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90. Author Career: Public Persona from 2019-05-31T13:00:07
JJ and Kelly start a new series on Author Career, talking today about Author Persona--how do you craft one, and why should you craft one in the first place?
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89. How to Craft a Pitch (For Twitter Pitch Contests) from 2019-05-17T17:52:44
Kelly and JJ share all their tips and tricks for crafting pitches for Twitter Pitch Contests. How can you distill your book into 280 characters? We've got some ideas!
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88. Deep Dive into Children's Publishing II: MG vs. YA from 2019-04-30T17:37:35
JJ and Kelly continue to break down children's publishing by taking a closer look at MG and YA.
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87. Deep Dive into Children's Publishing I: Overview from 2019-04-01T01:13:27
JJ and Kelly start a new multi-episode series about children's publishing! From Picture Books all the way through New Adult and YA/Adult crossover titles, let's break down all the ins and outs of t...
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86. Catching Up on Q&A from 2019-02-21T13:49:39
It's Q&A time! Should published authors review on Goodreads? Are you ever too old to launch a publishing career? How do you deal with rejection? JJ and Kelly answer these questions and more in toda...
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85. We're Back! from 2019-02-06T14:29:08
The PubCrawl podcast is officially back! JJ and Kelly reunite with a sprawling discussion about organization and goal setting as it applies to writing and publishing. JJ has kicked her reading rut ...
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Announcement: Upcoming First Pages Live Show! from 2018-12-02T15:23:15
Popping back in to announce that we're kicking off the quarterly First Pages Live Critique for Patreon supporters on December 8th. You can submit your page for critique to publishingcrawl@gmail.com...
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Updates & Announcements! from 2018-10-04T21:38:16
After seven months long unintended absence, JJ and Kelly are BACK! (Well, we will be shortly, at any rate). Tune in for some exciting announcements about the future of the Pub Crawl Podcast! PS. we...
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84. Reviews from 2018-03-08T17:29:23
This week JJ and Kelly talk reviews, publishing's necessary evil. Bottom line? Reviews are not for authors. Repeat: REVIEWS ARE NOT FOR AUTHORS.
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83. Publishing Relationships from 2018-02-15T13:56:16
This week Kelly and JJ discuss Publishing Relationships, or how connections help the industry move forward. Also what happens if you get orphaned by your editor, if your agent isn't interested in r...
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82. Crafting Characters: Arcs from 2018-02-01T13:47:29
This week JJ and Kelly conclude their Crafting Characters series with NARRATIVE ARCS. Apologies for sounding scatterbrained; JJ was up until the wee hours trying (and failing) to kill a video game ...
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81. Crafting Characters: Relationships from 2018-01-25T14:08:01
This week Kelly and JJ continue with their Crafting Characters series with RELATIONSHIPS. If a tree falls in the middle of a wood and no one hears it, does it make a sound? If a character is fully ...
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80. Crafting Characters: Strengths & Weaknesses from 2018-01-18T15:44:06
After another unplanned hiatus, JJ and Kelly are back once again! (We'll never be gone forever, don't worry.) This week they continue their series on characterization, this time focusing on STRENGT...
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79. Crafting Characters from 2017-12-15T15:08:42
This week Kelly and JJ discuss HOW to write compelling characters. Once again, we talk way too much about Dragon Age and Life is Strange. ?
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78. So You've Published a Book—Now What? from 2017-12-07T15:35:09
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 family? This week JJ and Kelly talk about expectations and the things that change ...
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77. Conferences & Festivals from 2017-11-30T16:57:21
The Thanksgiving holidays are over so we are back to a regular posting schedule! This week Kelly and JJ are discussing Conferences and Festivals: what they are, which ones are worth attending depen...
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76. We're Back! from 2017-11-16T15:57:07
WE'RE BACK! JJ and Kelly have at long last found a way to be together...on the metaphorical airwaves, so to speak. Some catching and answering of questions are owed y'all. We think this is the retu...
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74. Archetypes: The Coming of Age Narrative from 2017-08-31T20:02:49
JJ and Kelly wrap up their Summer of Archetypes with Coming of Age narratives! Did you read and love The Pigman in middle school? We did. Also, we can't help but discuss the Handbook for Mortals/NY...
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73. Archetypes - Cataclysms and Survival Stories from 2017-08-24T12:48
This week, Kelly and JJ are still chatting about Archetypes with a discussion of Cataclysm and Survival Stories. These narratives highlight humankind's innate resourcefulness and desire to survive....
