The Tea Grannies
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMiraya Engelage and Elise Volkman bring you writing, editing, and reading tips from the tea-tables of their living rooms. Whether you're an experienced author or new writer, pour yourself a cup of tea and join us for discussions on first drafts, querying, and everything in between.
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Where Writers Go Wrong: Self Publishing Edition
February 15, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBThis is our last episode of Season 4! Today we’re going to chat about where writers and indie authors go wrong with self publishing, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads. We can wait for you to join us for season five, but in the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for some exciting news regarding the launch of our Patreon. Happy writing! Hosted o...
Where Writers Go Wrong: Social Media Edition
January 15, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 1 GBToday we’re going to chat about where writers go wrong with social media, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads. Happy writing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
All About Fantasy Romance
December 15, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 761 MBToday we’re going to chat all about fantasy romance, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Threads @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing! Book Recommendations: Tamora Pierce Graceling series by Kristin Cashore City of Brass (Daevabad trilogy) by S.A. Chakraborty A Darker Shade of Magic series, V.E. Schwab The Merciful Crow series, Margaret...
All About Horror
November 15, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 918 MBToday we’re going to chat all about the horror genre, so pour yourself a cup of tea, gird your loins and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Threads @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing! Links: Sky Regina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skyfrizzle Sky Regina's website: https://www.reginawords.com/ Books recommended in this episode: The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernsha...
Where Writers Go Wrong: Equine Edition
October 15, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBToday we’re going to chat all about where writers go wrong when writing about horses, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing! Links: The Horse Doc to End All Horse Docs Book Recommendations: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (and watch the movie as well!) Siren of Sussex (Belles of London series) by Mimi Matthews ...
All About Agents
September 15, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 949 MBToday we’re going to chat all about literary agents, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing! Links: Carleen Geisler on ArtHouse Literary's website: https://arthouselit.com/who-we-are Carleen's website: http://clgeisler.com/ Carleen on Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/clgslr Carleen on Instagram: https://www...
Deep-Dive into Science Fiction
August 15, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 49.1 MBThis episode is dedicated to Jenna @thefellowshipofbooks. Today we’re going to dive into the sci-fi genre and its subgenres with self-published author SJ Pratt, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing! Links: SJ Pratt on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sjpratt_writer/ SJ Pratt website: https://www.sjpra...
Deep-Dive into Fantasy
July 15, 2023 07:00 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBToday we’re here for a deep dive into the fantasy genre, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing! Books recommended in this episode: Into the Land of the Unicorns by Bruce Colville Inkheart by Cornelia Funke Medusa by Rosie Hewlett Circe by Madeline Miller Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller A Thousand Shi...
All About Setting
June 15, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBToday we’re here to talk about tropes, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Don’t forget to rate and review wherever you get your podcasts. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. And don’t forget to send in your first page submissions as soon as possible! We'll be closing submissions on July 1st, or as soon as we get enough for the season, so get them in while yo...
All About Tropes
May 15, 2023 07:00 - 46 minutes - 43.9 MBToday we’re here to talk about tropes, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Don’t forget to rate and review wherever you get your podcasts. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. And don’t forget to send in your first page submissions as soon as possible! We'll be closing submissions as soon as we get enough for the season, so get them in while you still can! Li...
Tea Break
October 21, 2022 07:00 - 49 minutes - 41.3 MBToday we’re here for our final episode of season three, and the topic is…a little bit of everything. It’s hard to believe this is our last episode of season three, but here we are. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Thank you so much for listening, we can’t wait to get started on season four. Until then, happy writing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
Surviving Self Publishing
October 07, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes - 51.2 MBToday we’re here with author Kate McWiliams to chat about self publishing, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for our final episode of season two. Happy writing! Links: Follow Kate Online! Kate’s Author Website Goodreads TikTok Instagram Facebook Twitter Bookbub Kate’s Books Light in the Dark...
