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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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 ©)

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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.

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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.

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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]

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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.

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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.

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Young adult fantasy author and winner of the Times/Chicken House Chairman's Prize Award 2022 is on the podcast chatting about her debut novel, feeling like she sort of cheated her way into publishing and what careers advice she gives to people thinking about working in publishing.

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Critically acclaimed author, Karen Jennings joins us this week to chat about how being long-listed for the Booker prize changed her life, her writing process and how aspiring authors can approach the publishing industry.

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Author and screenwriter, Emily Layden is on the podcast this week to chat about her new novel, 'Once More From the Top', her journey to becoming an author and the differences between writing novels and writing for film and television. (Photo by Michelle Lange)

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Best-selling husband and wife writing team, Ellery Lloyd joins us this week to chat about their approach to co-writing, the tricky parts within that and their latest novel 'The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby'.

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Publishing Director, editor and best-selling author, Phoebe Morgan joins us to chat all things publishing from both sides of the curtain!

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Award winning indie-published crime writer, Rachel McLean is on the podcast this week talking about her novels, how she cracked self-publishing and moving into a hybrid publishing approach with Hera.

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Debut novelist, amateur puzzle enthusiast and TV executive, Samuel Burr joins us this week to talk about his debut novel "The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers" and how it came to be including an unbelievably fast pre-empt after just 4 hours of going out on submission.

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Award winning cookbook author and debut novelist, Kate Young is here to chat about her debut novel, 'Experienced', the process of creating a cookbook and the differences between publishing cookbooks and fiction. (Photo by Tom Jacob Headshots)

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Awarding winning translator Sawad Hussain joins us this week to tell us about how she tackles translation, what it's like to get into and work as a translator in publishing and her latest publication "The Djinn's Apple".

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Historical, contemporary and romantic fiction author Joanna Courtney joins us on the podcast this week to chat about her latest novels set in World War 2 as well as her previous work in medieval and contemporary fiction. We chat about publishing and the differences between a traditional publisher and a digital first publisher like Bookouture.

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High concept romance writer, Emma Steele is on the podcast this week chatting about her debut novel and going through each step of her publishing journey from writing her first manuscript all the way through to the launch of her debut, "The Echoes of Us".

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Children's author, Philip Kavvadias joins us this week to chat about his debut novel with Chicken House, his writing process and the journey he went on as a writer before landing his three book deal.

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Best-selling crime/thriller writer, Claire McGowan is on the podcast chatting about her books, writing romance as Eva Woods and teaching an MA in Crime Writing.

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Best-selling romantic comedy author, Alexandra Potter joins us to talk about her latest the novel, the sequel to 'Confessions of a Forty-Something F*** Up'. We also chat about the television adaptation, 'Not Dead Yet', as well as the writing process and how publishing has changed over the years. (Picture by Alecsandra Dragoi)

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Sunday Times bestselling romance author, Karen Swan joins us this week to talk about her writing, how she chooses her locations and how she loves to schedule and plan out each novel.

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Literary agent, Megan Carroll is back on the podcast to chat about everything happening in publishing, her list and what she's looking for in submissions.

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Best-selling contemporary fiction author, Sally Hepworth dials into the podcast this week all the way from Australia to chat about her latest novel, how she finds a different approach to writing each of her stories, where she finds inspiration and the dream of a big screen adaptation.

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Psychological thriller author, Sandie Jones drops by the podcast to talk about her latest novel, her writing process and the excitement of being a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick!

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Literary fiction author, artist and musician, Boo Trundle is on the podcast talking about her debut literary fiction novel, "The Daughter Ship", the journey of writing it and the experiences she's gained through publishing her first book.

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Director of Children's and YA, literary agent and author, Chloe Seager is back! Tune in for a fascinating episode discussing some of the behind the scenes of publishing, how Chloe approaches the industry and how she fits new authors into her list.

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Procedural crime author, T.M. Payne joins us this week to chat about her debut novel 'Long Time Dead', her previous work in criminal justice and the ups and downs of her publishing journey.

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Certified eye doctor turned children's author, Yasmin El-Rouby joins us this week to talk about the Misty Mole series, her children's picture books that focus on helping educate and identify ocular complications from an early age.

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Speculative and dystopian romance author Melissa Welliver is back on the podcast to chat about her latest novel, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die. We also cover writing processes, book deals and publishing trends.

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Epic fantasy, horror and superhero writer, Anna Stephens is here to tell us about the final book in her second trilogy as well as a fascinating chat about working with Marvel Comics and the Black Library to create tie in fiction for IP universes.

