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Flublishing

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Frequency: 1 episode/12d. Total Eps: 6

Welcome to Flublishing, your candid publishing podcast. Hosts literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith are here to provide some insight into one of the lesser talked about topics in publishing: failing. Over this six-episode season, Carleen and Andie aim to normalize the chaos of the publishing world so we can all laugh about it together and get our butts back out there. Episodes release biweekly starting January 8, 2025. Show Email: flublishing@gmail.com Twitter/Instagram: @flublishing Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

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Vetting agents before querying them

Season 1 · Episode 5

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 • Duration 51:23

On this episode of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith discuss the process of vetting agents before querying. They talk about where authors can do research, what kinds of things they should be paying attention to, and how whisper networks can both help and harm the research process. If you’re interested in learning more about how to research agents and what you can do to find your perfect champion, this episode is for you.

Are you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you!

Show Email: flublishing@gmail.com

Twitter/Instagram: @flublishing

Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

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The "Elusive" Maybe Pile

Season 1 · Episode 4

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 • Duration 36:30

On this episode of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith discuss the elusive maybe pile. They talk about superstitions about the maybe pile and what this pile means to both of them individually as agents. We gain insight into how the maybe pile works, how submissions end up there, and ultimately how they make it out. If you’re interested in learning more about what “the maybe pile” means and what can come from it, this episode is for you.

Are you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you!

Show Email: flublishing@gmail.com

Twitter/Instagram: @flublishing

Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

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Making an Offer of Rep (from the agent's side)

Season 1 · Episode 3

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 • Duration 45:39

On this episode of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith discuss the process of making an offer from the agent’s side. They talk about what leads them to making an offer and how they start that conversation with the author. Then they discuss each of their individual process for “the call” where they offer representation, and what happens after the offer is made. If you’re interested in learning more about “the call” and what it means from the agent’s side of things, this episode is for you.

Are you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you!

Show Email: flublishing@gmail.com

Twitter/Instagram: @flublishing

Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

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Is there ever a good time to go on submission?

Season 1 · Episode 2

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 • Duration 43:15

On this episode of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith discuss the concept of submission, or submitting a project to editors. They talk about if there is ever a good time to go on submission by analyzing a calendar of known holidays, themes, and other events that may impact a submission schedule. If you’re interested in learning more about the submission process and what it’s like to prepare for and ultimately go on submission to editors, this episode is for you.

Are you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you!

Show Email: flublishing@gmail.com

Twitter/Instagram: @flublishing

Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

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The Author/Agent Conundrum

Season 1 · Episode 1

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 • Duration 51:35

On the debut episode of Flublishing, literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith discuss the author/agent conundrum. They define the term “flub” and describe their goals for this podcast, which is to talk about the more difficult side of publishing and how we can use our community to overcome these challenges. If you’re interested in hearing about the personal journey of an author who became an agent, or what it means to have an agent who is also an author, this episode is for you.

Are you enjoying Flublishing? Do you have thoughts on this episode's topic, or want to suggest a topic for a future episode? We’d love to hear from you!

Show Email: flublishing@gmail.com

Twitter/Instagram: @flublishing

Bluesky: @flublishing.bsky.social

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Welcome to Flublishing!

Thursday, January 2, 2025 • Duration 00:58

Welcome to Flublishing, your candid publishing podcast. Hosts literary agents Carleen Geisler and Andie Smith are here to provide some insight into one of the lesser talked about topics in publishing. Over this six-episode season 1, we aim to normalize the chaos of the publishing world so we can all laugh about it together and get our butts back out there. Episodes release biweekly starting January 8, 2025.

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