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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

This week, we’re not airing our scheduled episode.We couldn’t.In this unfiltered, off-schedule conversation, we talk honestly about why continuing as normal felt wrong and how writing, reading, and storytelling ha...

Getting a literary agent is supposed to feel like the moment—but no one really talks about what it’s actually like when it finally happens.In this bonus episode, we sit down with Crystal to talk through her real querying journey: nearly ...

Romance Novels Are the #1 Bestselling Genre—Here's Why | Heated Rivalry Review, Book Recs & Publishing TrendsHow did romance become the bestselling fiction genre? From bodice rippers to contemporary romance to romantasy—romanc...

Traditional publishing vs indie publishing, how do you choose as a writer when you’re burned out, mid-edits, or stuck in the querying spiral?In this episode of Margs & Manuscripts, we talk honestly about querying agents, full request...

Imposter syndrome: the uninvited co-author on every writing project. In this episode of Margs & Manuscripts, we’re digging into what it really means to feel like a fraud as a writer, no matter where you are in the ...

Typing The End feels euphoric. Starting the next book? Immediately humbling.In this episode of Margs & Manuscripts, we’re talking about the emotional whiplash that hits writers between finishing one project and da...

This week we’re talking writing hacks ... the real ones, the unhinged ones, and the ones we’ve all been guilt-tripped into trying. We’re joined by Crystal Leigh, author of a sapphic Formula One romance, to break down which techniques actually h...

In this week’s episode, we crack open the sacred text of Writing Men, from swoony book boyfriends to the fictional disasters we’ve accidentally dated in real life. We’re talking craft, clichés, red flags, green flags, and the unhinged ar...

Ever stare at your Word doc and think, “I could’ve taken up pottery instead”? Same. In this week’s episode, Cait and Jenna dive into the chaotic highs and lows of the writing life, from crying over semicolons to calling a night of edits “fun.” ...

 Welcome to the inaugural chaos of Margs & Manuscripts! In this debut episode, Jenna and Cait dive straight into the fizzy, essential truth of the writing life: you cannot do this alone. From critique partners who tel...