Researching Historical Fiction | 5 Authors Keep it Real
Five historical fiction authors talk about research for their novels. How long does it take to research a historical fiction? What are the problems with historical fiction research? What are the unique and interesting ways they have discovered facts, historical gossip, and information.
Can you believe a date that’s carved in stone? Maybe not!
Join me, Autumn Bardot, and four historical fiction authors as we take an honest look the fun, foibles, and facts of researching a historical story.
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Character Growth | Why a Novel Needs It
Character growth? Does your story have it? It’s a common problem with beginner writers.
Does your character need character growth? Yes! Especially the main character.
A character will help plot your story. T
his episode offers a twofold look at why character growth is so critical for both writers and readers. Write a better story. Satisfy a reader’s need for meaning and purpose.
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11 Ways to Annoy Your Readers
Are you accidentally annoying your readers?
Step Up Your Author Promo Game
Authors need to build their platform. Promoting your books and yourself is not all about the buy my book or look at me post. Those get old and turn off readers and writers alike.
Writers aren’t marketers or promotion experts but they can learn a few stealth marketing and promoting skills that help keep them relevant and active on social media. Without being annoying.
Do you make the best use of Facebook posts and comments when promoting or mentioning your books, and blogs.
Video mentioned in this episode:
✅ 20 Tips for Tag Lines https://youtu.be/IUG1wpWzOMg
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11 Ways to Annoy a Reader
Are your accidentally annoying your readers? Ruining the story? It’s a sure way to lose readers. You don’t want that! If you’re a new and beginner writer you do not want to ruin the story for a new reader.
Readers are gold. Treat them well. Don’t worry. You can fix all these things!
This episode is all about the 11 ways that you may frustrate, aggravate, and annoy a reader.
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Videos mentioned in this episode:
✅ Revise Like a Pro: https://youtu.be/gE6ml4u7AWo
✅ Banish the Slow Middle: https://youtu.be/2Zc-wloaHSw
✅ Character Arcs: What They Are & Why You Need Them https://youtu.be/lw3sCE3a–E
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10 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me
I learned how to write a book the hard way. I was a beginner writer. A newbie writer! A brand new writer with a dream! I didn’t have a writing mentor and didn’t know of any writing groups when I wrote my first book.
10 Beginner Writer Don’ts
You wrote a book! Yay! That is wonderful and quite an achievement. I made many mistakes when I first began writing. There is so much a writer can get wrong. So many mistakes that are easy to make. Some were silly writing mistakes. Others more serious and time consuming to fix.
In this episode, I share the 10 things you don’t want to do as a beginner writer and/or new author.
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The Real Reasons You Can’t Get an Agent
I’m keeping it real! There are 3 main reasons why you can’t get an agent or a publishing deal. Fear not. There are things you can do to change that.
17 Revision Tips to Write Like a Pro
Every author knows revision is key! And there’s all different kinds of revisions. This video explains exactly how to tighten every sentence, common issues, and how to make your writing prose perfect.
 
20 Tips for Writing a Tagline
Taglines are like bait. They try to hook the reader. An author needs to spend time crafting a great tagline and book hook to get potential readers interested enough to read the back of book blurb. A catchy phrase entices and summarizes what your book is all about. T
he best book hooks do it in a few words. Taglines and book hooks are needed for book promos, marketing, and capturing the main premise of your book.
Many new writers struggle with writing an enticing catchy phrase for their books because we think like authors not marketers. In this episode, I share 20 tips for writing a tagline and book hook.
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