*Affiliate links may be included. You never pay more, but we may make a small commission, which helps to support the costs of running the podcast. This week, Holly chats with Sacha Black about her pen name, Ruby Roe. They discuss: Reasons for launching a pen name What was special about Sacha's experience of writing [...]
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Episode 174: Organise Your Books in Plottr with Troy Lambert
*Affiliate links may be included. You never pay more, but we may make a small commission, which helps to support the costs of running the podcast. This week, Holly chats with Troy Lambert from Plottr. They discuss: Who would benefit from Plottr Some of the cool features of the software What discovery writers can get [...]
Episode 170: Historical Debut Novel with Stephanie Shields
*Affiliate links may be included. You never pay more, but we may make a small commission, which helps to support the costs of running the podcast. This week, Holly chats with author Stephanie Shields about writing and publishing her debut novel in 2020. They discuss: doing historical research writing a dual timeline book back to [...]
Episode 168: Writing Highs and Lows of 2022
*Affiliate links may be included. You never pay more, but we may make a small commission, which helps to support the costs of running the podcast. This week, Holly, Julia and Shane discuss all the best and worst bits of 2022. They cover: The most important lessons learned Highlights Challenges All our favourite things Listen [...]
Episode 163: Killing it on Kindle Vella with Krissi Dallas
This article contains affiliate links. You never pay more but we may make a small commission. This week, Holly talks with YA romance author, Krissi Dallas about how authors can make the most of Amazon's Kindle Vella platform. They discuss: What Kindle Vella is and how readers navigate the store Ways for authors to reach [...]
Episode 162: Amazon Keywords with Dave Chesson
This article contains affiliate links. You never pay more but we may make a small commission. This week, Holly talks with returning guest, Dave Chesson about his excellent software, Publisher Rocket. They discuss: How to use Rocket to find the best categories and keywords for your book The uses for the data when publishing wide [...]
Episode 158: Publish and Market Books Wide with Sarah Painter
This article contains affiliate links. You never pay more but we may make a small commission. This week, Holly talks with bestselling author Sarah Painter about the publishing strategy known as "wide" publishing. They discuss: Making smart cover choices Researching the other retailers Having a wide mindset Reaching readers beyond Amazon And much more Sarah [...]
Episode 154: Writing A Series with Helen Scheuerer
This article contains affiliate links. You never pay more but we may make a small commission. In this week's episode, Holly speaks to YA fantasy author, Helen Scheuerer about her non-fiction book, How to Write A Successful Series. Helen Scheuerer is the YA fantasy author of the bestselling trilogy, The Oremere Chronicles. The series has [...]
Episode 149: Writing Fictionalised Memoir with Jeff Elkins
This article contains affiliate links. You never pay more but we may make a small commission. In this week's episode, Holly speaks to the Dialogue Doctor, Jeff Elkins about writing his fictionalised memoir, Inside Outside. They discuss the deconstruction of religion, how to tackle difficult subjects with sensitivity and self-care when delving into emotionally challenging [...]
Episode 145: Raising Creative Children
*Affiliate links may be included. You never pay more, but we may make a small commission, which helps to support the costs of running the podcast. In this week's episode, Holly, Angeline and Julia discuss how to nurture creativity in the children in your life. Whether you're a parent or not, there will be insights [...]