Middle grade author, Philip Kavvadias is here to chat about some of the publishing myths and struggles within children's books.

• Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl
• Melissa Welliver, author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
• Jamie Greenwood, creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

This episode is about that moment when the marketing cycle is over and the dust has started to settle on the publication of your debut novel. What happens next?

• Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl
• Melissa Welliver, author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
• Jamie Greenwood, creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

It's all numbers and percentages this week as Naomi and Melissa walk us through the financial breakdown of publishing a novel from the authors point of view.

• Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl
• Melissa Welliver, author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
• Jamie Greenwood, creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

Melissa and Naomi walk us through everything they learned and experienced with the releases of the debut novels and reflect on how differently they approach the publicity and marketing of their books now.

• Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl
• Melissa Welliver, author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
• Jamie Greenwood, creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

Naomi and Melissa compare notes about their first book deals and are surprised at how different some of their experiences were.

• Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl
• Melissa Welliver, author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
• Jamie Greenwood, creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

In this one we're chatting about what happens between signing with an agent and going out on submission to try and secure a book deal.

• Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl
• Melissa Welliver, author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
• Jamie Greenwood, creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

We're back with more publishing myths and this week it's all about literary agents.

• Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl
• Melissa Welliver, author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
• Jamie Greenwood, creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast

This season, we're diving into the many myths and tropes of publishing a novel. From inception to writing, to querying agents, working with editors, and all the way through to publication. We're covering everything we've heard and learned about publishing.

• Naomi Gibson, author of Every Line of You, Game Over Girl
• Melissa Welliver, author of The Undying Tower, My Love Life and the Apocalypse, Soulmates and Other Ways to Die
• Jamie Greenwood, creator & host of the Write and Wrong Podcast