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

Spooky YA romance author, BookToker and Waterstones bookseller, Rosie Talbot is on the show this week sharing the excitement of her upcoming debut novel, Sixteen Souls, with us. Hear all about her amazing journey with this book from being set on self-publishing and then signing with Scholastic just months before the release! Support the show on Patreon Signing up to the Patreon will give you acces...

Historical fiction, non-fiction and biographical author, Rebecca Stott in on the podcast this week to talk about her latest novel, 'Dark Earth'. Hear all about the inspirations and research that goes into her work as well as a glimpse into what it was like growing up in a cult and then overcoming the fear of documenting it in her award winning book, 'In the Days of Rain'. Support the show on Patre...

YA Horror/Mystery author and book blogger, Amy McCaw shares her approach to worldbuilding, creating characters and bringing it all together in Mina and the Undead and the upcoming sequel, Mina and the Slayers. Support the show on Patreon Signing up to the Patreon will give you access to the Discord server, where you'll be able to interact directly with Jamie as well as many of the previous agents,...

WriteMentor's founder Stuart White is back, along with dystopian YA author, Melissa Welliver fresh off the back of winning her first award with debut, The Undying Tower. It's almost time for the 4th WOWCON, WriteMentor's annual online conference and they tell us all about the amazing things that are going on and the awesome guests they have lined up. I also snuck in a question about Stuart's writi...

Contemporary romance author and foodie/travel journalist Emma Hughes is on the podcast this week sharing her experience a year on from releasing her debut novel 'No Such Thing As Perfect'. Lots of great stuff about what happens between signing a publishing deal and actually publishing a book as well as the daunting process of writing a follow up novel to a deadline. Emma also shares her investigat...

Winner of this year's Joan Hessayon Award, historical romance author, Suzie Hull is on the show this week telling us all about her patient journey with writing and fulfilling her publishing dream with  debut novel "In This Foreign Land" and a follow up in the same year! Support the show on Patreon Signing up to the Patreon will give you access to the Discord server, where you'll be able to in...

Julie Cohen has pubilshed almost thirty books, sold over a million, taught and lectured creative writing across the world and is currently vice president of the Romantic Novelist Association to name but a few of the incredible things she's done. We talk all about her new book 'Summer People' as well as her amazing journey and experience over twenty years of writing and publishing. She tells us all...

Senior editor, Mattie Whitehead is in this week to tell us all about her work over at Little Tiger. We go into what the role of an editor entails, all of the steps involved from commissioning through to publication and how it can be a daunting thing to send edits to authors. Support the show on Patreon Signing up to the Patreon will give you access to the Discord server, where you'll be able to in...

Speculative, literary thriller author and publishing manager, Beth Lewis, shares her amazing experiences across almost every aspect of publishing. We talk all about the day to day of her work including her involvement in commissioning new books and authors. And on the other side of the curtain Beth tells us about her writing process, the different ways that her style has evolved from her first boo...

Romantic comedy author and editor, Lily Lindon, joins Jamie this week to tell us all about her debut novel, Double Booked, a bisexual rom-com. Turns out even experienced editors experience all of the same woes and stresses that other debut novelists go through! Lily goes on to tell us all about her work at Penguin Random House's Vintage before she moved over to Novelry. If you hang around to the e...

Editorial director turned literary agent, Amber Caraveo joins us this week to tell us all about her amazing career in publishing. We talk all about setting up Skylark Literary Agency with Joanna Moult, how they operate and work with each author on an individual bespoke basis. Amber also lets us in on her list, how she approaches submissions and what  sort of authors and books she's looking fo...

Contemporary fiction author, editor and creative consultant, Danielle Pender joins us fresh off the release of her first book, 'Watching Women & Girls". We talk all about the book, why she chose to do it as a collection of short stories and how it is an extension of her magazine, Riposte, which she founded to advocate for women's voices. Support the show on Patreon Signing up to the Patreon wi...

