The Write and Wrong Podcast
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A podcast for writers, storytellers and creatives. Amazing new guests every week from the world of professional storytelling. Authors, agents, editors, journalists, screenwriters and everything in between!
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#69 - Eleanor Rose
Eleanor 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.
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May 16, 2022
#68 - Jendella Benson
The amazing 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 and the wonderful, if at times challenging, experience of publishing a novel.
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May 9, 2022
#67 - John Bond
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 work published as well as anyone in publishing looking for an experienced team to work with across various parts of the process.
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May 2, 2022
#66 - Claire Draper
Dialling in from across the Atlantic, the Bent Agency's Claire Draper 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.
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Apr 25, 2022
#65 - Lizzie Gillett
This week's episode is something a little different as Jamie is joined by BAFTA short-listed documentary film producer, Lizzie Gillett, who was presenting the RNA's Jackie Collins Award this year 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 Pictures and got the ball rolling on the Lady Boss documentary.
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Apr 18, 2022
#64 - Kesia Lupo
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 comes to taking on new books and her role in that.
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Apr 11, 2022
#63 - Justin Myers
The Guyliner, Justin Myers drops in this week to tell Jamie all 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.
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Apr 4, 2022
#62 - Liz Fenwick
Fresh off her newest book, 'The River Between Us', winning the RNA's Popular Romantic Fiction Award, Liz Fenwick 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.
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Mar 28, 2022
#61 - Megan Carroll
This week we're joined by one of Watson, Little's wonderful literary agents, Megan Carroll. 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 avoid.
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Mar 21, 2022
#60 - Angela Marsons
Bestselling author of the Detective Kim Stone series, Angela Marsons dials in to chat with Jamie about her amazing journey with writing, from almost losing everything to selling over a million copies of her first published book and eventually signing a twelve book deal off the success of the series so far.
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Mar 14, 2022
#59 - Stuart Gibbon
An amazing episode for anyone interested in writing crime. Stuart Gibbon tells us all about how he uses his thirty years of experience as a detective with the police to provide a writing consultancy service. He has also co-authored a number of true crime reference books with Stephen Wade to make his knowledge even more accessible to up and coming crime writers.
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Mar 7, 2022
#58 - Kasim Ali
Author of Good Intentions (out now), assistant editor at Penguin Random House's Del Rey and self-diagnosed over-thinker Kasim Ali drops by to talk about his debut novel, everything he'd written before and his journey to publication. There's a lot of discussion about how the industry works as well as the need for more shows of male vulnerability in media.
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Feb 28, 2022
#57 - Emily Crookston
Emily Crookston shares her experience as a ghostwriter, telling Jamie all about the process, how she likes to sit down with her clients and set up regular meetings. Emily explains the service she provides to businesses and brands looking to add literature to their marketing suites and how self-publishing is usually the best option in these cases.
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Feb 21, 2022
#56 - Joanna Moult
One half of the Skylark Literary Agency, Joanna Moult joins Jamie to share her knowledge and wisdom about publishing, how her and Amber approach being agents and what advice she has for author looking to query and submit their work.
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Feb 14, 2022
#55 - Lucy Irvine and Melissa Welliver
Joined but not one but two guests in this week's episode. Returning to the show after the release of her debut novel, The Undying Tower, Melissa Welliver brings her literary agent, Lucy Irvine, along to share all the details of how they ended up working together, what the dynamic between them is and how much we all love Black Sails.
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Feb 7, 2022
#54 - Diana Beaumont
Diana Beaumont of the Marjacq Literary Agency dials in to chat all about her career in the publishing industry, from editorial to agenting. Some great tips about the industry and invaluable advice for anybody thinking about querying their manuscripts.
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Jan 31, 2022
#53 - Daphne Palasi Andreades
Fresh off the release of her astounding debut novel, Brown Girls, Daphne joins us to talk about her experience with writing and the publishing industry. We go in depth into how she ended up writing in the first person plural as well as the inspirations and evolutions that Brown Girls took from its inception all the way through to publication.