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72. Archetypes: Redemption and Revenge from 2017-08-22T23:50:48
Hey guys! Our apologies for the late episode; while JJ is working on revising SHADOWSONG Kelly is taking over editing duties, and her technical ineptitude, plus ancient equipment, plus mercury in r...
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71. Archetypes: Heist Narratives from 2017-08-10T12:49:26
This week Kelly and JJ continue their Summer of Archetypes with HEIST NARRATIVES. We're cheating a bit as Heist Narratives are really more of a plot construction than an ARCHETYPE, per se, but we w...
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70. Archetypes: Oppressed vs. Oppressor from 2017-08-03T11:02:21
This week JJ and Kelly discuss Robin Hood-type narratives, or The Oppressed vs. the Oppressor. As per usual, it is tangent heavy on other things we like (plus JJ is loopy from Too Much People-ing),...
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69. Archetypes: Romance Narratives from 2017-07-27T13:02:09
This week Kelly and JJ (with surprise guest Beth Revis, New York Times bestselling author of the Across the Universe trilogy and Star Wars: Rebel Rising) continue their Summer of Archetypes series ...
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68. Archetypes: The Fatal Flaw from 2017-07-20T22:02:32
This week JJ and Kelly continue their Summer of Archetypes series with The Fatal Flaw! Some museum recommendations! Hamilton also makes a reappearance!
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67. Archetypes: The Chosen One from 2017-07-13T13:47:42
This week Kelly and JJ kick off their Summer of Archetypes with The Chosen One. What constitutes a Chosen One narrative? What are some examples? What are examples of a subverted Chosen One? CAN you...
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66. Query Critique III from 2017-07-06T13:16:45
This week JJ and Kelly run another query critique podcast! The quality of the submissions were pretty high all around, so barring a few nitpicks, we encourage y'all to keep querying! Also, lots and...
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65. Archetypes, Stereotypes, & Tropes from 2017-06-29T14:46:54
This week, Kelly and JJ give a little overview about archetypes, stereotypes, and cliches to kick off their Summer of Archetypes. What is the difference between all of these things? Also, they answ...
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64. Query Refresher from 2017-06-22T13:26:11
JJ and Kelly are back with an evergreen topic: queries! We revisit query letters and what makes them successful. There's also a long tangent about tropes and singing the praises of homemade cold pr...
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Half-Pint #3 from 2017-06-15T12:28:59
WE ARE BACK! FOR REALSIES, Y'ALL. Kelly and JJ go through a backlog of questions, give answers, and catch up a bit on life. Also: their call for submissions for their query critique podcast is stil...
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Half Pint Happy Hour #2 from 2017-05-04T13:14:18
JJ and Kelly are back with another Half Pint Happy Hour (that's more like a full size pint this time around. We're chatty). We answer questions about social media in fiction, how to finish a draft,...
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Half-Pint Happy Hour #1 from 2017-04-20T02:57:59
We're BACK! Despite deadlines and life chaos in general, Kelly and JJ just couldn't stay away. Welcome to Half-Pint Happy Hour! These are short episodes where we check in, catch up, and answer ques...
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63. Promotion from 2017-03-02T12:41:01
This week Kelly and JJ talk about promotion and getting the word out about your book, including whether or not to put money into your own promotion, hiring a publicist, making swag, or putting out ...
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62. Author Life: Public vs. Private from 2017-02-23T11:45:36
A bit of a contentious topic this week, but JJ and Kelly discuss the boundaries between your public self and your private self and how that can affect your publishing career, including tips on what...
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61. Wintersong from 2017-02-16T12:01:27
This week Kelly and JJ discuss Wintersong because JJ didn't have the brain space or the bandwidth to participate in a cogent discussion about writing or publishing. Also: SPOILERS. If you haven't r...
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60. Point of View from 2017-02-12T22:01:53
This week JJ and Kelly tackle another writing topic: POV, or Point of View. APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY, everyone! The week this episode was supposed to go up was release week for JJ, so she had no tim...
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59. Publishing 101: Sales & Success from 2017-02-02T11:53:09
This week Kelly and JJ talk about SALES & SUCCESS, or Keep Your Eyes on Your Own Paper. We're kind of a downer in this episode, but we want to keep things real for you. Also, we know these are tryi...
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58. Publishing 101 REDUX: Being on Submission from 2017-01-26T11:59:58
This week JJ and Kelly continue with their Publishing 101 REDUX series with Submissions. As per usual, JJ Keeps Things Probably a Little Too Real. Als: JJ finally gets Kelly to admit that puns are ...
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57. Publishing 101 REDUX: Querying & Representation from 2017-01-19T11:43:27
This week Kelly and JJ revisit an old topic: Querying & Representation! It's been over a year since we last discussed this topic, so we decided to give it another go. Plus, Kelly has news that is h...
