The White Claw of YA with Margot Wood

First Draft Episode #317: Margot Wood

Margot Wood, founder of Epic Reads, talks about her debut young
adult novel, Fresh.


Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode:




Margot Wood, founder of Epic Reads, gave incredible marketing
advice on the Marketing and Publicity episode of Track
Changes, the First Draft miniseries that explains the ins and
outs of traditional publishing in the U.S. (listen on Apple
Podcasts or Spotify)




Johnny Tremaine by Esther Hoskins Forbes




Aminah Mae Safi, author of Not the Girls You’re Looking For,
Tell Me How You Really Feel, This is All Your Fault, and
Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix. Listen to her
First Draft interview here.




The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins




Divergent by Veronica Roth,




Simon Versus the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertali




Jo Volpe, literary agent and President of New Leaf Literary
& Media, who represents Margot. She also appeared on the
Contracts episode of Track Changes.




Emma by Jane Austen




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Becky Albertalli, New York
Times bestselling author of Morris Award-winning Simon Versus
the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Leah on the Off Beat, Kate in
Waiting, and The Upside of Unrequited, and co-author with
Aisha Saeed of Yes, No, Maybe So (hear Becky and Aisha’s
First Draft interview here) and co-author with Adam Silvera
of What if it’s Us and Here’s to Us (hear Adam’s First Draft
interview here).




Veronica Roth, #1 New York
Times bestselling author of the Divergent series, the Carve
the Mark duology, and the short story collection, The End and
Other Beginnings, talks about her first adult fantasy novel,
Chosen Ones. Hear Veronica’s First Draft episodes here, here,
and here.




And if you liked what Margot had to say about
marketing, be sure to check out the entire
Track Changes mini-series!




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