The Bleeders is a podcast (and support group!) about book writing and publishing. Transparent conversations with authors, agents, and people in the publishing industry about how to write and sell books. The title is a nod to the famous (potentially misattributed) Hemingway quote: “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” Sign up for The Bleeders companion Substack! https://thebleeders.substack.com/welcome
Latest episodes
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1 h 01
Memoir Masterclass: Writing, Revising, Publishing & Platform-Building with Ronit Plank
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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59 min
Think Your Book Is Done? It Probably Needs Three More Drafts & Other Writing Advice from Brad Listi
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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42 min
Don’t Be Above Plot: From 100+ Agent Rejections to a Big Five Book Deal with Emily J. Smith
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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44 min
How to Become the Go-To Expert, Sell the Book & Do Your Own PR with Tawny Lara
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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45 min
How TikTok, Substack, AI & the Creator Economy Are Changing the Business of Being a Writer with Jane Friedman
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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1 h 09
The Long Road to Girl Gone Wild: From First Essay to Publication & Promotion with Antonia Crane
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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49 min
The Evolution of Publishing: Traditional, Hybrid & Self-Publishing in 2026 with Brooke Warner
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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21 min
Girl Gone Wild: The Story Behind My Memoir—Interviewed by Lili Gourley
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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53 min
Before & After the Book Deal: The Truth About Publishing Success with Courtney Maum
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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47 min
How Sari Botton Blew Past Gatekeepers to Build a Writing Life on Her Own Terms
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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53 min
Building a Book Like a Startup: Ali Kriegsman’s Playbook for Self-Publishing Success
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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23 min
The Agony & Ecstasy of Going on Submission with Chloe Caldwell
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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32 min
“Brutalities” Author Margo Steines on Being a Teen Dominatrix, Pregnancy After ED & More
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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21 min
What to Expect When You're on Submission: Elle Nash
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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7 min
How I'm Emotionally Fact-Checking My Memoir
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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30 min
What to Expect When You're on Submission: Dedeker Winston
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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6 min
Antonia Crane on Her Sex Work Memoir "Spent" & the Stories Writers Keep Retelling
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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18 min
What to Expect When You're on Submission: Hannah Howard
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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1 h 03
Sarah Fay on Her Fast Track to Publication with "Pathological" & Why Substack Might Be Better Than an MFA
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…
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26 min
What to Expect When You're on Submission: Greg Mania
Welcome, writers and book lovers. The Bleeders is a podcast about book writing and publishing. Make sure you subscribe to the companion Substack: https://thebleeders.substack.com/w…