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Jan 24, 2022
#52 - Sue Moorcroft
Award winning, international best selling contemporary romance author Sue Moorcroft is on this episode to share all of her experience with publishing and the craft of writing. We hear all about what it's like to change agents and publishers as well as how she ended up writing two seasonal books every year.
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Jan 17, 2022
#51 - Kate Johnson
Wolf Literary's international agent, Kate Johnson is on this week to tell Jamie all about how she lives in the UK and works with clients both locally and in the US. We talk about the pros and cons of writers applying to agents overseas, her start in journalism and her approach to queries and submission letters.
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Jan 10, 2022
#50 - Hannah Schofield
In this episode Jamie is joined by LBA Book's Hannah Schofield who tells us all about her journey into the industry and how she reached her dream job as a literary agent. As always we talk about how she approaches her open submission pile as well as what sort of things she is looking to add to her growing list.
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Jan 3, 2022
#49 - Ludo Cinelli
Ludo Cinelli chats all about his career in publishing and how his original aspirations to become a writer shifted and led him to becoming an agent. We chat all about the inner workings at the Eve White Literary Agency and how submissions are handled from arrival all the way to discussions of representation.
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Dec 27, 2021
#48 - Nicola May
The best-selling, award winning Romance novelist Nicola May shares all of her ups and downs with writing and publishing over the years. We talk all about how she moved between traditional and self-publishing, how she hit the number one spot on Amazon and how her father illustrates all of her covers. Amazing advice for anyone looking into self-publishing their writing.
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Dec 20, 2021
#47 - Lizzie Chantree
Lizzie comes by and shares all of her writing experiences from self-publishing to traditional. We talk all about the challenges she's overcome and why she isn't interested in looking for an agent for now. Her latest book, 'The Woman Who Felt Invisible', is out as well as all of her other works.
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Dec 13, 2021
#46 - Laura Pashby
Laura tells us all about her book, 'Little Stories of Your Life', and what it takes to write, submit and publish a non-fiction book. We hear all about her roots in poetry as well her work in photography and the hashtag that inspired the book.
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Dec 6, 2021
#45 - Heidi Stephens
Heidi Stephens swings by to chat about her first novel, written during lockdown about a romance that happens in lockdown. 'Two Metres from You' came out in March 2021 and her second novel, 'Never Gonna Happen' is out in May 2022 with a third one already in the works! We talk all about her amazing rollercoaster ride in publishing so far as well as her work in marketing and liveblogging for the Guardian and Eurovision.
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Nov 29, 2021
#44 - Susan Furber
Susan published her debut novel, The Essence of an Hour, this year and tells us all about its inception as well as the journey it has undergone alongside her career as an editor in the publishing industry.
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Nov 22, 2021
#43 - Lorella Belli
The RNA's fourth and final nominee for agent of the year, Lorella Belli, of the Lorella Belli Literary Agency, shares her experience of the publishing industry through lockdown, how she found her footing as an agent and what it takes to set up an agency. A brilliant insight for anyone looking to break into the publishing industry in any capacity.
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Nov 15, 2021
#42 - Juliet Pickering
The RNA's Agent of the Year 2021 drops in to chat with Jamie about the exciting year that lead up to her being awarded Agent of the Year. We talk about a couple of her RNA authors, Sue Moorcroft and Annie Robertson, and their journey to publication as well as the wider industry and its seasonality. And we find out exactly how Juliet approaches a submission at Blake Friedmann and what she thinks are best practices for authors to focus on.
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Nov 8, 2021
#41 - Lucy Hope
Lucy Hope joins us on the day before her debut novel, Fledgling is released and we talk all about her journey through the industry, from starting out and collecting rejections to joining writing groups, doing an MA, signing and agent and what comes next. Definitely worth a watch for writers across all stages of their publishing journey.
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Nov 1, 2021
#40 - Caroline Sheldon
Caroline drops in to tell Jamie all about her long history with the Romantic Novelists Association and how meaningful her nomination for Agent of the Year has been. We talk all about where the publishing industry is at the moment, where it might be going and how Caroline approaches submissions as well as what she's looking to add to her list.
