Writers With Wrinkles
Hosted by Beth McMullen and Lisa Schmid and Beth and Lisa · Beth McMullen and Lisa Schmid
4.9from 70 ratings
- 174
- Episodes
- 19
- Transcribed
- 70
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
About Writers With Wrinkles
Whether you're an aspiring author, indie publisher, or career writer, Writers with Wrinkles is your essential guide to writing craft, book marketing, and the publishing industry. Hosted by authors Beth McMullen and Lisa Schmid, we iron out the wrinkles of the business — from mastering novel writing and story structure to navigating literary agents, query letters, and KDP self-publishing. Each week, we bring you expert interviews with editors, publishers, and bestselling authors, plus practical advice on building your author platform and marketing your book. Whether you're drafting your first manuscript or preparing for a book launch, we have the guidance you need to thrive in today's competitive publishing landscape. Get the new book: Write. Revise. Publish.: Essential Lessons From the Writers With Wrinkles Podcast — five seasons of insider publishing advice in one place. Available everywhere Oct. 6th. Visit www.WritersWithWrinkles.net for resources. Follow us on TikTok: @writerswithwrinkles
- Publisher
- Beth McMullen and Lisa Schmid
- Category
- arts · business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 12 Aug 2022
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
19 of 174 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026
Podcast to Book to Press: Our Big Napa Announcement
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Want to Write a Graphic Novel? A First Second Editor Explains
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Want to Write a Graphic Novel? A First Second Editor Explains
Published 28 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That's the only exception. 99% of the text in a graphic novel is just speech bubbles. And the reason why it's really hard to write a graphic novel as a first-time writer is that you are not seeing visually on the page what you're used to seeing when you're writing in prose. You're like... is this really enough? Sometimes like I talk to my creators and they're like, okay, I have panel one, two, three, and four on this page. And character A is saying something in panel one and three and characters B is saying something in panels two and four. Is that enough? Yes, that's enough. The characters are having a conversation, right? […]
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- Ivan Taurisano
- Vicki Weber
- Susan Marston
- Jason June
- Lisa Frenkel Riddiough
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 52 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 18 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100
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- Quality
- 88
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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Beth McMullen and Lisa Schmid and Beth and Lisa host the show. Published by Beth McMullen and Lisa Schmid.
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