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Kat Caldwell
Let's amp up our writing! On the Pencils&Lipstick podcast Kat talks to authors, editors and other professionals in the writing and publishing field to learn more about the craft of writing. If you're a writer or just love listening to author interviews about writing, Pencils&Lipstick is about to be your newest favorite podcast.
Today we're going over the 7 things you MUST have in each story. A bit of a refresher course before we go into fall.
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Carissa Andrews is back on the podcast to talk about her newest brand course called 4 Book, 5 Days: Mastering AI-Enhanced Series Planning! 4 Book, 5 Days is going to run October 1st – 6th and you can sign up for the early bird price until September, then for just $47 until October. Find out more and register here: https://authorrevolution.org/4books5days
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Alicia McCalla creates thrilling stories, audiobooks, and merchandise featuring courageous Black heroines. After losing her son, she dedicated herself to sharing empowering tales of overcoming adversity. Her sci-fi, fantasy, and paranormal horror celebrate badass Black women - superheroes, slayers, and more. Fin out more about Alicia and her books on her website here: https://aliciamccalla.com/
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I was so honored to get to talk to Desiree Holt. She was an amazing guest and had so much to say about writing. If you don't know here, check out her website here: https://desireeholt.com/
The romance community lost a very valuable writer, but at least her stories live on!
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We're pulling out some of my favorite interviews for the next few weeks. This week is my interview with Jasper Fforde. He has built a career and writing books that don't 'fit' into a traditional genre. And yet I will repeat, He has made a CAREER out of it! This is good news for all of us who don't write in a specific genre or like to write what we have in our heads instead of what the industry says we should write. Check out Jasper Fforde's books (they're really fun) here:https://jasperfforde.com/
The Constant Rabbit: https://www.jasperfforde.com/rabbit/buy.html
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Let's talk about writer's block and what we can do to combat it. At least one of these will help you!
Rest, by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
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Today I speak with Mary Adkins, best-selling novelist of Palm Beach and Privileged about her writing journey and the business she created to help other writers find success called The Book Incubator. Want more information about Mary? Check out her website: https://maryadkinswriter.com/ her IG: https://www.instagram.com/adkinsmary/?hl=en
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The 10 Things I Learned at SPS LIVE (and throughout my years as an Indie Author).
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Jeff Elkins, aka The Dialogue Doctor, has finally written a book! Over the last two years, Jeff has done more than 200 editing sessions with writers. This book is a collection of the tools he built together to solve problems around writing dialogue. Reading it will help you write dialogue and create characters that connects with readers. Want to find out more? Listen in or find the book here. Find more about Jeff at https://dialoguedoctor.com/.
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Want more help writing better book blurbs?
I hate writing them, but like most indie authors, I also don't want to pay someone else to write them for me. Today we're talking tips to make your book blurbs even better than before so you can sell more books!
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My guest today is Claire Taylor, author and creator of FFS Media and co-host of the Sell More Books Podcast Claire wrote ether book Reclaim Your Author Career in which she explains how understanding the Enneagram can be helpful in creating a successful and fun author career. Today we talk bout that and more. Check out Claire's free author alignment mini course here https://ffs-media.teachable.com/p/5-day-indie-author-alignment
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The book of the Week is Fighting Tragedy by Ashely Kay. Find it on Amazon! https://a.co/d/9OB2Ch5
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In publishing you have traditional publishing, indie publishing and hybrid publishing. Mountain Ash Press combines the expertise of two female writers, Caroline Topperman and Andi Cumbo, to create a boutique hybrid press that helps writers from the beginning concept of a book all the way to the end. Today I have them on the show to talk about everything their press does for authors, how they came up with the idea and a fun retreat they'll be hosting in the fall of 2023.Visit Mountain Ash Press on their website here: https://mountainash.press/
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Amy Vansant started AuthorsXP.com, a website dedicated to helping authors promote their books and build their audience. Authors can find newsletter buidlers, giveways, facebook ad help, reviews, beta readers and more at AuthorsXP.com.
Today Amy tells us how she started it, how the site has grown and what new items are coming for indie authors.
If you haven't tried it, you should!
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Daria White is a writer of sweet romance, christian ficiton and cozy mysteries. With over ten novels she knows what it takes, and doesn't take, to get that book written. Which is why she started the group NoTimeWriter Mentorship program to give writers the support and encrouagement they need to write and finish their book!
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You know I've struggled with outlining my novels, so when Plottr offered to come on Pencils&Lipstick and talk me through their software, of course I said, "Yes!"
This week Troy talks all things outlinging, plotting, and even editing using Plottr. He's sold on the product and has been their teaching guy for a few years now so he knows what he's talking about. If you're struggling with outlinging your book, take a listen and see if Troy can convert you. I used it as a back outlining input and I have to say, I liked it. It showed a chapter hole, just like Troy talks about in the interview. Try out Plottr for free for 14 days! https://plottr.com/
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Today I talk with Stacy Frazer, a fellow Author Acclerator Book Coach, about the key things a writer needs in their manuscript, about her webinar and much more!