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Oct 25, 2021
#39 - Felicity Trew
Felicity is back! We catch up on her exciting nomination for Agent of the Year at the Romantic Novelist Association's Annual Industry Awards, alongside Caroline Sheldon, as well as everything that's going on in the world of agenting and publishing. We talk about all the things that she's learned through lockdown and how the industry has changed as well as which sorts of books are in high demand right now.
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Oct 18, 2021
#38 - Rosie Wilby
The Break Up Queen, Rosie Wilby joins us in this episodes to share her experience across many different mediums. We find out how her latest book, The Breakup Monologues, came out of her podcast of the same name and her first book, Is Monogamy Dead?, grew out of one of her stand up shows. Rosie tells us all about her storytelling philosophy, inspirations and her process of developing an idea across multiple platforms to fully realise it.
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Oct 11, 2021
#37 - Sarina Dahlan
Dialling in from across the Atlantic, we catch up with Sarina Dahlan, bestselling debut novelist of ReSet. We talk about her process, the inspiration for her speculative, sci-fi world and how she broke into the publishing industry.
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Oct 4, 2021
#36 - Paul Martin
Professional freelance editor Paul Martin teaches us all about the the world of freelance editing. From working with school boards and academic publishers on textbook copy to the courses and certifications that he has taken part in and recommends to anyone looking to get into editing.
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Sep 27, 2021
#35 - Soman Chainani
We are joined by the wild and wonderful Soman Chainani, who tells us all about his latest book, Beasts and Beauty. We talk about what drew him to fairytales in the first place, the core philosophy that inspired his best selling series The School for Good and Evil, the upcoming Netflix adaptation and how he approaches storytelling.
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Sep 20, 2021
#34 - Lucie Whitehouse
Best selling crime and psychological thriller author of Risk of Harm and Before We Met, Lucie Whitehouse dials in all the way from New York City to share the amazing experience she has had throughout the publishing industry. Starting off in journalism, she moved to audiobooks and then foreign rights at the Darley Anderson Literary Agency before she became published and eventually started writing full time.
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Sep 13, 2021
#33 - Michael Mann
Teacher and author Michael Mann drops in to tell us all about his debut novel, Ghostcloud as well as his love of writing courses and how he ended up signing with his agent. We talk all about the craft, the industry and the individual journey that each writer must go on to find their stories and get them out into the world.
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Sep 6, 2021
#32 - Wendy Turbin
Supernatural crime writer Wendy Turbin tells us all about her long journey as a storyteller, from being given a typewriter by her parents when she was little, all the way through to publishing her debut novel, Sleeping Dogs, without an agent. We learn about what inspires her, how her characters find her and how the industry has changed over the years and the exciting new directions in which it is going.
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Aug 30, 2021
#31 - Lisa Harding
Actor, playwright, author and now screenwriter, Lisa Harding drops by to tell Jamie all about her novel Bright Burning Things and share her experiences with storytelling. We talk about tenses and points of view and how her previous training as an actor drew her towards first person present. Lisa shares her experience with changing agents, submissions and working with a production company on her upcoming adaptations.
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Aug 23, 2021
#30 - Simon Van Der Velde
Simon tells us all about his book, Backstories, a short story anthology featuring character defining moments of some of the most famous people throughout recent history. We talk all about short stories and their place with readers and the industry as well as the processes that go into marketing your own novel.
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Aug 16, 2021
#29 - Josephine Greenland
Josephine tells us all about her debut novel, 'Embers', from its inspirations, to how she approached the characters and her writing routines. We talk about the differences of writing short form stories and long form stories as well as what it takes to crowdfund a novel.
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Aug 9, 2021
#28 - Naomi Gibson
We catch up with Naomi Gibson, whose debut novel, Every Line of You, came out on the 5th August 2021 with Chicken House. We talk about how she started, her process, submitting to agents, working with editors and everything else along the way.
