2 Chicks Talk Editing

Join Isabella and McGee as they continue their conversation with narrator Heidi Bindhammer. What's popular in narration and what do author's really need to know when hiring a narrator.

Every author has dreams of seeing their book on the big screen, but what about your audio books? That might be a more attainable dream. Check out our interview with Heidi Bindhammer, narrator extraordinaire. The information she provided was so great, we had to break it up into three podcasts.

Should you use a pen name? How do you select one? Are there pros and cons? Listen as Isabelle and McGee share about their own pen names.

2 chicks talk about editing, why you should get your book edited before submitting to a publisher and why your aunt who taught high school English might not be the best choice for an editor.

They also look at the different types of edits. From substantive/developmental editing, copy editing and proofing.

And the ever present question, can beta readers be editors?

Isabella and McGee finish their conversation about conferences. You might be surprised by how much they have a love/hate relationship with conferences. They also talk about the Left Coast Lesbian Conference held in Palm Springs every year in Oct.

Conferences, are they everything they are cracked up to be? Are you looking to network, make friends, talk to like minded people? Are you a presenter, attendee, or vendor? Listen as we tackle the all too familiar question – Is it worth my time and money?

Join McGee and Isabella as they finish their discussion on writing/critic groups. Are they an added benefit to your writing or could they be destroying your self-confidence?

Struggling to get your novel started? Or maybe you need a push to get it finished. Are writing groups for you? Pantzer or Plotter, writing groups might just be what you need to get started or finish. But are they everything they are cracked up to be?

Find out who loves them and who takes a hard pass on the idea of writing groups.

Is there a crystal ball we can look into to see how publishing will evolve?

Nope, Isabella and McGee continue the conversation on how publishing has changed. How Amazon has changed the landscape and what does it really mean to by a hybrid author vs traditionally published author. Find out why Isabella is skeptical about Amazon’s new Vella project and why KU is the 600 pound gorilla in the room.

In the 1st part of a 2 part episode, Isabella and McGee discuss changes in the publishing industry over the past ten years. Looking at it from both a publisher and author point of view they give insight into the past, the present, and what the future might look like.

Is Amazon the gorilla in the room or can authors and publishing break away from the behemoth?

Meet co-hosts Isabella and McGee as they kick off their podcast. They discuss the topics they’ll be covering and some of the pitfalls they have experienced as they started their publishing journey.