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Reedsy Live: How to Write an Addictive Page-Turner with Anna Bierhaus
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🔍 Editor Anna Bierhaus shows you how to improve your writing's pacing, creating compulsively readable stories every time📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/pacing-anna-bierhaus/Par Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: 5 Essential Marketing Tactics of Self-Publishing Authors with Clayton Noblit
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🔍 Discover the most tried-and-true marketing tactics you can use to sell your book with the senior marketing manager of Written Word Media📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/5-essential-marketing-tactics/Par Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: Getting Published as a Debut Author with Gina Sorell and Caroline Leavitt
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🔍 Authors Gina Sorell and Caroline Leavitt have a chat about how first-time authors get themselves published📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/getting-published-debut/Par Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: How to Find the Right Book Editor with Dionne McCulloch
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🔍 Writer Dionne McCulloch shows you how to find the perfect editor📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/how-to-find-the-right-book-editor/Par Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: How to Write Engaging Characters with Oksana Marafioti
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🔍 Bestselling author Oksana Marafioti shares tips on how to bring your characters to life on the page📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/engaging-characters/Par Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: How to Develop a Picture Book with Cara Stevens
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🔍 Author and editor Cara Stevens shares 20 questions to help you write your very own picture book📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/picture-book-20-questions/Par Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: How to Query Nonfiction: An Agent Explains with Max Sinsheimer
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🔍 Literary agent Max Sinsheimer talks about querying nonfiction books and how to make a positive first impression📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/query-non-fiction-sinsheimer/Par Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: How to Write Romance that Stands Out with Michelle Hazan
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🔍 Author, editor, and writing coach Michelle Hazen reveals some key craft elements that make for a well-written, unputdownable romance novel📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/romance-writing-michelle-hazen/Par Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: Preparing to Write a Novel: 5 Keys to Success with Tom Bromley
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* Get 10% off Reedsy's premium How to Write a Novel course with the code MAY24 at checkout. Exclusive to our podcast listeners and valid until May 20, 2024!*🔍 Author and bestselling ghostwriter Tom Bromley talks about the "Five Ps" of preparing to draft a novel📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/preparing-to-…
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Reedsy Live: Is Your Manuscript Ready? Discover Your Self-Auditing Toolkit with Julie Artz
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🔍 Reedsy editor Julie Artz talks about assessing your own manuscript to determine whether it's ready to be seen by editors and readers📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/self-audit-julie-artz/Par Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: How to Build a Productive Writing Habit with Bec Evans and Chris Smith
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🔍 The productivity coaches behind Prolifiko share their tips on building a productive writing habit📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/productive-writing-habit/Par Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: How to Crack Your Novel's Beginning and Ending with Caroline Leavitt
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🔍 NYT bestselling author Caroline Leavitt talks about how beginnings and endings can make a good novel great📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/how-to-crack-your-novel-s-beginning-and-ending/Par Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel with Jessica Brody
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🔍 Learn the secret code behind all well-plotted novels from the author of Save the Cat! Writes a Novel📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/save-the-cat-writes-a-novel/Par Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: Common Mistakes in Writing Dialogue and How to Avoid Them with Tracy Gold
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🔍 Editor and author Tracy Gold reveals the biggest mistakes new writers make when writing dialogue📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/dialogue-mistakes/Par Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: How to Start Writing a Book with Michelle Schusterman
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🔍 Author and Reedsy ghostwriter Michelle Schusterman shows you how to take your book idea and get busy writing its first draft📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/how-to-start-writing-a-book/Par Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: Personalizing Your Query Letters with Rachel Stout
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🔍 Former literary agent Rachel Stout reveals her tips for researching agents and personalizing query letters📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: blog.reedsy.com/live/personalizing-your-query-letters/Par Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: How to Plot Your Memoir Like a Novel with Amanda Edgar
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🔍 Join award-winning author, ghostwriter, and book coach Amanda Edgar as she shows you how to make your memoir read like a bestselling novel📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here:blog.reedsy.com/live/memoir-amanda-edgarPar Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: Unleash Your Inner Editor (and Kill Your Darlings) with SJ Watson
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🔍 Join bestselling author SJ Watson as he shows you how to activate editor mode📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/watson-editor-mode/Par Reedsy
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Reedsy Live: Crowdfunding Your Book with Kickstarter with Oriana Leckert
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🔍 Discover the most tried-and-true marketing tactics you can use to sell your book with the senior marketing manager of Written Word Media📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/5-essential-marketing-tactics/Par Reedsy
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Season 4 Epilogue: The Beginning
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But, as mysteriously as they begin, all creative journeys come to an end. Or do they?Par Reedsy
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Season 4 Chapter 5: A Long Way To Go Viral
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These days, everyone wants to be the next overnight viral sensation. But, as it turns out, there's nothing overnight about it.Par Reedsy
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Season 4 Chapter 4: Branding Yourself
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Before selling your book, you need to learn how to sell yourself.Par Reedsy
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Season 4 Chapter 3: Reading The Write Way
