Queries, Qualms, & Quirks

Queries, Qualms, & Quirks


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Picture Book Author Jocelyn Rish and the Simon Cowell of Publishing
May 23, 2024

Picture Book Author Jocelyn Rish joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication. Jocelyn Rish is a writer and filmmaker who loves researching weird and wonderful animals and sharing what she learns. Her first book was

Young Adult Author Kristi McManus and Learning Patience
April 25, 2024

Young Adult Author Kristi McManus joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication.Kristi McManus is a Registered Nurse by trade, but avid reader and enthusiastic book lover all her life. Her debut novel, Our Vengeful S

Picture Book Author Anna Lazowski and an Aggressively Vicious Business
April 11, 2024

Picture Book Author Anna Lazowski joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication.Anna Lazowski wrote her first picture book for a class assignment in the sixth grade and has been creating stories ever since. Now an a

YA Author Jennifer Chen and Trying to Go Too Fast
March 28, 2024

YA Author Jennifer Chen joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication.Jennifer Chen is a freelance journalist who has written for Oprah Daily, Real Simple, and Today. Her debut YA rom-com book, Artifacts of an Ex, is

YA Author Allison L. Bitz and the Character as Client
March 14, 2024

YA Author Allison L. Bitz joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication.Allison L. Bitz hails from Lincoln, NE, where she lives with her spouse, two kids, and various rescue pets. When shes not writing a novel or a

Picture Book Author Janelle Harper and the Vague Abyss of Publishing
February 22, 2024

Picture Book Author Janelle Harper joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication.Janelle Harper is a Bronx native who enjoys storytelling through dance and ballpoint pens. She finds inspiration for childrens stories

Horror Author Nora Fussner and It Taking as Long as It Takes
February 08, 2024

Horror Author Nora Fussner joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication.Nora Fussner has a BA from Sarah Lawrence College and an MFA from CUNY Brooklyn College. Her debut novel, The Invisible World, was published by

MG Author Kate Fussner and Sculpting Poems One Page at a Time
January 27, 2024

MG Author Kate Fussner joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication.Kate Fussner is a novelist, teacher, and accidental poet living in Massachusetts with her wife and dramatic dog. When not reading or writing, Kate

Fantasy Author Rose Black and Slamming Into a Brick Wall
January 11, 2024

Fantasy Author Rose Black joins Queries, Qualms, & Quirks this week to discuss her journey to publication.Rose Black is a combination of anxiety and dyslexia in a hoodie, bi, a professional computer wrangler, and mother to the worlds wiggliest child

Season 4 is Coming Soon!
January 01, 2024

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