Mom Writes Podcast
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Podcast Overview
<p>Two writer moms and a book coach meet each week for coffee and chat about writing and parenting. Follow along as veteran book coach Jennie Nash of Author Accelerator helps writer-moms Abby Mathews and Melanie Parish write a book from start to finish, along the way sharing the dirty laundry behind writing with kids.</p>
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10/4/2020
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December 2, 2020
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 also said she would help me polish my Twitter pitch, I agreed. Of course she talked me into it two days before PitMad! So after many iterations of my pitch (lots and lots of back and forth on a Google Doc!), we decided to do an impromptu Mom Writes episode about Twitter pitching contests. Well, specifically PitMad, which happens once a quarter. I’m still honing my pitch for tomorrow (December 3, 2020) or else I’d share it here. But if you want to listen to Lidija give us all the dirt on PitMad and hear her red pen my pitch, then this is the episode for you. Since we did it the day before PitMad, I wanted to get this episode up ASAP. So it is unedited. There is no intro. No music. No nothing. Just me and Lidija and a live studio audience! Yes, we recorded this along with a handful of listeners (which was super fun)! So join us today for some tips and tricks and logistics behind the Twitter pitch.
December 2, 2020
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. (Side note, Mindy has been working her butt off querying agents while writing her second book. She’s had quite a bit of action on her query, which is super exciting! She’s killing it, and I’m super proud of her!)I was glad Mindy asked this question, because I wanted to know when it was okay to nudge an agent who has your query. One of the agents I queried gave permission to nudge after 4 weeks on her website. But I wanted to know the etiquette. What do you say, and when do you say it? Jennie has three words for writers looking to nudge an agent: just be professional. “Always keep in the back of your mind two things. It's a super small industry, and you never know who knows who and who's going to talk to who about what you did. And also, these may be people that you are going to be doing business with for very, very long time.” -JennieIn today’s episode Jennie talks about the different types of nudges, what you should say, and when it’s appropriate to send it. (Spoiler alert, in most cases the answer is you don’t.) When do you nudge an agent who has your query? When do you nudge an agent who has your full manuscript? What happens when you get an agent phone call? An offer of representation? What do you tell the other agents who have your manuscript? What if you get multiple offers? So much to juggle! Jennie’s got some great advice and a few client stories all about The Nudge.
December 1, 2020
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 is a Twitter pitching contest. Now, as some of you may also know, I’ve sworn I will never participate in a Twitter pitching contest. Mostly because I’m not that good at The Twitter. But also because, it’s a crazy, frenetic energy that I really don’t dig. However, I also said I would never teach high school, but then taught it for ten years AND LOVED IT. So, I’m going to give it a shot. Here’s where the invitation comes in. I’m inviting you to a live recording of the Mom Writes podcast on Wednesday, December 2. On it, my friend and book coach Lidija Hilje, is going to look at the first draft of my three Twitter pitches and utterly massacre them. I mean, we will tear them down and build them back up again to (hopefully) make them spectacular (crossing fingers). We’re doing this live on Zoom at 11:30 am Eastern time. If you would like to come and listen in, email me at momwrites@authoraccelerator.com and I will send you the Zoom link. Also know that I would appreciate your support in retweeting my pitches on Thursday! My handle is @abbysmathews. If you are pitching and would like me to retweet your pitches, too, email me your Twitter handle and I will retweet you! (See email above!) Hope to see you guys Wednesday on Zoom, and also on Thursday on The Twitter.
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- What is Mom Writes Podcast?
<p>Two writer moms and a book coach meet each week for coffee and chat about writing and parenting. Follow along as veteran book coach Jennie Nash of Author Accelerator helps writer-moms Abby Mathews and Melanie Parish write a book from start to finish, along the way sharing the dirty laundry behind writing with kids.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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