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Hungry Authors

If you’ve got the hunger—the drive, the gumption, the stick-with-it-ness—to develop a great idea and plan your book, then you should do it. In this podcast, writers and industry experts Liz Morrow and Ariel Curry share insights and tools to plan and write your book, navigate the publishing industry, and bring your ideas to life. With interviews from bestselling authors, hungry authors just like you, and other publishing insiders, Hungry Authors is a place for all of us to get better and make our

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50. Engaging Authentically Online with Kathleen Schmidt

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2024/03/25

Continuing our conversation around publicity, this week Liz & Ariel chat with Kathleen Schmidt, long-time publishing executive and founder of KMSPR, about engaging authentically in online spaces. We talk about connecting with readers on Substack and TikTok, and how to balance sharing your personal life with maintaining your "brand." To read Kathleen's incredible Substack, visit Publishing Confidential and sign up today.As the Founder and CEO of Kathleen Schmidt Public Relations, Kathleen is a

50. Engaging Authentically Online with Kathleen Schmidt

Hungry Authors ·

2024/03/25

Continuing our conversation around publicity, this week Liz & Ariel chat with Kathleen Schmidt, long-time publishing executive and founder of […]

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49. Where to Start With Book Publicity with Leah Paulos

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2024/03/18

If you're looking forward to publishing a book someday - like we are! - this conversation with Leah Paulos will give you some practical ideas about where to start and how to maximize your efforts to market your book. We talk about the difference between marketing & publicity, when to start thinking about promotion, how to plan for podcasts, and much more.Leah Paulos, the Founder of Press Shop PR and Book Publicity School, has worked at the intersection of books and media for over 20 years. Twice

49. Where to Start With Book Publicity with Leah Paulos

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2024/03/18

If you’re looking forward to publishing a book someday – like we are! – this conversation with Leah Paulos will […]

48. Hungry Agents Need Hungry Authors with Morgan...

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2024/03/11

This week, Liz & Ariel chat with Morgan Strehlow, an up & coming literary agent who is actively looking for […]

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48. Hungry Agents Need Hungry Authors with Morgan...

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2024/03/11

This week, Liz & Ariel chat with Morgan Strehlow, an up & coming literary agent who is actively looking for authors! We talk about her unique background in sports, ghostwriting book proposals and manuscripts, and now representing other authors in their search to be published. Morgan loves working with hungry authors - partly because she's a hungry agent herself! Hungry agents (and editors) are aspiring to bigger things and are looking for the yet-to-be-discovered, talented writers who will

47. The Etiquette of Being a Writer with Courtney Maum

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2024/03/04

When you become an author, you don’t get a handbook to guide you through the intricacies of how to do […]

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47. The Etiquette of Being a Writer with Courtney Maum

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2024/03/04

When you become an author, you don't get a handbook to guide you through the intricacies of how to do this job well. There's not even a comprehensive job description! Many first-time authors feel totally mystified at what to expect and stumble their way through the process. Courtney Maum has written the book that should be your handbook, though: Before and After the Book Deal. In this conversation, we chat about what authors don't know about publishing and how to think about your career as a writer

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46. How Audiobooks Are Made with Julia Whelan

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2024/02/26

Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment of the publishing industry - meaning there's more attention now than ever before on what the audio experience of a book is like. So what should authors know about this important medium? This episode with award-winning audiobook narrator Julia Whelan takes you behind the scenes of audiobook production, so you can understand just what goes into it. We talk through questions like, should authors narrate their own audiobooks? Do authors always get to narrate

46. How Audiobooks Are Made with Julia Whelan

Hungry Authors ·

2024/02/26

Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment of the publishing industry – meaning there’s more attention now than ever before on […]

45. Approaching Platform with Curiosity and Joy with...

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2024/02/19

If building a platform is something you feel you “have” to do – this episode will help you find the […]

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45. Approaching Platform with Curiosity and Joy with...

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2024/02/19

If building a platform is something you feel you "have" to do - this episode will help you find the hidden joys available to you! In this conversation, Ann Kroeker helps Ariel & Liz reframe their thinking around platform and bring a greater sense of curiosity to the process. Building a platform is just one more way to share your message and your story with the world - and who knows, you might love it if you find the right outlet!Ann Kroeker is a writing coach leveraging over three decades of

44. How Agents Advocate for Authors with Lluvia Augustin

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2024/02/12

This week brings another literary agent conversation, this time with Lluvia Agustin! Just as publishers themselves have areas of expertise, […]

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44. How Agents Advocate for Authors with Lluvia Augustin

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2024/02/12

This week brings another literary agent conversation, this time with Lluvia Agustin! Just as publishers themselves have areas of expertise, so do agents. Lluvia specializes in representing Hispanic authors who write in Spanish. We talk about the unique challenges about publishing in the US market for Spanish-language authors, as well as the opportunities for translations that abound. Lluvia also recently returned from the 2023 Guadalajara Book Fair, and we chat all about what happens at book fairs,

43. Get Signed in 2024 with Lucinda Halpern

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2024/02/05

Is 2024 the year you want to sign a book deal? Literary agent Lucinda Halpern, founder of Lucinda Literary, has […]

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43. Get Signed in 2024 with Lucinda Halpern

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2024/02/05

Is 2024 the year you want to sign a book deal? Literary agent Lucinda Halpern, founder of Lucinda Literary, has the best advice for hooking an agent and publisher. In this episode, we chat about the importance of the pitch and how to attract attention by answering the who, what. where, when, why about your book in your query letter. Lucinda also tells us the three keys to getting signed (although... you really just need two of them!). These and more insights are the basis of her new book, Get

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42. Book Mapping to Build Confidence

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2024/01/29

Dr. Camden Morgante is looking forward to publishing her first book later this year! In this episode, Camden and Ariel chat about her experience traditional publishing, how her book map helped her to build confidence, and the topic of her forthcoming book: purity culture.Dr. Camden Morgante is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 13 years of experience as a therapist, college professor, and supervisor. She owns a private therapy practice focusing on women’s issues, relationships, sexuality,

42. Book Mapping to Build Confidence with Camden...

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2024/01/29

Dr. Camden Morgante is looking forward to publishing her first book later this year! In this episode, Camden and Ariel […]

41. Refine Your Ideas By Mapping Your Book With...

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2024/01/23

Sometimes we dream of writing a book before we even know which book idea to start with! There are so […]

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41. Refine Your Ideas By Mapping Your Book With...

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2024/01/23

Sometimes we dream of writing a book before we even know which book idea to start with! There are so many possibilities. Do you start with the poetry collection you've always dreamed of, or the novel that's been sitting in a folder on your desktop, or the practical how-to book that you feel you could write in your sleep?That was the dilemma for Claire Williams, an executive coach who took the Hungry Authors Map Your Book cohort last summer. In this episode, she talks about how mapping out her ideas

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