The Prose Pros is a podcast where publishing insiders get real. We confess creative missteps, celebrate our triumphs, and spill trade secrets. Whether you’re a writer, editor, or book lover, join us as we explore the art, the craft, and the chaos of storytelling. <br /><br /><a href="https://talishammas.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">talishammas.substack.com</a>
The Prose Pros
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The Prose Pros is a podcast where publishing insiders get real. We confess creative missteps, celebrate our triumphs, and spill trade secrets. Whether you’re a writer, editor, or book lover, join us as we explore the art, the craft, and the chaos of storytelling. <br /><br /><a href="https://talishammas.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">talishammas.substack.com</a>
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Recent Episodes
July 14, 2026
The Ultimate Querying Guide with Alyssa Matesic and Patrick McDonald
<p><b>Preorder THE MODERN GUIDE TO QUERYING LITERARY AGENTS here: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Modern-Guide-to-Querying-Literary-Agents/Alyssa-Matesic/9781637749005" target="_blank"><b>https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Modern-Guide-to-Querying-Literary-Agents/Alyssa-Matesic/9781637749005</b></a></p><p></p><p><b>Alyssa Matesic</b> is an independent developmental book editor and publishing consultant specializing in adult fiction. After holding editorial roles at Henry Holt & Company (an imprint of Macmillan), The Book Group literary agency, and Ballantine Books (an imprint of Penguin Random House), she founded her own editorial services company, which helps hundreds of authors per year strengthen their manuscripts for publication. She shares writing and publishing insights to help aspiring authors on her popular YouTube channel (@AlyssaMatesic) and newsletter (Chapter Break).<br /></p><p><b>Patrick McDonald</b> is the creator of QueryTracker and QueryManager, which are the industry-leading online querying tools. He has been bringing agents and authors together since 2007. This gives him a unique perspective since he has worked extensively with both groups and understands the needs and expectations on each side of the query trenches. Patrick started as an aspiring fiction writer when he found the query process lacking proper tools. At the time, he was working as a software engineer and decided to take his two passions, programming and writing, and combine them to create QueryTracker. When it became an instant success, no one was surprised more than Patrick. He lives in Billings, Montana surrounded by his three adult children and five spoiled grandkids.</p>
July 7, 2026
Writing Craft with Eve Chase and Lisa Peers
<p>Eve Chase writes bestselling, page-turning mysteries. Her novels include <i>The Midnight Hour</i>, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick and Amazon no.1; <i>The Glass House</i>, a Richard and Judy Book Club pick and <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller; <i>The Birdcage, The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde </i>and <i>Black Rabbit Hall</i>. A winner of the Saint-Maur en Poche prize in Paris for Best Foreign Fiction and longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award, her work has been translated into twenty languages. She lives in Oxford.</p><p></p><p><b>Lisa Peers</b> is the Lambda Literary Award-nominated author of <i>Love at 350°</i> and has a passion for smart, funny love stories with well-deserved happy endings. She has acted professionally in San Francisco, produced TV and radio programs in Detroit, and is currently a creative director for an international marketing agency. A Harvard graduate with an MFA in acting from the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, Lisa lives with her partner, Dani, in metro Detroit, not far from their three grown children, along with their beloved cats and way too much yarn.</p>
June 30, 2026
Alex Brown on Running an Indie Publishing House
<p>Alexandria Brown is CEO & Publisher at Rising Action Publishing.</p><p></p><p>Alex has over ten years of experience in marketing and creative writing. Alex has a Bachelor’s in Communications with a major in Public Relations, a Master of Fine Arts - Creative Writing from the University of Gloucestershire, and is a Creative Writing Ph.D. Candidate currently at the University of Gloucestershire. She has two traditionally published nonfiction books.</p><p></p><p>Alex’s primary role is in overseeing acquisitions and marketing, as well as working with sub-agents on subsidiary rights.</p>
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