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Hosted ByJennifer Udden & Bridget Smith

Join Bridget Smith of Dunham Literary Inc. and Jennifer Udden of Barry Goldblatt Literary LLC as we discuss books, publishing, writing, fandom, and more!


All Episodes

Episode 70 – It’s Been A Long, Long Time

In this episode, recorded on Jan. 22 after a *coughcough* three month involuntary hiatus, Bridget and Jen discuss realistic expectations, the American Dirt fiasco, the RWA fiasco, and picking up the can.  Like the podcast? You can support us…

Episode 69: Nice :)

In this episode, recorded back in *coughcough* November, Bridget and Jen do an all-questions-all-the-time deep dive into our Tumblr inbox. Among other things we discuss sex in YA, the relative value of an MFA, and disclosure of advances. This episode…

Episode 68: A Simple Village Goose

In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss self-care for authors (and agents,) burnout, and give a shoutout to nanowrimo!  Thank you to John, this week’s donor! Hope you’re enjoying IN THE WOODS.  CW: In this episode there is a frank…

Episode 67: Inappropriate Seasons

In which Bridget and Jen discuss the seasons of love er, publishing, query length, POV and tense, and more!  Thank you to this week’s donors, Kristin and Joy!  Like the podcast? You can support us through , by subscribing to us on iTunes, or…

Episode 66: Money Talks

In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss That Article, money in publishing, and asking questions.  Thank you to this week’s donors, John, Jen, and Lana!  Like the podcast? You can support us through , by subscribing to us on iTunes, or by…

Episode 65: Parental Warnings for Swears

In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss trigger warnings, author responsibilities, and rapid release scheduling, among other things.  Thank you to this week’s donors, Alice, Alison, and Alyssa! Thank you also for arranging your names…

Episode 64: Incitement & Stakes

In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss inciting incidents, raising the stakes, word count, comp titles, and more! This episode’s topic was suggested by John Appel on twitter!  Got suggestions for beating writer’s block? We’d love to hear…

Episode 63: The Slow Realization That Nothing Makes Sense

In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss world building- how to do it, what not to do, and examples of when it’s done right. Also, typos, covers, and more! This episode’s topic suggested by on twitter.  Like the podcast? You can support us…

Episode 62: Cool For The Summer

In this episode Bridget & Jen discuss what the F happens in publishing during the summer (spoiler alert: the same thing that happens every other time of the year, except it’s warmer), answer reader questions, and talk about HBO’s Chernobyl!…

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