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56. Happy New Year & Catch Up from 2017-01-12T11:25:53
Happy new year! Going a bit off schedule by just playing catch-up from the holidays and looking back on 2016, as well as a look forward into 2017. SPOILER: It was a rough year for us, and we don't ...
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55. Fictional Tropes from 2016-12-15T12:09:10
This week Kelly and JJ start a new series about TROPES IN FICTION. What makes a trope cliche? How do you subvert a trope? Also, HAMILTON MIXTAPE.
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54. Writing Mechanics: Sentence Craft from 2016-12-08T12:06:09
And we are back! After a bit of an unplanned hiatus, JJ and Kelly are back to regularly scheduled podcast episodes. Apologies for some of the audio quality—Kelly was apparently dying and we are out...
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53. Writing Mechanics: Tone & Mood from 2016-12-01T11:20:22
AND WE'RE BACK! This week Kelly and JJ continue their Writing Mechanics series with TONE & MOOD. As we recorded this before the US election, some of this is...quaint, in hindsight.
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52. Writing Mechanics: Pacing from 2016-11-03T10:43:06
This week JJ and Kelly resurrect the Writing Mechanics series with PACING. Also Kelly does tone research and JJ recovers from an emotional book hangover.
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51. Trans-Media Adaptations from 2016-10-27T05:00:54
This week Kelly and JJ conclude their series on adaptations with TRANS-MEDIA ADAPTATIONS. What does that mean? Er...anyway! Basically, we mean it as a catch-all for all adaptations that are not TV ...
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50. Transformative Adaptations from 2016-10-20T10:39:16
This week JJ and Kelly continue their discussion about adaptations, moving on to TRANSFORMATIVE ADAPTATIONS. Their definition is a little...loose, but essentially they consider transformative adapt...
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49. Faithful Adaptations from 2016-10-13T11:58:56
This week Kelly and JJ discuss FAITHFUL ADAPTATIONS: what makes a good or faithful book-to-screen adaptation? Also, we answer some listener questions and have A LOT of books and movies to talk abou...
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48. Publishing 301: Warranties & Indemnities from 2016-10-06T10:37:20
This week JJ and Kelly wrap up their Publishing 301 series with WARRANTIES and INDEMNITIES, or what you are actually on the hook for when you sign a publishing contract, so to speak. Also, they FIN...
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47. Publishing 301: Permissions & Copyright from 2016-09-29T10:13:25
This week Kelly and JJ continue their Publishing 301 series with PERMISSIONS & FAIR USE, or Wherein They Define Copyright and How Not to Violate It. Also Kelly is training for her first 5K and JJ w...
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46. Publishing 301: Licensing & IP from 2016-09-23T00:29:57
This week JJ and Kelly move into the higher levels of publishing with their Publishing 301 series, this time talking about LICENSING & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Also they answer more listener question...
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45. Author Career: The Business of Being an Author from 2016-09-15T10:22:19
This week JJ and Kelly tackle the BUSINESS of being an Author, how being an Author (business person) differs from being a Writer (the artist). Creatives notoriously don't like to talk about money, ...
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44. Author Career: Qualifications from 2016-09-08T10:30:19
This week JJ and Kelly continue their series on Author Career, this time tackling the question of QUALIFICATIONS. Do you need them to be a writer? (SPOILER: No.) They discuss the pros and cons of g...
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43. Author Career: What Is It? from 2016-09-01T10:28:10
This week Kelly and JJ start a new series about AUTHOR CAREER. What is it? How do you manage it? What do you mean we have to think about it???? They share tips about how to navigate the boundaries ...
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42. Query Critique II from 2016-08-25T10:24:36
This week JJ and Kelly do their second ever QUERY CRITIQUE! Thank you to everyone who sent us their queries! We would love nothing more than to be able to provide personalized critique to each and ...
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41. Troubleshooting Craft: Earning Emotional Payoff from 2016-08-18T10:22:26
This week Kelly and JJ try to analyze what makes a book give them the Feels. What makes a book emotionally satisfying? Can a book be universally satisfying, or is it purely a personal thing? Also, ...
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40. Troubleshooting Craft: Expanding & Elaborating from 2016-08-11T10:23:34
This week JJ and Kelly continue their series on Troubleshooting Craft, this time focusing on expanding and elaborating, or What To Do If You Need to Flesh Out Your Manuscript. Also, Kelly has stron...
