Shipping & Handling

In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss awards nominations, six figure deals, how much we love fake dating, Jen's sputtering rage and fascination about Theranos, and more!

This is a bit of a silly episode, for reasons that we will be able to tell you about soon, so bear with us if we're a little tipsier than usual towards the end.

Thanks to Katie and an anonymous donor for your support this episode!

In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss the merits, drawbacks, and etiquette of twitter pitch contests, talk about when to leave your agent (again??) and the relative usefulness of constant vigilance.

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#DVPit #PitMad Jean Webster - Daddy Long Legs Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Lana Wood Johnson – Technically, You Started It Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Lisa A. Nichols – Vessel Amazon | IndieBound Oliver Sachs – An Anthropologist On Mars Amazon | B&N | IndieBound N.K. Jemisin – The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Robert Jackson Bennet – City of Miracles Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Mary Robinette Kowal – The Calculating Stars Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Ling Ma – Severance Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Rebekah Wetherspoon – Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Christopher Logue – War Music Amazon | B&N | IndieBound

In this episode Jen and Bridget discuss SurveyGate, finding the right agenting fit as an author, and more!

Thank you to this week's donor, Caroline!

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In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss synopses, writing on proposal, and how freaking cold it is outside.

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Anna Todd – After Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Beth Reekles – The Kissing Booth Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Caleb Roehrig – Last Seen Leaving Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Martine Fournier Watson – The Dream Peddler Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Renee Denfeld – The Child Finder Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Write Brain podcast Gap yah Elizabeth Wein – Code Name Verity Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Melissa Albert – The Hazel Wood Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Charlie Jane Anders – All The Birds In The Sky Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Marlon James – Black Leopard, Red Wolf Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Evan Connell – Mrs. Bridge Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Anna Seghers – Transit Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Laura van den Berg – Find Me Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Ling Ma – Severance | B&N | IndieBound Maureen Johnson – The Vanishing Stair Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Leigh Bardugo – King Of Scars Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Leigh Bardugo – The Witch of Duva (short story)

In this episode we discuss New Years' Resolutions, Jen's intense desire for compliments, throwing away all your books, and the authors we aren't allowed to discuss anymore.

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Maureen Johnson – Truly Devious Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Maureen Johnson – The Vanishing Stair Amazon | B&N | IndieBound James S. A. Corey – The Expanse collection Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Marie Kondo – The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Sarah Perry Melmoth Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Tana French – In The Woods Amazon | B&N | indieBoundTana French – The Likeness Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Tana French – Broken Harbor Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Marlon James – Black Leopard Red Wolf Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Marlon James – A Brief History of Seven Killings Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Ryder Carroll - The Bullet Journal Method Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Geoffrey Wawro – Sons of Freedom: The Forgotten American Soldiers Who Defeated Germany in WWI Amazon | B&N | IndieBound

In this episode Bridget & Jen discuss shipping, the Tumblrpocalypse, and face mites. Happy New Year!

Thank you to our donor for this episode, Randee!

In this episode, an update on the nationwide Bevi shortage, Queries & How We Do Them, and a grab bag of questions from across the internet!

No new donors at time of recording, but THANK YOU to everyone who has donated & all our listeners!

Quote of the episode:

"Your brain is an asshole, and you have to trick it"

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Jaime Benn, Tyler Seguin, Alexander Radulov on Instagram Pomodoro technique Ben Aaronovich – Rivers of London Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Catherynne M. Valente – Space Opera Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Sarah Perry - Melmoth Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Connie Willis – Doomsday Book Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Leigh Bardugo – Shadow & Bone Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Leigh Bardugo – Six of Crows Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Leigh Bardugo – Crooked Kingdom Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Connie Willis – Bellwether Amazon | B&N | IndieBound

In this episode, Bridget & Jen talk career longevity, branding, R&Rs, and mental health disclosure.

Thank you to this week's donors: Marty, Carrie, Julia, and Katie!

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Why Did Marvel Fire Comics Writer Chuck Wendig? All Hail Gritty W.L. Goodwater – Breach Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Stephanie Garber – Caraval Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Sarah Perry – Melmoth Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Sarah Perry – The Essex Serpent Amazon | B&N | IndieBound A.S. Byatt – Possession Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Elizabeth Kostova - The Historian Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Steven Johnson - The Ghost Map Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Clare Clark - The Great Stink Amazon | B&N Margery Sharp – Cluny Brown Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Margery Sharp – The Rescuers Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Eve Titus - The Great Mouse Detective: Basil of Baker Street Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Frederic Morton – Thunder at Twilight: Vienna 1913-1914 Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Connie Willis – Blackout Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Connie Willis – All Clear Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Connie Willis – To Say Nothing Of The Dog Amazon | B&N | IndieBound

In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss world building likes/dislikes, DM etiquette, and what it means to be tall.

Thank you to this week's donors – Martine, Claire, Will, Ally, and Julia!

*at one point in this episode, Jen says Mansfield Park when she means Sense & Sensibility.

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DitchDiggers (Hugo-Winning!) Matt Wallace – the Sin Du Jour series Jenny Han – To All The Boys I've Loved Before Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Mary Ann Shaffer - Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society Amazon | B&N | IndieBoundMartine Fournier Watson - The Dream Peddler Amazon | B&N | IndieBound N.K. Jemisin – Worldbuilding 101 (free PDF)Charlie Jane Anders: "7 Deadly Sins of Worldbuilding" Sigrid Ellis: "I always have SO MANY QUESTIONS about the economies of post-collapse societies.""new york city baby" State & Main Amazon | B&N Anna Zabo – Takeover Amazon | B&N Creed Amazon | B&NJRR Tolkein – The Silmarillion Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Cat Valente – Space Opera Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Elizabeth Bishop – The Perilous Gard Amazon | B&N | IndieBound The Work Conference (*Jen received compensation to attend this conference, though she does not get any money for talking about it.) Brian Sykes - Saxons, Vikings, & Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland Amazon | B&N | IndieBound China Mieville – October: The Story of the Russian Revolution Amazon | B&N | IndieBound

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"Agent Danielle Smith's Former Clients Speak Out" by Claire Kirch"Against Chill" by Alana MasseyTomi Adeyemi – Children of Blood & Bone Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Justina Ireland – Dread Nation Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Connie Willis – To Say Nothing Of The Dog Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Jared Diamond – Guns, Germs, and Steel Amazon | B&N | IndieBound Simon Sebag Montefiore – The Romanovs 1613-1918 Amazon | B&N | Indiebound