Literary agent Kiya Evans is here to tell us about how she got into publishing, her journey to becoming a literary agent and what she looking for in new authors and new stories.

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Cosy romance author, BK Borison joins us this week to chat about how tropes fold into the creative process of writing romance, making the leap from fan fiction to self-publishing an original romance novel, finding a literary agent and lots more.

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Hybrid romance author, Ellie K. Wilde is here to chat about her journey from self-published to traditionally published, BookTok marketing, romance tropes and more publishing tips.

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Neuroscientist and writer of STEM romance Hannah Brohm is with us this week to talk about her experiences of finding a literary agent, writing, editing and publishing a novel for the first time.

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Historical romantic fiction writer, Linda Wilgus joins Jamie to chat about her debut historical fiction novel, The Sea Child, how she plans and writes her stories, the publishing process and connecting with her literary agent, Madeleine Milburn.

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Literary agent Maria Whelan dials in this week to chat about her international route into publishing, what she's looking to add to her list of authors, how she tackles queries and many more book writing tips.

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Historical fiction writer and publishing marketing manager, Carmella Lowkis drops by to chat about her second novel, researching historical fiction and being on both sides of the publishing industry.

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Hybrid middle grade and romantasy author, Stephanie Burgis joins us this week to chat about how she became a hybrid author and why she continues to publish both independently and traditionally.

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