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  • Today, we’ll be reading and critiquing query letters sent in by our listeners, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Thank you to Carleen for joining us (again!) today and sharing her knowledge and expertise with us. If anyone is interested in querying Carleen, links to her agent profile and manuscript wish list are included below.


    Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads, and if you want more Tea Grannies, head over to our Patreon!


    Links:

    Carleen's profile on ArtHouse Literary's website: https://arthouselit.com/who-we-are

    Carleen's profile on Manuscript Wish List: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/carleen-geisler/

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  • Today we’re going to critique a bunch of first pages, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Thank you to Daphne and Meghan for joining us today and sharing their knowledge with us. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads, and if you want more Tea Grannies, head over to our Patreon! We're so excited to kick off Season 5; happy writing!

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  • We're here to chat about what's next for The Tea Grannies, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads. We're very excited to announce the launch of The Tea Grannies Patreon where you can become a member and get access to bonus content and our members-only Discord channel for bonus content discussions, Q&As, writing sprints, and more!


    We can't wait for you to join us for Season 5 in September 2024, but in the meantime, take a peek over on Patreon. Happy writing!

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  • This is our last episode of Season 4! Today we’re going to chat about where writers and indie authors go wrong with self publishing, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads. We can wait for you to join us for season five, but in the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for some exciting news regarding the launch of our Patreon. Happy writing!

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  • Today we’re going to chat about where writers go wrong with social media, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads. Happy writing!

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  • Today we’re going to chat all about fantasy romance, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Threads @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing!


    Book Recommendations:

    Tamora Pierce

    Graceling series by Kristin Cashore

    City of Brass (Daevabad trilogy) by S.A. Chakraborty

    A Darker Shade of Magic series, V.E. Schwab

    The Merciful Crow series, Margaret Owen

    Forging Silver into Stars, Brigid Kemmerer

    The Cruel Prince (Folk of the Air trilogy) by Holly Black

    Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

    The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

    The Serpent & the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

    The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick

    Gild by Raven Kennedy

    The Winter King by CL Wilson

    That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

    A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

    The Nymph Keepers Trilogy by Elise Volkman

    An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

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  • Today we’re going to chat all about the horror genre, so pour yourself a cup of tea, gird your loins and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Threads @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing! 


    Links:

    Sky Regina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skyfrizzle

    Sky Regina's website: https://www.reginawords.com/


    Books recommended in this episode:

    The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw

    House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

    We Have Always Lived in a Castle by Shirley Jackson

    The Wilder Girls by Rory Power

    Room by Emma Donoghue

    Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

    Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

    Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

    Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass

    I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

    Daphne by Josh Malerman

    My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

    The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

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  • Today we’re going to chat all about where writers go wrong when writing about horses, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing!


    Links:

    The Horse Doc to End All Horse Docs


    Book Recommendations:

    Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (and watch the movie as well!)

    Siren of Sussex (Belles of London series) by Mimi Matthews

    Chestnut Springs series by Elsie Silver

    The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

    The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (especially the movies)

    The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski (and the TV show if you're into that)

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  • Today we’re going to chat all about literary agents, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing! 


    Links:

    Carleen Geisler on ArtHouse Literary's website: https://arthouselit.com/who-we-are

    Carleen's website: http://clgeisler.com/

    Carleen on Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/clgslr

    Carleen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clgslr/


    Books recommended in this episode:

    Bunny by Mona Awad

    A Novel Obsession by Caitlin Barasch

    The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen

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  • This episode is dedicated to Jenna @thefellowshipofbooks.


    Today we’re going to dive into the sci-fi genre and its subgenres with self-published author SJ Pratt, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing! 


    Links:

    SJ Pratt on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sjpratt_writer/

    SJ Pratt website: https://www.sjpratt.com/

    SJ Pratt's newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/6d00c72d189b/sjpratt-newsletter


    Books recommended in this episode:

    The 716 by SJ Pratt

    Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

    Red Rising by Pierce Brown

    Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

    Dune by Frank Herbert

    The Martian by Andy Weir

    Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon 

    The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

    Divergent by Veronica Roth

    The Bladerunner by Alan E. Nourse

    A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

    Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

    The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

    A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

    Hunt the Stars, Eclipse the Moon, and Capture the Sun by Jessie Mihalik 

    A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong

    Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 

    Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

    Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell 


    TV & movies recommended in this episode:

    Star Wars

    Star Trek

    The Mandalorian

    Cowboys and Aliens

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  • Today we’re here for a deep dive into the fantasy genre, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing! 


    Books recommended in this episode:

    Into the Land of the Unicorns by Bruce Colville

    Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

    Medusa by Rosie Hewlett

    Circe by Madeline Miller

    Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

    A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

    Elektra by Jennifer Saint

    The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

    City of Brass by Shannon Chakraborty

    An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

    We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

    The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

    Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson

    Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erickkson

    Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

    Witch King by Martha Wells

    Book of Night by Holly Black

    The Game of Thrones series by George R.R. Martin

    The Nymph Keepers series by Elise Volkman

    The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

    The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

    A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

    Winter King by CL Wilson

    Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

    Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross

    Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

    Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

    That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

    Howl’s Moving Castle by Diane Wynn Jones

    Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater

    Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

    The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black

    Babel by RF Kuang

    Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

    The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by SA Chakraborty

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  • Today we’re here to talk about tropes, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Don’t forget to rate and review wherever you get your podcasts. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. And don’t forget to send in your first page submissions as soon as possible! We'll be closing submissions on July 1st, or as soon as we get enough for the season, so get them in while you still can!


