Wisdom from the Publishing Trenches, featuring Lisa Leshne and Kathleen Schmidt

Every August Grant and Brooke share their summer plans and writing aspirations and hopes and fails, along with some mashups of their favorite interviews of the year. Write-minded kicks off this best-of series with two beloved industry experts—agent Lisa Leshne and publicist Kathleen Schmidt. There’s real wisdom and straight-talk in these conversations that writers and authors will want to take in and absorb. So even if you heard these the first time around, take it in again—and have a wonderful start to your August.

ABOUT LISA LESHNE & KATHLEEN SCHMIDT

Lisa Leshne founded The Leshne Agency in 2011. Prior to that, Lisa worked in news media, then began her career as a literary agent at LJK Literary. She is most passionate about memoir and narrative nonfiction that elevate social justice topics, women’s issues, and underrepresented voices. Kathleen Schmidt is the Founder of Kathleen Schmidt Public Relations. She’s previously worked in all aspects of the industry, as a literary agent, acquisitions editor, and ghostwriter. To date, she has worked on 50 New York Times bestsellers, and her clients have continuously appeared in top-tier national print, broadcast, and radio outlets.