Bryn Donovan 📝 Find the highlights for this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/plot-romance-novel/

🔍 Learn how to write a thought leadership book with author and keynote speaker, Stacy Ennis

🔍 Learn how poetry can elevate your novels, short stories, and non-fiction books with poet Emma Murf

🔍 Learn to write a compelling memoir with editor Jodi Fodor 📝 You can find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/memoir-fodor/

🔍 Learn to write the non-fiction book of your dreams with bestselling author Joanna Penn 📝 You can find a written summary of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/write-non-fiction-book-in-2025/

🔍 Author Tom Bromley shows you how to build your own story factory 📝 Find the highlights of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/generate-story-ideas/

🔍 Thriller author Andy Maslen talks about his writing process.

🔍 Editors Parul Bavishi and Rebecca Monterusso discuss the art of writing YA fiction that appeals to both teens and adults 📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/traits-of-successful-ya-novels/