Deep Dive into Self Publishing
September 23, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 46.8 MBWe’re here with a deep dive into self publishing, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for a chat with indie romance author, Kate McWilliams. Happy writing! Links: ISBNS for Canadians: Library and Archives Canada website (for ISBNs) Cover Designs: The Book Cover Designer (There are tons of designers o...
Traditional Publishing Q&A with Rob Samborn
September 09, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 49.2 MBToday we’re here for a Q&A about traditional publishing with Rob Samborn, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing! Rob Samborn Links: Rob Samborn Email Rob at [email protected] The Prisoner of Paradise on Goodreads The Prisoner of Paradise on The StoryGraph Resource Links: Absolute Write Net Galley Cover D...
Agent Capture with Author Maja Hampson
August 19, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 38.1 MBToday we’re joined by our friend and fellow author Maja Hampson, to chat about what happens when you finally land an agent! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing! LINKS: Maja on Instagram: @maja_is_writing Maja on Twitter: @maja_hampson Alexa Dunn: Questions for THE CALL! What to ask a literary agent Context Literary Agency Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Agent Hunting
August 05, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBToday we’re here to chat about finding an agent, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for our episode on what happens when you get an agent, featuring a special guest. Happy writing! Links: Query Tracker: https://querytracker.net/ Manuscript Wish List: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/ Twitter #MSW...
Synopsis Suffering
July 22, 2022 07:00 - 41 minutes - 36.2 MBToday we’re here to chat about writing a synopsis, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for our episode on agent hunting. Happy writing! Links: Story Structures: https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/story-structure/ Synopsis Writing Guide: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-a-novel-synopsis-ste...
Query Letter Critiques
July 08, 2022 07:00 - 56 minutes - 50.2 MBToday we’re here to critique some query letters, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for our episode on synopses. Happy writing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Query Questions
June 24, 2022 07:00 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBToday we’re here to talk about query letters, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for our query letter critique episode, dedicated to providing feedback on query letters submitted by our wonderful listeners! Elise and I will also include our own queries that received requests, and we have a query submissi...
Prep & Polish
June 10, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 45.8 MBToday we’re here to talk about prepping and polishing your manuscript, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies to stay up to date on episodes, book reviews and more. See you next time for our episode on query letters! Happy writing. Links: Elise’s Editing Services: https://elisevolkman.com/editing Elise’s LinkedIn Portfolio: https://...
Tea Break for Season 2
April 01, 2022 07:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBToday we’re here for a little bonus episode, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! If you’ve enjoyed our show, please rate and review us wherever you listen to your podcasts. You can follow us on social media for updates on season 3! Happy Writing! Links: An Enchantment of Ravens Get a Life, Chloe Brown Throne of Glass Hook, Line and Sinker Instagram: @theteagranniespodcast Twitter: @theteagrannies Email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
Story Building
March 18, 2022 07:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBToday we’re here to chat about story building, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. This is our last episode of Season 2! Thank you so much to our listeners and submitters, as well as Miraya's wonderful friend Michael who provided the music for our show. If you want to hear more from him, follow him on Instagram @michael.fabro! To keep up to date with our plans for Season 3, follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy Writing! LINKS: ...
Character Building
March 04, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 42.8 MBToday we’re here to chat about character building, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. You can reach us anytime at [email protected] or on Instagram and Twitter @theteagrannies podcast. If you'd like to hear us critique your first page of your work-in-progress, upload instructions will be posted on our Instagram page when we open for submissions for Season 3. We may not get to all submissions and writers will remain anonymous, but we can't wait to read your work! Hap...
Wine & Worldbuilding
February 18, 2022 08:00 - 56 minutes - 50.3 MBToday we’re here to chat about worldbuilding. So pour yourself a glass of wine and let’s get started! You can reach us anytime at [email protected] or on Instagram and Twitter @theteagrannies podcast. If you'd like to hear us critique your first page of your work-in-progress, upload instructions will be posted on our Instagram page when we open for submissions for Season 3. We may not get to all submissions and writers will remain anonymous, but we can't wait to read your work! Happy...
