Shipping & Handling

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 This episode is so outdated that the RWA is barely an organization anymore and one of the agents mentioned is no longer agenting!

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Discussed in this episode:

Leigh Bardugo - The Ninth House Noah Lukerman - The First Five Pages: The Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile MSWL Manuscript Academy Emily Tesh - Silver in the Wood Casey McQuiston - Red White & Royal Blue Eve Babitz - I Used To Be Charming: The Rest of Eve Babitz Erin Morgenstern - The Starless Sea

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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RIP Sabrina Chin 1981-2019

Discussed in this episode:

NaNoWriMo John Hodgman - Medallion Status Casey McQuiston - Red White & Royal Blue Julia Drake - The Last True Poets of the Sea Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone - This Is How You Lose The Time War Leigh Bardugo - The Ninth House Alexander Chee - How To Write An Autobiographical Novel

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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Publishing is Hard by Dongwon Song Susannah Clarke - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell Susannah Clarke - The Ladies of Grace Adieu Susannah Clarke - Paranesi Jenn Wilde - Queens of Geek Jurgen Tempke - A Perfidious Distortion of History Maureen Johnson - Truly Devious

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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Discussed in this episode:

How To Lose a Third of a Million Dollars Without Really Trying by Heather DemetriosLiterary agent ordered to pay $500,000 to Australian author Kate Morton after lawsuit loss (Australian Associated Press) Sam Morgan thread about publishing moneyEmily Suvada - This Mortal Coil Brittany Cavallaro - A Study In Charlotte Jia Tolentino - Trick Mirror Jurgen Tampke - A Perfidious Distortion of History: The Versailles Peace Treaty and the Success of the Nazis

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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Discussed in this episode:

Leigh Bardugo - The Ninth House R. F. Kuang - The Poppy War Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games Leigh Bardugo - Six of Crows Rory Power - Wilder Girls Jen's newsletter A Faster No Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson Wynonna Earp Emma Mills - Foolish Hearts W.L. Goodater - Breach Emma Mills - First & Then Spoilers for Schitt's Creek from 55:00 onwards

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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Thank you to Sigrid and Daniel, our latest donors!

Discussed in this episode:

Lois McMaster Bujold - The Curse of Chalon Richard Kadrey - The Grand Dark Melissa Caruso - The Tethered Mage Casey McQuiston - Red White and Royal Blue Helen Hoang - The Kiss Quotient Emma Mills - First & Then Naomi Novik - Spinning Silver Knives Out (Trailer) L.M. Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables Tracy Townsend - The Nine Sarah Kuhn - Heroine Complex Juliet Grames - The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna Chuck Wendig - The Wanderers Jenny Odell - How To Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy Charlie Jane Anders - City in the Middle Of The Night

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!

Discussed in this episode:

Sanderson's First Law by Brandon Sanderson How Lord of the Rings Should Have EndedCharlie Jane Anders' World Building Thread C.M Waggoner - Unnatural Magic Emily Duncan - Wicked Saints Zen Cho - Sorcerer to the Crown W.L. Goodwater - Breach Ngozi Ukazu - Check Please! Dylan Meconis - Queen of the Sea N.K. Jemisin - The Fifth Season Robert Jackson Bennett - City of Stairs A Fan Rewrote Season 8 of Game of Thrones - Goes Viral on Reddit! Lois McMaster Bujold - The Vorkosigan Saga Suzanne Collins - The Hunger Games Tim Powers - The Anubis Gates Kate Racculia - Bellwether Rhapsody Ellen Raskin- The Westing Game

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 Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster Svetlana Alexeivich - Voices From Chernobyl, translated by Keith Gessen

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 A Bare Bodkin

N.K. Jemisin - The Inheritance Trilogy

Nick Hornby - Ten Years in the Tub

Rebecca West - Black Lamb and Gray Falcon

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!

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"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 the Universe

Rory Power - Wilder Girls

Jeff Vandermeer - Annihilation

Jeff Vandermeer - Finch

Connie Willis - To Say Nothing Of The Dog

Connie Willis - Doomsday Book

Victoria Dennault - Score

L.A. Witt - Rebound