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39. Troubleshooting Craft: Kill Your Darlings from 2016-08-04T10:24:53
This week Kelly and JJ embark on their series on troubleshooting writing craft issues. In this episode, they discuss the adage "Kill your darlings": what it means, how to identify it, and how to fi...
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38. Publishing 201: Submissions from 2016-07-28T10:24:30
This week JJ and Kelly revisit an old topic: SUBMISSIONS. They also reiterate the old publishing motto: NO DECISION IS MADE IN A VACUUM. Plus, feminist and porno podcast recommendations! Also, will...
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37. Publishing 201: Rejections from 2016-07-14T11:53:13
This week Kelly and JJ tackle REJECTION: what it means, why people might get rejected, what to do when you get one, etc. Also, the difference between Gryffindors and Ravenclaws is apparently a matt...
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36. Publishing 201: A Day In The Life from 2016-07-07T10:12
This week JJ and Kelly give you a behind-the-scenes peek at a Day in the Life of a publishing person. SPOILER: The tagline "I get paid to read books" is somewhat misleading. Also, there is a long, ...
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35. Dissecting Return Of The Jedi from 2016-06-30T10:23:05
This week Kelly and JJ discuss the final installment of the original Star Wars trilogy: RETURN OF THE JEDI. Is it successful? Is it not? It's better than the prequel trilogy, but is that saying muc...
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34. Dissecting The Empire Strikes Back from 2016-06-23T10:31:43
This week JJ and Kelly continue their series on dissecting fictional properties, this time with the second installment of the original Star Wars trilogy: The Empire Strikes Back. Arguably the best ...
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33. Dissecting Star Wars from 2016-06-16T10:15:52
This week Kelly and JJ are back from a two-week hiatus, yay! Also they begin a new series, where they take a fictional property and examine it from a storytelling perspective: character, plot, paci...
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32. Genre: Romance from 2016-05-26T11:03:50
This week JJ and Kelly conclude their series on genres in publishing with ROMANCES. Also, we reveal the depth of our Harry Potter nerdery and our deep fandom past. TRIGGER WARNING: We discuss rape ...
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31. Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers from 2016-05-19T10:34:53
This week Kelly and JJ continue with their series on genres in publishing, this time Mystery & Thriller. JJ has also apparently passed her reading rut on to Kelly, and our prognosticating powers ap...
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30. Genre: Science-Fiction & Fantasy from 2016-05-12T10:22:42
This week JJ and Kelly continue with their series on genre in publishing, this week focusing on Science-Fiction and Fantasy. It was a close shave as JJ spilled water on her laptop last week, but he...
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29. Introduction To Genre from 2016-05-05T12:44:40
This week Kelly and JJ begin their series on GENRE. This episode will serve as a general overview of "genre" as the publishing industry defines it.
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28. Interview With Roshani Chokshi from 2016-04-28T10:21:22
This week JJ interviews Roshani Chokshi, author of The Star-Touched Queen, a Hades and Persephone-inspired romance infused with Indian mythology and imagery! We talk about world building, discuss s...
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27. Characterization: Ancillary Characters from 2016-04-21T10:53:18
This week JJ and Kelly continue with their characterization series by discussing ANCILLARY CHARACTERS. We love ancillary characters, they're often our favorites!
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26. Characterization: Villains from 2016-04-14T10:25:32
This week Kelly and JJ continue with their characterization series with VILLAINS. Apologies for the audio quality this week, folks; this topic is apparently cursed as Kelly and JJ tried to record i...
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25. Characterization: Protagonists from 2016-04-07T10:46:58
This week JJ and Kelly talk about the characterization of protagonists, how to get a vivid, realistic character, and whether or not "unlikeable" means "unsympathetic."
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24. Author Brand & Platform from 2016-03-31T10:36:32
This week Kelly and JJ (and JJ's dog) discuss author platform and brand. JJ is also tackling spring allergies, but it's fighting back and winning. Also, the difference between "further" and "farther!"
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23. Publishing 201: Sales Conference from 2016-03-25T10:19:24
This week JJ and Kelly talk sales conference and deliver some publishing real-ness. Also, yet more other podcast recommendations.
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22. Query Critique I from 2016-03-17T10:18:54
This week Kelly and JJ live-critique five queries submitted for review. Thank you to everyone who sent us their queries! We would love nothing more than to be able to provide personalized critique ...
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21. Writing Mechanics: Voice from 2016-03-10T11:07:59
This week JJ and Kelly discuss Voice in another installment of their Writing Mechanics series. Voice: What is it? How can you develop it? How many times can they say "voice" in a single episode?