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Aug 2, 2021
#27 - Victoria Scott
The impossibly busy and talented Victoria Scott joins us to share her storytelling journey. We talk about her debut novel Patience, which was BA Bookseller's Book of the Month for its release. The episode goes on to discuss journalism, it's pros and cons as well as what to look out for if you're trying to break into the industry and Victoria's work as a lecturer and mentor at not just one, but two Universities.
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Jul 26, 2021
#26 - Melissa Welliver
Melissa drops by and brings her excitable energy to tell us all about her dystopian series, The Undying Tower (September 2021). We go back and talk about Melissa's time studying literature and creative writing at University before attending the Curtis Brown Novel Writing Course and getting onto several prestigious short-lists. Melissa also offers her services not only as an app designer and freelance editor, but also as a mentor with Stuart and the gang at Write Mentor.
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Jul 19, 2021
#25 - Femi Kayode
Femi dials in all the way from Nigeria to tell us about his novel, Lightseekers. We discuss the exciting route that took him from actor to playwright and then advertising creative to author. Femi's contagious energy is a great boost of inspiration for anyone feeling submission fatigue or worrying about how they are going to break into the industry.
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Jul 12, 2021
#24 - Susan Allott
We hear all about Susan's book, literary crime thriller, 'The Silence' and the long journey it took from secret hobby to published debut novel. We talk all about the personal discoveries we make through writing and the pressures of reviews and writing her second book.
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Jul 5, 2021
#23 - Sara Jafari
We are joined by professional writer, published novelist and creator of Token magazine, Sara Jafari who tells us all about her inspirations, passions, literary dreams and her debut novel, The Mismatch. She shares her professional journey to becoming an assistant editor at Puffin as well as her writing journey which lead her down various paths including the Faber Academy and the creation of her own publication for under-represented voices. We also uncover the single most important secret to publishing a book!
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Jun 28, 2021
#22 - Susanna Kleeman
Susanna drops by to tell us all about her speculative psychological thriller, Twice. We talk all about the ups and downs of her writing journey and everything she learned along the way, which is documented on her blog 'My Rejections'. A very relatable conversation for anyone who has gone through or is in the thick of writing and submitting.
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Jun 21, 2021
#21 - Susannah Wise
We catch up with the very talented Susannah Wise to talk all about her debut speculative fiction novel, This Fragile Earth, and its inspirations. Susannah tells us all about how her acting career, how it has influenced her writing and how it directed her towards a writing course at the Faber Academy.
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Jun 14, 2021
#20 - Harry Verity
All the way from Vietnam, we catch up with Harry Verity to talk all about how he ended up stranded on the other side of the world during the launch of his debut novel, The Talk Show.
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Jun 7, 2021
#19 - Ruth Druart
Calling in from France, Ruth tells us all about how a story came to her and inspired her to learn the craft of writing and after 18 years of redrafts she signed with a publisher to release her novel, While Paris Slept.
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May 31, 2021
#18 - Stuart White
In this week's episode we are joined by the creator of Write Mentor, Stuart White, who tells us all about the program and some of their plans going forwards. We also talk about Stuart's own journey as a storyteller, how a sports injury finally got him into writing, his experiences turning down a publishing offer and his love of sci-fi and fantasy.
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May 24, 2021
#17 - Amelia Kyazze
Amelia tells us all about her adventures as a photographer and how travelling all around the world through warzones, natural disasters and everything in between, inspired many of the scenes in her debut novel, Into the Mouth of the Lion as well as the ideas she has for future books. We also learn all about her experience of crowdfunding a novel with Unbound.
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May 17, 2021
#16 - Eleanor Rose
Eleanor tells us all about the trials and tribulations of starting a career in publishing, figuring it all out and how that led her to creating a YouTube channel to help other people who are trying to break into the industry.
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May 10, 2021
#15 - Lia Middleton
We catch up with Lia about her debut novel When They Find Her and how her work as a barrister played into the story. Lia shares her own personal journey and her experience of using her voice through early aspirations of acting to a career in law and finding her way to becoming an author.
