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Join Bridget Smith of Dunham Literary Inc. and Jennifer Udden of Barry Goldblatt Literary LLC as we discuss books, publishing, writing, fandom, and more!
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.
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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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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!
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 every...
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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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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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 - Que...
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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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 T...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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!
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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 ...
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 ...
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...
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