Pub Dates

It's time to meet Amie's inimitable editor, Melanie Nolan! Amie and Mel sat down to talk about how she got into editing, what made her fall in love with The Isles of the Gods, and what launching a more established author in-house looks like.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. It's full of images of the things we discuss, plus behind-the-scenes snippets and a comment section where you can join in on the fun. You can find out more about us and sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. U.S. readers can preorder Nightbirds and The Isles of the Gods right now!

We get a lot of questions about how we build our fantastical worlds. So let's talk about how we do research for our worldbuilding — from the big, 'what's the vibe of this place?' stuff down to the small but vital details — and what sorts of real-world details worked their way into our books.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. It's full of images of the things we discuss, plus behind-the-scenes snippets and a comment section where you can join in on the fun. You can find out more about us and sign up for our individual newsletters at Amie and Kate's websites. U.S. readers can preorder Nightbirds and The Isles of the Gods right now!

Join us for an interview with Kate's cover designer, Jess Jenkins, about how the cover for Nightbirds came to be, from conception to execution. They talked about how to find the right vibe for a particular book, choosing an artist, text placement and more. They also talked through how and when different groups within the publisher weigh in, and how Jess got into this line of work in the first place.

We'll be back in a future episode to talk about Amie's cover — it's still a work in progress, but that progress is looking gorgeous. In the meantime, if you'd like an extra dose of Amie, you can check out the first issue of her personal newsletter right here, and subscribe if you like.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. It's full of images of the things we discuss, plus behind-the-scenes snippets and a comment section where you can join in on the fun. You can also add The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds on Goodreads, and U.S. readers can officially preorder Nightbirds right now!

An update on our plans for August.

We asked for your questions, and you all certainly delivered! Join us as we answer some of your burning queries, from how we name our characters and our favorite fictional fashions to drafting and grappling with comparison.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. It's full of images of the things we discuss, plus behind-the-scenes snippets: this newsletter, we'll be answering a couple of bonus questions we couldn't fit into the audio. You can also add The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds on Goodreads, and U.S. readers can officially preorder Nightbirds right now!

We're taking a break from gushing about Nightbirds and Isles of the Gods so we can rave about some other books, all of which you can pick up right now. We hope you enjoy, and that your summer (or, if you're in the southern hemisphere, winter) reading is fruitful.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. It's full of images of the things we discuss, plus behind-the-scenes snippets and a comment section where you can join in on the fun. You can also add The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds on Goodreads, and U.S. readers can officially preorder Nightbirds right now!

Join us as we chat with our wonderful agents, Josh and Tracey Adams, about everything from how they got into agenting and what an agent actually does to how WE signed with Adams Literary and how Josh and Tracey pitched our books to editors.

We're getting ready to do our first Q&A episode and we'd love your questions! Leave us a voice message, email us at [email protected],or leave us a comment over on the newsletter. Everyone who asks us a question goes into a draw for a very special prize.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. It's full of images of the things we discuss, plus behind-the-scenes snippets and a comment section where you can join in on the fun. You can also add The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds on Goodreads, and U.S. readers can officially preorder Nightbirds right now!

What do authors do all day, you wonder? Let's find out. In this episode, we talk about what happens on our ideal writing days (and days that are...well, not), strategies from getting into the zone, and finding time to write when it's thin on the ground.

We're getting ready to do our first Q&A episode and we'd love your questions! Leave your question in a voice message, email us at [email protected], or in a comment on the Pub Dates newsletter. Everyone who asks us something will be in the running for a very special prize.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. It's full of images of the things we discuss, plus behind-the-scenes snippets and a comment section where you can join in on the fun. You can also add The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds on Goodreads, and U.S. readers can officially preorder Nightbirds right now!

In this episode, we talk all about editing — working with critique partners, how we approach different stages of editing, the techniques we used in editing Nightbirds and The Isles of the Gods, and how we know when we're done.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each time a new episode drops. It's full of images of the things we discuss, plus behind-the-scenes snippets and a comment section where you can join in on the fun. You can also add The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds on Goodreads so you'll be notified when they come out.

Kate invited her editor, the incomparable Stacey Barney, onto the show to talk about editing, Nightbirds, and something called launch. What IS launch, exactly, and why does it matter? How did Stacey launch Nightbirds? What was it that made her want to buy the book in the first place? Listen on.

Make sure to sign up for the Pub Dates newsletter that publishes each week a new episode drops. It's full of images of the things we discuss, plus behind-the-scenes snippets and a comment section where you can join in on the fun. You can also add The Isles of the Gods and Nightbirds on Goodreads.