Beste Queries podcasts (2024)

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Episode 12: Queries 18, 19, and 20 48:49

4M ago48:49

48:49

Send us a Text Message. Hot town, summer in the City! This week we are reporting live from the Capitol on numerous pertinent topics reflective of the entire Queries community. Should boys be allowed at the Music Festivals (which no longer exist because of this very issue)? What's the best thing to say when you want to invade a woman's sexual privac…

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Query 17 47:26

4M ago47:26

47:26

Send us a Text Message. Summertime, and the living is whatever you manage to eke out of the wretched wretched heat. This week we've polled all you wonderful ones and we are talking about dangerous emotions. Belt sanders? The 1812 Overture? Having your ear cut off by Jean-Claude VanDamme? It's getting revolutionary up in here, y'all-- join us!!…

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Episode 10: Queries 14, 15, and 16 45:50

5M ago45:50

45:50

Send us a Text Message. Summer loving, we are having us a blast! Kimen and Amanda celebrate their third anniversary by asking the important questions: How bisexual would you pretend to be if you were pretending to be bisexual? What label best describes your favorite kind of heteronormative sex? Would you date yourself? It's a lot to take in, frankl…

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Episode 9: Queries 12 and 13 47:05

5M ago47:05

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Send us a Text Message. Y'all. We have been dragging ourselves through this last month so hard Andrew Wyeth is gonna paint us in a picture. To make up for our absence, this week we are packing heat. Put the kids to bed and settle in for ride. NCAA rivalry? Science fiction conventions? Cynthia the Celebrity Mannequin? Curiosity killed the cat. Satis…

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Picture Book Author Jocelyn Rish and the Simon Cowell of Publishing 38:15

6M ago38:15

38:15

Picture Book Author Jocelyn Rish joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication. Jocelyn Rish is a writer and filmmaker who loves researching weird and wonderful animals and sharing what she learns. Her first book was Battle of the Butts, about ten animals that do weird things with their butts. Her next book moved t…

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Queries 10 and 11 43:43

6M ago43:43

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Send us a Text Message. Welcome back! A thousand pardons! Get your sharpened # 2 pencil ready because we're kicking off Teacher Appreciation week with a set of thoughtful musings on how soon is too soon, and how much is too much, and for whom and when and why. Linen pants? Vodka tracheotomies? The princess's ass? Remember, this is all going on your…

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Young Adult Author Kristi McManus and Learning Patience 19:39

7M ago19:39

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Young Adult Author Kristi McManus joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication. Kristi McManus is a Registered Nurse by trade, but avid reader and enthusiastic book lover all her life. Her debut novel, Our Vengeful Souls, was released Summer 2023 by CamCat Books. When she isn't writing, she enjoys photography, art…

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Picture Book Author Anna Lazowski and an Aggressively Vicious Business 24:13

7M ago24:13

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Picture Book Author Anna Lazowski joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication. Anna Lazowski wrote her first picture book for a class assignment in the sixth grade and has been creating stories ever since. Now an award-winning radio producer, Anna has an MA (Journalism) from the University of Western Ontario and …

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Queries 7, 8 and 9 50:02

7M ago50:02

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Send us a Text Message. Is fisting hardcore or mainstream? What's worse, butch on butch, or femme on femme? Would you use a prostitute if you knew you wouldn't be shamed or diseased? Confused and distressed? You're not alone. This week on the show, we travel to another place in time and point judgmental fingers. Mythbusters? St. Thomas Aquinas? 2 L…

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Query 6 40:21

7M ago40:21

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Send us a Text Message. Are you more butch or more femme? At first glance it seems like reductive, stereotypical heteronormativity. However, upon closer examination, it's reductive, stereotypical heteronormativity with historical political import and life or death ramifications. Wombat stew? Liberace? Cutting off someone's thumb with a pair of seca…

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YA Author Jennifer Chen and Trying to Go Too Fast 23:21

8M ago23:21

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YA Author Jennifer Chen joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication. Jennifer Chen is a freelance journalist who has written for Oprah Daily, Real Simple, and Today. Her debut YA rom-com book, Artifacts of an Ex, is out now. Jennifer: Query | Website | TikTok | Twitter | Instagram | Amazon | Bookshop | Libro FM Q…

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YA Author Allison L. Bitz and the Character as Client 30:30

