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Episodes
Do you know the tropes in your writing? This is one way to find the themes of your book, your target audience, and similar books! All are useful when trying to market or query.
https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/popular-fantasy-tropes-for-writers
https://kindlepreneur.com/book-tropes/
https://www.buzzfeed.com/marycolussi/book-tropes-readers-love-and-hate
Writing a book can be quite the adventure and having the right tools will make it easier.
*WordHippo: https://www.wordhippo.com/?fbclid=IwAR2C2RkCBBpBoYV-GR3x-P70cp6uJvPxphKuZDqyC_CAlZZDgqFjJzZL4Xo
*The Emotion Thesaurus: https://www.amazon.com/Emotion-Thesaurus-Writers-Character-Expression/dp/1475004958
*Save the Cat: https://www.savannahgilbo.com/blog/plotting-save-the-cat?fbclid=IwAR1FpBgewNEaEu_JMYl77-7pXn0ClFhG0b...
Every writer knows characters have a mind of their own. We learn how to react, or interact, with these surprises. What do you do when your characters go off script?
Having many ideas makes a writing career, but how do you juggle jumping between projects? Find our tips, tricks, and advice with some great resources to decide how working on multiple projects can work for you.https://www.writingmastery.com/blog/writing-multiple-books-at-the-same-time-tips-for-managing-multiple-projects
https://careerauthors.com/how-to-juggle-more-than-one-manuscript/
There can be a lot of controversy about Speculative Fiction. Dive into the Speculative Fiction Genres and how to tell where your story falls under this diverse umbrella.
https://fictionary.co/journal/speculative-fiction/
https://jillwilliamson.com/speculative-fiction-subgenres/
https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-fiction/what-is-speculative-fiction
Episode 2 of our series on genres! In this one, we dig into Romance Subgenres and what they are.Resources:
https://forevershereads.com/romance-genre-guide/
Finding your genre can be a chore. Join us for part 1 of 3 where we try to tackle the reasons genre is confusing and how to chose the best ones for you.
https://blog.reedsy.com/book-genres/
https://www.servicescape.com/blog/book-genre-encyclopedia-144-genres-and-subgenres-explained
Meet Debut Author Rebecca Danzenbaker as we talk about her novel, process, and experiences working with a big five publisher.
Preorder at https://www.middleburgbooks.com/products/p/soulmatch-rebecca-danzenbaker-preorder-e8zjf
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Test your knowledge of writers and words with us as we play Taskmaster, but for writers!
Do I go Traditional Published, Self-Published, or Hybrid? In this episode, author Alexandra Wendt discusses her experiences with a Hybrid publisher and how to make sure the one you are considering is legit, not a Vanity Press.
Resources:
The IBPA has a list of criteria for hybrid publishers: https://www.ibpa-online.org/page/hybrid-publisher-criteria-download
Whether it’s your first novel or fiftieth, getting that first draft done is where it all begins. Join us for our Dos and Don’ts we’ve learned that help us get the story written!
If you're querying your novel, you're going to get rejections. Likely a lot of them. We hear a lot of things from agents, and in this episode, we explore what those might mean.
There are ways to make sure your manuscript is ready to go into the world. Let’s talk about them! Whether you are eager to get your work out in the world, or sitting on your manuscript fearing it isn’t ready, this episode is for you.
Resources:https://elizabethspanncraig.com/business-of-writing/10-ways-to-tell-if-your-book-is-ready-for-publishing/
We don’t always think about the sounds of our writing. In this episode, explore the cadence and understandability of language in our writing.
We’ve talked about bits and pieces of how to query your novel, but in this episode, we put it all together! From building your agent list to what to do after a pass letter or request (or an offer!), this episode discusses fitting all the little pieces together.
Writers have to wait for so many things to fall into place. It can be stressful. Join our conversation on how you relax and enjoy the journey.
We learned so much from Cozy Mystery Author Mary Seifert! This episode explores her take on publishing, inspiration, and the people we rely on as writers.
Related links:
https://maryseifertauthor.com/about/
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0B138VWS5
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/22479915.Mary_Seifert
We love them, and we hate them. Join us to discuss why book reviews are important, where to put them, and the great ways we have seen people post book reviews.
Don't judge a book by the cover, unless you're talking about actual books. The cover is the first impression of your novel, so let's look into how we can build a cover that draws in your target audience.
Check out this resource we used in this episode!
Writers need feedback, but what do you do with it after you have it? We discuss the processes we use to make the most out of feedback from beta readers and writer groups.
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