Podcasts by Mom Writes Podcast
Two writer moms and a book coach meet each week for coffee and chat about writing and parenting. Follow along as veteran book coach Jennie Nash of Author Accelerator helps writer-moms Abby Mathews and Melanie Parish write a book from start to finish, along the way sharing the dirty laundry behind writing with kids.
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Season 3, Episode 15: Agent/Author Chat: Lori and Lori! from 2023-08-21T15:11:15
Here's an interview with KidLit li...
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Season 3, Episode 14: PitMad Pitching with Lidija Hilje from 2020-12-02T21:53:51
Twitter pitching. I always said I’d never do it.
And then my friend Lidija Hilje, the Pitching Queen, talked me into it. Lidija also helped me put the final polish on my query letter, so ...
Season 3, Episode 13: The (Professional) Agent Nudge from 2020-12-02T15:22:43
We had a really great question come in from my friend and fellow writer, Mindy. She wanted to know about “the nudge.” She wanted to know when it was okay to nudge an agent who has your manuscript.<...
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Season 3, Episode 12.1: An Invitation to a Live Mom Writes Episode on PitMad Pitches from 2020-12-01T20:07:56
This is not a full episode. This is an invitation. I’ve decided (very spontaneously, mind you) to do something a wee bit different this week. As some of you may know, PitMad is on Thursday.
Season 3, Episode 12: The Sting of Rejection from 2020-11-24T15:10:07
My first rejection is in the bag!
Actually, my first two.
Jennie made me promise to screen record opening my first response from an agent. So this episode starts with me (actual...
Season 3, Episode 11: Good Attitudes and Personalizing (More) Queries from 2020-11-16T13:00
Today Jennie and I talk about the toxic “Pick Me!” attitude that many writers have towards querying. We look at the different types of energy we as writers bring to the pitching process, and how fe...
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Season 3, Episode 10: What Agents Might Be Doing When You Don't Hear Anything from 2020-11-09T13:00
This episode actually made me feel a zillion times better about querying, and it gave me some patience with the process. It’s really no surprise that after only a single week (we’re talking not eve...
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Season 3, Episode 9: Three Cheers! Abby Pitches! from 2020-11-02T13:00
Hip hip hooray! Today we invite you to join us as we press send on my (Abby’s) first (and exclusive) pitch.
There’s not much to sum up today, except to say that Mel makes her first appea...
Season 3, Episode 8: The Final Push to Pitch from 2020-10-26T12:00
In this episode, we review the overall pitching process.
Here's a run-down if you've missed it:
Get your manuscript in "good enough" shape to pitch. Remember, there's still more ...
Season 3, Episode 7: The Query Letter from 2020-10-21T19:32:23
It's the Query Letter Episode!!!
I have written my query letter no less than 45 times (and it feels like 45 ka-zillion times). Some passes over my query letter have involved big, sweeping...
Season 3, Episode 6: Little Tweaks, Big Difference from 2020-10-18T14:27:57
When you finally choose an agent to pitch (or 20 or 30), what do you do? I'm interested in sending out a series of exclusives. It's a weird strategy, and it might not work. (As a matter of fact, I ...
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Season 3, Episode 5: Mo' Agents, Mo' Agents, Mo' Agents from 2020-10-15T01:00:37
Today we have (surprise!) more talk about agents. What if you're pitching an agent, but you are open to eventually dipping your toes in self-publishing or hybrid publishing? Or changing genres? Or...
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Season 3, Episode 4: Agents and Strategy from 2020-10-13T10:15:35
Today Jennie breaks down agents and strategy in all kinds of different ways.
First, she talks about agents and what they strategically do for your career (and what they don't). Agents ar...
Season 3, Episode 3: Pitching in a Pandemic from 2020-10-09T23:46:27
I know how some of us are feeling. We've worked hard (possibly for years) on a book, and when it comes time to pitch it, there is a worldwide pandemic.
So what do we do? Do we change our ...
Season 3, Episode 2: How to Choose Which Agents to Pitch from 2020-10-07T23:33:45
Today we talk about what to expect when you’re pitching agents. From what to do with your documents to how to keep track of agents, Jennie lays out all the things you need to consider when starting...
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Season 3, Episode 1: Pitching Prep from 2020-10-05T14:34:45
Season Three of Mom Writes is all about pitching your completed manuscript to agents! Book coach Jennie Nash walks me, Abby Mathews, through the process of pitching my middle grades novel in hopes ...
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Mom Writes Season 3 Update from 2020-10-04T22:18:22
Hi, everyone! We have a Mom Writes season 3 update.
One important announcement I have is that Mom Writes is moving! You will no longer find our current show notes on the Author Accelerator...