Literary Agent, Sandra Sawicka drops in this week to tell us all about her work as an agent and foreign rights manager over at Marjacq Literary Agency. We go deep on the submission process, the dos and don't as well as what she is looking to add to her list. A really great episode for anyone querying their work and looking to tighten up their submission. Support the show on Patreon Signing up to t...

Dystopian YA author, Melissa Welliver is back! This time we talk all about the craft, the best advice and lessons we've found and of course her rigorous and calculated planning structure that maps out her plot points almost down to the exact word number! Lots of great stuff about world building, story arcs and how a novel is constructed. Support the show on Patreon Signing up to the Patreon will g...

Romantic comedy author, Kirsty Eyre calls in alongside her husband, paranormal crime author, Adam Simcox. We hear about Kirsty's latest release 'You Had Me At Halloumi' and Adam's upcoming release 'The Generation Killer' as well as how they help each other with critique between school runs! Support the show on Patreon Signing up to the Patreon will give you access to the Discord server, where you'...

Contemporary YA author, Joya Goffney is here, fresh off the release of her second novel, 'Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl' to tell us all about how her first book, 'Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry' went through the publishing rollercoaster and the challenges of writing something new after a very successful debut. We also talk about the struggles that come from outside of the writing like the public...

Publishing professional and industry YouTuber, Eleanor Rose is back! Catching up, we talk all about her past year and her knew job, moving from production into marketing and publicity and also from academic books into children's. We go in depth about the processes of how books are marketed, her interaction with the authors and the new wave of TikTok marketing that's taking over publishing. Support...

Contemporary fiction author and head of editorial at Black Ballad, Jendella Benson is in this week's episode telling us all about her long journey with storytelling, social journalism and photography, and how it all led to the publication of her debut novel, 'Hope and Glory'. She shares the story of how she signed with her agent, Juliet Pickering, the push back she gave on the cover for the novel...

Co-founder and CEO of Whitefox, John Bond shares a wealth of experience from decades in the publishing industry as well as everything that is going on at Whitefox and what it is they offer to writers, agents and publishers. We also talk a little bit about some new directions that John thinks publishing might head in the future. An incredible insight for anybody writing and looking to get their wor...

Literary agent, Claire Draper of the Bent Agency, tells us all about their career path in publishing as well as many of the challenges of being a literary agent and working in the industry. We go into what it's like finding and working with clients overseas as well as what they are looking to add to their list this year. Support the show on Patreon Signing up to the Patreon will give you access to...

BAFTA short-listed documentary film producer, Lizzie Gillett, is on this week after presenting the RNA's Jackie Collins Award as a result of her amazing work on the Jackie Collins documentary, Lady Boss. Lizzie tells us all about her role within feature length documentaries, she shares some advice for would-be film-makers and tells the story of how Jackie Collins' daughters reached out to Passion...

Author of two fantasy novels, senior editor at Chicken House and all around awesome person, Kesia Lupo is on this week's episode to share her experiences working her way into and through publishing as an editor and an author. We talk about how she approaches editing both on her own work and with the authors she works with as well as how some of the cogs and gears turn at Chicken House when it come...

Contemporary romance author, Justin Myers AKA The Guyliner, drops in this week to tell us about his new novel, 'The Fake-Up'. We talk about all sorts of things including his writing origins, how he got a taste for television with a consulting role on the adaptation of Adam Kay's 'This Is Going To Hurt' and how he first started blogging, which lead to him becoming a columnist for GQ. Support the sh...

Award winning romantic fiction author, Liz Fenwick joins us, fresh off the release of her newest book, 'The River Between Us', which won the RNA's Popular Romantic Fiction Award. Liz tells us all about her writing journey, how she immersed herself in the industry and the beautiful landscapes of Cornwall that ended up being her muse. Support the show on Patreon Signing up to the Patreon will give y...

Literary agent, Megan Carroll is here to talk about her work with Watson, Little. We discuss her career path as well as what advice she would give to all those publishing hopefuls out there, looking to get their foot into the door of the industry. Megan also shares her approach to submissions and how she approaches new clients, including how you should choose comparison titles and which ones to av...