The Bleeders: about book writing & publishing
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The Bleeders: about book writing & publishing

by Courtney Kocak

The Bleeders is a podcast (and support group!) about book writing and publishing. Transparent conversations with authors, agents, and people in the publishing industry about how to write and sell books. The title is a nod to the famous (potentially misattributed) Hemingway quote: “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” Sign up for The Bleeders companion Substack! https://thebleeders.substack.com/welcome

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1
The Evolution of Publishing: Traditional, Hybrid & Self-Publishing in 2026 with Brooke Warner
49:04 Mar 20, 2026
2
Girl Gone Wild: The Story Behind My Memoir—Interviewed by Lili Gourley
21:09 Mar 18, 2026
3
Before & After the Book Deal: The Truth About Publishing Success with Courtney Maum
52:37 Feb 17, 2026
4
How Sari Botton Blew Past Gatekeepers to Build a Writing Life on Her Own Terms
46:41 Dec 28, 2025
5
Building a Book Like a Startup: Ali Kriegsman’s Playbook for Self-Publishing Success
52:58 Dec 21, 2025
6
The Agony & Ecstasy of Going on Submission with Chloe Caldwell
22:32 Aug 4, 2025
7
“Brutalities” Author Margo Steines on Being a Teen Dominatrix, Pregnancy After ED & More
31:54 Jul 14, 2025
8
What to Expect When You're on Submission: Elle Nash
21:03 Jul 7, 2025
9
How I'm Emotionally Fact-Checking My Memoir
7:23 Jun 30, 2025
10
What to Expect When You're on Submission: Dedeker Winston
29:43 Jun 23, 2025
11
Antonia Crane on Her Sex Work Memoir "Spent" & the Stories Writers Keep Retelling
5:48 Jun 16, 2025
12
What to Expect When You're on Submission: Hannah Howard
18:11 Jun 9, 2025
13
Sarah Fay on Her Fast Track to Publication with "Pathological" & Why Substack Might Be Better Than an MFA
1:03:12 Jun 2, 2025
14
What to Expect When You're on Submission: Greg Mania
26:02 May 26, 2025
15
An Anarchist’s Guide to Writing & Publishing with "The Sapling Cage" Author Margaret Killjoy
47:06 May 19, 2025
16
Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on Writing "The Sex Lives of African Women" from Blog to Book
36:41 May 12, 2025
17
How Deborah Derrickson Kossmann Won Her Way to Publication
7:12 May 5, 2025
18
Elle Nash on the North Star of Writing to Her Taste
42:20 Apr 28, 2025
19
Trusting Your Book to the Art of Translation with Victoria Kielland
7:49 Apr 21, 2025
20
You Don't Need a Publisher: How Elle Griffin is Serializing Her Novels on Substack
27:41 Apr 14, 2025
21
Alissa Wilkinson Throws a Dinner Party for Her Food Writing Inspiration with Her Book "Salty"
48:50 Apr 7, 2025
22
Carmen Rita Wong on Writing Her Memoir "Why Didn't You Tell Me?" as a Mystery
1:03:00 Mar 31, 2025
23
Omar Mouallem on Blending Faith, History, Travel & Memoir in "Praying to the West"
57:31 Mar 24, 2025
24
Allie Rowbottom Shares Her Writing & Publishing Processes for "Jello Girls" and "Aesthetica"
1:06:57 Mar 17, 2025
25
Hannah Howard on How Her Food Memoirs Became So Much More
53:47 Mar 10, 2025
26
The Story Behind the Story: How Nicole Maggi’s Latest Novel “A Murder in Zion” Came to Be
13:13 Mar 3, 2025
27
How Bassey Ikpi Did the Magic with “I’m Telling the Truth, but I’m Lying”
1:02:38 Feb 24, 2025
28
From Query Hell to Big Five Book Deal: Emily J. Smith on Her Path to Publication with "Nothing Serious"
19:12 Feb 17, 2025
29
Writing a Revealing Book About Your Day Job: Andrew Bomback on "Doctor"
7:14 Feb 10, 2025
30
Writing LA’s Juicy History & Publishing Without an Agent with Paul Haddad
1:17:56 Feb 3, 2025
31
Frances Badalamenti on Her Freeing Evolution from Memoir to Autofiction
7:26 Jan 27, 2025
32
How to Write a Novel with Author Matt Bell & His Craft Book "Refuse to Be Done"
44:43 Jan 20, 2025
33
Samantha Mann on How the Beloved "Putting Out" Prologue Came to Be
7:05 Jan 13, 2025
34
From Podcast to Book: Cara McGoogan on Adapting "Bed of Lies" into "Blood Farm"
1:03:33 Jan 6, 2025
35
How to Make 2025 Your Best Writing Year
9:36 Dec 30, 2024
36
The Best Rejection I Ever Got with Laura Cathcart Robbins
5:20 Dec 23, 2024
37
How to Write Erotica with Rachel Kramer Bussel
13:32 Dec 16, 2024
38
Zachary Zane on the Book Proposal for "Boyslut: A Memoir and Manifesto" & How He Built His Writer Platform
8:13 Dec 9, 2024
39
How to Promote Your Book with Eleanor C. Whitney
20:24 Dec 2, 2024
40
The Five-Year Revision: Lexi Kent-Monning on Writing & Publishing Her Debut Novel "The Burden of Joy"
37:58 Sep 19, 2024
41
The Origin Story of Jon Small's Debut & What He's Learned About Indie Publishing
40:16 Aug 30, 2024
42
The Agony & Ecstasy of Going on Submission with Chloe Caldwell
23:32 Jun 2, 2024
43
Manifest Your 2024 Writing Goals Through Daily Practice with Kellianne Benson of 750words.com
34:33 Jan 2, 2024
44
How Chelsea Martin Strikes the Balance Between Prolific & Perfectionist
41:58 Oct 9, 2023
45
Indie Lit Queen Chloe Caldwell's DIY Approach to Becoming an Author of Four
1:01:24 Sep 25, 2023
46
Feminist Noir Author Halley Sutton on Her Novels “The Lady Upstairs” & "The Hurricane Blonde"
38:09 Sep 11, 2023
47
Elle Nash on Her New Novel "Deliver Me"
9:12 Aug 28, 2023
48
Trusting Your Book to the Art of Translation with Victoria Kielland
9:35 Aug 21, 2023
49
Frances Badalamenti on Her Freeing Evolution from Memoir to Autofiction
8:52 Aug 14, 2023
50
My Former Life as Glamour's "Jake": What It's Like to Write a Famous Advice Column with Jon Small
10:04 Aug 7, 2023
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