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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Tavi Taylor Black On Fame Culture & Writing At Any Age

Today’s guest is Tavi Taylor Black, author ofWhere Are We Tomorrow? a story of four women working backstage on a rock tour. Tavi joined me today to talk about being a woman in a male-dominated space, the toxic nature of our addiction to fame, writing at …

Amazon Bestselling Author JK Ellem On Knowing Your Strengths & Limitations

Today’s guest is JK Ellem, author of the Amazon bestseller Mill Point Road. Jack joined me to day to talk about treating your indie publishing career as a lean, mean startup, focusing on your strengths, and treating your book as a product, and knowing wh…

Elizabeth George On Keeping It Fresh for Twenty-One Books

Today’s guest is Elizabeth George, author of the Thomas Lynley mystery series, recently publishing the 21st book, Something to Hide. Elizabeth joined me to day to talk about keeping a character interesting for both readers and herself since 1988, choosin…

Janet Sternburg on Hindsight & Tackling Hard Family Truths In Writing

Today’s guest is Janet Sternburg, a writer of memoir, essays, poetry and plays, as well as a fine-art photographer. Her books include two memoirs, White Matter: A Memoir of Family & Medicine and Phantom Limb: A Meditation on Memory, as well as the classi…

Literary Agent Lucinda Halpern On Common Query Mistakes

Today’s guest is Lucinda Halpern of Lucinda Literary, whose strong background in marketing and broad media and film relationships enable us the firm to be strategists and advocates not just for books, but for the long-term careers of their authors. Lucin…

Lyn Liao Butler on Debuting During the Pandemic & Research When Writing Literature of Place

Today’s guest is Lyn Liao Butler, author of The Tiger Mom’s Tale and the upcoming Red Thread of Fate. Lyn joined me today to talk about the experience of debuting during the pandemic, how having an active lifestyle helps with her writing and mind / body …

Stephanie Marie Thornton On Writing Controversial Historical Characters In Fiction

Today’s guest is Stephanie Marie Thornton, author of A Most Clever Girl, which tells the story of Elizabeth Bentley, a forgotten – and disliked – female spy who spied both for (and against) Russia during the Cold War. Stephanie joined me to talk about th…

Bestselling Author Lisa Regan On Writing The Josie Quinn Series

Today’s guest of Lisa Regan, author of the bestselling Josie Quinn Detective series. Lisa joined me today to talk about writing a character over such a long series, the beauty (and pressures!) of a dedicated fan base, and research for police procedurals….

Chelsea Bobulski on Implementing Indie Strategies in Traditional Publishing

Today’s guest is Chelsea Bobulski, whose new series – All I Want for Christmas – is traditionally published, but releasing under a rapid release model, a hallmark of Indie promotion and marketing. Also covered – how to write and promote at the same time,…

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