# Bethany Saltman

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Finding Your Narrative North Star with Sophie Elmhirst

In this episode of Bookbound, Fran Hauser and Bethany Saltman talk with Sophie Elmhirst, award-winning journalist and author of A Marriage at Sea (published in the UK as Maurice and Maralyn). Sophie shares how she moved from years of failed fiction attempts and abandoned nonfiction concepts to f ...

Why Persistence Matters More Than Perfection with Agent Kate McKean

What really happens when a literary agent becomes an author? In this episode of Bookbound, Fran Hauser and Bethany Saltman sit down with Kate McKean, literary agent, Substack writer, and author of Write Through It, to talk about the long road from aspiring novelist to publishing her first nonfi ...

How to Find Your High-Contrast Book Title with Jill Sirianni

What does it take to turn a podcast into a book? In this episode of Bookbound, Fran Hauser and Bethany Saltman sit down with Jill Sirianni, licensed clinical social worker, podcaster, and co-author of Buy What You Love Without Going Broke, to talk about the journey from podcast host to traditio ...

Finding Your Light and Building Community in the Writing Process with Cecily Mak

When your first manuscript doesn’t land with publishers, how do you transform that draft into the foundation for a book that does? In this episode of Bookbound, Fran Hauser and Bethany Saltman sit down with Cecily Mak, attorney, co-founder of Wisdom Ventures, and author of Undimmed: The Eight A ...

How to Go Viral as Yourself with Dr. Erin Nance

How do you turn 200 million TikTok views into a bestselling memoir? In this episode of Book Bound, Bethany Saltman and Fran Hauser talk with Dr. Erin Nance, orthopedic surgeon, bestselling author of Little Miss Diagnosed, and founder of the FeelBetr app, about building a platform rooted in authe ...

When a Mantra Becomes a Manuscript with Carla Ondrasik

What does it take to turn a lifelong mantra into a published book? In this episode of Book Bound, Bethany Saltman and Fran Hauser talk with Carla Ondrasik, former music publishing executive and author of Stop Trying!. Carla shares how her obsession with the language of “trying” led her from scri ...

Sexual Harassment's Toll on Careers

In a case that highlights the economic consequences of sexual harassment and retaliation, Ashley Judd is suing Harvey Weinstein for the damage he did to her career after she rebuffed his advances. And in the second part of the episode, three women who pioneered the language of consent reflect on ...

#212 My Takeaways from the People of Publishing Conference 2026

What are publishing leaders talking about, and what can writers learn from those conversations? In this solo episode of Freelance Writing Direct, I share my takeaways from the 2026 AALA People of Publishing Conference in New York City, co-founded by Regina Brooks and Lynn Johnston. This event i ...

#213 Before You Hire, Know What You Require: Book Publicity with Diana Daniele

One Quick Announcement! Join Me in NYC on October 21! I'm moderating a Women's Media Group panel, Memoir Plus: When Personal Stories Contain Multitudes, featuring Regina Brooks, Bethany Saltman, Laura Carney, and Hyeseung Song. It's at Penguin Random House in the Toni Morrison room, and two age ...