This Podcast Needs a Title

TRIGGER WARNINGS: trauma, abuse, sexual abuse.

In the third episode of season two, the Erica and Peter talk with 2021 Book Pipeline Unpublished manuscript  winner Melissa Duge Spiers about her upcoming memoir THE GLORY WHOLE, writing through trauma, dark comedy, escaping purity cultures, and procrastisnacking. Come for the rouge foot massager, stay for the deliberate rejection of writing rules.

Read more about Melissa at her website: http://www.melissadugespiers.com/
Twitter: @MDugeSpiers
Instagram: mdugespiershttp://www.melissadugespiers.com/

In the second episode of season two, Peter and Erica get real with author and literary agent Linda Epstein about Jewish representation in books, equality for BIPOC industry folks, and how to be direct while maintaining kindness. Come for the publishing situation chat, stay for Linda's amazing show notes:

All about Linda!
Buy her book!
The New School
Gotham Writers
The Highlights Foundation
LINDA IS CURRENTLY CLOSED TO QUERIES however BIPOC folks are welcome to ask general questions and advice about publishing and writing at: [email protected]
All are welcome to ask her publishing related questions on Twitter: @LindaEpstein

In the first episode of season two, Erica yells at Peter for not caring for and/or liking Jurassic Park, Peter discusses his decision to take a step back from the film/TV industry (for the time being), and why Matt Misetich is (apparently) a Gilmore Girls fanatic. Come for the tease of our next episode's AWESOME industry guest, and stay for Peter's usage of the term "Hey Gang"---which no one else has said...well, ever. 

In the Season One finale, Peter and Erica geek out with Jessi Honard & Marie Parks—the 2020 Book Pipeline Unpublished Sci-Fi/Fantasy category finalists. And this episode has EVERYTHING: Animorphs, setting and maintaining boundaries, and details of publishing their co-written debut novel, Unrelenting. Come for the talk about queer rep, stay for the inevitable tangent about stickers.

Their book!
http://www.notapipepublishing.com/unrelenting-by-jessi-honard-and-marie-parks

Their company!
https://www.northstarmessaging.com/

Their social media contacts!
https://thegrigoribooks.com/
@thegrigoribooks

https://www.marieparks.com/
@marieparks

https://jessicahonard.com/
@jessihonard

In the twenty-first episode of This Podcast Needs a Title, Peter and Erica get candid with author Romi Moondi about self-publishing vs. traditional publishing, the glories of Seinfeld, and how copywriting helps dialogue. Come for the professionalism, stay for a rant/rave about Michael Crichton.

@RomiMoondi

Romi's articles mentioned in this episode:

https://pipelineartists.com/publishing-part-1-team-traditional-vs-team-self-publishing/

 https://pipelineartists.com/publishing-part-2-a-new-option-and-the-subtle-art-of-having-fun/

Erica rants at Peter about the glory of Michael Crichton.

In the twentieth episode of This Podcast Needs a Title, Peter and Erica are untethered. Listen to them rant, rave, and reminisce about all the things, including but not limited to:  Petee's Pie Company, the Taylors (Sheridan and Swift), impostor syndrome, the toxic positivity surrounding Jim and Pam’s relationship (don't @ us), how to take notes, favorite childhood television programs, Erica’s Dwight Schrute fanfic, and Peter’s deep understanding of and concern for Paul Giamatti’s bladder. Come for the singing and stay for the theme song.

In the nineteenth episode of This Podcast Needs a Title, Peter and Erica talk with award-winning audiobook narrator Elizabeth Wiley about points of entry into the industry, the unsinkable audiobook community, and the case for authors to read their work out loud.

Mentioned in this episode:

ACX.com
https://findawayvoices.com/
https://narratorlist.com/
https://authorsrepublic.com/
https://www.spokenrealms.com/
https://www.narratorsroadmap.com/

iAnnotate APP

Connect with Elizabeth here:
https://www.wileyvoice.com/
https://twitter.com/WileyVoice
https://www.instagram.com/warmups_4_narrators/

In the eighteenth episode of This Podcast Needs a Title, Foyinsi Adegbonmire gives the cohosts a deep dive into the acquisitions process, her manuscript wishlist, and the truth behind superstitions. And, as a bonus, enjoy the detailed ramblings about an upcoming Festival of Mouth Pleasures (like snacks).

Follow Foyinsi on Twitter at @Foyinsi_Pub

Check out her Pipeline Artists Symposium, "From Acquisition to Publication: The Editor/Author Relationship," available on-demand.

See her manuscript wishlist at:  https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/foyinsi-adegbonmire/

Learn more about Pub Workers For Justice here:  https://linktr.ee/pubworkers4justice

In the seventeenth episode of This Podcast Needs a Title the cohosts have the distinct pleasure of talking with author and filmmaker Camryn Garrett about the ups and downs of film school, how she knows when a manuscript is READY-ready, and her upcoming book Friday I'm In Love (winter 2023). Come for the discussion about New Adult as a valid age category, stay for a twelve minute tangent about (wait for it) snacks.