The Write and Wrong Podcast | Writing Tips, Book Publishing and Literary Agents

Historical fiction writer and publishing marketing manager, Carmella Lowkis drops by to chat about her second novel, researching historical fiction and being on both sides of the publishing industry. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spotify Apple Amazon Listen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's...

Hybrid middle grade and romantasy author, Stephanie Burgis joins us this week to chat about how she became a hybrid author and why she continues to publish both independently and traditionally. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spotify Apple Amazon Listen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other...

NYT bestselling horror author, screenwriter and non-fiction author, Grady Hendrix is here! We chat about the research rabbit hole, how he started traditional publishing without an agent and the challenges of being a career author. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spotify Apple Amazon Listen to The Chosen...

Literary agent, John Baker is here to chat about his career, publishing as a whole and how he approaches queries and finding new authors. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spotify Apple Amazon Listen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson! 📚 Spoti...

Satirical science fiction writers and former co-writers of Douglas Adams, Martin Smith and Will Adams are with us this week, chatting about their debut novel 'Consequences', stories of their time writing and performing with Douglas Adams and a candid chat about the publishing industry and the problems they ran into whilst publishing with Amazon. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended ep...

Mystery/thriller author Kerry Whittle drops by this week to chat about her debut novel and the wedding table that inspired it as well as the differences between publishing and journalism. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spotify Apple Amazon Listen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcas...

International bestselling SFF author, Adrian Tchaikovsky joins us this week to chat about his many upcoming releases including a novella, a graphic novel, a new Warhammer story and the latest in his Children of Time series. We also go back to his start as a writer, the many years he spent looking for an agent and how the industry has changed over the years. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get...

Editor turned literary agent Rachel Neely is with us this week to talk about her journey from editor to agent, a bit behind the curtain of both roles and what sorts of stories she's looking to add to her list. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spotify Apple Amazon Listen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes...

Dan Coxon is here to chat about his new book, the fourth in his essay anthology series on writing as well as his journey to become a freelance editor. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spotify Apple Amazon Listen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gib...

Contemporary fiction and romance author, Iman Hariri-Kia is here talking about how much fun she had writing her latest novel, 'Female Fantasy', the power of the romance genre, expressing different parts of herself through her different novels and her parents' reactions to reading her sex scenes. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else....

Literary agent, Ciara Finan joins to chat about her journey through publishing, what she's looking for in query letters and agents becoming more pro-active and seeking out fiction writers online through social media and other content platforms. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spotify Apple Amazon Listen...

Author, screenwriter and playwright, Nina Millns joins us this week to chat about writing across different disciplines, working with the Dr Who team, finding her agent and then losing her and ultimately reconnecting with her, and our shared love of Ursula K. Le Guin. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spoti...

NYT and Sunday Times bestseller Olivie Blake joins us this week to chat about her new book "Girl Dinner", her writing process, how she went self-publishing to traditional publishing and her upcoming graphic novel with illustrator, Little Chmura. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spotify Apple Amazon Listen...

Crime and mystery novelist, Alis Hawkins is here alongside her good friend Emma Corfield Walters who co-founded, owns and runs Book-ish, an independent bookshop in Crickhowell (and now also Abergavenny). We had a great chat about how Alis and Emma got to where they are and the value of booksellers and authors knowing each other on a personal level. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended...

Literary agent, Becky Thomas is here, talking about how she became a literary agent, her experiences in the industry and founding her own agency. We also get into lots of advice for querying agents and some of the early impacts of AI on publishing. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spotify Apple Amazon Lis...

Fantasy author Sarah Beth Durst swings by to chat about her latest cosy fantasy novel, writing fantasy across all of its different sub-genres and age groups as well as the long and winding roads of publishing. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spotify Apple Amazon Listen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes...

Romance author, Leeanne Slade joins us this week to chat about her fourth novel, burnt toast theory and embracing her unexpected and amazing publishing journey as an audiobook first author. Find out more about IngramSpark: www.ingramspark.com/learnmore Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spotify Apple Amazon...

Cosy fantasy author and YouTube vlogger, Lucy Jane Wood is here. Tune in to hear about the amazing tale of how a vlog about a trip she did to New York ended up landing her a publishing deal! Find out more about IngramSpark: www.ingramspark.com/learnmore Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spotify Apple Amazo...

Cosy mystery author and indie picture book writer and illustrator Carmela Dutra joins us this week to chat about how she persevered through years of querying before landing an agent and a two book publishing deal! Find out more about IngramSpark: www.ingramspark.com/learnmore Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listene...

Author, school librarian and dungeon master Lucas Maxwell is on the podcast this week to chat about winning the Times/Chicken House competition to publish his debut fiction novel, how table top RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons can benefit school communities and the day to day of a school librarian. Find out more about IngramSpark: www.ingramspark.com/learnmore Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And...

Literary agent and co-founder of Greenstone Literary Agency, Laura Heathfield joins us to chat about moving from aviation to publishing, how she tackles the challenges of being an agent and starting a literary agency with Tanera Simons. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spotify Apple Amazon Listen to The C...

Children's/YA author and award winning bookseller, Gráinne O'Brien joins us to chat about writing a verse novel, the role of a bookseller and the literary scene in Ireland. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spotify Apple Amazon Listen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa...

Best-selling cosy fantasy author Rebecca Thorne joins us this week for a deep dive into indie publishing! We also chat about how she started out on the traditional publishing route and was later inspired to try indie where she found incredible success and has since become a hybrid author, getting the best of both worlds! Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a wee...

Literary agent, Marilia Savvides joins us this week to talk about her career and experiences in publishing and starting her own agency, The Plot. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 For audio listeners: Spotify Apple Amazon Listen to The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes, Jamie's other podcast with Melissa Welliver and Naomi Gibson!...

Author and aerospace engineer, Autumn Woods is with us this week to chat about her debut dark academia novel, explain what cottage core is, finding success on TikTok without putting herself in front of the camera and her obsession with commissioning artists to draw snapshots of her stories. Support the show on Patreon ! 💖 And get extended episodes, ad-free and a week ahead of everyone else. 🙏 Fo...