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82. Crafting Characters: Arcs
82. Crafting Characters: Arcs
This week JJ and Kelly conclude their Crafting Characters series with NARRATIVE ARCS. Apologies for sounding scatterbrai... Read more
1 Feb 2018
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1hr 4mins
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64. Query Refresher
64. Query Refresher
JJ and Kelly are back with an evergreen topic: queries! We revisit query letters and what makes them successful. There's... Read more
22 Jun 2017
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1hr 6mins
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66. Query Critique III
66. Query Critique III
This week JJ and Kelly run another query critique podcast! The quality of the submissions were pretty high all around, s... Read more
6 Jul 2017
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1hr 2mins
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84. Reviews
84. Reviews
This week JJ and Kelly talk reviews, publishing's necessary evil. Bottom line? Reviews are not for authors. Repeat: REVI... Read more
8 Mar 2018
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1hr 10mins
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78. So You've Published a Book—Now What?
78. So You've Published a Book—Now What?
So what is life like after your first book comes out, or as Kelly would say, when you're no longer the baby of the famil... Read more
7 Dec 2017
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1hr 34mins
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62. Author Life: Public vs. Private
62. Author Life: Public vs. Private
A bit of a contentious topic this week, but JJ and Kelly discuss the boundaries between your public self and your privat... Read more
23 Feb 2017
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1hr 7mins
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45. Author Career: The Business of Being an Author
45. Author Career: The Business of Being an Author
This week JJ and Kelly tackle the BUSINESS of being an Author, how being an Author (business person) differs from being ... Read more
15 Sep 2016
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1hr 1min
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74. Archetypes: The Coming of Age Narrative
74. Archetypes: The Coming of Age Narrative
JJ and Kelly wrap up their Summer of Archetypes with Coming of Age narratives! Did you read and love The Pigman in middl... Read more
31 Aug 2017
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59mins
Ranked #9
75. Q&A!
75. Q&A!
Kelly and JJ answer questions this week! What does it mean when an agent or editor follows you on twitter? How can you b... Read more
8 Sep 2017
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1hr 2mins
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27. Characterization: Ancillary Characters
27. Characterization: Ancillary Characters
This week JJ and Kelly continue with their characterization series by discussing ANCILLARY CHARACTERS. We love ancillary... Read more
21 Apr 2016
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1hr 2mins
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22. Query Critique I
22. Query Critique I
This week Kelly and JJ live-critique five queries submitted for review. Thank you to everyone who sent us their queries!... Read more
17 Mar 2016
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1hr 11mins
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18. Publishing 201: The Anatomy Of A Query Letter
18. Publishing 201: The Anatomy Of A Query Letter
This week Kelly and JJ go into a little more detail about how to write a query: what works, what doesn't work, the who, ... Read more
18 Feb 2016
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #13
20. Writing Mechanics: Structure
20. Writing Mechanics: Structure
This week Kelly and JJ get into WRITING MECHANICS, or How to Write a Book. Starting with Structure, they discuss what ma... Read more
3 Mar 2016
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #14
41. Troubleshooting Craft: Earning Emotional Payoff
41. Troubleshooting Craft: Earning Emotional Payoff
This week Kelly and JJ try to analyze what makes a book give them the Feels. What makes a book emotionally satisfying? C... Read more
18 Aug 2016
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58mins
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31. Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
31. Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
This week Kelly and JJ continue with their series on genres in publishing, this time Mystery & Thriller. JJ has also... Read more
19 May 2016
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #16
28. Interview With Roshani Chokshi
28. Interview With Roshani Chokshi
This week JJ interviews Roshani Chokshi, author of The Star-Touched Queen, a Hades and Persephone-inspired romance infus... Read more
28 Apr 2016
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #17
38. Publishing 201: Submissions
38. Publishing 201: Submissions
This week JJ and Kelly revisit an old topic: SUBMISSIONS. They also reiterate the old publishing motto: NO DECISION IS M... Read more
28 Jul 2016
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1hr 6mins
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21. Writing Mechanics: Voice
21. Writing Mechanics: Voice
This week JJ and Kelly discuss Voice in another installment of their Writing Mechanics series. Voice: What is it? How ca... Read more
10 Mar 2016
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1hr
Ranked #19
17. Love Interests And Romance
17. Love Interests And Romance
This week JJ and Kelly are not above capitalizing on a fake holiday to talk about LOVE INTERESTS and ROMANCE. They have ... Read more
11 Feb 2016
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1hr 11mins
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65. Archetypes, Stereotypes, & Tropes
65. Archetypes, Stereotypes, & Tropes
This week, Kelly and JJ give a little overview about archetypes, stereotypes, and cliches to kick off their Summer of Ar... Read more
29 Jun 2017
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1hr 8mins
