Shipping & Handling

Finally, the query episode! In this episode we critique the queries you sent in via email. Thanks so much to everyone who participated! 

Direct download: EPISODE2022.mp3
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In this episode, Bridget and Jen talk diversity, bigoted romance novels, how publishing is the worst, cowriting, and more. 

You can blame Jen for the awful title. 

Direct download: EPISODE2021.mp3
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In this episode Bridget and Jen talk reviews, Goodreads, trunk novels, and portal fantasy. 

Direct download: EPISODE2020.mp3
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In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss agency (not the place where we work,) active versus reactive characters, “good YA” and more! Also, Jen says “sort of” approximately 36,000 times.

ANNOUNCEMENT: We will be doing a query feedback/critique in an episode in August. If you would like to have your query discussed in an episode, please send it to shippingandhandlingpodcast at gmail dot com with the subject line FOR QUERY SHOW. No attachments, please. We will remove names and titles for anonymity. We may not be able to discuss all queries on the air. 

Direct download: EPISODE201920FINAL.mp3
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In which Bridget and Jen discuss Mad Max, Jurassic World, running in heels, how to be a writer-friend, how to forget the word “solstice, and much, much more! 

Direct download: episode2018.mp3
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Obviously the itle of this episode should be sung to the tune of Summer Lovin' from GREASE. 

In this episode, we discuss reading during the summer, audience and genre, communcation, small presses, and more! 

Direct download: EPISODE2017.mp3
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In this episode, Bridget and Jen discuss the Hugo awards, Puppies, and whether it’s ever appropriate to do the bare minimum and call it a day. 

Direct download: EPISODE2015.mp3
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In this episode, we discuss youtube, authenticity, and how quickly we’d sell out if given the chance. (Very.) 

As always, any questions/feedback/topic suggestions can be sent to shippingandhandlingpodcast@gmail.com, @shipandhandling, or via our ask box on tumblr! 

Direct download: EPISODE2014.mp3
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This episode we talk time management, writing advice, and unsellable books. 

Feedback, questions, suggestions? Send them to us at shipppingandhandling@gmail.com, @shipandhandling on twitter, or via our ask box on our website! 

 

Direct download: episode_14.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:17pm EDT

In this very special romance-themed episode of Shipping & Handling, we discuss our favorite fictional relationships and the difficulties of writing therein, take none of your questions because no one sent them in, and talk about what we're reading this week 

You can subscribe to us on iTunes and send us questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions to @shipandhandling on twitter or to shippingandhandlingpodcast@gmail.com. 

Direct download: episode13_FINAL.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:54pm EDT

In this episode we discuss the upcoming meta project from Rainbow Rowell, how much comp could a comp title comp, and reading in and out of your genre.

As always, please send us your questions, comments, or topic suggestions via email at shippingandhandlingpodcast at gmail dot com, or via our ask box on our website, or via twitter @shipandhandling! 

Direct download: EPISODE201220FINAL.mp3
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In which Jen & Bridget talk about their reading plans for 2015, their query pile wish lists, and how low their tolerances have become after three weeks away. 

As always, please leave us questions in our ask box or in our email, or via twitter @ShipAndHandling! 

Direct download: EPISODE2011.mp3
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