The Second Chapter

Andrew Hallman & Wendy Coffman
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Writing, Querying, Pitching & Publishing Join two midlife authors as they rewrite their writing lives—navigating rejection, reinvention, and the long road to seeing their names in print.

  1. Feb 28

    Catching Up on Works in Progress

    In Episode 15, Wendy and Andrew discuss their current novels-in-progress, as well as the challenges of restarting a project or a habit after a fallow period or a break away.

    23 min

  2. 12/02/2025

    Dig Two Graves--Lessons Learned after One Month

    In Episode 14 we discuss lessons learned after Andrew's novel Dig Two Graves has been published for one month, breaking down sales, royalties, and advertising expenses. We also discuss challenges Wendy is facing with her current novel-in-progress, writing in multiple story lines with multiple points of view.

    31 min

  3. 11/12/2025

    Special Guest--Ty Drago, Author and Publisher

    We welcome Ty Drago, author of 13 published novels in a range of genres, and publisher of Allegory, an online magazine of SF, Fantasy & Horror. We discuss what he’s currently working on—including his forthcoming six-book historical saga, The New Americans—his writing and editing regimen, his experience with critique groups, agents, and publishers, the advent of AI, motivation—and the time he shared a convention booth with Harry Harrison! We got a lot out of this wide-ranging conversation with Ty, and we’re sure you will too!

    50 min

  4. 11/08/2025

    Advertising on Facebook and Amazon

    In Episode 12, we discuss Andrew's Facebook and Amazon ad campaigns for Dig Two Graves, two weeks after publication of the e-book. We take a look at the ads he's made, and peek under the hood to see what's working, and what's not. Wendy also attended an event for Philadelphia author Liz Moore for the paperback release of her most recent novel, The God of the Woods.

    34 min

  5. 09/29/2025

    Publishing Plan for Dig Two Graves

    In which we discuss the steps Andrew took to gather advance reader reviews and editorial reviews to help build buzz for his new novel, Dig Two Graves, now available on Amazon, including such sites as Literary Titan, Readers’ Favorite, Booksprouts, Hidden Gems, and Goodreads’ Giveaway program. We also dig into Wendy’s reaction to Dig Two Graves, and her progress with her novel, Twist It with Care.

    37 min

  6. 09/12/2025

    A New Novel! Plus, AI and our writing workflows

    In which we discuss the publication of the paperback edition of Andrew’s new novel, Dig Two Graves: A Noir Thriller of Revenge, revealing the cover and outlining the publication and marketing plan for the ebook. We also discuss AI, whether we’ve been using it and in what ways we’ve found it useful. We also discuss the challenges of writing stories with multiple points of view, as Wendy is tackling in her current novel-in-progress.

    30 min

  7. 08/24/2025

    Juggling Vacations, Writing & Reading

    In this episode we discuss keeping our writing from interrupting our vacations--while preventing vacations from derailing our writing! We also share our fave beach reads from the summer, including Allison Buccola's Catch Her When She Falls, Matt Haig's The Life Impossible, Coco Mellors's Blue Sisters, Pierce Brown's Red Rising, John Williams's Stoner, and Gail Tsukiyama's The Samurai's Garden.

    30 min

  8. 07/27/2025

    Cover Designs: Episode 8

    In which we take a look at three cover designs for Andrew's upcoming noir novel, Dig Two Graves. We discuss his process for researching comparable titles (comps), both for marketing and cover design purposes, as well as how covers fit into an author's overall "branding" scheme.

    31 min
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Writing, Querying, Pitching & Publishing Join two midlife authors as they rewrite their writing lives—navigating rejection, reinvention, and the long road to seeing their names in print.

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  • Creator
    Andrew Hallman & Wendy Coffman
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Andrew Hallman & Wendy Coffman
  • Show Website
    The Second Chapter