POV and Preferences
February 04, 2022 08:00 - 46 minutes - 41.1 MBToday we’re here to chat about point of view and the impact it will have on your story. But first, we have some pages to critique, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! You can reach us anytime at [email protected] or on Instagram and Twitter @theteagrannies podcast. If you'd like to hear us critique your first page of your work-in-progress, upload instructions are included in the episode and on our Instagram page. We had such a blast doing our first pages episode that...
Battles and Baddies with Eileen Cook
January 21, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 62.5 MBToday we’re here to talk about battles and baddies with bestselling young adult author, Eileen Cook! So pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. You can reach us anytime at [email protected] or on Instagram and Twitter @theteagrannies podcast. Happy writing! Links The Creative Academy Books by Eileen Cook Barbara Poelle's book about publishing Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Romance for Beginners
January 07, 2022 08:00 - 58 minutes - 62.5 MBToday we’re here to chat about romance for beginners. So pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! You can reach us anytime at [email protected] or on Instagram and Twitter @theteagrannies podcast. Happy writing! Links Tiktok handle we love: @atomicapplepie Join Elise on Goodreads! The Creative Academy Books by Eileen Cook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
First Pages
December 10, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBToday we’re here to chat about how to nail your first page. So pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! This episode includes submissions from 8 anonymous authors. A HUGE thank-you to everyone who submitted! It was an honour and a privilege to read your work. You can reach us anytime at [email protected] or on Instagram and Twitter @theteagrannies podcast. Happy writing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
NaNoWriMo and Writing Burnout
November 26, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 33.3 MBToday we’re here to chat about our Nanowrimo progress and how to deal with writing burnout. So pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! This episode was recorded on November 19, right before the last full week of NaNo. You can reach us anytime at [email protected] or on Instagram and Twitter @theteagrannies podcast. Happy writing! Helpful links: NaNoWriMo (add us as writing buddies! miraya_e and elisebbv) NaNoWriMo Time Management Quiz (find more NaNo prep tools here: ht...
NaNo in the Trenches
November 12, 2021 08:00 - 44 minutes - 39.5 MBWe’re here to chat about our NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) progress. So pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Full disclosure: this episode was recorded on November 5, at the end of the first week of NaNo. Happy writing! You can reach us anytime at [email protected] or on Instagram and Twitter @theteagrannies podcast. Helpful links: NaNoWriMo (add us as writing buddies! miraya_e and elisebbv) NaNoWriMo Time Management Quiz (find more NaNo prep tools here: ht...
Prepping for NaNoWriMo
October 25, 2021 07:00 - 35 minutes - 38.1 MBWe're here to talk about prepping for National Novel Writing Month, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! You can reach us anytime at [email protected] or on Instagram and Twitter @theteagrannies podcast. See you in the next episode for Nano in the Trenches! Happy Writing. Helpful links: NaNoWriMo (add us as writing buddies! miraya_e and elisebbv) NaNoWriMo 2020 Prizes The Creative Academy Scrivener Dabble ProWritingAid Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
Traditional vs. Self-Publishing
September 17, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 35.8 MBWe’re here to talk about the differences between traditional versus self publishing! Neither of us are traditionally published (yet), and Elise has self-published. Since we have made it to the traditional query process together, we've done our best to sum up the benefits and drawbacks of these two types of publishing. All links are available below and you can reach us anytime at [email protected] or follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram. Please rate and review us wherever you ...
Publishing: Where Do You Start?
September 03, 2021 07:00 - 47 minutes - 54.1 MBThis episode will focus on preparing what you need for traditional publishing. All links are available below and you can reach us anytime at [email protected] or follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram. Please rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts. Links: QueryTracker: https://querytracker.net/ Manuscript Wishlist: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/ Publishers Marketplace: https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/ Writer’s Digest: https://www.writersdigest.com/ge...
