
Bestselling authors William Bernhardt and Lara Bernhardt, with audiobook producer Jesse Ulrich, discuss the latest news from publishing, offer writing tips, and interview major authors, agents, editors, and other book-world professionals.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 195 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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Bestselling authors William Bernhardt (The Superman Wars) and Lara Bernhardt discuss the latest news from the book world, offer writing tips, and interview Shanna Hatfiled, the author of more than one hundred novels about her new Christmas novel, The... more
This episode was recorded LIVE at WriterCon 2025 on August 31, 2025. Our fifth season will begin next week. See you there!
Bestselling authors William and Lara Bernhardt discuss the latest news from the book world, offer writing tips, and interview ... more
Bestselling authors William and Lara Bernhardt discuss the latest news from the book world, offer writing tips, and interview Candace Kade, the author of The Hybrid series, a YA sci-fi trilogy.
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Bestselling authors William and Lara Bernhardt discuss the latest news from the book world, offer writing tips, and interview Sydney Pruett, a therapist who helps authors make their characters (fiction and nonfiction) psychologically compelling and c... more
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Podcast is great, almost always get useful or interesting content. I recommend you lose the blaring horn announcing Craft Corner - it plays at much higher volume than the rest of the broadcast and is super annoying! Otherwise keep up the nice work!
This podcast rocks on a regular basis because of its literary news section and the A list authors that are interviewed.
This is one of my must listens to keep up with the writing and publishing world and enjoy the interviews.
First of all….red sneakers! Hooked! Who doesn’t love red sneakers?!! That grabbed my attention and then three episodes back to back ( and yard and housework done!)……….. I was addicted. I love hearing the guests share their writing tips and it’s exciting to hear about their latest books and learn about their writing process. And the host does a great job of interviewing. I really look forward to housework now! 😊 Thank you for a wonderful podcast.
The Red Sneaker podcast series is a treasure trove of knowledge for published and unpublished authors alike. The series is hosted by NY Times best-selling author William Bernhardt. With over 50 books to his credit, he has embarked on a mission to educate all would be writers on the elements and business of the craft. These episodes are an extension of his Red Sneaker Write Series with each containing writing tips , publishing news, and an interview with either an author, member of the publish... more









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