Writer, Writer, Pants On Fire

Hosted ByMindy McGinnis

Writers talk craft, agent hunt, query trenches, publishing industry, and more. Hosted by Mindy McGinnis.


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Select A Story

Today’s guest is Katie Ernst, the Co-Founder of Select a Story, a company which produces interactive stories for Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Think: a Choose Your Own Adventure Audiobook that you can talk to. Katie talks about the company, how voice dev…

January Roundup & Dealing With Rejection

The January Roundup episode revisits the guests and topics from the month, as well as featuring a recent interview on the Writer, Writer, Pants on Fire blog with author Peter Hoffmeister, who shares his thoughts on dealing with rejection even after you a…

Robert Mellette: Pros Of Indie Publishing

Today’s guest is Robert Mellette who has written, directed, designed and acted in theatre, film and television for over 30 years. His credits in various jobs include XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS, BLUE CRUSH, and his own JACKS OR BETTER, which won Dances With F…

Pat Zietlow Miller: Writing Children’s Picture Books

Today’s guest is Pat Zietlow Miller, who has received multiple awards for her many picture books. Her titles include SOPHIE’S SQUASH, WHEREVER YOU GO, SHARING THE BREAD, THE QUICKEST KID IN CLARKSVILLE, and the newly released WIDE-AWAKE BEAR. Pat joins h…

Alex Lidell: Self-Publishing

Alex Lidell joins host Mindy McGinnis to talk about how she broke into publishing through an Amazon contest, how to find and utilize critique partners, and how successful self-publishing should focus more on the business aspect than the creative side. Be…

2018 Resolutions For Writers

Host Mindy McGinnis shares 20 New Year’s Resolutions for Writers in 2018 – 10 things you should do, and 10 you shouldn’t.
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Air & Ash by Alex Lidell
Beautiful, Wonderful, Strong Little Me! by Hannah Carmona Dias
 

December Roundup & Tips For A Healthy Reading LIst

The December roundup episode with host Mindy McGinnis, as well as tips on how to round out a healthy reading list fro 2018.
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Air & Ash by Alex Lidell
Killer Potential by AftenBrook Szymanski

AC Gaughen: Querying As A Teenager

Today’s guest is AC Gaughen the author of the Scarlet Trilogy (Scarlet, Lady Thief and Lion Heart) and the Elementae quartet which will start with REIGN THE EARTH in January 2018. She serves on the board for the non-profit Boston GLOW, creating opportuni…

Gayle Rosengren: A Career in Freelance Writing

Guest Gayle Rosengren, author of the middle grade titles WHAT THE MOON SAID and COLD WAR ON MAPLE STREET joins host Mindy McGinnis to talk about how different writing skills can be used to create a freelance career, using the three things that all middle…

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