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Best-selling thriller author Nuala Ellwood a.k.a. historical fiction writer Iris Costello is on the podcast talking about her latest historical novel, her experiences with writing and publishing over the years and the differences between writing thrillers and historical fiction!

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Children's author and comedy writer, Emily-Jane Clark joins us to talk about "The Beasts of Knobbly Bottom", switching between children's adult writing and how she makes a similar process work across both.

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Literary fiction author and poet, Jodie Matthews drops by the podcast to chat about her folklore inspired debut novel, ‘Meet Me At the Surface’ as well as the first manuscripts that she didn’t finish, her unusual writing process and how in her ideal world she would be able to keep editing until the end of time!

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Literary speculative fiction author, Molly McGhee joins the podcast this week to talk about her debut novel 'Jonathan Abernathy You Are Kind', teaching writing at Columbia and how her previous work in editorial helped hone her writing process. (Photo by Pete Perry)

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Thriller writer, Araminta Hall joins Jamie this week to chat about her latest novel “One of the Good Guys”, the impact that working in journalism had on her stories and how her writing process has evolved over six published books.

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Historical and contemporary fiction author, Aube Rey Lescure is here to chat about her debut novel, “River East, River West”. She is also an essayist and Deputy Editor at ‘Off Assignment’ and has co-authored, translated and published books on economics and politics in China.

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Novelist, humorist and satirist, Audrey Burges chats about her adventures in writing from shorts and essays in publications like the New Yorker to her debut from last year and the follow up coming this year!

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Gothic historical author, Hester Musson joins us this week to talk about her debut novel 'The Beholders', her approach to writing and how she signed with her agent, Juliet Mushens. (Photo by Jess Shurte)

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Literary agent, Rebeka Finch joins us for the first recording of 2024, chatting about her start as an Darley Anderson’s assistant and how she started building her list, what she’s looking for and how she tackles submissions.

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Literary agent, Maddy Belton joins us this week to chat about how she became a literary agent, her love of fantasy and how she approaches her query letters.

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Fantasy authors and writing BFFs, Amy McCaw and Maria Kuzniar swing by the podcast to talk about creating and co-curating their own spooky anthology, 'A Taste of Darkness' as well as their latest individual writing adventures.

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International bestselling cosy crime novelist, Leonie Swann is on the podcast this week to chat about her latest english translation, 'The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp', the differences between German publishing and UK publishing and her approach to discovery writing. (Photo by R. Barba)

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Narrative non-fiction author, blogger, screenwriter and former journalist, Uju Asika joins us this episode to talk about her non-fiction works, why she wanted to focus on writing about her experiences with raising boys and how her friend submitted her first book proposal without her knowing!

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Crime, thriller author and screenwriter Barry Hutchison a.k.a. J.D. Kirk is on this week’s episode sharing his many adventures in writing and publishing, from traditionally publishing children’s books to landing a screenwriting job because of a random Tweet and then finding success with indie publishing crime novels.

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Literary author, lecturer and writing teacher, Sally Bayley joins the podcast this week to tell us about her writing, the blurred lines between fiction and non-fiction, dreams, inspirations and staying true to your voice. (Photo by Alexandra Kelly)

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Literary agent, Hannah Schofield returns after winning the RNA's Agent of the Year Award, two years running! This is a great episode for anyone wondering about the financial break down of a book deal as we chat about signings, royalties and how it's all distributed.

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Contemporary romance and historical fiction author Katie Ginger is on the podcast this week talking about her pen names, writing in different styles and all of her publishing adventures.

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Young adult author Sue H. Cunningham is on this week's episode to chat about her debut novel, 'Totally Deceased' as well as the manuscripts that came before but never made it to publication.

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Crime/thriller debut novelist, Anna Britton joins Jamie on this week's episode to chat about her new novel, 'Shot in the Dark'. Anna discusses where the story started, her writing process and the dozen or so novels that she had written before this.

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Literary agent, author and journalist, Kristina Pérez drops by the podcast this week to talk about her experiences across various disciplines in writing and publishing as well as setting up her own literary agency and what she’s looking for in author submissions. (Photo by Lara Downie)

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Rom-com writer, Pernille Hughes is on the podcast this week. Tune in to hear all about her writing process, her latest book 'Ten Years', what it’s like to write for genre and the story of how her debut novel was re-released with a different title.

