Writer, Writer, Pants On Fire

Today’s guest is Jessica Verdi, author of the YA contemporary novels My Life After Now, The Summer I Wasn’t Me, What You Left Behind, as well as And She Was. Jess received her MFA in Writing for Children from The New School and is a freelance editor of romance, women’s fiction, chick lit, YA, and kid lit Jessica joins host Mindy McGinnis to talk about querying a first novel, landing her agent, and breaking out of writing only one genre. Also covered: how Jessica handles hot button issues in her books, and the pushback that can come from writing about such topics, as well as the pros and cons of getting an MFA and why everyone needs an editor.   Support the Podcast on Go Fund Me   Become a Patron to Listen Ad-Free for Just $2.00 A Month   Links for Jessica: Site Twitter Facebook Instagram   Ad Links: Sleight by Jennifer Sommersby  See All The Stars by Kit Frick