8M ago30:30

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YA Author Allison L. Bitz joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication. Allison L. Bitz hails from Lincoln, NE, where she lives with her spouse, two kids, and various rescue pets. When she’s not writing a novel or a song, Dr. Bitz is helping clients in her private counseling practice, planning some form of politic…

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Query 5 1:02:49

8M ago1:02:49

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Send us a Text Message. This week on Lesbian Queries we look into the moral implications of our magazine subscriptions. Off Our Backs? On Our Backs? If baby got back, can she then get back to where she once belonged? Euthanasia-- Pet Snakes--Baby M-- We've got it all!Door Amanda Clay

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Query 4 50:40

8M ago50:40

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Send us a Text Message. Do lesbians have a more positive body image than straight women? Is this due to feminism? This week Kimen and Amanda take a dive into diet culture and the history of women's form and fashion. Graham crackers? RC buggy racing? Princess Di? Come as you are!Door Amanda Clay

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Sub Plans! Spring Break Edition 46:53

8M ago46:53

46:53

Send us a Text Message. OMG y'all! A thousand pardons! We are back and celebrating Kimen's 50th birthday with a rousing discussion of Women's Sports, the Academy Awards, and the responsibilities of being a role model. World War I Flying Aces? Orry-Kelly? Home and Away? The answers you need, whether you like them or not.…

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Query 3 45:22

9M ago45:22

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Send us a Text Message. Query 3 Is meeting your date's cats as stressful as meeting her children? How about her parents? In this week's episode, Kimen and Amanda talk about the ultimate Lesbian anthem, using context clues, and Kimen's truly stunning Academy Award knowledge skills as we navigate the treacherous waters of Significant Introductions. B…

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Picture Book Author Janelle Harper and the Vague Abyss of Publishing 21:19

9M ago21:19

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Picture Book Author Janelle Harper joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication. Janelle Harper is a Bronx native who enjoys storytelling through dance and ballpoint pens. She finds inspiration for children’s stories in city living and the diverse experiences of the African Diaspora. Janelle is passionate about cr…

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Queries 1 and 2 1:03:11

9M ago1:03:11

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, Kimen and Amanda talk about who and what was gay in 1990, and introduce the book of questions that's going to guide our discussions in ways you can't even imagine. Lesbian Nuns? Princess Daisy? The New York Times Crossword Puzzle? First up, what is a healthy gay identity? And what does it mean to be a lesbia…

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Horror Author Nora Fussner and It Taking as Long as It Takes 17:37

9M ago17:37

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Horror Author Nora Fussner joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication. Nora Fussner has a BA from Sarah Lawrence College and an MFA from CUNY Brooklyn College. Her debut novel, The Invisible World, was published by Vintage in September 2023. Other work has appeared in Longleaf Review, Brooklyn Review, and Electr…

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MG Author Kate Fussner and Sculpting Poems One Page at a Time 44:57

10M ago44:57

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MG Author Kate Fussner joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication. Kate Fussner is a novelist, teacher, and accidental poet living in Massachusetts with her wife and dramatic dog. When not reading or writing, Kate can be found baking, spending time with her family, or singing her favorite musicals. Kate believes…

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Fantasy Author Rose Black and Slamming Into a Brick Wall 16:38

10M ago16:38

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Fantasy Author Rose Black joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication. Rose Black is a combination of anxiety and dyslexia in a hoodie, bi, a professional computer wrangler, and mother to the world’s wiggliest child. She’s lucky enough to live in the historic city of Bath and is capable of eating her weight in su…

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Season 4 is Coming Soon! 0:55

10M ago0:55

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Define Divot 29:58

11M ago29:58

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The definition of divot is the friends we made along the way 🕳️😃Door My Manager Larry

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I’ve Got Sleep Paralysis Now 18:22

1y ago18:22

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Listen in as the two hosts wake up from their deep slumbers and discuss the point behind "sleep"Door My Manager Larry

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Missing Larry 14:10

1y ago14:10

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Listen in and see what happens when Larry is gone for more than a day 🤫😧Door My Manager Larry

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Gingas, under the influence 21:23

1y ago21:23

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Listen in as we discuss the confusion of gingers and the complicated questionings on when, where, why, and how drugs would be ok.Door My Manager Larry

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Quantdumb Physics 22:50

1y ago22:50

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Listen in as the 2 hosts invite Brayden to talk about time travel and other questionable queries.Door My Manager Larry

