The Tea Grannies
Episodes
Author Katrina Kwan: Genre Mashups and Chinese Mythology in Fantasy
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re going to be chatting with author Katrina Kwan about genre mashups, Chinese mythology, and her upcoming book release of The Legend of the...
GrannyWriMo Wrap-Up
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We're here to talk about how Granny WriMo went and the lessons we learned along the way, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let's get started!D...
GrannyWriMo in the Trenches
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re in the thick of it with Granny WriMo here in the middle of November, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! With the demise of...
GrannyWriMo Prep
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re so excited to kick things off with our Granny WriMo prep, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! With the demise of NaNoWriMo,...
Publishing Nitty Gritty: Part 2
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re going to chat with a new, very special guest, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Thank you to Kalie Holford for joi...
Giving Good Feedback
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to chat about how to give good feedback, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever y...
Publishing Nitty Gritty: Part 1
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’re going to chat with one of our favourite authors of all time, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Thank you to Eileen...
All About Animals
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re going to chat all about animals, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Thank you to Maja Hampson for joining us this mo...
Do the Dual
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to chat about writing multiple POVs, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you g...
All About Goal Setting
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to chat about goal setting, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Please leave us a review wherever you get your p...
All About Audiobooks
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re going to chat all about audiobooks, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Thank you to Jacob Harada for joining us this...
Query Letter Critiques ft. Literary Agent C.L. Geisler
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’ll be reading and critiquing query letters sent in by our listeners, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Thank you to C...
Query Letter Critiques ft. Literary Agent C.L. Geisler
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’ll be reading and critiquing query letters sent in by our listeners, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Thank you to C...
First Page Critique
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 join...
Tea Break
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 yo...
Where Writers Go Wrong: Self Publishing Edition
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 yoursel...
Where Writers Go Wrong: Social Media Edition
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 r...
All About Fantasy Romance
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ge...
All About Horror
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 rev...
Where Writers Go Wrong: Equine Edition
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
All About Agents
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ge...
Deep-Dive into Science Fiction
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is dedicated to Jenna @thefellowshipofbooks. Today we’re going to dive into the sci-fi genre and its subgenres with self-published auth...
Deep-Dive into Fantasy
15 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 yo...
All About Setting
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to talk about tropes, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Don’t forget to rate and review wherever you get you...
All About Tropes
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to talk about tropes, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started. Don’t forget to rate and review wherever you get you...
Tea Break
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here for our final episode of season three, and the topic is…a little bit of everything. It’s hard to believe this is our last episo...
Surviving Self Publishing
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here with author Kate McWiliams to chat about self publishing, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to ...
Deep Dive into Self Publishing
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re here with a deep dive into self publishing, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherev...
Traditional Publishing Q&A with Rob Samborn
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here for a Q&A about traditional publishing with Rob Samborn, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget ...
Agent Capture with Author Maja Hampson
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re joined by our friend and fellow author Maja Hampson, to chat about what happens when you finally land an agent! Don’t forget to rate a...
Agent Hunting
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to chat about finding an agent, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us whereve...
Synopsis Suffering
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to chat about writing a synopsis, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us where...
Query Letter Critiques
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to critique some query letters, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us whereve...
Query Questions
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to talk about query letters, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever y...
Prep & Polish
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to talk about prepping and polishing your manuscript, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate...
Tea Break for Season 2
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here for a little bonus episode, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! If you’ve enjoyed our show, please rate and re...
Story Building
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to chat about story building, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started.This is our last episode of Season 2! Thank you...
Character Building
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to chat about character building, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started.You can reach us anytime at theteagrannies@...
Wine & Worldbuilding
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to chat about worldbuilding. So pour yourself a glass of wine and let’s get started!You can reach us anytime at theteagrannies@gm...
POV and Preferences
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to chat about point of view and the impact it will have on your story. But first, we have some pages to critique, so pour yourself ...
Battles and Baddies with Eileen Cook
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to talk about battles and baddies with bestselling young adult author, Eileen Cook! So pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get s...
Romance for Beginners
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to chat about romance for beginners. So pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started!You can reach us anytime at theteagranni...
First Pages
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to chat about how to nail your first page. So pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! This episode includes submissions...
NaNoWriMo and Writing Burnout
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to chat about our Nanowrimo progress and how to deal with writing burnout. So pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! T...
NaNo in the Trenches
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re here to chat about our NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) progress. So pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Full disclosu...
Prepping for NaNoWriMo
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're here to talk about prepping for National Novel Writing Month, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! You can reach us anytime at...
Traditional vs. Self-Publishing
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re here to talk about the differences between traditional versus self publishing! Neither of us are traditionally published (yet), and Elise has ...
Publishing: Where Do You Start?
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode will focus on preparing what you need for traditional publishing.All links are available below and you can reach us anytime at theteagran...
Approaching Your Edit
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to talk about how to approach your edit. This episode will focus on some different editing strategies and organization. So pour you...
The Basics of Editing
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to talk about the basics of editing. This episode will focus on the different types of editing and what is right for your project. ...
Story Scrapyards
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to talk about story scrapyards. This episode will focus on killing your darlings and what happens when you think you just can’t. ...
Imposter Syndrome and the Lottery Problem
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to talk about imposter syndrome, the lottery problem, and some of the other hurdles you’ll encounter on your writing journey. Thi...
Roots of Blood Book Launch
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to talk about Elise’s new book, Roots of Blood! It’s officially available on Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books — essentially, whereve...
Workshop Groups
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re here to talk about workshop groups. This episode will focus on how to find a writing group and what happens once you do. A huge, huge th...
Goal Setting
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re here to talk about setting writing goals. This episode will focus on how to create tangible goals and a roadmap on how to get there. A huge, h...
First Drafts
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode will focus on first drafts and their challenges. So pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! A huge, huge thank you goes to Mi...
Getting Started
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode will focus on giving direction to new and veteran writers who are either just starting out, or looking for new ways to help keep them on ...
Trailer
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Tea Grannies will be launching on Friday, May 14th and you can subscribe anywhere you get your podcasts. You can follow us on Instagram @theteagra...