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Today, we’ll be reading and critiquing query letters sent in by our listeners, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Thank you to Carleen for joining us (again, again!) today and sharing her knowledge and expertise with us. If anyone is interested in querying Carleen, links to her agent profile and manuscript wish list are included below.
Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads, and if you want more Tea Grannies, head over to our Patreon!
Links:
Carleen's profile on ArtHouse Literary's website: https://arthouselit.com/who-we-are
Carleen's profile on Manuscript Wish List: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/carleen-geisler/
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Today, we’ll be reading and critiquing query letters sent in by our listeners, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Thank you to Carleen for joining us (again!) today and sharing her knowledge and expertise with us. If anyone is interested in querying Carleen, links to her agent profile and manuscript wish list are included below.
Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads, and if you want more Tea Grannies, head over to our Patreon!
Links:
Carleen's profile on ArtHouse Literary's website: https://arthouselit.com/who-we-are
Carleen's profile on Manuscript Wish List: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/carleen-geisler/
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Today we’re going to critique a bunch of first pages, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Thank you to Daphne and Meghan for joining us today and sharing their knowledge with us. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads, and if you want more Tea Grannies, head over to our Patreon! We're so excited to kick off Season 5; happy writing! Get bonus content on Patreon!
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We're here to chat about what's next for The Tea Grannies, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads. We're very excited to announce the launch of The Tea Grannies Patreon where you can become a member and get access to bonus content and our members-only Discord channel for bonus content discussions, Q&As, writing sprints, and more!
We can't wait for you to join us for Season 5 in September 2024, but in the meantime, take a peek over on Patreon. Happy writing!
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This is our last episode of Season 4! Today we’re going to chat about where writers and indie authors go wrong with self publishing, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads. We can wait for you to join us for season five, but in the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for some exciting news regarding the launch of our Patreon. Happy writing! Get bonus content on Patreon!
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Today we’re going to chat about where writers go wrong with social media, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads. Happy writing! Get bonus content on Patreon!
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Today we’re going to chat all about fantasy romance, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Threads @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing!
Book Recommendations:
Tamora Pierce
Graceling series by Kristin Cashore
City of Brass (Daevabad trilogy) by S.A. Chakraborty
A Darker Shade of Magic series, V.E. Schwab
The Merciful Crow series, Margaret Owen
Forging Silver into Stars, Brigid Kemmerer
The Cruel Prince (Folk of the Air trilogy) by Holly Black
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
The Serpent & the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick
Gild by Raven Kennedy
The Winter King by CL Wilson
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross
The Nymph Keepers Trilogy by Elise Volkman
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
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Today we’re going to chat all about the horror genre, so pour yourself a cup of tea, gird your loins and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Threads @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing!
Links:
Sky Regina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skyfrizzle
Sky Regina's website: https://www.reginawords.com/
Books recommended in this episode:
The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
We Have Always Lived in a Castle by Shirley Jackson
The Wilder Girls by Rory Power
Room by Emma Donoghue
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass
I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
Daphne by Josh Malerman
My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
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Today we’re going to chat all about where writers go wrong when writing about horses, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing!
Links:
The Horse Doc to End All Horse Docs
Book Recommendations:
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (and watch the movie as well!)
Siren of Sussex (Belles of London series) by Mimi Matthews
Chestnut Springs series by Elsie Silver
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (especially the movies)
The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski (and the TV show if you're into that)
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Today we’re going to chat all about literary agents, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing!
Links:
Carleen Geisler on ArtHouse Literary's website: https://arthouselit.com/who-we-are
Carleen's website: http://clgeisler.com/
Carleen on Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/clgslr
Carleen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clgslr/
Books recommended in this episode:
Bunny by Mona Awad
A Novel Obsession by Caitlin Barasch
The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen
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This episode is dedicated to Jenna @thefellowshipofbooks.
Today we’re going to dive into the sci-fi genre and its subgenres with self-published author SJ Pratt, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing!
Links:
SJ Pratt on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sjpratt_writer/
SJ Pratt website: https://www.sjpratt.com/
SJ Pratt's newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/6d00c72d189b/sjpratt-newsletter
Books recommended in this episode:
The 716 by SJ Pratt
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
Dune by Frank Herbert
The Martian by Andy Weir
Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Divergent by Veronica Roth
The Bladerunner by Alan E. Nourse
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Hunt the Stars, Eclipse the Moon, and Capture the Sun by Jessie Mihalik
A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell
TV & movies recommended in this episode:
Star Wars
Star Trek
The Mandalorian
Cowboys and Aliens
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Today we’re here for a deep dive into the fantasy genre, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing!
