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

Contemporary fiction author, Celia Silvani is here to talk about her debut novel, Baby Teeth and the many years it has been in the making! 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended episodes and more! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writing, tropes and publishing! ✍️ WriteMentor 🧑‍🏫 Get a whole month with WriteMent...

Contemporary fantasy author and illustrator, Isa Agajanian is here to chat about her debut novel, which was originally self-published and has since become traditionally published with Tor. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended episodes and more! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writing, tropes and publishing! ✍️...

Contemporary fiction author and winner of the Comedy Women in Print Prize 2023, Silvia Saunders is here chatting about her journey to publication, her debut novel 'Homesick' and more writing adventures. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended episodes and more! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writing, tropes and p...

Best-selling fantasy romance author, Helen Scheuerer is here to chat about her latest novel, moving into hybrid publication and her approach to creating a fantastical universe! 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended episodes and more! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writing, tropes and publishing! ✍️ WriteMentor...

International best-selling fiction and non-fiction author Amanda Prowse is on the podcast this week to chat about all her novels, keeping up a writing schedule of two books a year and how personal tragedy lead to a life-changing non-fiction book. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended episodes and more! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami...

Literary agent and UK Managing Director of Literary, Anna Dixon joins us for the first episode of 2025! Listen in for some great insights into the publishing industry as well as Anna's day to day approach to agenting, looking at query letters and working with authors. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended episodes and more! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Ja...

Literary agent, author and former senior editor, Kesia Lupo is back to tell us about her new move into agenting, working across US and UK markets and how she is figuring out the most sustainable way for her to tackle query letters! Update! Kesia is no longer a literary agent she has returned to editorial. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended episodes and more! 📚...

NYT best-selling cosy fantasy author and audiobook narrator, Travis Baldree is here! We chat about his writing journey from breakout indie publishing success and moving into traditional publishing as well as working as an audiobook narrator, Travis' writing process, the third book and his experiences working in video games. Travis' website - https://www.travisbaldree.com/ 👋 Visit the website ➡️ w...

Literary agent, Zoe Ross joins us this week to chat about her work with United Agents, her career path through publishing and the many hurdles writers need to overcome to reach publication. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended episodes and more! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writing, tropes and publishing! ✍️...

Contemporary fiction author and creative writing lecturer, Raghav Rao speaks with Jamie about his debut novel and his long journey with storytelling and publishing that started with him writing fan-fiction of Redwall. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended episodes and more! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writin...

Literary agent, Daisy Chandley is here to chat about working at PFD and the career path of an agent as well as how she tackles submissions and what she's looking to add to her list. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended episodes and more! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writing, tropes and publishing! ✍️ WriteMe...

Best-selling romantic fantasy author, Mary E. Pearson joins us this week to chat about her latest novel, her approach to keeping momentum whilst writing and the ups and downs of her publishing journey through the years. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended episodes and more! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writ...

Historical and fantasy romance author, Elizabeth May joins us this week to talk about her latest novel under her pen name Katrina Kendrick and the benefits of publishing under multiple names. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended episodes and more! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writing, tropes and publishing!...

Literary fiction writer and paediatric nurse, Emma Glass is here to chat about her third novel, Mrs Jekyll and how she was commissioned to write it as well as the rest of her unusual publishing journey. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended episodes and more! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writing, tropes and p...

Children's fantasy author, Jennifer Claessen is on this week to chat about finishing her middle-grade trilogy with 'The December Witches', the children's market in publishing and doing her best not to tell us all about the next trilogy she's working on. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended episodes and more! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa an...

Best-selling author and illustrator, Edward Carey joins us to chat about writing fantastical historical fiction across age groups and the ups and downs of his long writing and publishing career. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended episodes and more! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writing, tropes and publishin...

Children's and YA literary agent Becca Langton returns to the podcast to check in and tell us all about what's been going on with her work in publishing, working in the US market whilst living in London and being in the middle of two book auctions! 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa an...

Best-selling women's fiction author, Michelle Vernal joins us all the way from New Zealand to talk about her journey into publishing, her writing process and the perks of being a hybrid author and having a contract with Bookouture whilst simultaneously indie publishing another series of her own. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The C...

Contemporary spy thriller writer, David Goodman is here to chat about his debut novel, the unusual journey it took on submission and keeping a healthy mentality when it comes to writing and publishing. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writing, tropes a...

Children's author and illustrator, Louie Stowell joins us this week to chat about the success of the Loki series, accidentally becoming her own illustrator and the challenges of finding a readership with middle grade books. (Photo by Robin Christian ©) https://lokibooks.com/books/making-enemies 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Ch...

Debut novelist and TikTok/Instagram content creator, Cameron Capello joins us this week to chat about her new book, how her TikTok followers inspired her to finish it and her favourite romance tropes. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writing, tropes an...

Psychological thriller author and practicing therapist, Ellie Monago joins us on the podcast this week to talk about her latest novel, her ups and downs in publishing and why she ultimately decided not to have an agent. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things...

Author, journalist, broadcaster and one of Forbes' 30 under 30s, Olivia Petter is on the podcast to talk about her debut novel, fiction versus non-fiction and her writing  and publishing adventures! [Photo by Alexandra Cameron] 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk abo...

Contemporary fiction writer, Kitty Johnson is on the podcast discussing the ups and downs of her long journey to publication, her latest novel 'Prickly Company' and volunteering to help local hedgehogs. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all things writing, tropes...

Literary and book-to-screen agent, Hannah Weatherill is on the podcast chatting about her career in publishing, what it means to pitch books to television and film studios and building a brand new list with Watson Little. 💖 Join the Patreon 🙏 Support the show and get access to the extended cuts early and ad-free! 📚 The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes 🥳 Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about all thin...