The Tea Grannies – Details, episodes & analysis

Today we’re going to critique a bunch of first pages, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Thank you to Daphne and Meghan for joining us today and sharing their knowledge with us. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads, and if you want more Tea Grannies, head over to our Patreon! We're so excited to kick off Season 5; happy writing!

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We're here to chat about what's next for The Tea Grannies, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads. We're very excited to announce the launch of The Tea Grannies Patreon where you can become a member and get access to bonus content and our members-only Discord channel for bonus content discussions, Q&As, writing sprints, and more!

We can't wait for you to join us for Season 5 in September 2024, but in the meantime, take a peek over on Patreon. Happy writing!

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This is our last episode of Season 4! Today we’re going to chat about where writers and indie authors go wrong with self publishing, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads. We can wait for you to join us for season five, but in the meantime, keep your eyes peeled for some exciting news regarding the launch of our Patreon. Happy writing!

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Today we’re going to chat about where writers go wrong with social media, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us @theteagranniespodcast on Instagram and Threads. Happy writing!

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Today we’re going to chat all about fantasy romance, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Threads @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing!

Book Recommendations:

Tamora Pierce

Graceling series by Kristin Cashore

City of Brass (Daevabad trilogy) by S.A. Chakraborty

A Darker Shade of Magic series, V.E. Schwab

The Merciful Crow series, Margaret Owen

Forging Silver into Stars, Brigid Kemmerer

The Cruel Prince (Folk of the Air trilogy) by Holly Black

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

The Serpent & the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

The North Wind by Alexandria Warwick

Gild by Raven Kennedy

The Winter King by CL Wilson

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross

The Nymph Keepers Trilogy by Elise Volkman

An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

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Today we’re going to chat all about the horror genre, so pour yourself a cup of tea, gird your loins and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Threads @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing! 

Links:

Sky Regina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skyfrizzle

Sky Regina's website: https://www.reginawords.com/

Books recommended in this episode:

The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

We Have Always Lived in a Castle by Shirley Jackson

The Wilder Girls by Rory Power

Room by Emma Donoghue

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

Daphne by Josh Malerman

My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

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Today we’re going to chat all about where writers go wrong when writing about horses, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing!

Links:

The Horse Doc to End All Horse Docs

Book Recommendations:

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (and watch the movie as well!)

Siren of Sussex (Belles of London series) by Mimi Matthews

Chestnut Springs series by Elsie Silver

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (especially the movies)

The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski (and the TV show if you're into that)

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Today we’re going to chat all about literary agents, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing! 

Links:

Carleen Geisler on ArtHouse Literary's website: https://arthouselit.com/who-we-are

Carleen's website: http://clgeisler.com/

Carleen on Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/clgslr

Carleen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clgslr/

Books recommended in this episode:

Bunny by Mona Awad

A Novel Obsession by Caitlin Barasch

The Arc by Tory Henwood Hoen

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This episode is dedicated to Jenna @thefellowshipofbooks.

Today we’re going to dive into the sci-fi genre and its subgenres with self-published author SJ Pratt, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing! 

Links:

SJ Pratt on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sjpratt_writer/

SJ Pratt website: https://www.sjpratt.com/

SJ Pratt's newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/6d00c72d189b/sjpratt-newsletter

Books recommended in this episode:

The 716 by SJ Pratt

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

Dune by Frank Herbert

The Martian by Andy Weir

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon 

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Divergent by Veronica Roth

The Bladerunner by Alan E. Nourse

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Hunt the Stars, Eclipse the Moon, and Capture the Sun by Jessie Mihalik 

A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir 

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell 

TV & movies recommended in this episode:

Star Wars

Star Trek

The Mandalorian

Cowboys and Aliens

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Today we’re here for a deep dive into the fantasy genre, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing! 

Books recommended in this episode:

Into the Land of the Unicorns by Bruce Colville

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Medusa by Rosie Hewlett

Circe by Madeline Miller

Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

Elektra by Jennifer Saint

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden

City of Brass by Shannon Chakraborty

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson

Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erickkson

Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Witch King by Martha Wells

Book of Night by Holly Black

The Game of Thrones series by George R.R. Martin

The Nymph Keepers series by Elise Volkman

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

Winter King by CL Wilson

Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

Wolf Gone Wild by Juliette Cross

Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

That Time I Got Drunk and Saved a Demon by Kimberly Lemming

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diane Wynn Jones

Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater

Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black

Babel by RF Kuang

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by SA Chakraborty

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