Literary Blend: A Publishing Podcast
Hosted by Demi M Schwartz and Demi Schwartz · Demi Michelle Schwartz
5.0from 34 ratings
- 98
- Episodes
- 24
- Transcribed
- 34
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About Literary Blend: A Publishing Podcast
Welcome to Literary Blend: A Publishing Podcast, hosted by Demi Michelle Schwartz. Tune into new chapters every other Sunday to hear insightful conversations with authors, agents, editors, and other publishing industry professionals. There’s no perfect recipe for chasing a dream in publishing, but Demi hopes this show gives you the ingredients to bake yours into reality.
- Publisher
- Demi Michelle Schwartz
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 3 Mar 2024
- Latest episode
- 18 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
24 of 98 episodes have a transcript.
18 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Chapter 93 - From a First Draft to an Edited Manuscript with Kevin Anderson
4 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Chapter 92 - Comp Titles Are Friends with Madelyn Knecht
20 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Chapter 91 - The Struggles of Calling Yourself an Author with E. H. Perry
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Chapter 93 - From a First Draft to an Edited Manuscript with Kevin Anderson
Published 18 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So basically, you have this unwieldy draft that you've developed. But instead of having an editor just dive in and start making adjustments, you could have an editor go through, read the material very carefully, and just give you feedback. So not making any changes just yet, just giving you advice and feedback and then hopping on a call after to discuss the feedback. And this can help kind of give you direction in what edits you may or may not want to take. One of the good reasons for doing that kind of edit, a developmental edit, before getting your hands dirty and actually making changes is that sometimes the edits that they might recommend, some of them you will agree with, some of them you may not. […]
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- Kevin Anderson
- Madelyn Knecht
- E H Perry
- CJ Denton
- JD Barker
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- 5.0 / 5
- 14 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 20 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100
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- Quality
- 83
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 71
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Who hosts Literary Blend: A Publishing Podcast?
Demi M Schwartz and Demi Schwartz host the show. Published by Demi Michelle Schwartz.
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