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Book blogger, bookstagrammer and school librarian, Emma is here to give us a peek into the life of a bookish influencer, why she started, how it's going and how it ties into her job as a librarian. 

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Best-selling contemporary fiction author, Charlotte Levin joins the podcast this week to talk about her new novel, "If I Let You Go", as well as her writing process and the boons and banes of publishing.

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Best-selling mystery and thriller author, Dea Poirier is this week's guest. Tune in to hear all about her writing, how she puts out two books a year, sometimes three and how aphantasia effects her as a writer and reader.

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Young adult, horror/thriller author, Kathryn Foxfield is here this week telling us all about her latest AI inspired novel 'Getting Away With Murder', being a part of the 'A Taste of Darkness' Anthology and her writing process.

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Best-selling psychological thriller author, Ruth Heald joins us this week to talk about her latest novel, her approach to writing and her partnership with Bookouture.

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Historical fiction author, Suzanne Goldring drops by to talk about her writing, how after almost a decade of submitting she finally found her break in publishing with Bookouture and how she'd never planned to become an historical fiction writer!

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Best-selling psychological thriller author, Mark Edwards is on this episode talking about his process, his publishing adventures and some of the challenges of being a career author.

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Young adult verse novelist, Tia Fisher is on the podcast talking about verse novels, writing for teens, rejections and the whole publishing rollercoaster. She also shares a little bit about the origin of her debut novel 'Crossing the Line' and the real life events that inspired it.

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Contemporary literary fiction author, Eliza Henry-Jones is on the podcast, calling in from Australia to talk about her writing and publishing adventures, her latest book "Salt and Skin", her chaotic style of writing novels and starting up a flower farm.

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Contemporary fiction/mystery thriller author Katherine Faulkner is here to talk about her latest novel “The Other Mothers” and how she combines her fascination with the social dynamics between parents with her roots as an investigative journalist. We also get into the reality of doing undercover journalism and the intensity of that profession.

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Contemporary fiction author and interior design journalist, Jo Leevers drops by to talk about her debut novel "Tell Me How This Ends" as well has her debut non-fiction book "Victorian Modern", which came out in the same month!

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NYT Bestselling historical fantasy, YA & MG author Gavriel Savit is on this episode, telling us all about his latest novel, Come See the Fair. We had a great chat about the philosophy and magic of storytelling.

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Contemporary fiction author, Mikki Brammer is here talking about the incredible reception of her debut novel 'The Collected Regrets of Clover', which went to auction in the US and was pre-empted in 24 hours in the UK.

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Feel-good romance author, Julie Haworth is on the podcast this week telling us all about the amazing launch of her debut novel 'Always By Your Side' and winning the RNA's Katie Fforde Debut Novel of the Year 2023 Award! Since recording this episode Julie has also been nominated as one of the 8 contenders for the RNA's Joan Hessayon for New Writers 2023.

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Historical fiction author, Lucy Barker tells us all about her debut novel 'The Other Side of Mrs Wood', a story about rival mediums in Victorian London. (Photo by Nick Tucker)

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Historical and mythological fiction author, Susan C Wilson talks about her debut novel 'Clytemnestra's Bind', the many years she has spent researching, writing and editing it and the 'House of Atreus' trilogy that it is kicking off.

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Literary agent, Kate Evans is on the podcast telling us all about her career in publishing, PFD's old publishing arm and how she tackles submissions.

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Children's fantasy author and picture book Editorial Director, Pari Thomson is on the podcast to talk about her debut middle-grade novel and how she wrote it during lockdown. Pari goes on to share some of her experience and  knowledge about working in Picture Books and what her day to day is as an Editorial Director.

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#1 best-selling romance author, Katie Fforde is on the show to talk about her writing and publishing adventures leading up to receiving the RNA's Lifetime Achievement Award this year.

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Speculative fiction author, Sarina Dahlan is back with a brand new prequel novel. Tune in to hear about her experiences writing book number two and what she has planned next.

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Agent's assistant, Saskia Leach is on this week talking about her experiences in publishing, building a list of her own at Kate Nash Literary Agency and how she tackles submissions.

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Young adult and middle-grade fantasy author, Annaliese Avery is on the podcast talking about her latest novel 'The Immortal Games', her journey through publishing and her approach to writing.

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Contemporary fiction author and screenwriter, Senta Rich is on the podcast talking about her debut novel 'Hotel 21' as well as her experiences as a screenwriter and her hopes to be part of an adaptation of her novel to screen. (Photo by Miles Rich-O'Shea)

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Audiobook narrator, voice-actor and director, Rosie Jones is on the podcast talking all about narrating for audiobooks, voice-work for video games and how it all works.

