🔍 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/
🔍 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/
🔍 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/
🔍 Former literary agent Rachel Stout reveals her tips for researching agents and personalizing query letters.📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/personalizing-your-query-letters/
🔍 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-edgar
🔍 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/
🔍 Kickstarter's head of publishing gives you the inside scoop on crowdfunding your next book on their platform📝 Find a full transcript of this podcast episode here: https://blog.reedsy.com/live/kickstarter/
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.
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.
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/
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-
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.
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.