
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.
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Joel Brigham runs Brigham Editorial (developmental edits, manuscript critiques, query help), teaches high school English in Illinois, and is an editor for RevPit — a community that gives away free developmental edits each spring.
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Beth and Lisa talk with literary agent Nikki Carrero, from The Rights Factory, to break down the querying process from the agent’s side — what gets you noticed, what gets a pass, and how to make the most of The Call.
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We tackle a publishing debate, draw writing wisdom from Taylor Swift, and dig into one of the most common craft problems in fiction — weak stakes and missing tension. Plus a community book shout-out.
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First Page Feedback: Charlotte's Hunt for Glory
Beth and Lisa critique the opening page of a middle grade fantasy submission and pull out craft lessons for any writer working on those critical first pages.
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As a fellow “writer with wrinkles,”I find Beth and Lisa’s conversations about the ups and downs of this crazy industry, immensely helpful, inspiring, and fun. Great guests, too. Keep it up!
I never miss an episode of this podcast. It’s packed with helpful and encouraging advice. I always leave feeling informed and motivated.
I’m so delighted to have discovered Writers With Wrinkles and have been an avid listener for the past year. Beth and Lisa do a wonderful job. Their guests have been writers, literary agents, and editors and I learn something new every time I listen- both about craft and the business of publishing. One episode was so inspiring that, after listening, I got in touch with the guest and scored myself a publishing internship. I am now full steam ahead on working towards becoming an agent and I have Be... more
Nothing has given me better and more consistent guidance as a writer than this podcast! Every episode is packed full of great information and it’s entertaining too! A must-listen for all writers!
Absolutely love the banter and reality checks of these two. Great podcast. Highly reco!










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