Writing Excuses 4.23: How to Break In to the Young Adult Market

Janci Patterson and Robison Wells join Brandon and Dan at CONduit in Salt Lake City. Both Janci and Rob have recently signed book deals, Robison with Harper Teen, and Janci with Henry Holt, and they tell us about those deals and how they got them. Brandon puts both Janci and Rob on the spot, and asks them for advice on how to break in. This is cool, because it's just about the most recent perspective on this advice you're going to hear. Audiobook Pick-of-the-Week: An Abundance of Katherines, by John Green Writing Prompt: Two roommates... one sells a book and then vanishes. The second roommate decides to finish the book and pretend it was his. Extra Special Thanks: Again,  this episode was made possible by our friends at Dungeon Crawlers Radio. This episode of Writing Excuses has been brought to you by Audible. Visit http://AudiblePodcast.com/excuse for a free trial membership*. *Note: From the Audible website, here are the terms of the free membership. Read the fine print, please! Audible® Free Trial Details Get your first 14 days of the AudibleListener® Gold membership plan free, which includes one audiobook credit. After your 14 day trial, your membership will renew each month for just $14.95 per month so you can continue to receive one audiobook credit per month plus members-only discounts on all audio purchases. A very small number of titles are more than one credit. Cancel your membership before your free trial period is up and you will not be charged. Thereafter, cancel anytime, effective the next billing cycle. Any unused audiobook credits will be lost at cancellation.