Writers With Wrinkles
Whether you're an aspiring author, indie publisher, or career writer, Writers with Wrinkles is your essential guide to writing craft, book marketing, and the publishing industry. Hosted by authors Beth McMullen and Lisa Schmid, we iron out the wrinkles of the business — from mastering novel writing and story structure to navigating literary agents, query letters, and KDP self-publishing.
Each week, we bring you expert interviews with editors, publishers, and bestselling authors, plus practical advice on building your author platform and marketing your book. Whether you're drafting your first manuscript or preparing for a book launch, we have the guidance you need to thrive in today's competitive publishing landscape.
Get the new book: Write. Revise. Publish.: Essential Lessons From the Writers With Wrinkles Podcast — five seasons of insider publishing advice in one place. Available everywhere Oct. 6th.
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Writers With Wrinkles
Latest Episodes
Podcast to Book to Press: Our Big Napa Announcement
We're back in Napa, where the Writers With Wrinkles podcast was born five years ago, with a new book and a new self-publishing press for writers.Every self-published author we've talked to says the same thing: it was a lot more complicat...
Want to Write a Graphic Novel? A First Second Editor Explains
Your graphic novel isn't a novel. It's a screenplay, and editors can tell from page one whether you know the difference. First Second Books editor Ivan Taurisano explains how to write and submit a graphic novel script that gets read.Kids...
150+ Episodes of Publishing Advice, Now in One Book
We just turned 150+ episodes of hard-won publishing wisdom into one book — and it's finally here. Write, Revise, Publish: Essential Lessons from the Writers With Wrinkles Podcast is up for pre-order now, and today Beth and Lisa are pulli...
Why Middle Grade Books Got Too Long For Kids To Read
Harry Potter didn't just create a fantasy phenomenon — according to one Big Five editor, it quietly helped break middle grade publishing. Every book that tried to chase that success got longer, older, and harder for actual kids to read, and now...
An Acquiring Editor Reveals What She's Buying Right Now
Most rejected picture book and middle grade manuscripts aren't turned down because they're bad — they're turned down because an editor has already seen five just like them. Susan Marston, the new editorial director of Albatros Books' US expansi...
Fan Mail
A very informative podcast. Happy to hear that there is an emerging MG ‘category’ - young teen lit. My 13 yo protagonist is a budding housing activist, in grade 8, and my target audience is ~ 11-14 yrs, and so this is encouraging. Also Meg provided a good summary of $$ considerations re publishing a book. Creative talent + hard work + a sound business plan (might) = a book on the shelves. Thanks
Ottawa, ON