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May 3, 2021
#14 - Emma Grae
We catch up with Emma Grae who tells us all about her book 'Be Guid Tae Yer Mammy', which is written in Scots language. She tells us all about her experience crowdfunding the novel with Unbound and her commissioned work with the Scots Language Centre.
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Apr 26, 2021
#13 - Alexandra Beaumont
We speak with Alex about breaking into the industry with her debut historical fantasy, Testament of the Stars. We learn all about her inspirations, her tribe and how she ended up landing a deal directly with a publisher. Jamie also gets very excited talking about live action role playing.
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Apr 19, 2021
#12 - Elizabeth Lee
In this episode we are lucky enough to be joined by Elizabeth Lee, who shares her experience of writing over the years and all the joy of how it felt when she was finally signed by a publisher for her debut historical fiction novel, Cunning Women.
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Apr 12, 2021
#11 - Paul Coomey
Paul Coomey joins us to share his experiences moving through the publishing industry to his current position as an Art Director and how that lead him towards writing and illustrating Stick Boy, his first picture book.
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Apr 5, 2021
#10 - Sophie Flynn
Sophie Flynn joins us this week to share her experience of going directly to a publisher through Simon and Schuster's Digital Originals program, her troubles in finding an agent even after she had a book deal and the inspirations behind her novel, All My Lies.
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Mar 29, 2021
#9 - S. V. Leonard
We are joined by the exciting Sarah Leonard who tells us all about her journey to publication with debut crime/thriller The Islanders, which is Agatha Christie meets reality television. A murder/mystery whodunit set on the backdrop of a Love Island/Survivor style show.
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Mar 26, 2021
#8 - Chloe Seager
Chloe Seager joins us to talk all about balancing her life as an author and literary agent. She tells us all about her own journey with submitting, Editing Emma, to agents under a fake name as well as how she approaches submissions, her clients and the path to publication.
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Mar 22, 2021
#7 - Andreina Cordani
We talk with Andreina about her career in journalism, how she began and how the industry has evolved since then. She shares her experiences of writing a handful of books before reaching publication with, The Girl Who.
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Mar 19, 2021
#6 - Marisa Noelle
Author of the Unadjusteds series, Shadowkeepers and many more, Marisa Noelle lets us in on her experiences as a hybrid author and shares what it is like to self-publish as well as going through the traditional route.
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Mar 15, 2021
#5 - Greg Buchanan
We learn all about writing non-linear stories as Greg Buchanan tells us about his work in video games, graphic novels and his debut novel, Sixteen Horses which was picked up by publishers in the UK and the US off a partial.
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Mar 12, 2021
#4 - Neema Shah
We are joined by Neema Shah who tells us about her approach to research and the journey Kololo Hill has undertaken, from inception all the way to publication.
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Mar 8, 2021
#3 - Andi Osho
Andi drops by to tell us all about her debut novel, Asking for a Friend. We learn all about her adventures in learning how to write a novel, which skills she was able to transfer from her career as a stand-up comedian and scriptwriter, and who most importantly, who she would want to be marooned on a desert island with!
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Mar 5, 2021
#2 - Felicity Trew
Felicity shares the adventure of how she first learned about literary agents and then became one herself. We learn all about the submission process, how she approaches submissions and what she thinks the publishing landscape will look like for the rest of the year. If you are interested in becoming an agent then you'll love this episode and if you aren't, then you probably will be by the end!
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Mar 1, 2021
#1 - Tina Baker
We are joined by the wonderful Tina Baker who tells us all about her debut novel, Call Me Mummy, its inspirations and some of the highs and lows of her career through television, journalism, personal training and now publishing.
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Mar 1, 2021
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Welcome to the Write and Wrong Podcast. We chat with people from all across the worlds of storytelling to find out how they got to where they are now. We have authors, journalists, editors, agents, publishers, screenwriters, illustrators and everything in between. So if you're interested in making a career around storytelling, in whatever capacity that may be, then this is the place for you!
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