Books recommended in this episode:
Into the Land of the Unicorns by Bruce Colville
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Medusa by Rosie Hewlett
Circe by Madeline Miller
Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes
Elektra by Jennifer Saint
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
City of Brass by Shannon Chakraborty
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson
Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erickkson
Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Witch King by Martha Wells
Book of Night by Holly Black
The Game of Thrones series by George R.R. Martin
The Nymph Keepers series by Elise Volkman
The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent
The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
Winter King by CL Wilson
Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross
Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diane Wynn Jones
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black
Babel by RF Kuang
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by SA Chakraborty
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Today we’re here to talk about tropes, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Don’t forget to rate and review wherever you get your podcasts. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. And don’t forget to send in your first page submissions as soon as possible! We'll be closing submissions on July 1st, or as soon as we get enough for the season, so get them in while you still can!
Links:
The Creative Academy:
https://creativeacademyforwriters.com/
Build Better Settings by Eileen Cook and Crystal (CJ) Hunt:
https://www.amazon.ca/Build-Better-Settings-character-Creative-ebook/dp/B0BJX7QZ4K/
Eileen Cook:
https://eileencook.com/
Crystal Hunt (non-fiction author):
https://crystalhuntauthor.com/
CJ Hunt (romance author):
https://cjhuntromance.com/
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Today we’re here to talk about tropes, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Don’t forget to rate and review wherever you get your podcasts. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. And don’t forget to send in your first page submissions as soon as possible! We'll be closing submissions as soon as we get enough for the season, so get them in while you still can!
Links:
Fantasy Tropes:
https://blog.reedsy.com/fantasy-tropes/
Mystery Tropes:
https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/popular-mystery-tropes-for-writers
Sci-Fi Tropes:
https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/popular-science-fiction-tropes-for-writers
Romance Tropes:
https://jerichowriters.com/20-powerful-romance-tropes-and-how-to-make-them-original/
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Today we’re here for our final episode of season three, and the topic is…a little bit of everything. It’s hard to believe this is our last episode of season three, but here we are. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Thank you so much for listening, we can’t wait to get started on season four. Until then, happy writing! Get bonus content on Patreon!
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Today we’re here with author Kate McWiliams to chat about self publishing, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for our final episode of season two. Happy writing!
Links:
Follow Kate Online!
Kate’s Author Website
Goodreads
TikTok
Instagram
Facebook
Twitter
Bookbub
Kate’s Books
Light in the Dark
Into the Light
Light Me Up
SACRED Anthology
Ink & Earth Socials
Ink & Earth Facebook
Ink & Earth Instagram
Resources
IngramSpark
Booksprout
BookSirens
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We’re here with a deep dive into self publishing, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for a chat with indie romance author, Kate McWilliams. Happy writing!
Links:
ISBNS for Canadians:
Library and Archives Canada website (for ISBNs)
Cover Designs:
The Book Cover Designer (There are tons of designers on this site, so if Maja’s designs aren’t your style, keep looking!)
Book Layout Design:
Reedsy Book Editor (free online tool)
Vellum (book design software only for Mac)
Atticus (alternative to Vellum, for PC, Mac, Linux, and Chromebook)
Graphic Design:
Canva (online graphic design platform with a free option)
Book Brush (online graphic design platform specifically for authors)
Marketing:
BookBub (a robust book marketing platform)
BookSirens (an ARC distribution platform)
Reedsy Discovery (an indie book review platform)
The StoryGraph (a Goodreads alternative that’s not owned by Amazon)
Mixtus Media (for tips and tricks and all things indie-author marketing)
The Creative Academy for Writers:
Join the community! (they have resources and experts on ALL this stuff!)
Indie Publishing Resources (checklists, walkthroughs, Q&As, and much more)
Contribute to the community ♡ (every little bit helps)
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Today we’re here for a Q&A about traditional publishing with Rob Samborn, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing!
Rob Samborn Links:
Rob Samborn
Email Rob at [email protected]
The Prisoner of Paradise on Goodreads
The Prisoner of Paradise on The StoryGraph
Resource Links:
Absolute Write
Net Galley
Cover Designer David Ter-Avanesyan
TouchPoint Press
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Today we’re joined by our friend and fellow author Maja Hampson, to chat about what happens when you finally land an agent! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing!
LINKS:
Maja on Instagram: @maja_is_writing
Maja on Twitter: @maja_hampson
Alexa Dunn: Questions for THE CALL! What to ask a literary agent
Context Literary Agency
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Today we’re here to chat about finding an agent, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for our episode on what happens when you get an agent, featuring a special guest. Happy writing!
Links:
Query Tracker: https://querytracker.net/
Manuscript Wish List: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/
Twitter #MSWL: https://twitter.com/hashtag/MSWL?src=hashtag_click
Publisher’s Marketplace: https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/
Writer’s Digest: https://www.writersdigest.com/search?query=literary+agents+2022
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