First Draft Episode #317: Margot Wood

Margot Wood, founder of Epic Reads, talks about her debut young adult novel, Fresh.

Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode:

• Margot Wood, founder of Epic Reads, gave incredible marketing advice on the Marketing and Publicity episode of Track Changes, the First Draft miniseries that explains the ins and outs of traditional publishing in the U.S. (listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify)

• Johnny Tremaine by Esther Hoskins Forbes

• Aminah Mae Safi, author of Not the Girls You’re Looking For, Tell Me How You Really Feel, This is All Your Fault, and Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix. Listen to her First Draft interview here.

• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

• Divergent by Veronica Roth,

• Simon Versus the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertali

• Jo Volpe, literary agent and President of New Leaf Literary & Media, who represents Margot. She also appeared on the Contracts episode of Track Changes.

• Emma by Jane Austen

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• Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Morris Award-winning Simon Versus the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Leah on the Off Beat, Kate in Waiting, and The Upside of Unrequited, and co-author with Aisha Saeed of Yes, No, Maybe So (hear Becky and Aisha’s First Draft interview here) and co-author with Adam Silvera of What if it’s Us and Here’s to Us (hear Adam’s First Draft interview here).

• Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Divergent series, the Carve the Mark duology, and the short story collection, The End and Other Beginnings, talks about her first adult fantasy novel, Chosen Ones. Hear Veronica’s First Draft episodes here, here, and here.

• And if you liked what Margot had to say about marketing, be sure to check out the entire Track Changes mini-series!

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