Margs & Manuscripts
Two writer friends wrap up their writing session, pour a drink, and let the conversation flow, processing "the craft", the chaos, and everything in between.
Podcasting since 2025 • 15 episodes
Margs & Manuscripts
Latest Episodes
What It’s Really Like to Be a Literary Agent | ft. Tali & Lauren of The Prose Pros
What is it actually like to be a literary agent?In this special collaboration episode, we’re joined by Tali and Lauren from The Prose Pros for an honest, behind-the-scenes conversation about agenting, publishing, querying, and wha...
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Episode 15
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44:22
YA Books are Booming: What’s driving the surge + what’s trending now, with literary agent and owner of the Reading Chamber, Jess Taylor
In this engaging conversation, Jess Taylor shares her journey of opening an online bookstore dedicated to young adult literature and her role as a literary agent. The discussion explores the evolution of YA fiction, the importance of addressing...
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Episode 14
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29:50
Choosing Indie Publishing as a Debut Author (Self-Publishing Without Gatekeeping) with Alyssa K. Burns
In this episode of Margs & Manuscripts, we’re joined by Alyssa K. Burns—journalist, author, MBA, elder emo, and one of the most supportive humans in the writing community. Alyssa’s debut novel releases April 1, and she’s sharing the real st...
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Episode 13
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24:56
Female Main Characters We Love and the Ones We Can’t Stand
We got put in Instagram jail… then spiraled into a Galentine’s deep dive on FMCs: agency, tropes, and ACOTAR takes.We got put in Instagram jail (for extremely writer reasons)… and then pivoted into a Galentine’s Day episode about female ...
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Episode 12
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36:24
Marketing Yourself as an Author Is Exhausting (4 Authors, No Filter)
Four authors sit down to say the quiet part out loud: marketing yourself as an author is exhausting. We talk social media pressure, algorithm burnout, batching content, comparison spirals, and how to promote your book when you don’t even have a...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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28:54
