Shipping & Handling
Join Bridget Smith of Dunham Literary Inc. and Jennifer Udden of Barry Goldblatt Literary LLC as we discuss books, publishing, writing, fandom, and more!
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 86
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2021
Episode 79: Sort By Kudos
or: Now Kiss!
In which Bridget and Jen talk about Bridget’s return to fandom after a decade away, and also have a full meltdown about how long this podcast has been going on.
Spoilers for The Magici…
Episode 78: Fling it Into the Void
In this episode, Bridget and Jen take you through the submission process, talk about publishers decentralizing from NYC post-pandemic, and discuss why that second book is just such a pain in the a** …
Episode 77: Vibes Only
In this episode Bridget & Jen critique twitter pitches, discuss Jen’s weird hate for movie comps, talk about Ea Nasir’s historical perfidious copper sales, and more!
Please enjoy the moment at 36:53…
Episode 76: Do you remember second locations?
Recorded Tuesday, May 18. It’s been 84 years dot gif. In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss Jen’s new career move, favorite pandemic reads, how deeply weird socializing is going to be post-panoram…
Episode 75: Omegaverse is in the New York Times
In which Bridget and Jen discuss copyright law, plagiarism, and why published authors won’t read your fic, for legal reasons. Also! Cookbook photography, dead parents in YA, and more!
Thanks to this…
Episode 74: In Plague-Adjusted Terms
In this episode Bridget and Jen talk *waves vaguely* the State Of Things, UK vs ANZ vs US, and how many clients is too many!
**ANNOUNCEMENT!!** We'll be answering your questions on a very special In…
Episode 73: The Book Equivalent of a Weighted Blanket
In this episodes, Bridget and Jen talk bad contracts, manuscript requests, how to avoid brown-nosing and more!
Thanks to our editor, Cheyna Roth, for her help with this episode!
A VERY SPECIAL THANK…
Episode 72: I Would Marry These Potatoes In A House Of God
In this episode Bridget and Jen discuss *waves vaguely* The Situation, the Simon & Schuster sale, living with our parents, and cheaply priced Texas ciders. (Hit us up, Austin EastCider!)
Thanks to …
Episode 71 - I'm In This Picture And I Don't Like It
In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss career planning or the occasional impossibility thereof, catch up on thanking donors, and generally continue the discussion from Episode 70!
A VERY SPECIAL T…
Episode 70 - It's Been A Long, Long Time
In this episode, recorded on Jan. 22 after a *coughcough* three month involuntary hiatus, Bridget and Jen discuss realistic expectations, the American Dirt fiasco, the RWA fiasco, and picking up the …
Episode 69: Nice :)
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 …
Episode 68: A Simple Village Goose
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: …
Episode 67: Inappropriate Seasons
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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Episode 66: Money Talks
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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Episode 65: Parental Warnings for Swears
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! Than…
Episode 64: Incitement & Stakes
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 b…
Episode 63: The Slow Realization That Nothing Makes Sense
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 Mar…
Episode 62: Cool For The Summer
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 q…
Episode 61: The belt says "I Love Them"
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 thi…
Episode 60: U Up?
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!
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