Approaching Your Edit
August 20, 2021 07:00 - 42 minutes - 50.5 MBToday we’re here to talk about how to approach your edit. This episode will focus on some different editing strategies and organization. So pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! You can reach us anytime at [email protected] or follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram. Please rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts. Happy writing! Links: Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview) The Creative Academy (https://creativeacademyforwrit...
The Basics of Editing
August 06, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 48.3 MBToday we’re here to talk about the basics of editing. This episode will focus on the different types of editing and what is right for your project. So pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! You can reach us anytime at [email protected] or follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram. Please rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts. Happy Writing! Helpful Link: Visit https://elisevolkman.com/services to download a copy of a free guide on the stages of editing! ...
Story Scrapyards
July 23, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes - 41.2 MBToday we’re here to talk about story scrapyards. This episode will focus on killing your darlings and what happens when you think you just can’t. So pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! You can reach us anytime at [email protected] or follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram. Please rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts. Happy writing! Links: The Writer's Studio at Simon Fraser University Scrivener (https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overvie...
Imposter Syndrome and the Lottery Problem
July 09, 2021 07:00 - 37 minutes - 42.5 MBToday we’re here to talk about imposter syndrome, the lottery problem, and some of the other hurdles you’ll encounter on your writing journey. This episode will focus on how to work through these problems and stay motivated. So pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! You can reach us anytime at [email protected] or follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram. Please rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts. Happy writing! Links: Nanowrimo (https://nanowrimo.org...
Roots of Blood Book Launch
July 02, 2021 07:00 - 25 minutes - 26.3 MBToday we’re here to talk about Elise’s new book, Roots of Blood! It’s officially available on Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books — essentially, wherever you get your e-books. Pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! You can purchase a copy of Roots of Blood at your preferred eBook store! Sign up for Elise's newsletter or follow her on Instagram @elise_is_writing for updates on her Nymph Keepers series. If you read her awesome book, please rate and review on Goodreads and wherever you purcha...
Workshop Groups
June 25, 2021 07:00 - 37 minutes - 20.2 MBToday we’re here to talk about workshop groups. This episode will focus on how to find a writing group and what happens once you do. A huge, huge thank you goes to Michael Fabro (https://www.michaelfabro.com/music and @michaelfabro) for the music in this episode. Check him out for more gorgeous, easy-listening tunes. Resources mentioned in this episode: The Creative Academy (https://creativeacademyforwriters.com/) The Writer's Studio at Simon Fraser University Jitsi Meet (https://meet.ji...
Goal Setting
June 11, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutes - 17.9 MBWe’re here to talk about setting writing goals. This episode will focus on how to create tangible goals and a roadmap on how to get there. A huge, huge thank you goes to Michael Fabro (https://www.michaelfabro.com/music and @michaelfabro) for the music in this episode. Check him out for more gorgeous, easy-listening tunes. A few of our favourite organization apps: Google Task (you can sync it with Google Calendar if you use that regularly) Toggl (for time tracking Forest (an app to minim...
First Drafts
May 28, 2021 07:00 - 44 minutes - 25.1 MBThis episode will focus on first drafts and their challenges. So pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! A huge, huge thank you goes to Michael Fabro (https://www.michaelfabro.com/music and @michaelfabro) for the music in this episode. Check him out for more gorgeous, easy-listening tunes. Topics and resources covered in this episode: Nanowrimo (https://nanowrimo.org/) The Writer's Studio at Simon Fraser University Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Getting Started
May 14, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 20 MBThis episode will focus on giving direction to new and veteran writers who are either just starting out, or looking for new ways to help keep them on track. A huge, huge thank you goes to Michael Fabro (https://www.michaelfabro.com/music) for the music in this episode. Check him out for more gorgeous, easy-listening tunes. Topics and resources covered in this episode: Nanowrimo and Camp NaNo (https://nanowrimo.org/) The Creative Academy (https://creativeacademyforwriters.com/) The Writer...
Trailer
May 02, 2021 20:18 - 56 seconds - 464 KBThe Tea Grannies will be launching on Friday, May 14th and you can subscribe anywhere you get your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast. See you soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.