Episodes
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In which Bridget and Jen talk about Bridget’s return to fandom after a decade away, and also have a full meltdown about how long this podcast has been going on.
Spoilers for The Magicians from 12:21 onwards
Note: Jen’s audio is a little off in this because she used airpods like a dumb dumb, so our apologies for that.
You can listen to the episode here.
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Discussed in This Episode:
The Magicians (SyFy)
A Marvelous Light by Freya Marske
The Untamed (Netflix)
The Robber Girl by Frannie Billingsley
The Elemental Logic series by Laurie Marks
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes -
In this episode, Bridget and Jen take you through the submission process, talk about publishers decentralizing from NYC post-pandemic, and discuss why that second book is just such a pain in the a** to write.
Note: Jen’s audio is a little off in this because she used airpods like a dumb dumb, so our apologies for that.
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Did Twitter Break YA? (Misshelved #6) by Nicole Brinkley - we are going to be discussing this article next time.
Unspoken - Sarah Rees Brennan
To Say Nothing of the Dog - Connie Willis -
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In this episode Bridget & Jen critique twitter pitches, discuss Jen’s weird hate for movie comps, talk about Ea Nasir’s historical perfidious copper sales, and more!
Please enjoy the moment at 36:53 where we lose our damn minds.
Question topics include New Adult, the essential worker’s trauma, and the looming Godzilla vs. Kong situation of the Big 4 vs the Big 5!
Special thanks to Angeline for the generous donation on KoFi!
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In A World
Meet the Worst Businessman of the 18th Century BC
Mur Lafferty - Six Wakes
Stargate
Lana Wood Johnson - Technically, You Started It
Laurie J. Marks - Fire Logic
Sarah Rees Brennan - In Other Lands
Martha Wells - All Systems Red
Heaven Official’s Blessing
Angeline Boulley - Firekeeper’s Daughter -
Recorded Tuesday, May 18. It’s been 84 years dot gif. In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss Jen’s new career move, favorite pandemic reads, how deeply weird socializing is going to be post-panorama, and more!
Question topics include getting to narrate your own audiobooks, how many rejections are enough to give up on a manuscript, unreliable narrators, our thoughts on a certain very late author, and more!
Special thanks to everyone who has donated to KoFi ever, but especially to the folks who donated during the panini. Some of these folks we thanked in our previously-aired episode, but guess what - they’re getting thanked again!
Thank you to rothmg86, Lorna, Lauren, Jared, MH, CC, wickedgoblinking, Rie, and Jessica. And CONGRATULATIONS, Jessica, on your multiple offers of representation!
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Discussed in this episode:
Naomi Novik - His Majesty’s Dragon
Naomi Novik - Black Powder War
Naomi Novik - Empire of Ivory
Tamzyn Muir - Gideon the Ninth
Tamzyn Muir - Harrow the Ninth
Casey McQuiston - Red White and Royal Blue
Maggie Tokuda-Hall - The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea
Erika Swyler - The Book of Speculation
Wu Ming-Yi - The Man with the Compound Eyes
墨香銅臭 Mo Xiang Tong Xu (MXTX) - 天官賜福 Heaven Official’s Blessing -
In which Bridget and Jen discuss copyright law, plagiarism, and why published authors won’t read your fic, for legal reasons. Also! Cookbook photography, dead parents in YA, and more!
Thanks to this week’s donors: Lorna, Lauren, Jared, and MH!
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Discussed in this episode:
Copy/Paste Cris
A Feud in Wolf-King Erotica Raises A Deep Legal Question by Alexandra Alter
Arkady Martine - A Memory Called Empire
Tamsyn Muir - Gideon The Ninth
Ngaio Marsh - Enter A Murderer
Carrie S. Allen - Michigan Vs. The Boys
Meryl Wilsner - Something To Talk About
Amanda Sellet - By The Book
Lee Gjertsen Malone - Camp Shady Crook -
In this episode Bridget and Jen talk *waves vaguely* the State Of Things, UK vs ANZ vs US, and how many clients is too many!
**ANNOUNCEMENT!!** We'll be answering your questions on a very special Instagram Live session on Thursday, May 7 at 7pm EST!