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Philosophical Vibes 36:42

1y ago36:42

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Listen in as our 2 host talk about philosophical queries as interesting responses may arise.Door My Manager Noah

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Magical Realist Author Angel Di Zhang and Pajamas in the Recording Studio 25:07

1+ y ago25:07

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Magical Realist Author Angel Di Zhang joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss recording her own audiobook, having an editor who gets your vision, Pitch Wars, writing books that you don't want, the joy in writing a perfect sentence, querying too early, the two sentence critique that led to a rewrite, and getting sidetracked by the wrong…

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Cookbook Author Jules Sherred and A New Way to Write Recipes 56:47

1+ y ago56:47

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Cookbook Author Jules Sherred joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss query tracker, a fortuitous agent connection, the two-year overnight project, selling out on Amazon on pub day, breaking the rules, ripping out readers' guts, getting in trouble for his writing, and the problem with a quick publication schedule. Jules Sherred works a…

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Romance Author Romi Moondi and A Book Launch in Paris 32:03

1+ y ago32:03

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Romance Author Romi Moondi joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss zigzags and backtracks, amassing over a hundred rejections, signing with the wrong agent, self-publishing, the tyranny of best of lists, feeling responsible for representing your entire community, the one soundtrack she has to listen to for every book, and the friends w…

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MG Author Sarah Kapit and Following Her Editor 22:06

1+ y ago22:06

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MG Author Sarah Kapit joins Queries, Qualms, and Quirks to discuss switching agents, using networking, a slow build over time, accepting her writing process, the highs and lows of publishing, what you deserve from an agent, and the joy when kids love your book. Sarah Kapit is the author of several books for young readers. Her novel Get a Grip, Vivy…

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Kidlit and Romance Author Tanisia Moore and the One Thing You Will Have is Trouble 51:57

1+ y ago51:57

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Kidlit and Romance Author Tanisia Moore joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss wanting her kids to see her have a life, a two week deal, getting an R&R from a friend, dispelling the dream agent, switching agents, the danger of #writingcommunity twitter, rejection being part of the journey, celebrating all the parts, and how not sellin…

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Young Adult Author Jesmeen Kaur Deo and One Rule to Finish a Book 42:02

1+ y ago42:02

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Young Adult Author Jesmeen Kaur Deo joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss finding community in fanfiction, inspiration from Richelle Mead, reading Query Shark in high school, having a book die on submission and then having a quick pre-empt sale, advice from Nora Roberts, and finding balance. Jesmeen Kaur Deo grew up in northern Briti…

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YA & MG Author Kalyn Josephson and It's All in the Execution 27:00

1+ y ago27:00

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YA & MG Author Kalyn Josephson joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss how Lani Taylor inspired her writing, Scooby Doo fanfic, three books that should have never been queried, an offer after an R&R, how no writing is ever wasted, and the subjectiveness of the industry. Kalyn Josephson is a fantasy author living in the California Bay A…

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Young Adult Author Brian D. Kennedy and the 112th Person Saying Yes 28:54

1+ y ago28:54

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Young Adult author Brian D. Kennedy joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss having three agents, the insult that led to a genre change, the Goldilocks of submission strategy, worrying you’ll never be good enough, feeling the negative ten times more, all the snacks, a ten year journey, no shortcuts, Brian D. Kennedy lives in New York Ci…

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Middle Grade Author & Illustrator Derrick Chow and A Certain Amount of Quietude 29:40

1+ y ago29:40

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Middle Grade Author & Illustrator Derrick Chow joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss how agent referrals aren't the end all, the courage it takes to show your work to another person for the first time, how an auction isn't all about the money, the joy of meeting young readers, all the distractions that come after a contract is signed…

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Short Story and Literary Author Allegra Hyde and the Labor and Anxiety 18:23

1+ y ago18:23

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Short Story and Literary Author Allegra Hyde joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss submitting without an agent, having agents reach out to her, the book deal that felt like a miracle, the difference from working with a university press, letting go as an author, over-researching, over-revising, and how community is everything. Allegra…

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Author and Poet Meg Eden Kuyatt and Eight Years to Bloom 21:23

1+ y ago21:23

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Author and Poet Meg Eden Kuyatt joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss getting her first agent in high school, how writing is like gardening, holding your projects loosely, writing out of order, and regretting acting on impatience. Meg Eden Kuyatt is a 2020 Pitch Wars mentee, and teaches creative writing at colleges and writing center…

