You asked, we answered! Author K. L. Cerra and editor Sara Schonfeld sit down to answer questions from our inbox: What's going on with paperback publishing? How do you know your book is ready to query? What's the biggest misconception authors h

9 - Acquisitions

Aug 16th, 2022 29m 58s

The last step (hopefully) before a book deal: Acquisitions! Join associate editor Sara Schonfeld and author K. L. Cerra, two sisters who have written together their whole lives, as they discuss the acquisitions process—from the point of view of

8 - On Submission

Aug 9th, 2022 29m 47s

Being on submission or "on sub" is another daunting part of the publishing process—but it doesn't have to be! Join associate editor Sara Schonfeld and author K. L. Cerra, two sisters who written together their whole lives, as they unpack what i

7 - Signing with an Agent

Aug 2nd, 2022 29m 32s

What's it like to get an offer of representation from an agent? What questions should you ask—and how do you know that they might be a great partner? Join associate editor Sara Schonfeld and author K. L. Cerra, two sisters who have written toge

6 - Querying

Jul 26th, 2022 31m 19s

What's a query? How do you write it? And what do you do after you click send? Join associate editor Sara Schonfeld and author K. L. Cerra, two sisters who have written together their whole lives, as they discuss querying—from the point of view

5 - Finding an Agent

Jul 19th, 2022 29m 10s

How do you figure out which agents to query? Join associate editor Sara Schonfeld and author K. L. Cerra, two sisters who have written together their whole lives, as they discuss researching agents and building a querying list—from the point of

4 - Revising

Jul 12th, 2022 28m 36s

Do you have a novel that's done . . . or you think it's done? Join associate editor Sara Schonfeld and author K. L. Cerra, two sisters who have written together their whole lives, as they discuss what to do with a final draft—from the point of

3 - Feedback

Jul 5th, 2022 28m 33s

So, you've finished a draft of your book. What next?? Join associate editor Sara Schonfeld and author K. L. Cerra, two sisters who had written together their whole lives, as they discuss feedback. How to give feedback, how to respond to feedbac

2 - Drafting

Jun 27th, 2022 30m 8s

Last episode we talked all about ideas. But what do you do with your idea to turn it into a first draft? What does a first draft even look like? Sisters and publishing professionals Sara Schonfeld and K. L. Cerra are back to share what they've

1 - Ideas

Jun 16th, 2022 30m 44s

Before you can start writing your novel, you need an idea! Join associate editor Sara Schonfeld and author K. L. Cerra, two sisters who have written together their whole lives, as they discuss coming up with ideas—from the point of view of the