Thanks to this week's donors, Sue, Joy, and Michael!
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Discussed in this episode:
bookshop.org
Tamsin Muir - Gideon the Ninth
Ken Dryden - The Game
Lucy Ellman - Ducks, Newburyport -
In this episodes, Bridget and Jen talk bad contracts, manuscript requests, how to avoid brown-nosing and more!
Thanks to our editor, Cheyna Roth, for her help with this episode!
A VERY SPECIAL THANKS to our donor Jessica!!!!!
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Discussed in this episode:
Margot Rabb - Kissing In America
Frances Mary Hendry - Quest for a Maid
Nancy Atherton - Aunt Dimity’s Death -
In this episode Bridget and Jen discuss *waves vaguely* The Situation, the Simon & Schuster sale, living with our parents, and cheaply priced Texas ciders. (Hit us up, Austin EastCider!)
Thanks to our editor, Cheyna Roth, for her help with this episode!
A VERY SPECIAL THANKS to our donors Awesome Shades Anon and March!
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Discussed in this episode:
Simon & Schuster is Up for Sale by Edmund Lee and Alexandra Alter
Webinar: How to Make Progress When Sh*t Is Dire by GetBullish/Jen Dziura
Lyssa Kay Adams - The Bromance Book Club
Patricia Wrede & Carolyn Stevermer - Sorcery & Cecilia
Sarah Dessen - Once and For All
Robert Jackson Bennet - Foundryside -
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss career planning or the occasional impossibility thereof, catch up on thanking donors, and generally continue the discussion from Episode 70!
A VERY SPECIAL THANKS to our wonderful backlog of donors! Jenn, Andrew, Lana, Kristen, Joy, Teresa, MH, Cool Shades Anon, Ruth, and Hamilton! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!
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Discussed in this episode:
Miss Fisher & The Crypt of Tears
Eyes Up, Writers by Maggie Stiefvater
Chuck Wendig - Wanderers
Ellen Goodlett - Rule
Ellen Goodlett - Rise
Emily Duncan - Wicked Saints
Francisco A. Flores - Tears of the Truffle-Pig
Roberto Bolaño - 2666 -
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.
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Discussed in this episode:
Amanda J. Sellet - By The Book
People are calling out “American Dirt” with this meme
How To Push Past The Bullshit and Write That Goddamn Novel: A Very Simple No-Fuckery Writing Plan To Get Shit Done by Chuck Wendig
Julia Drake - The Last True Poets Of The Sea
Susan Casey - The Wave: In Pursuit of the Monsters of the Ocean
The Deep Sea by Neal Agarwal
Maureen Johnson - The Hand On The Wall
Amor Towles - A Gentleman in Moscow
Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone - This Is How You Lose The Time War -
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 is so outdated that the RWA is barely an organization anymore and one of the agents mentioned is no longer agenting!
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Discussed in this episode:
Leigh Bardugo - The Ninth House
Noah Lukerman - The First Five Pages: The Writer’s Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
MSWL Manuscript Academy
Emily Tesh - Silver in the Wood
Casey McQuiston - Red White & Royal Blue
Eve Babitz - I Used To Be Charming: The Rest of Eve Babitz
Erin Morgenstern - The Starless Sea -
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 discussion of health issues. Please do not send us advice, however well-intentioned!
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RIP Sabrina Chin 1981-2019
Discussed in this episode:
NaNoWriMo
John Hodgman - Medallion Status
Casey McQuiston - Red White & Royal Blue
Julia Drake - The Last True Poets of the Sea
Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone - This Is How You Lose The Time War
Leigh Bardugo - The Ninth House
Alexander Chee - How To Write An Autobiographical Novel -
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!
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Discussed in this episode:
Discussed in this episode:
Publishing is Hard by Dongwon Song
Susannah Clarke - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Susannah Clarke - The Ladies of Grace Adieu
Susannah Clarke - Paranesi
Jenn Wilde - Queens of Geek
Jurgen Tempke - A Perfidious Distortion of History
Maureen Johnson - Truly Devious -
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!
