app02 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:23:31 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Writing It! - Episodes Tagged with “Trade Writing” https://writingit.fireside.fm/tags/trade%20writing Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:00:00 -0400 "Writing It! The Podcast About Academics & Writing" dives deep into the world of academic writing and publishing. Join us for conversations with academics and editors as we discuss challenges, strategies, and insights from our writing lives. As we share our experiences and helpful hacks, we make the process of writing and getting published a bit more transparent and a bit less overwhelming. en-us episodic The Podcast About Academics & Writing The Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida "Writing It! The Podcast About Academics & Writing" dives deep into the world of academic writing and publishing. Join us for conversations with academics and editors as we discuss challenges, strategies, and insights from our writing lives. As we share our experiences and helpful hacks, we make the process of writing and getting published a bit more transparent and a bit less overwhelming. no academia, academic publishing, writing, literary agents, literary non-fiction, creative writing, academic careers The Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida writingit@jst.ufl.edu Episode 87: Not Waiting for Someday with Tilar Mazzeo https://writingit.fireside.fm/87 c69513a0-bbb0-4585-85b6-ceba0c2609dc Mon, 19 Oct 2026 04:00:00 -0400 The Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida full The Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Florida We talk with Tilar Mazzeo, writer and literary and cultural history scholar about her Yale University Press book, How to Write a Bestseller: An Insider’s Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction for General Audiences. Tilar is the author of more than eight books. Tilar’s 2008 bestselling book, The Widow Clicquot, was made into a film. We talk about Tilar’s path from holding an endowed chair in English at Colby College, to becoming a bestselling author. Other subjects include making the transition from academic writing to trade press writing; which tools of fiction are helpful; the value of media training; why a book tour is not what you think it is; what she actually misses about academia; and what ways of building an author’s platform are and are not worth the effort. 55:02 no <p>We talk with Tilar Mazzeo, writer and literary and cultural history scholar about her Yale University Press book, <em>How to Write a Bestseller: An Insider’s Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction for General Audiences</em>. Tilar is the author of more than eight books. Tilar’s 2008 bestselling book, <em>The Widow Clicquot</em>, was made into a film. We talk about Tilar’s path from holding an endowed chair in English at Colby College, to becoming a bestselling author. Other subjects include making the transition from academic writing to trade press writing; which tools of fiction are helpful; the value of media training; why a book tour is not what you think it is; what she actually misses about academia; and what ways of building an author’s platform are and are not worth the effort.</p> <p>Don't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here:<br> <a href="https://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast" rel="nofollow noopener">https://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast</a></p> <p>Contact us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: <a href="https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact" rel="nofollow noopener">https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact</a></p> bestseller, trade press, literary agent, trade writing, tenured professor, Jill Lepore, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich We talk with Tilar Mazzeo, writer and literary and cultural history scholar about her Yale University Press book, How to Write a Bestseller: An Insider’s Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction for General Audiences. Tilar is the author of more than eight books. Tilar’s 2008 bestselling book, The Widow Clicquot, was made into a film. We talk about Tilar’s path from holding an endowed chair in English at Colby College, to becoming a bestselling author. Other subjects include making the transition from academic writing to trade press writing; which tools of fiction are helpful; the value of media training; why a book tour is not what you think it is; what she actually misses about academia; and what ways of building an author’s platform are and are not worth the effort.

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