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20. Writing Mechanics: Structure from 2016-03-03T11:22:34
This week Kelly and JJ get into WRITING MECHANICS, or How to Write a Book. Starting with Structure, they discuss what makes a good story: beginnings, middles, and endings. Also, TV show recommendat...
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19. Publishing 201: Subrights from 2016-02-25T05:08:55
This week JJ and Kelly talk subrights, or the pocket change of the publishing world! Also, our call for query submissions to be critiqued on our future query critique podcast is still open, so plea...
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18. Publishing 201: The Anatomy Of A Query Letter from 2016-02-18T12:08:05
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, the what, the where, and the whys. Also, have a query you want to have critiq...
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17. Love Interests And Romance from 2016-02-11T11:31:57
This week JJ and Kelly are not above capitalizing on a fake holiday to talk about LOVE INTERESTS and ROMANCE. They have lots of Opinions.
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16. Critique Groups from 2016-02-08T21:46:36
This week Kelly and JJ discuss critique groups: how they found theirs (each other!), how to find one in general, whether or not you need critique groups, and how to give effective feedback.
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15. X Meets Y Or The High Concept Pitch from 2016-02-08T21:45:40
This week JJ and Kelly are back to their regular format and discuss X Meets Y, or The High Concept Pitch: what it is, what it entails, and whether or not you need it. Also, the difference between “...
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14. Interview With Beth Revis from 2016-02-08T21:44:48
This week JJ talks with New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis about her publishing journey, revision, how she learned to revise and critique, and what she’s reading and enjoying!
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13. Publishing 201: Advances, Royalties, And Other Publishing Money from 2016-02-08T21:42:41
This week Kelly and JJ talk about advances, royalties, and publishing money. We get cold, hard, and mercenary this week, folks. This episode is very long, so those who are only interested in the mo...
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12. Revisions from 2016-02-08T21:41:14
Happy new year! This week JJ and Kelly are back after a holiday hiatus, traveling through time with an episode recorded in 2015 about REVISION! Once again, apologies for the mouth-breathing: winter...
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11. Recommended Reads Of 2015 from 2016-02-08T21:34:16
This week, Kelly and JJ recommend ALL THE BOOKS. This is our year-end reading round-up, so be prepared for A LOT OF BOOKS to be thrown your way. (Also Hamilton. Again.)
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10. NaNoWriMo 2015: The Finish Line from 2016-02-08T21:27:08
This is apparently the Korean drama recommendation episode! This week JJ and Kelly tackle the end of NaNoWriMo. Sort of. We hope. Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving! We will be on hiatus next week, but wil...
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9. NaNoWriMo 2015: Digging Deep from 2016-02-08T21:24:05
This week Kelly and JJ discuss digging deep and finding the will to continue with NaNoWriMo. Also, real talk: we talk about bipolar disorder and depression, and the difference between I Don’t Want ...
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8. NaNoWriMo 2015: How To Keep Going from 2016-02-08T21:22:50
This week JJ and Kelly give you tips and tricks on how to KEEP GOING in NaNoWriMo.
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7. NaNoWriMo 2015: Ideas from 2016-02-08T21:21:17
Kelly and JJ kick off NaNoWriMo month! This week they talk about how to find an idea to write into a novel, and some tips about how to START writing.
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5. Publishing 101: Publication & Beyond from 2016-02-08T21:19:22
This week, Kelly and JJ explain what happens after you get published, including print formats, the life cycle of a book, and publicity and promotion. Plus, a NaNoWriMo pep talk!
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6. Ask A Book Publicist! With Mallory Hayes from 2016-02-08T21:19:19
This week, JJ and Kelly talk to Mallory Hayes, a book publicist! She answers a few questions about publicity and gives some advice. Also, once again, EVERYTHING IS STILL HAMILTON. Stay tuned to the...
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4. Publishing 101: From Brain To Bookstore from 2016-02-08T20:47:20
This week JJ and Kelly go on for WAY too long about the publishing process. What happens after you turn in your manuscript? How does your novel go from your brain to a physical product you put on b...
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3. Publishing 101: Contracts & Clauses from 2015-10-08T02:36:31
This week Kelly and JJ talk about CONTRACTS. Yes, contracts. No, it’s not boring, we promise. Also, how Ernest Hemingway can help you write middle grade and how everything is still Hamilton. EVERYT...
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2. Publishing 101: Submission & Acquisition from 2015-09-24T10:31:27
JJ and Kelly talk about one of the most opaque parts of publishing: submission and acquisition.
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1. Publishing 101: Querying and Representation from 2015-09-21T03:49:18
JJ and Kelly discuss all things querying and representation when it comes to the publication process.
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