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How do you learn to see your creative work from other's perspectives? The answer is the same thing it's been for centuries: pick up a book.Par Reedsy
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Season 4 Chapter 2: Facts & Fiction
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The Hero's Journey is an excellent metaphor for any creative process. But when it comes to self publishing a nonfiction book, the line between fact and fiction is anything but metaphorical.Par Reedsy
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Season 4 Prologue: The Hero's Journey
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What do the Greek gods, Walt Disney, and indie author slash creativity professor Tim Cigelske all have common? Apparently, everything.Par Reedsy
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Season 4 Chapter 1: Framing Your Mind
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As the Hero's Journey starts up again, Tim has to put his own creativity advice to the test.Par Reedsy
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Addendum 9: Moving Too Fast (with Jami Albright)
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Move too fast and, instead of working around your obstacles, you might just crash into them – in romance, in writing, and in writing romance.Par Reedsy
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Addendum 8: Adapting to Change (with I.L. Cruz)
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When your story isn't a popular one, how do you get people to listen? According to I.L. Cruz, it helps to disguise it as a story everyone knows already.Par Reedsy
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Addendum 7: Help Yourself (with Mason Engel)
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It's one thing to turn a great book into a bestseller. But how do you learn to write a great book in the first place?~~~Additional Reading:https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/https://blog.reedsy.com/writing-exercises/Par Reedsy
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Season 3 Epilogue: Like A Pro
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Behind every professional, there are many amateur hours. Behind every success story, there are many more that go untold.Par Reedsy
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Season 3 Chapter 5: The Life of the (Launch) Party
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In the era of the eBook, why are some authors still selling paperbacks from their front doors?Par Reedsy
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Season 3 Chapter 4: Paperback Writer
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Paperback books have historically been derided as cheap, brief entertainment. So, in the era of the eBook, why would you print them at all?~~~Additional Reading:https://blog.reedsy.com/standard-book-sizes/https://blog.reedsy.com/print-on-demand-books/Par Reedsy
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Season 3 Chapter 3: The Prince and the Paradox
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Kids can be picky, especially when it comes to what they prefer to read. So why not give it to them?Par Reedsy
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Season 3 Chapter 2: The Least Syllable of Thy Addition
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How do you insult your audience without insulting their sensibilities... or their intelligence? When writing for a juvenile audience, finding the right balance is more important than ever.Par Reedsy
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Season 3 Chapter 1: Like Magic
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When it comes to writing a bestseller, magical worlds work like a charm, right up until they don't.Par Reedsy
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Season 3 Prologue: Amateur Hour
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It's hard enough writing a novel for anyone. When writing for kids aged 12 to 18, it's another challenge altogether.Par Reedsy
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Addendum 6: All The Cool Kids Are Doing It (with Jacqui Castle)
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What comes first, the novel or the genre? A journalist turned novelist, a zeitgeist changing election, and a young adult reading trend might help us to find the answer.Par Reedsy
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Addendum 5: To Trope or Not To Trope (with Marlow York)
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Drawing from your influences is one thing, stealing from them is another. How did Marlow York walk the tricky tightrope of writing with tropes?Par Reedsy
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Addendum 4: Flashback (with Benjamin Davis)
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How do you market a book that you can barely even describe? Benjamin Davis, author of a so called magical realism poetic memoir, travelled across the world to find the answer.Par Reedsy
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Season 2 Epilogue: Always A Challenge
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Writing never gets easier. How does Jenn still do so much of it anyway?Par Reedsy
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Season 2 Chapter 5: Making A Community
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How do you transform "working writer" from the job of your dreams into a career?Par Reedsy
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Season 2 Chapter 4: Making A Change
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In this day and age, readers care about your writing if they care about you first. So how do you turn "you" into a marketable brand?Par Reedsy
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Season 2 Chapter 3: Having A Community
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Over the past ten years, self-publishing has become unequivocally common. How can a new author stand out in such a large community?Par Reedsy
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Season 2 Chapter 2: The New World
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Before it was a multimillion dollar industry, self-publishing was a new world. But was the (literal) gold rush worth the (figurative) smallpox?Par Reedsy
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Season 2 Chapter 1: The People v. Cozy Mysteries
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Is "writing to market" the same as selling out, or is it just good business?Par Reedsy
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Season 2 Prologue: In Your Dreams
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How do you transform "working writer" from a job that's in your dreams to the job of your dreams?Par Reedsy
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Addendum 3: Happily Ever After (with Anthony Sciarratta)
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Is ending your story "happily ever after" cliché? Maybe -- but some clichés exist for a reason.Par Reedsy
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Addendum 2: The Human Element (with Eliot Peper)
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What is the best way to market a book in the Internet age? Technology may have changed, but the answer hasn't -- for over 2,000 years.Par Reedsy
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Addendum 1: Choice Words for First Drafts (with Brett Putter)
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How do you turn your first draft into a published book? According to Brett Putter, founder of CultureGene and author of "Culture Decks Decoded," the answer may be unsuitable for print.Par Reedsy
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Epilogue: What is an Epilogue?
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How do you end a novel, a story, or a podcast? Perhaps, with an epilogue.Par Reedsy
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