Lit Match

Feb 26 2025 73 ep. 53 mins 19
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A podcast made to help writers find the best literary agent for their writing and business career.

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Lisa Montanaro ON: How to Use Real-Life Experiences to Inspire Memorable Fiction, Writing in Multi-POV and Dual Timelines, and Crafting Secrets in Storytelling

Feb 26 2025 67 mins  
If you have real-life experiences that have shaped you, but you want to write a fiction—not nonfiction—story, then don't miss this episode.  In this conversation, I talk to the mesmerizing author and public speaker, Lisa Montanaro, about her heartfelt debut, EVERYTHING WE THOUGHT WAS TRUE. This is a jam-packed conversation, filled with invaluable insights on writ

First Chapter Deep Dive: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (with Savannah Gilbo)

Feb 13 2025 60 mins  
  Do you love historical romance? Do you want to learn what makes a first chapter capture a reader's (and literary agent's!) attention? Then you need today's episode.  In today's episode, book coach and developmental editor Savannah Gilbo returns for a deep dive into the uber-popular, time-traveling romance, OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon. This conversation is

Diagon Alley Deep Dive: Scene Analysis of Chapter 5 in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Jan 20 2025 50 mins  
If you're unsure how to write or analyze well-structured scenes in your novel, you need today's episode.  Today, book coach and developmental editor Savannah Gilbo returns for a deep dive and scene analysis...only this time, it's extra special because it not only features a chapter from one of our favorite books, it is also the book Savannah analyzes i

Zoe Norvell ON: Everything You Need to Know About Book Covers (and How to Find the Perfect Designer for Your Story)

Nov 18 2024 60 mins  
If you've written a book and are in need a book cover, this is a super important episode for you to hear.  In this conversation, I talk to the brilliant book cover designer, Zoe Novell, who is also the founder of the one-of-kind book designer directory, available on her website, I Need a Book Cover. In this special conversation, Zoe and I cover a range of invaluable and intere

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: A Complete Breakdown of the Main Plot Line

Nov 04 2024 57 mins  
If you're planning your novel or have a finished draft and don't know where to begin with revisions, you need to hear this episode.  This is a special two-part discussion with the brilliant book coach, developmental editor, and author Savannah Gilbo as she breaks down the main plot line—or the big picture—in J.K. Rowling's debut and phenomenon, HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERE

Karyn Fischer ON: Writing a Memorable Narrative Voice for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction

Sep 23 2024 47 mins  
Abigail sits down with Karyn Fischer, a book coach and past literary agent of Bookstop Literary Agency, to discuss narrative voice and how to differentiate a character’s voice in middle grade and young adult novels.  If you’re writing a middle grade or young adult novel—or you get consistent feedback that something is just “off” with your voice—this episode is for

BONUS Part 2: How Rowling Created A Cast of Compelling Characters (An Interview With Savannah Gilbo & Abigail K. Perry)

Jul 29 2024 34 mins  
Join Savannah Gilbo and Abigail for the second part of an inside interview with Tim Grahl, CEO of Story Grid, on our latest book, a masterwork analysis guide to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (now available for purchase!). In this interview, we discuss how Rowling created an unforgettable cast of quirky and relatable characters in the Harry Potter series. You’ll learn

BONUS Part 1: What Made Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone A Best Seller

Jul 25 2024 26 mins  
What made Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone a worldwide bestseller? Why does this story still resonate with readers almost thirty years later? And why did Savannah Gilbo and I agree to spend so much time dissecting every single scene and page to find out how and why it works?! Tune into this episode to hear Savannah Gilbo and I talk to Tim Grahl (the CEO of Story Gr

First Chapters: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (with Savannah Gilbo)

May 20 2024 56 mins  
The third (and final!) analysis in a 3-part episode series!  Abigail and Savannah return for their final first chapter analysis in The Hunger Games series, this time analyzing the first chapter (and scene) of MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins. Learn why they think this first chapter makes a splash, and how it emotionally pulls fans into the final chapter of a&n

First Chapters: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (with Savannah Gilbo)

May 06 2024 61 mins  
The second analysis in a 3-part episode series!  Abigail and Savannah are back to analyze the first chapter of CATCHING FIRE by Suzanne Collins, the sequel in The Hunger Games phenomenon, and the second analysis in The Hunger Games first chapter deep dive episodes. Come listen to why Abigail and Savannah think this first chapter hooks, and why it sets the stage