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Pru and Merry look back at what they’ve learned and how their positions have sort of equalized over the last two years—and we talk about Merry setting up a “You Decide” story for reader engagement. Which is a MOST excellent idea. You should do
Proving once again that fools rush in where angels fear to tread, Pru blurts all over Merry as she talks about her plan to launch her next trilogy with a detour into the Kickstarter universe. Listening is clearly taking advice from a novice, so
How do you get the support you need as well as the kick in the pants that gets you going? Podcast guest Audrey Hughey is that brilliant combination of Mom and Army Guy you’ve been looking for! Merry and Pru explore all the goodness in Audrey’s
When it comes to marketing your book, how do you know if you’re surfing a very short wave, or rising on the strength of a true marketing movement? Promotions expert Heather Roberts (of Elle Woods Promotions) and wise author Mindy Klasky join Pr
Romantic suspense novelist JT Bock pushes all of Pru’s buttons by talking about her favorite movies in a discussion of Chekov’s Gun—a tool every writer should know about to lay the groundwork (and provide the glorious resolution) that turns ind
Jennie Nash wants to change the industry! She wants to improve how authors nurture themselves, how they approach the business, and how we (and the world) value our work. Go, Jennie, go! All this from the woman who founded a book-coaching traini
What kind of an editor do you need? How much will it cost? Does it take a long time? Are you going to tell me my baby is ugly?? Don’t tell me my baby is ugly! Merry and Pru talk with Matrice Hussey, exceptionally kind and clever romance editor,
Author Michael LeRonn is the antidote to the energy drain and toxicity that is wearing you down. Have a listen; in just about half an hour, you’ll feel better about yourself and more eager to get some writing done. Plus you’ll have a better ans
What if you were annoyed by something that didn’t work as well as it should and instead of just grumbling about it, you RE-PLOWED THE WORLD to make it right?! Dave Chesson of Kindlepreneur and Publisher Rocket stops by the podcast to explain to
The brilliant Kathleen Gilles Seidel read a book each by Merry and Pru and gave us the benefit of her expensive education and vast experience to share praise and opportunity with us…and then we made a left turn into a pretty great discussion of
As authors, we tend to be so grateful that someone bought our book that we don’t ask too many questions…but maybe we should. Hybrid author Mindy Klasky (with traditional and indie publishing cred) returns to the podcast to discuss the history a
Ever wondered what it would take to sell your book in other languages? Noted author Jodi Vaughn has; she says it’s a leap of faith—but it looks to Pru more like a voyage into madness! Man, oh man—there’s a LOT that goes into just selling your r
With the ease of uploading corrected or edited copies of your novel to the ebook platforms, when should you correct your text and when should you create a new edition? We wander far afield—should “Huck Finn” be rewritten to reflect the cultural
The diversity (or lack thereof) in your book is worrying you; how do you make sure you’re not perpetuating your own unsuspected biases? Sensitivity reader Natasha Lane fields a million basic questions from Pru and has intelligent discussions wi
Settle in for an informative chat with author Alix Rickloff, who has not only mastered a leap between genres but who has attracted the praise of readers AND PUBLISHERS alike. Imagine—if publishers wanted you multiple times! Pru has a little fan
Merry and Pru do a little literary name-dropping on this discussion of points of view to use in your book. Can you borrow the techniques of George R.R. Martin? How about William Styron or F. Scott Fitzgerald? Too “guy” for you? Okay—how about G
Merry and Pru get to talk with the chattiest of academics, the brilliant romance author Kathleen Gilles Seidel, about how publishing has changed—and how READERS have changed. We learn that while much has changed since Kathy’s first book in the
Did you notice the bee in the filmed version of Bridgerton? Merry did—and she uses it as a superb example of how to skillfully weave a repeated motif into your story. Wide-eyed, Pru discovered repeated motifs all around her. Hey--can I do that,
Listener, strap in: We range far afield, from how not to tick off your reader to how to use the ending to sell your next book. Epilogues are heavily discussed! Merry shares five ways to avoid the dreaded Bad Ending, and Pru asks all the simplis
Was it really the best of times, the worst of times? How has writing a gripping lead to your story changed over time—and how has it remained the same? Merry and Pru consider lots of examples and come up with a few rules of thumb that will help
Pru and Merry happen to know a file guru—someone who can show us how to set up the good habits that will avoid disaster (like, O GOD MY COMPUTER CRASHED and O GOD I DELETED THE WRONG SCENE and O GOD IT WAS BETTER FOUR EDITING ROUNDS AGO). Heath
Staring into your coffee mug each morning—deep breathing—the fragrance of bergamot or lavender—a simple neck roll. Author Christi Barth not only tells Merry and Pru HOW to break up writer’s block…she also explains WHY her solutions have such po
Did you loathe the concept of “theme” in high school English class? Oh, gaw—me, too! (said Pru.) Fortunately, Merry knows what she’s talking about, and she teases out the concept of theme so it actually makes sense and becomes a valuable tool f
We go from the wildly ethereal (the mystical power of three throughout the known universe) to the hugely practical (why you want to write a trilogy and not a quartet—pay attention, now, this affects the bottom line!). Merry tells us about the s
Is it all just metaphors and similes? Was your English teacher right? Do you have what it takes to create a rich description that tells you as much about the describer as about the object described? Where did I leave my red gloves?! So many que
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