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Dystopian young adult author, Melissa Welliver is back talking about her latest novel 'My Love Life and the Apocalypse', why she's so fascinated in dystopias and speculative scenarios and her regrets over choosing the Argos catalogue as her desert island book the first time she came on the podcast.

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#1 best-selling young adult sci-fi and fantasy author Alexandra Bracken is on this week’s episode talking about her brand new novel ‘Silver in the Bone’, her mad writing schedule for ‘The Darkest Minds’ and what it was like having one of her novels adapted by Hollywood. (Photo by Rita & Co)

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Best-selling literary fiction author Elizabeth McKenzie is on the podcast, talking about her newest novel, 'The Dog of the North' which as of recording has been long-listed for this year's Women's Prize for Fiction. Her previous novel 'The Portable Veblen' made it all the way to the shortlist of the same prize.

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Best-selling contemporary and historical women's fiction author, Soraya Lane joins Jamie this week to talk about her latest book, having over forty published novels and the differences between traditional publishing and digital first publishing.

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Best-selling and award winning historical fiction author Angela Petch is on this episode, talking about her Italian inspirations, her writing journey and working with Bookouture.

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Rom-com author, podcaster, photographer and early 2000s YouTube sensation, Julia Boggio is on the podcast this week telling us all about how she is self-publishing her debut novel, Shooters and the many things involved with self-publishing, good and bad.

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Multilingual, literary fiction author Cecile Pin is on the podcast this week, talking about her debut novel, Wandering Souls. We talk about her past work as an assistant editor, writing in lockdown and being asked if she'd like to do the french translation for her novel. Photo by Ariane Lebon.

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Literary fiction writer, Santanu Bhattacharya is on this week's episode to talk about the release of his debut novel, One Small Voice. Hear all about his international writing and reading, and how he approaches and constructs his stories.

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Dramatic fiction author, writing coach and recovered lawyer Mary Adkins is on the show this week talking about her writing journey, working with other authors and bringing her old lawyering skills into her stories.

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Bestselling crime and YA novelist, and influential publishing professional, Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin aka Sam Blake is on this week's episode of the podcast talking about writing, the craft, working in publishing and the layers of thinking that go into a successful pen name.

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Critically acclaimed literary fiction author, Jonathan Escoffery joins Jamie this week, to talk about his incredible debut book, "If I Survive You". We talk about his inspirations, the decade that he dedicated to writing his debut and what's coming next.

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Award winning and bestselling children's author, Hannah Gold is on the show having just announced her third book, 'Finding Bear'. We chat about where her writing started, her rejected YA manuscripts, finding a her place in middlegrade and working with illustrator, Levi Pinfold.

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Bestselling fantasy author, Sunyi Dean is on this episode talking about the amazing success of her debut, The Book Eaters alongside a candid look behind the curtain of publishing.

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Young adult thriller author, Naomi Gibson is back, fresh off the release of her second novel 'Game Over Girl', which has already become a #1 Bestseller on the Kindle store. Tune in to hear all about what is like writing a second book under contract as well as how advances and royalties work.

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Young adult thriller author, Cynthia Murphy is on this week, talking about her brand new book 'The Midnight Game', which just came out! Learn all about her journey through publishing as well as going viral with TikTok's BookTok community.

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Young adult and middle grade author, Laura Wood is on this week to talk about her latest novel, 'The Agency for Scandal'. Hear all about how she found her agent, found her first publishing deal and the differences between writing YA and MG.

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A snapshot of everything that I've learned through all of the episodes and amazing guests that have been on the show. Huge thanks to everyone who's listening along each week and I'm looking forward to bringing you a host of amazing new guests in the new year!

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I Am In Print co-founders, Sarah and Elane are on the show to tell us all about their 1-2-1 agent programs, their upcoming events and what inspired them to start I Am In Print.

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Young adult fantasy author, Holly Race drops in to talk about publishing a whole trilogy and some of the ups and downs she's had in publishing, including finding a new agent! Since recording this episode, Holly has signed with literary agent Zoe Plant.

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Literary agent and founder of the Kate Nash Literary Agency, Kate Nash herself, is on the podcast to talk all about her nomination for Agent of the Year with the Romantic Novelists Association, a group that she has been involved with since she first started in the publishing industry as an aspiring author.

