This week, Leia and Rachel talk about the looming specter of self-promotion, the unexpected challenges writerdom presents to introverts, and Rachel discusses her experience pitching agents and editors in person at this year’s ThrillerFest.
Then Leia shares her candid interview with Randy Winston, the Creative Director of Fiction at The Black List and former Director of Writing Programs at The Center for Fiction, where he managed, curated, and directed the production of all writing courses, the illustrious First Novel Prize, the famed Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowship, and the highly sought-after Writers Studio membership. He is a 2016 graduate of the MFA program in Creative Writing (Fiction) at The New School.
Then, as this IS a book podcast, we present you with:
Leia’s Subway Read: Hum by Helen Phillips
Rachel’s Subway Read: Writers & Loversby Lily King
Randy’s Subway Reads: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeousby Ocean Vuong, Merchants of Culture by John B. Thompson, and Middlemen by Laura B. McGrath
You can listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and get the full episode recap on our Substack.
