In today's episode, Kat critiques two listeners' pitches, then talks about Walter Tevis in literary history and how writers weave themes drawn from their own experiences into their stories. After, Kat chats with Jessica Hatch, author of HOW TO KEEP A HUSBAND FOR TEN DAYS and MY BIG FAKE WEDDING, about:
- Why she doesn’t over-outline her stories
- Winning a pitch slam
- The structure of a novel
- Creating creativity from constraint
- Including Covid in your manuscripts and the disadvantages of not including it
- Deciding which writing workshops or conferences to attend and how to afford international ones
- Her freelance editing services
- Editing tips
- Dealing with imposter syndrome
Jessica's socials and websites mentioned: www.JessicaHatch.com Affording international writing workshops, Common Editorial Mistakes she sees, Part 1 of 5, on Twitter: @JessicaNHatch and on Instagram: jessicanhatch.
Kat's socials: Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com and www.moodpitch.org
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