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ProWritingAid's Head of Community, Hayley Milliman drops by to tell us all about being the official sponsor of the RNA's Industry Awards 2022 and the wide range of services that their writing platform provides as well as her own writing projects and a brief stint running an adult-only Harry Potter convention.

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Literary agent and winner of the RNA's Agent of the Year 2022, Hannah Schofield is on the podcast this week, telling us all about her work with romantic writers, what she thinks the next big trends will be in publishing and not getting bogged down by amazing seven figure deal announcements.

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Literary agent and founder of the Liverpool Literary Agency, Clare Coombes join us this week to talk about her nomination for Agent of the Year at the Romantic Novelist Association's Industry Awards 2022 as well as learning to be a literary agent, setting up the first agency in Liverpool and championing regional authors.

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Debut author, Rebecca Ryan joins us this week to talk about her funny contemporary fiction novel, My (Extra) Ordinary Life and all of the things that have lead to its publication on January 5th 2023.

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Children's and YA literary agent, Becca Langton is in this week's episode talking all about the amazing experiences she has had in publishing before becoming an agent, how she tackles submissions and the differences between the US and UK markets.

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Literary agent, Hayley Steed is on this week's episode telling us all about commercial and book-club fiction, what's happening in publishing and how she tackles her submissions.

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Children's literary agent and founder of the Lindsay Literary Agency, Becky Bagnell is on the podcast this week talking about her career in publishing, how she tackles submissions and that time she tried to convince Bear Grylls to change his name!

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Spooky YA romance author Fran Hart is on the podcast in the run up to the launch of her debut novel, The Other Ones to tell us all about her experiences going through the publishing rollercoaster for the first time.

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Children's literary agent Lydia Silver joins us, to talk all about Darley Anderson, her career in publishing and how she tackles submissions. Hear all about the things she's looking to add to her list and the book that she would take with her to the desert island.

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Speculative YA authors Naomi Gibson and Melissa Welliver are back a year on from their debut novels to talk about their experiences, what it's like tackling a follow up novel and how their process and writing has changed since their first books.

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Literary agent, Chloe Davis tells us all about how she is building her list of authors from picture books all the way up to young adult. We talk about the goings on over at Darley Anderson and, of course, what Chloe looks for in a submission.

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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!

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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'.

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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.

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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 writing and his epic plan to self-publish, sell 1000 copies and get 100 reviews all in one year.

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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 investigative look at dating apps and how they work, which was a large part of her research for 'No Such Thing As Perfect'. A great episode for anyone wondering what happens after you sign a traditional publishing deal.

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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!

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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 about what's changed and what has stayed the same like the "suckage" point, which she hits with every book she writes. An amazing episode for any aspiring writers looking to hear about the behind the scenes of it all.

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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.

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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 book to her latest and some of her favourite music to listen to while she writes. A really great episode for anyone writing or looking to build their knowledge of the industry.

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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 end you will be treated to the two of us waxing lyrical about sausage dogs, Terry Pratchett and Lily's hypothetical book that answers the questions of life the universe and everything.

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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 for at the moment. An incredible episode for anybody who is thinking about or in the midst of querying their manuscripts.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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 publicity and interviews, and how she balances those with the rest of her life.

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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.

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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 and the wonderful, if at times challenging, experience of publishing a novel.

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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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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.

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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 Pictures and got the ball rolling on the Lady Boss documentary.

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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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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.

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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.

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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 avoid.

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Bestselling crime/thriller author, Angela Marsons dials in to chat 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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Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about the best and the worst writing tropes!

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Retired police detective turned writing consultant, Stuart Gibbon tells us all about how he uses his thirty years of experience as a detective to provide a writing consultancy service to crime authors. 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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Get a whole month with WriteMentor's Hub for free using the coupon code 'Write&Wrong'.

The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes

Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about the best and the worst writing tropes!

Bookshop

Click here to find all of our guests' books as well as the desert island library over at bookshop.org.

Zencastr

Click on this referral link to get 30% off your first three months with Zencastr.

Contemporary fiction author, 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.

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, authors and editors who have been on the show. You'll also be able to see who the upcoming guests are and put forward questions for Jamie to ask them.

WriteMentor

Get a whole month with WriteMentor's Hub for free using the coupon code 'Write&Wrong'.

The Chosen Ones and Other Tropes

Jamie, Melissa and Noami talk about the best and the worst writing tropes!

Bookshop

Click here to find all of our guests' books as well as the desert island library over at bookshop.org.

Zencastr

Click on this referral link to get 30% off your first three months with Zencastr.