Today, I have the privilege of speaking with two of our Powerhouse Middle Grade authors, Ellen Booraem and Deva Fagan. These women are both from Maine and they both write beautiful, sharp, emotionally resonant Middle Grade fantasy. We talk about writing, magic, LARPing, and puppers. We also talk about promoting […]
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Today I have the privilege of speaking with New York Times Bestselling author, Jason Hough. Jason is the author of The Dire Earth series, ZERO WORLD, and video game tie in books for Gears of War and Mass Effect. We talk about writing IP for video games, James Bond’s pacing, […]
Today, we talk about 2020. Yes, we voluntarily went back there! Though much was lost this year, and many things felt by turns unfamiliar and maddeningly repetitive, we had a good year. With 3 new members on our team, many new books released, and new contracts signed! Together we clung […]
Our client, Aliza Mann joined me for a conversation about the new book A MORE PERFECT UNION. This collaborative project is a romance anthology in which each story addresses voting and democracy. Aliza Mann has been a fan of romance for a long time. She found her first romance novel […]
In an effort to make the end of 2020 as joyful as possible, I couldn’t think of a better guest than Susan Adrian. She’s one of the first kt literary clients I met, and she is always so kind, warm, and generous. I lob her a trick question during Quick […]
Elysia Whisler joins us today to talk about her debut novel RESCUE YOU. It is a heartwarming love story about redemption, hope, and how everyone needs saving now and then. We discuss Elysia’s road to publishing, PTSD, and, of course, dogs! “After a year of heartbreak and loss, the only […]
Marisa Reichardt is the author of UNDERWATER, the upcoming spring 2021 release, A SHOT AT NORMAL and her newest book, AFTERSHOCKS. We talk about packing earthquake kits, the physical and mental strength of water polo players, and how releasing a disaster book in 2020 can actually be rather cathartic. We […]
I had the privilege to speak with New York Times Bestselling, multi-award winning author Pintip Dunn. Pintip is the author of YA books such as MALICE, STAR-CROSSED, The Forget Tomorrow trilogy, THE DARKEST LIE, and GIRL ON THE VERGE. She stopped by to talk about her newest book DATING MAKES […]
In this episode we answer listener questions. We tackle questions about query letters, genre, and what agents are actually looking for in their inbox. a big “thank you!” to Kate Testerman, Kelly Van Sant, Aida Lilly, and Jas Perry for being so generous with their time and expertise. And thank […]