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MG Graphic Novel Author Elizabeth Agyemang and the Missing Piece 21:51

1+ y ago21:51

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MG Graphic Novel Author Elizabeth Agyemang joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss video game fan fiction, multiple R&Rs, querying her future agent while in high school, a lot of rewriting, and focusing on the things you can control. Elizabeth Agyemang is the author and illustrator of Fibbed, a middle grade graphic novel published by R…

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Fantasy and Thriller Author Chelsea Mueller and The Queen of Google 29:49

1+ y ago29:49

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Fantasy and Thriller Author Chelsea Mueller joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss book blogging, going to editorial five times with no book deal, keeping your eyes on your own paper, different processes for different genres, and the importance of perseverance. Chelsea Mueller writes gritty, twisty fantasy and thriller novels for adul…

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Young Adult Author Rosiee Thor and So Many New Words 46:28

1+ y ago46:28

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Young Adult Author Rosiee Thor joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss how failure is part of the process, teenage Marie Lu, Inkpop, signing with an agent who doesn’t represent her genre, feeling a bit stagnant, refusing to give up on publishing, and finding the groups that nourish instead of drain you. Rosiee Thor began her career as …

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Middle Grade Author Sarah Allen and A Decade of Querying and Failing 29:43

1+ y ago29:43

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Middle Grade Author Sarah Allen joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss coming up in the time of author blogs, being over eager, hundreds of rejections, being scared to write the book you want, leaving an agent, learning to be bolder, and balancing the boldness with kindness. Sarah Allen is a poet and author of books for young readers.…

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Fantasy Author R.R. Virdi and the Seven Year Grind 24:28

1+ y ago24:28

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Fantasy Author R.R. Virdi joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss the cover his mom designed, the difference between indie and trad, seeing the sign at Barnes and Noble, the importance of asking questions, how delays snowball, and how publishing is different for everybody. R.R. Virdi is a usa today bestseller, two time dragon award-fin…

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Middle Grade Author Esme Symes-Smith and the Million-Revision Unicorn 38:04

1+ y ago38:04

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Middle Grade Author Esme Symes-Smith joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss genre labels, the two-glass-of-wine query, how NaNoWriMo prepared them for publishing, inspiration from Tamora Pierce, waiting for the other shoe to drop, the fanfiction gateway, making excuses for yourself, Esme Symes-Smith grew up in the Southwest of England…

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Young Adult Author Laura Taylor Namey and the MSWL Tweet That Changed Everything 21:27

1+ y ago21:27

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Young Adult Author Laura Taylor Namey joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss learning to write a novel by writing one, the pitfall of comparison, longevity as an author, romanticizing publishing, and doing things backward. Laura Taylor Namey is the New York Times and international bestselling author of Reese’s Book Club pick A Cuban G…

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Middle Grade Author PJ Gardner and the Idea Machine 31:12

2y ago31:12

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Middle Grade Author PJ Gardner joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss coming to writing late in life, how querying is like boxing, writing as a calling, how promoting for MG is different from promoting for YA, querying with old data, taking big risks but expecting safe results, and how the success goalposts always move. PJ Gardner has…

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Young Adult Author Sarah Suk and Query Trenching 38:45

2y ago38:45

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Young Adult Author Sarah Suk joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss the writing group that started it all, Author Mentor Match, how being on submission was harder than querying, realizing her community is not her competition, worrying if anything's going to work out, and the importance of writer and non-writer friends. Sarah Suk lives…

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Women’s Fiction Author Sierra Godfrey and Long Stretches of Silence 19:58

2y ago19:58

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Women’s Fiction Author Sierra Godfrey joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss how it's okay if you need longer than other writers, selling a book quickly by doing ten years pre-work, having your agent leave the business, why writers truly need agents, feelings of inadequacy, comparison being the thief of joy, and the importance of lear…

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Non-fiction author Catherine Baab-Muguira and Literary Wisdom from Kevin Bacon 32:26

2y ago32:26

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Non-fiction author Catherine Baab-Muguira joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss 12 years of querying, the worst feedback she’s received, rewriting her book proposal top to bottom three times, how doing things wrong is the process, and the village that raised her book. Catherine Baab-Muguira is a writer and journalist who has contribu…

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