Stacy Frazer is a formerly repressed creative soul turned speculative fiction writer, YA fantasy author, Author Accelerator certified book coach, and the founder of Write It Scared.
Her mission is to help fiction writers let go of the self-doubt spiral and find clarity and confidence in their stories so they can finish their books.
Stacy firmly believes that the only creative license required to write a novel is one's lived experience and that you can learn all the tools to craft a book that makes you proud!
When not writing, reading, or working with writers, you can find Stacy hanging with her daughter or on the trail with her big goofy labrador, Gus Gus.
To connect with Stacy, please visit her website: www.writeitscared.co. You can also email her at Stacy@writeitscared.co or follow her on Instagram @WriteitScared.
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They say to delete your darlings, but how do you know what is a darling? How can you decided which scenes to keep and which scenes to delete?
In this show we'll go through simpel ways to look at the scene and decide is it's a keeper or it needs to be tossed. You can get the worksheet here.
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Rachael Biggs is an author, screenwriter, copywriter and journalist. She studied creative writing at UBC, UCLA, and with masters of the craft Syd Field and Robert McKee. In 2016 she earned a screenwriting diploma from Vancouver Film School with a focus on television.
Her memoir Yearning for Nothings and Nobodies debuted to critical acclaim and was adapted for the screen as Behind the Eight Ball.
She is a frequent contributor to print and on-line publications and her short fiction appears regularly in literary magazines including Door is a Jar, Angel City Review and Charge Magazine.
She divides her time between Vancouver and Los Angeles.
And I Was Like November is available for pre-sale now, and pubs January 31, 2023.
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I'm happy to have Denise Baden back on the show this week to talk about all the projects she had going on, namely writing fiction for the COP27 summit in Egypt! Denise came on a year ago to talk about her novel, Habitat Man, which offered some gentle solutions that the average person could implement in regards to helping fight against climate change. This year we talk full novel competitions, collecting stories for an anthology and more!
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Find No More Fairy Tales: Stories to Save Our Planet.
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Sally Stevens is a singer/lyricist/choral director who has worked in film, television, concert, commercials and sound recording in Hollywood since 1960. She sings the main titles for The Simpsons and Family Guy and her voice can be heard on hundreds of film and television scores. She has put together choirs for John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Elmer Bernstein, and many others for film scores, and was choral director for The Oscars for 22 years. In the earlier years she toured with Ray Conniff, Nat King Cole and Burt Bachrach, and she has also written lyrics for Burt Bacharach, Don Ellis, Dominic Frontiere, Dave Grusin, and others. Her short fiction, poetry and essays have been included in Mockingheart Review, The OffBeat, Raven’s Perch, Hermeneutic Chaos Literary Journal, Los Angeles Press, The Voices Project, and Between the Lines Anthology: Fairy Tales & Folklore Re-imagined. I Sang That: A Memoir From Hollywood is available from Amazon.
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We all get it sometimes. That feeling that there's no reason to keep writing. Today I talk about my experience with writer's despair and giv eyou 5 ways to fight it and keep going.
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This week we take a pause to consider gratitude. American society has always been a go-getter, hard working society and writers are no different. In Indie Publishing we have found ourselves extremely busy with all the work that goes into creating and selling a book even after it's written. We're ll so busy that we forget sometimes to pause for a moment of gratitude. To give thanks for what has gotten done, what did go right or what got set right after it went wrong.
So let's do that. Let's start with gratitude.
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SARAH ELISABETH SAWYER is a story archaeologist. She digs up shards of past lives, hopes, and truths, and pieces them together for readers today. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian honored her as a literary artist through their Artist Leadership Program for her work in preserving Choctaw Trail of Tears stories. A tribal member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, she writes historical fiction from her hometown in Texas, partnering with her mother, Lynda Kay Sawyer, in continued research for future works. Learn more at SarahElisabethWrites.com and Facebook.com/SarahElisabethSawyer
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SARAH ELISABETH SAWYER is a story archaeologist. She digs up shards of past lives, hopes, and truths, and pieces them together for readers today. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian honored her as a literary artist through their Artist Leadership Program for her work in preserving Choctaw Trail of Tears stories. A tribal member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, she writes historical fiction from her hometown in Texas, partnering with her mother, Lynda Kay Sawyer, in continued research for future works. Learn more at SarahElisabethWrites.com and Facebook.com/SarahElisabethSawyer
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Kerrie M. Droban is an award winning author and attorney in Phoenix, Arizona.
A graduate of The Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars and the University of Arizona, she studied playwriting with Edward Albee and poetry with Peter Sacks, Carolyn Kizer and Joy Harjo.
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Kerrie M. Droban is an award winning author and attorney in Phoenix, Arizona.
A graduate of The Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars and the University of Arizona, she studied playwriting with Edward Albee and poetry with Peter Sacks, Carolyn Kizer and Joy Harjo.
