Shooting The Shit About Author/AI Pain Points With NYT bestseller Andrea Bartz
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
43:22Jun 15, 2026
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
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Writing Dialogue That Carries the Entire Scene and How Voice Can Make or Break Your Novel
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
55:40Jun 11, 2026
Shooting the Shit About Agent Financial Details, Imprint Mergers and Risks of a Top Heavy Industry
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
34:53Jun 8, 2026
Layers of Psychological Processing
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
46:04Jun 4, 2026
Shooting the Shit About Agent Financial Details, Imprint Mergers and Risks of a Top Heavy Industry
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
48:05Jun 1, 2026
Successfully Pitching at Conferences
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
28:03May 28, 2026
May Bonus Episode
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
1:15:46May 25, 2026
Sneaky Prologues That Sizzle
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
44:36May 21, 2026
Shooting the Shit About Agent Scams and When A Book Is Truly Ready To Go
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
23:49May 18, 2026
Taking Big Risks That Pay Off & Breaking the Rules With Intentionality
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
58:44May 14, 2026
Shooting the Shit About Professional Development and the Power of the Agent "Fit"
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
40:41May 11, 2026
The Craft of Specificity: Why Vague Kills Queries
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
39:12May 7, 2026
Shooting The Shit About Expectations in Agent Author Relationships and Who Gets To Go On Book Tour
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
49:55May 4, 2026
Author Insights from Mai Nguyen, Lindsay Wong and Laurie Frankel
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
1:39:16Apr 30, 2026
April Bonus Episode
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
1:24:53Apr 27, 2026
When Intrigue Turns Into Confusion
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
30:59Apr 23, 2026
Shooting the Shit About What Agents Do All Day
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
38:33Apr 20, 2026
How to Build a Protagonist Who Actually Makes Sense
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
45:01Apr 16, 2026
Shooting The Shit About Changes to the NYT Bestseller List and Editors Allegedly Using AI
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
37:39Apr 13, 2026
Plugging in Mental Modules
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
38:14Apr 9, 2026
Shooting the Shit About Cancelled Books and the Shy Girl AI Discourse
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
38:04Apr 6, 2026
Insights from Beth O'Leary and Kate Hilton
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
1:00:12Apr 2, 2026
March Bonus Episode
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
1:55:49Mar 30, 2026
Comp Titles That Make Agents Go...Hmm
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
41:29Mar 26, 2026
Shooting the Shit About Your Response to Last Week's Episode and What Can Be Copyrighted
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
41:24Mar 23, 2026
The Secret Behind Immersive Worlds
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
25:53Mar 19, 2026
Shooting the Shit About High Brow vs. Low Brow and Editors Who Hate Their Jobs
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
44:48Mar 16, 2026
When Characters Collide with Conflict
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
44:42Mar 12, 2026
Shooting the Shit About Sending The Elevator Back Down And Paying It Forward With Blurbs
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
41:47Mar 9, 2026
Insights from Lisa Unger
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
25:57Mar 5, 2026
Shooting the Shit About Memoirs That Sell and The Publicity Delusion
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
47:44Mar 2, 2026
Double Hooks & Power Imbalances
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
42:36Feb 26, 2026
February Bonus Episode
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
1:19:11Feb 23, 2026
The Anatomy of an Opening
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
28:43Feb 19, 2026
Shooting The Shit About Our Publishing Pet Peeves and What To Do When Your One “Yes” Is A “No”
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
46:42Feb 16, 2026
How to Make Agents Curious While Also Impressing Them With Your Line Level Writing
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
48:27Feb 12, 2026
Shooting the Shit About Editors Quiet Quitting and the Unpaid Labour of Agents
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
42:44Feb 9, 2026
The Long Game of Publishing
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
53:44Feb 5, 2026
Shooting The Shit About Auctions, *That* Post, and The Right Resources
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
40:35Feb 2, 2026
When the Past Won't Stay Buried: Building Dark Psychological Thrillers
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
30:55Jan 29, 2026
January Bonus Episode
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
54:27Jan 26, 2026
The Infinite Options of Where to Begin
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
44:29Jan 22, 2026
Shooting the Shit About What Carly and CeCe Want To Fix In The Publishing Industry and (of course!) Heated Rivalry
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
52:35Jan 19, 2026
The Mechanics of Great Storytelling
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
58:16Jan 15, 2026
Shooting the Shit About The Easiest Genres to Sell and How Agents Impact The Outcomes of Book Deals
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
40:06Jan 12, 2026
Perfecting the Page One Experience
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
43:48Jan 8, 2026
Shooting the Shit About Your Deepest and Darkest Book Money Questions PART TWO
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
32:52Jan 5, 2026
Big Auction Debuts and What Brings You Back to the Page
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
1:01:34Jan 1, 2026
December Bonus Episode
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
1:39:48Dec 29, 2025
The Job of a Disruption
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
42:20Dec 25, 2025