Flublishing

Flublishing

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Flublishing episodes

  • The acquisitions process from the agent’s desk

    In episode 5 of the third season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith discuss how authors should be using social media, and whether they think it's necessary.


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    1 hr 28 min
  • How agents manage their client list

    In episode 4 of the third season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith discuss what the agent/author relationship should look like and how they each manage their own client lists.


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    1 hr 30 min
  • Social Media for Authors

    In episode 3 of the third season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith discuss how authors should be using social media, and whether they think it's necessary.


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    Show Email: [email protected]

    Twitter/Instagram: @flublishing 

    Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

    1 hr 6 min
  • Why books die on sub

    In episode 2 of the third season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith discuss why books die on submission, and how often it happens.


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    Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

    36 min
  • Picking apart the query letter

    In episode 1 of the third season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith pick apart what a query letter should look like: what they want to see and why they want to see it.


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    Show Email: [email protected]

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    59 min
  • Why an agent might switch agencies

    In episode 6 of the second season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith finally address the elephant that's been in the room this season: why they changed agencies.


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    Show Email: [email protected]

    Twitter/Instagram: @flublishing 

    Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

    1 hr 1 min
  • Breaking down large vs. small presses

    In episode 5 of the second season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith chat all about the differences between large and small publishers.


    The blog post we mention in the episode can be found here: https://www.nadine-bells.com/book-publishers-you-can-submit-to-without-an-agent


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    Show Email: [email protected]

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    Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

    51 min
  • Getting real about pitch events

    In episode 4 of the second season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith get deep into conversation all about pitch events!


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    Show Email: [email protected]

    Twitter/Instagram: @flublishing 

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    1 hr 6 min
  • All about R&Rs

    In episode 3 of the second season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith do a deep dive into R&Rs: what they are, why they exist, and how best to handle them.



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    52 min
  • Chatting about rejections

    In episode 2 of the second season of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith chat about everyone's least favorite topic: rejection, it's prevalence in the industry and how to handle it.


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    49 min

About Flublishing

From the publisher's feed

Welcome to Flublishing, your candid publishing podcast. Hosts literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith are here to provide some insight into one of the lesser talked about topics in publishing: failing. Over this six-episode season, Carleen and Andie aim to normalize the chaos of the publishing world so we can all laugh about it together and get our butts back out there. Episodes release biweekly starting January 8, 2025.

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