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Discussed in this episode:
How To Lose a Third of a Million Dollars Without Really Trying by Heather Demetrios
Literary agent ordered to pay $500,000 to Australian author Kate Morton after lawsuit loss (Australian Associated Press)
Sam Morgan thread about publishing money
Emily Suvada - This Mortal Coil
Brittany Cavallaro - A Study In Charlotte
Jia Tolentino - Trick Mirror
Jurgen Tampke - A Perfidious Distortion of History: The Versailles Peace Treaty and the Success of the Nazis -
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 alliteratively.
Thank you to Michael for writing in with your great writers block tip!
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Discussed in this episode:
Leigh Bardugo - The Ninth House
R. F. Kuang - The Poppy War
Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games
Leigh Bardugo - Six of Crows
Rory Power - Wilder Girls
Jen’s newsletter A Faster No
Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson
Wynonna Earp
Emma Mills - Foolish Hearts
W.L. Goodater - Breach
Emma Mills - First & Then
Spoilers for Schitt’s Creek from 55:00 onwards -
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 them for our next episode!
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Thank you to Sigrid and Daniel, our latest donors!
Discussed in this episode:
Lois McMaster Bujold - The Curse of Chalon
Richard Kadrey - The Grand Dark
Melissa Caruso - The Tethered Mage
Casey McQuiston - Red White and Royal Blue
Helen Hoang - The Kiss Quotient
Emma Mills - First & Then
Naomi Novik - Spinning Silver
Knives Out (Trailer)
L.M. Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables
Tracy Townsend - The Nine
Sarah Kuhn - Heroine Complex
Juliet Grames - The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
Chuck Wendig - The Wanderers
Jenny Odell - How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
Charlie Jane Anders - City in the Middle Of The Night -
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 Elyse Martin on twitter.
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Thank you to Anonymous, our latest donor!
Discussed in this episode:
Sanderson’s First Law by Brandon Sanderson
How Lord of the Rings Should Have Ended
Charlie Jane Anders’ World Building Thread
C.M Waggoner - Unnatural Magic
Emily Duncan - Wicked Saints
Zen Cho - Sorcerer to the Crown
W.L. Goodwater - Breach
Ngozi Ukazu - Check Please!
Dylan Meconis - Queen of the Sea
N.K. Jemisin - The Fifth Season
Robert Jackson Bennett - City of Stairs
A Fan Rewrote Season 8 of Game of Thrones - Goes Viral on Reddit!
Lois McMaster Bujold - The Vorkosigan Saga
Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games
Tim Powers - The Anubis Gates
Kate Racculia - Bellwether Rhapsody
Ellen Raskin- The Westing Game -
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! Fun times!
Thanks to Annaka, who donated this week!
Discussed in this episode:
Ellen Goodlett - Rise
Megan Bannen - The Bird & The Blade
Alan Higginbotham - Midnight In Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster
Svetlana Alexeivich - Voices From Chernobyl, translated by Keith Gessen -
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss author self-advocacy, navigating cliques, and general author survivalship. Special thanks to our donors this week, L.T., Bridget, and Maria!
Discussed in this episode:
Lana Wood Johnson - Technically, You Started It
Daniel Mallory Ortberg - Texts From Jane Eyre
Blair Thornburgh - Ordinary Girls
Megan Bannon - The Bird and the Blade
Karen Thompson Walker - The Dreamers
Cyril Hare - With A Bare Bodkin
N.K. Jemisin - The Inheritance Trilogy
Nick Hornby - Ten Years in the Tub
Rebecca West - Black Lamb and Gray Falcon
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In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss what the heck happened midway through episode 59, what happens when an agent moves agencies, contingency plans for becoming George RR Martin famous, and more!
Thanks to this week’s donors, Felicity and Debbie!
Discussed in this episode:
“Sometimes things that are expensive are worse.”
Goon (Movie)
Laura Sebastian - Ash Princess
Ellen Goodlett - Rule
Alex White - A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe
Rory Power - Wilder Girls
Jeff Vandermeer - Annihilation
Jeff Vandermeer - Finch
Connie Willis - To Say Nothing Of The Dog
Connie Willis - Doomsday Book
Victoria Dennault - Score
L.A. Witt - Rebound
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