Episode 16: Living In and Coping With the In-Between (The Period From Agent Offer to Decision)

When we are querying, we often think about what it will feel like to get an offer of representation and become agented. But what happens when we are in the “in-between” period from agent offer to representation decision? In this episode, Aaliyah Paolucci, Lindsay Beck, and Danielle Render Turmaud discuss what this period felt like for them, the excitement, the joy, the anxiety, the fear, all of it. We get real. We get raw. And we hope it speaks to you in your journey.

You, Me, and the Writing Journey

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Podcast Website:

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Aaliyah Paolucci (Author):

Aaliyah Paolucci, who also goes by her pen name A. L. Paolucci, is an agented fantasy and romance writer and illustrator. An avid designer, she enjoys spending her free time designing moodboards for the writing community, which has given her the nickname "The Canva Angel."

X/Twitter: @alpaolucci

Instagram: @aaliyahpaolucci

Lindsay Beck (Author): 

Lindsay Beck is an adult fantasy and romance author. When she’s not writing at a local coffee shop, you can usually find her furiously typing into her notes app in school pickup lines, at the doctor's office, or in the middle of the freezer aisle. She lives with her husband and three semi-feral children. 

Twitter/X, Instagram, Tiktok, BlueSky: @bowengotbooks

Website: www.lindsaybowenauthor.com

Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD (Host/Author/Therapist):

Danielle Render Turmaud, PhD is an agented kidlit author, trauma therapist, experienced professor, international presenter/speaker, and the host of You, Me, and the Writing Journey, Take Your Kid to Publishing Day, and the #YouDeservepIt Pitch event.

X, BlueSky, and Instagram: @Drenderturmaud

Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm⁠⁠⁠⁠

Announcements:

Take Your Kid to Publishing Day!

You, Me, and the Writing Journey Podcast Host (Danielle Render Turmaud) is hosting a special children’s publishing event in July 2025 called Take Your Kid to Publishing Day. Please find the information on this event below and share with your networks!

Take Your Kid to Publishing Day is a FREE virtual children’s publishing event that invites children 5+ (including teens) to meet literary agents, editors, and published authors/illustrators. Children will have the opportunity to engage in fun activities and conversations, listen to published children's books, and engage in Q&As with the authors and publishing professionals. This virtual event will take place Saturday, July 19th at 9:00 a.m. PST/12:00 p.m. EST and will last approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. For more information or to register a child, see the link below. If you are interested in registering as a publishing professional, please register at the link below or contact Danielle with questions at ⁠⁠[e-mail]⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://danielleturmaud9.wixsite.com/danielle-render-turm/general-5 ⁠⁠⁠(Registration will close after June 25th)