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Today’s episode is extra-awesome because I’m talking to not merely one, perhaps not two, but three fabulous women, who may have had turn in bringing a truly buzz-worthy novel to life, regarding the show!

First we’ve writer Samantha Downing, whose first novel the Lovely Wife was getting a complete lot of attention. Whenever she ended up being a young child, Samantha’s mother brought her into the collection every fourteen days, where she’d always check away a stack of the latest publications that she couldn’t put it straight down. She moved around with a novel in the front of her face, frequently walking into walls and stubbing her feet she was going because she never watched where. Inside her adult life she decided she wished to function as the one telling tales that will cause people to head into walls and My Lovely Wife, is certainly one such guide.

Next we have samantha’s Barbara that is agent Poelle started her publishing career as a freelance copywriter and editor before joining the Irene Goodman Literary Agency in 2007. Barbara additionally did a short stint as a standup comic in Los Angeles and at a conference or literary event, you know she is hilarious if you’ve ever bumped into her. Barbara has discovered success putting thrillers, suspense, young adult and upmarket fiction, she actually is earnestly searching for her next great customer in those genres, it is passionate about anything with a voice that is unique.

Jen Monroe may be the editor behind this book that is fabulous. She joined up with Berkley in November 2016 and edits emotional suspense, upmarket fiction, speculative fiction, and narrative nonfiction. Formerly, Jen invested couple of years at HarperAudio where she handled all editorial requires, and produced the in-house podcast HarperAudio Presents. Jen additionally pursued journalism interning for places like the nyc days therefore the bay area Examiner.

So listen since Samantha, Barbara, Jen and I also talk about the novel that is amazing BEAUTIFUL WIFE, as well as the teamwork included between an author, representative, editor to create a novel to the globe.

In this episode Samantha, Barbara, Jen and I also discuss:

Plus, all these lovely ladies’ #1 tip for authors.

About Samantha Downing

Created within the Bay region and today residing in the top Simple, Samantha Downing considers both become house. Whenever she had been a kid, Samantha’s mother brought her towards the collection every fourteen days, and she’d always check a stack out of the latest publications and new globes. A good thing to her had been becoming therefore consumed in a book it down that she couldn’t put. She moved around because of the guide in the front of her face, took it to your restroom, your kitchen, the book arrived she went with her wherever. She tripped, went into walls and stubbed her feet she was going because she never watched where. Therefore in her own adult life she decided she wished to function as the one telling tales that could cause people to enter walls.

As you go along for this development she went along to college, worked a few jobs and discovered anything or two. She wrote throughout it all. She never learned writing, it had been simply a spare time activity that expanded into a passion, and a dozen publications later (eleven of which she declares were really terrible), her first novel, My Lovely Wife, has become available.

For connecting with Samantha have a look at her web site at www.samanthadowning.com.

About Barbara Poelle

Barbara Poelle started her publishing profession as a freelance copywriter and editor before joining the Irene Goodman Literary Agency in 2007, but seems as though she undoubtedly ready when it comes to industry during her brief stint as a comic that is standup Los Angeles. She’s discovered success putting thrillers, suspense, young adult and upmarket fiction and it is earnestly looking for her next great customer in those genres, it is passionate about any such thing with a voice that is unique. Barbara additionally writes the line “Funny You Should Ask”, in Writer’s Digest.

For more information on Barbara read the Irene Goodman Literary Agency web site at www.irenegoodman.com.

About Jen Monroe

Associate Editor Jen Monroe joined Berkley in November 2016. She edits suspense that is psychological upmarket fiction, speculative fiction, and narrative nonfiction. Formerly, Jen spent 2 yrs at HarperAudio where she managed all editorial needs, spearheaded original development, and produced the in-house podcast HarperAudio gifts. Before publishing, she pursued journalism interning when it comes to ny days, Upfront together with bay area Examiner. Initially from san francisco bay area, she’s got an English & Creative Writing level from Sarah Lawrence university.

My Lovely Wife

Dexter satisfies Mr. and Mrs. Smith in this extremely compulsive debut thriller about a couple of whose fifteen-year wedding has finally gotten too interesting…

Our love tale is easy. We came across a gorgeous girl. We dropped in love. We’d children. We relocated to the suburbs. We told one another our biggest ambitions, and our darkest secrets. Then we got bored.

We seem like a normal few. We’re your neighbors, the moms and dads of your kid’s buddy, the acquaintances you retain lovoo meaning to have supper with.

Most of us have actually our tips for maintaining a married relationship alive.

Ours simply occurs to be getting away with murder.

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