    Links:


    The Creative Academy:

    https://creativeacademyforwriters.com/


    Build Better Settings by Eileen Cook and Crystal (CJ) Hunt:

    https://www.amazon.ca/Build-Better-Settings-character-Creative-ebook/dp/B0BJX7QZ4K/ 


    Eileen Cook:

    https://eileencook.com/


    Crystal Hunt (non-fiction author):

    https://crystalhuntauthor.com/ 


    CJ Hunt (romance author):

    https://cjhuntromance.com/

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  • Today we’re here to talk about tropes, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Don’t forget to rate and review wherever you get your podcasts. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. And don’t forget to send in your first page submissions as soon as possible! We'll be closing submissions as soon as we get enough for the season, so get them in while you still can!


    Links:


    Fantasy Tropes: 

    https://blog.reedsy.com/fantasy-tropes/


    Mystery Tropes:

    https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/popular-mystery-tropes-for-writers


    Sci-Fi Tropes:

    https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/popular-science-fiction-tropes-for-writers


    Romance Tropes:

    https://jerichowriters.com/20-powerful-romance-tropes-and-how-to-make-them-original/

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  • Today we’re here for our final episode of season three, and the topic is…a little bit of everything. It’s hard to believe this is our last episode of season three, but here we are. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Thank you so much for listening, we can’t wait to get started on season four. Until then, happy writing!

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  • Today we’re here with author Kate McWiliams to chat about self publishing, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for our final episode of season two. Happy writing!


    Links:


    Follow Kate Online! 

    Kate’s Author Website

    Goodreads

    TikTok

    Instagram

    Facebook

    Twitter

    Bookbub


    Kate’s Books

    Light in the Dark

    Into the Light

    Light Me Up

    SACRED Anthology


    Ink & Earth Socials

    Ink & Earth Facebook

    Ink & Earth Instagram


    Resources

    IngramSpark

    Booksprout

    BookSirens

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  • We’re here with a deep dive into self publishing, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for a chat with indie romance author, Kate McWilliams. Happy writing!


    Links:


    ISBNS for Canadians:

    Library and Archives Canada website (for ISBNs)


    Cover Designs:

    The Book Cover Designer (There are tons of designers on this site, so if Maja’s designs aren’t your style, keep looking!)


    Book Layout Design:

    Reedsy Book Editor (free online tool)

    Vellum (book design software only for Mac)

    Atticus (alternative to Vellum, for PC, Mac, Linux, and Chromebook)


    Graphic Design:

    Canva (online graphic design platform with a free option)

    Book Brush (online graphic design platform specifically for authors)


    Marketing:

    BookBub (a robust book marketing platform) 

    BookSirens (an ARC distribution platform)

    Reedsy Discovery (an indie book review platform)

    The StoryGraph (a Goodreads alternative that’s not owned by Amazon)

    Mixtus Media (for tips and tricks and all things indie-author marketing)


    The Creative Academy for Writers:

    Join the community! (they have resources and experts on ALL this stuff!)

    Indie Publishing Resources (checklists, walkthroughs, Q&As, and much more)

    Contribute to the community ♡ (every little bit helps)

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  • Today we’re here for a Q&A about traditional publishing with Rob Samborn, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing!


    Rob Samborn Links:

    Rob Samborn

    Email Rob at [email protected]

    The Prisoner of Paradise on Goodreads

    The Prisoner of Paradise on The StoryGraph


    Resource Links:

    Absolute Write

    Net Galley

    Cover Designer David Ter-Avanesyan

    TouchPoint Press

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  • Today we’re joined by our friend and fellow author Maja Hampson, to chat about what happens when you finally land an agent! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing!


    LINKS:

    Maja on Instagram: @maja_is_writing

    Maja on Twitter: @maja_hampson

    Alexa Dunn: Questions for THE CALL! What to ask a literary agent

    Context Literary Agency

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  • Today we’re here to chat about finding an agent, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for our episode on what happens when you get an agent, featuring a special guest. Happy writing!


    Links:

    Query Tracker: https://querytracker.net/ 

    Manuscript Wish List: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/ 

    Twitter #MSWL: https://twitter.com/hashtag/MSWL?src=hashtag_click 

    Publisher’s Marketplace: https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/ 

    Writer’s Digest: https://www.writersdigest.com/search?query=literary+agents+2022 

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  • Today we’re here to chat about writing a synopsis, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for our episode on agent hunting. Happy writing!


    Links:

    Story Structures: https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/story-structure/ 

    Synopsis Writing Guide: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-a-novel-synopsis-step-by-step-guide#3-essential-parts-of-a-novel-synopsis 

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