Pubcrawl Podcast

This week Kelly and JJ discuss critique groups: how they found theirs (each other!), how to find one in general, whether or not you need critique groups, and how to give effective feedback. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publishingcrawl.substack.com

This week JJ and Kelly are back to their regular format and discuss X Meets Y, or The High Concept Pitch: what it is, what it entails, and whether or not you need it. Also, the difference between “commercial” and “literary” (if any), and as always, what we’re reading and enjoying this week! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publishingcrawl.substack.com

This week JJ talks with New York Times bestselling author Beth Revis about her publishing journey, revision, how she learned to revise and critique, and what she’s reading and enjoying! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publishingcrawl.substack.com

This week Kelly and JJ talk about advances, royalties, and publishing money. We get cold, hard, and mercenary this week, folks. This episode is very long, so those who are only interested in the money part, you can skip out after about an hour. For those who like Star Wars, you can stay tuned. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publishingcrawl.substack.com

Happy new year! This week JJ and Kelly are back after a holiday hiatus, traveling through time with an episode recorded in 2015 about REVISION! Once again, apologies for the mouth-breathing: winter is a rough time for JJ’s sinuses. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publishingcrawl.substack.com

This week, Kelly and JJ recommend ALL THE BOOKS. This is our year-end reading round-up, so be prepared for A LOT OF BOOKS to be thrown your way. (Also Hamilton. Again.) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publishingcrawl.substack.com

This is apparently the Korean drama recommendation episode! This week JJ and Kelly tackle the end of NaNoWriMo. Sort of. We hope. Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving! We will be on hiatus next week, but will pick up again in December! Gobble, gobble. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publishingcrawl.substack.com

This week Kelly and JJ discuss digging deep and finding the will to continue with NaNoWriMo. Also, real talk: we talk about bipolar disorder and depression, and the difference between I Don’t Want To and I Can’t. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publishingcrawl.substack.com

This week JJ and Kelly give you tips and tricks on how to KEEP GOING in NaNoWriMo. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publishingcrawl.substack.com

Kelly and JJ kick off NaNoWriMo month! This week they talk about how to find an idea to write into a novel, and some tips about how to START writing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publishingcrawl.substack.com

This week, Kelly and JJ explain what happens after you get published, including print formats, the life cycle of a book, and publicity and promotion. Plus, a NaNoWriMo pep talk! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publishingcrawl.substack.com

This week, JJ and Kelly talk to Mallory Hayes, a book publicist! She answers a few questions about publicity and gives some advice. Also, once again, EVERYTHING IS STILL HAMILTON. Stay tuned to the end for bloopers where Mallory and JJ attempt—very poorly—to rap. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publishingcrawl.substack.com

This week JJ and Kelly go on for WAY too long about the publishing process. What happens after you turn in your manuscript? How does your novel go from your brain to a physical product you put on bookshelves? There is an entire part of publishing called PRODUCTION that doesn’t often get discussed, and we try and de-mystify that process for you. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publishingcrawl.substack.com

This week Kelly and JJ talk about CONTRACTS. Yes, contracts. No, it’s not boring, we promise. Also, how Ernest Hemingway can help you write middle grade and how everything is still Hamilton. EVERYTHING WILL ALWAYS BE HAMILTON. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publishingcrawl.substack.com

JJ and Kelly talk about one of the most opaque parts of publishing: submission and acquisition. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publishingcrawl.substack.com

JJ and Kelly discuss all things querying and representation when it comes to the publication process. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publishingcrawl.substack.com