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Writing Thrilling People & Places: Jess and Sarina talk with Tess Gerritsen
Jess and Sarina talk with thriller author Tess Gerritsen about constructing fictional worlds and the people who live there
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Jessica Lahey
44:30
Karin Slaughter Does it Again
Sarina speaks to one of the best voices in suspense
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Sarina Bowen
37:55
How to Get the Perfect Agent
and why you should be willing to risk letting "perfect" go in this week's WTB.
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KJ
1
45:37
How to Deliver Both Feels and Fun
The plot can be outrageous as long as the people are real.
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KJ
33:12
WTB: How to Find Comp Titles and Dream Agents
If you get this right, you should get agents to respond. If you get it wrong, crickets.
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KJ
42:34
A Deep Dive Into Genre
Jennie sits down with Sarina Bowen to define genre, and how she flips between them.
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Jennie Nash
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Sarina Bowen
43:17

July 2025

The Continuing Saga of the Book Proposal Overview
Episode 3 of From Authority to Author, as we chip away at the inevitable excesses in Dr. Megan's book proposal
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Jessica Lahey
1
44:25
How to Take a Break
Sometimes you have to take a vacation from the words. Here's how.
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Jessica Lahey
40:30
Writing the Books: The Myth of the Flowing Fingers
Despair, doubt, and how to keep writing anyway.
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KJ
29:50
Stephanie Pao has the job we all want. She owns a romance bookstore on wheels.
Jess and Sarina chat with Stephanie Pao, who runs La Fleuria, a romance book truck based in Los Angeles
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Jessica Lahey
 and 
Sarina Bowen
33:52
The First Page of a Novel Has to Work Its Butt Off
For this month's Booklab, we look at The Last Mistake and Flaming Vines and discuss how to make every detail earn its keep.
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KJ
1
23:59
How to Capture Emotion on the Page
A conversation with debut novelist Lidija Hilje
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Jennie Nash
2
58:36
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