Mom Writes Podcast
1) Season 3, Episode 15: Agent/Author Chat: Lori and Lori!
Here's an interview with KidLit literary agent Lori Kilkelly. She's joined by author/illustrator Lori Richmond, author of Bunny's Staycation and Bunny Business. Today we talk about getting an agent, t...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Season 3, Episode 14: PitMad Pitching with Lidija Hilje
Twitter pitching. I always said I’d never do it. And then my friend Lidija Hilje, the Pitching Queen, talked me into it. Lidija also helped me put the final polish on my query letter, so since she a...Show More
3) Season 3, Episode 13: The (Professional) Agent Nudge
We had a really great question come in from my friend and fellow writer, Mindy. She wanted to know about “the nudge.” She wanted to know when it was okay to nudge an agent who has your manuscript. (S...Show More
4) Season 3, Episode 12.1: An Invitation to a Live Mom Writes Episode on PitMad Pitches
This is not a full episode. This is an invitation. I’ve decided (very spontaneously, mind you) to do something a wee bit different this week. As some of you may know, PitMad is on Thursday. PitMad i...Show More
5) Season 3, Episode 12: The Sting of Rejection
My first rejection is in the bag! Actually, my first two. Jennie made me promise to screen record opening my first response from an agent. So this episode starts with me (actually) opening and rea...Show More
6) Season 3, Episode 11: Good Attitudes and Personalizing (More) Queries
Today Jennie and I talk about the toxic “Pick Me!” attitude that many writers have towards querying. We look at the different types of energy we as writers bring to the pitching process, and how feeli...Show More
7) Season 3, Episode 10: What Agents Might Be Doing When You Don't Hear Anything
This episode actually made me feel a zillion times better about querying, and it gave me some patience with the process. It’s really no surprise that after only a single week (we’re talking not even s...Show More
Season 3, Episode 10: What Agents Might Be Doing When You Don't Hear Anything
34:31 | Nov 9th, 2020
8) Season 3, Episode 9: Three Cheers! Abby Pitches!
Hip hip hooray! Today we invite you to join us as we press send on my (Abby’s) first (and exclusive) pitch. There’s not much to sum up today, except to say that Mel makes her first appearance in Se...Show More
9) Season 3, Episode 8: The Final Push to Pitch
In this episode, we review the overall pitching process. Here's a run-down if you've missed it: Get your manuscript in "good enough" shape to pitch. Remember, there's still more work to be done onc...Show More
10) Season 3, Episode 7: The Query Letter
It's the Query Letter Episode!!! I have written my query letter no less than 45 times (and it feels like 45 ka-zillion times). Some passes over my query letter have involved big, sweeping changes. O...Show More