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October 2, 2023 29 mins

Authors Joy E. Rancatore and Mea Smith tackle a huge topic in this episode of QWERTY Writing Life: bringing Authors and Readers together.

They seek to reduce the overwhelm of the topic, though, through a set of six lessons they’ve learned over their years as Creatives.

Check out the links referenced in the show as well as a few suggestions for fellow authors seeking to identify their ideal readers:

QWERTY Writing Life Podcast, Season 5, Episode 1, “Calibrate Your Creative Purpose”: https://qwertywritinglife.podbean.com/e/calibrate-your-creative-purpose/

QWERTY Writing Life Podcast, Season 5, Episode 2: “Where Is Your Place in the Creative World?”: https://qwertywritinglife.podbean.com/e/where-is-your-place-in-the-creative-world/

Suggested Resources for Identifying an Ideal Reader:

Dan Blank’s book, Be the Gateway: A Practical Guide to Sharing Your Creative Work and Engaging an Audience: https://wegrowmedia.com/bethegateway/

Dan Blank, We Grow Media consulting: https://wegrowmedia.com/work-with-us/

Belinda Griffin, Smart Authors Lab: https://smartauthorslab.com/about-smartauthorslab/

Kimberley Grabas, Your Writer Platform: https://yourwriterplatform.com/about/

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Intro music created and performed by Brent Smith.

Continue this week’s chat via email at qwertywritinglife [at] gmail [dot] com. For more information about the QWERTYs, the show and their writing craft book series, head over to https://qwertywritinglife.com. Subscribe in your favorite podcast portal. Or, if you’d rather see their grinning faces, ring the bell on their YouTube channel. Please share our podcast with your friends, too! For more about Mea and her writing, visit storyswell.net. Joy and her details can be found at joyerancatore.com.

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