Queries, Qualms, & Quirks asks published authors to share their successful query letter and discuss their journey from first spark to day of publication. Author Sarah Nicolas interviews authors of all genres about how they got started writing, their writing process, getting their book deal, and their experiences with publication.
https://sarahnicolas.com/queries-qualms-quirks/
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 8 hours 17 minutes
episode 31: Romance Author Farah Heron and the New Year Resolution Follow-Through
Romance Author Farah Heron joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss the benefits of being a joiner, the problem with being Canadian, DVPit, finding your genre, the important of publicists, deciding if writing is worth the stress, the danger of self-rejection, being a chapter President during the RWA implosion, and nothing being more important than the writing. ✦
Farah Heron is a critically acclaimed author of romance and romcoms....
episode 32: Young Adult Author Dante Medema and the Book Auction at the End of the World
Young Adult Author Dante Medema joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss having a massive earthquake the day your book goes to auction, being overwhelmed by writers conferences, knowing when a book is the one, the non-glamorous life of an author, ten years to overnight success, debuting during a pandemic, and separating the business from your ego. ✦
Dante Medema is the author of THE TRUTH PROJECT and MESSAGE NOT FOUND...
episode 33: Mystery Author Leslie Budewitz and the Lawyer to Author Pipeline
Mystery Author Leslie Budewitz joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss the lawyer to writer pipeline, Sisters in Crime, when the struggle was finding publishing information instead of curating it, the pre-internet writing community, writing fiction feeling too daunting at first, publishing as a business, and not having a linear path...
episode 34: Young Adult Author Kyrie McCauley and the Importance of Being Present
Young Adult Author Kyrie McCauley joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss finding a supportive community early on, sobbing at her first edit letter, writing about tough topics, writing at the zoo, Pitch Wars, the mountains and valleys of publishing, and what she misses about querying. ✦
Kyrie McCauley is the author of If These Wings Could Fly and We Can Be Heroes...
episode 35: Romance Author Charish Reid and the Kind of Professor She’d Like to Be
Romance Author Charish Reid joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss writing with ADHD, getting an agent and publication offer at the same time, reading reviews, putting things in perspective, the benefit of series in romance, preparing for the next book contract, writing bad poetry, and the need for external validation. ✦
Charish Reid is the author of three contemporary romance novels: The Write Escape, Hearts on Hold, and (Trust) Falling for You...