Writers With Wrinkles

Beth McMullen, Lisa Schmid

beth@bethmcmullenbooks.com

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Booking Overview

This is an interview-led writing and publishing advice show featuring external authors, literary agents, editors, and other publishing professionals. Agencies could credibly pitch published authors, literary agents, editors, publishers, and specialists in book marketing, querying, or author platforms; booking appears moderately difficult, with a mix of established industry professionals and accomplished authors.

Metrics

Episodes: 164

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 2.0k followers

Contact Information

beth@bethmcmullenbooks.com

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Host

Beth McMullen - Author and co-host specializing in writing craft, book marketing, and the publishing industry.

Lisa Schmid - Author and co-host specializing in writing craft, book marketing, and the publishing industry.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Published authors, literary agents, editors, publishers, or experienced publishing and book-marketing professionals with practical expertise in writing, querying, acquisition, author platforms, or book launches.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Literary agency experience, Representation or work with notable authors, Professional expertise in publishing, editing, or book marketing

Recent Guest Discussions

Lisa Frenkel Riddiough - Losing A Literary Agent, Re-entering The Query Process, Picture Book Query Letters, Pitching Picture Books, And Career Resilience.

Alia Hanna Habib - Nonfiction Publishing, Book Proposals, Author-platform Strategy, Publishing Trends, And The Experience Of Being Both An Agent And Author.

Ann Rose - First-chapter Craft, Querying, Publishing-market Conditions, Author Marketing, Genre Pivots, And Developing Voice And Character Agency.

Recent Topics

Publishing, Writing, Literary Agents, Book Marketing, Self Publishing

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Writers With Wrinkles
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Back in the Query Trenches: Author Lisa Frenkel Riddiough on Losing an Agent and Starting Over

July 06, 2026

Send us Fan MailEpisode SummaryIn this episode of Writers With Wrinkles, hosts Beth McMullen and Lisa Schmid welcome back returning guest Lisa Frenkel Riddiough to discuss her brand-new picture book, Furious Turtle (Disney Hyperion), book two in the Forest School of Big Feelings series. The conversation quickly moves into the heart of the episode: Lisa's experience losing her longtime literary agent to retirement and having to re-enter the query trenches after years of being represented....

How to Publish Nonfiction: Agent Alia Hanna Habib's Guide (summer encore series!)

June 30, 2026

Send us Fan MailBeth and Lisa welcome literary agent and debut author Alia Hanna Habib, whose book Take It From Me is a practical behind-the-scenes guide to getting a nonfiction book published. Alia represents acclaimed writers including Clint Smith and Nicole Hannah-Jones, was named one of New York Magazine's most powerful New Yorkers you've never heard of, and writes the Substack newsletter Delivery and Acceptance.WHAT IT'S REALLY LIKE TO BE A WRITER (WHEN YOU'RE ALSO AN...

Literary Agent Ann Rose: What Your First Chapter Needs

June 22, 2026

Send us Fan MailLiterary agent Ann Rose (Marsal Lyon Literary Agency) returns to Writers With Wrinkles for a candid, funny, and reassuring conversation with Beth and Lisa about the current state of publishing—and how writers can keep going anyway. Ann is also the author of The Seemingly Impossible Love Life of Amanda Dean and A Hexcellent Chance to Fall in Love.The episode opens with a frank look at an industry in flux. Ann and the hosts dig into why publishers have grown so risk-averse, why ...

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