You can find out more about Kerrie and find her books at KerrieDroban.com
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With eighteen books and counting, Tracee is a prolific author in the writing and publishing business for more than 20 years, continuing to pen her own works while finding time for a day job, passionate community service and advocacy, plus helping other aspiring writers, write, publish and market their books. Before Tracee ever entertained the idea of writing full-length novels, she was a poet contributor to alma mater’s literary magazine and has contributed to many online and print publications. Find out more about her at https://traceegarner.com/
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With eighteen books and counting, Tracee is a prolific author in the writing and publishing business for more than 20 years, continuing to pen her own works while finding time for a day job, passionate community service and advocacy, plus helping other aspiring writers, write, publish and market their books. Before Tracee ever entertained the idea of writing full-length novels, she was a poet contributor to alma mater’s literary magazine and has contributed to many online and print publications. Find out more about her at https://traceegarner.com/
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Lewis Jorstad is an author and editor, a lover of reading and travel, and the steward of a very creaky sailboat. He hopes to visit every country in the world before he dies, but for now he spends his time teaching up-and-coming writers the skills they need to write their dream novels. You can find his website here thenovelsmithy.com. https://thenovelsmithy.com
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Lewis Jorstad is an author and editor, a lover of reading and travel, and the steward of a very creaky sailboat. He hopes to visit every country in the world before he dies, but for now he spends his time teaching up-and-coming writers the skills they need to write their dream novels. You can find his website here thenovelsmithy.com. https://thenovelsmithy.com
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Beth Barany is a science-fiction and fantasy writer as well as a writing coach and non-fiction writer. We have a fun chat today about here winding path to success, niching down as a writing coach and more. Want to find out more about Beth? Go here. (http://bethbarany.com/) Want to listen to her podcast? Go here. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061)
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Beth Barany is a science-fiction and fantasy writer as well as a writing coach and non-fiction writer. We have a fun chat today about here winding path to success, niching down as a writing coach and more. Want to find out more about Beth? Go here. (http://bethbarany.com/) Want to listen to her podcast? Go here. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061)
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Sponsors of the show get access to the video files of the episodes plus other fun writing goodies. With the value for value model, you can buy me a coffee here to help pay for the transcript, editing and hosting of the show and the time it takes to put it out every week. If you're a writer, add your book title to the comments of your coffee and I'll mention it on the show! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PencilsLipstick
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Tosca Lee is a thriller and historical writer who has been in the business for over a decade. We talk about her writing routine (or lack thereof), when she went full-time, what it's like to write with a partner and how she crossed genres.
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Her latest book A Single Light here.
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Tosca Lee is a thriller and historical writer who has been in the business for over a decade. We talk about her writing routine (or lack thereof), when she went full-time, what it's like to write with a partner and how she crossed genres.
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Stephen Woodfin is an author and book coach. After studying theology and working as a lawyer, he finally took hold of what he really wanted to do: writing fiction. From the beginning he worked with a book coach, which worked so much in his favor that he decided to become one himself.
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Stephen Woodfin is an author and book coach. After studying theology and working as a lawyer, he finally took hold of what he really wanted to do: writing fiction. From the beginning he worked with a book coach, which worked so much in his favor that he decided to become one himself.
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This week it's just me talking about how taking a rest can help you become more productive. I've made a few mistakes in the last week and had some stressers that brought me to a point of realization: I needed rest. If you're looking for a way to rest, rejuvinate and refuel your brain and creativity, this is the episode for you!
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This week it's just me talking about how taking a rest can help you become more productive. I've made a few mistakes in the last week and had some stressers that brought me to a point of realization: I needed rest. If you're looking for a way to rest, rejuvinate and refuel your brain and creativity, this is the episode for you!
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Today my guest is Madeleine Mozley, mother, freelance editor AND author of dystopian sic-fi. Despite being incredibly busy, she is coming out with her second book this month, Blood for Blood. We talk about the pressure of writing quickly in the Indie Author world, science fiction and much more.
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Today my guest is Madeleine Mozley, mother, freelance editor AND author of dystopian sic-fi. Despite being incredibly busy, she is coming out with her second book this month, Blood for Blood. We talk about the pressure of writing quickly in the Indie Author world, science fiction and much more.
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Marlowe is a beta reader, developmental editor, and copy editor rolled into one smart, fiction-savvy bot. Created by Matthew Jockers, Ph.D., co-author of The Bestseller Code, Marlowe has just been updated with the latest developments in A.I. technology. Her 32-page full-color reports are available in less than 15 minutes and give an unvarnished critique of your novel to strengthen your book’s pacing, story beats, writing and more. And now you’ll receive comps, comparing your manuscript to four or more bestselling novels.
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James Blatch is a former defense journalist turned novelist, with a few twists and turns in between. He also runs SPF (SPF as in Self-Publishing Formula...not the stuff that keeps my skin from burning) with Mark Dawson where they produce the Self-Publishing Show podcast, many renowned indie author courses and more.
Jame wrote his first book Final Flight in 2021 and came out with his second this June 2022.
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How much personal experience can you use in your novels? Where is the line between novel and memoir?
Today I speak with Lisa Solod who used the memories of her mother suffering from Alzheimer's to create a beautiful novel called Shivah: A Novel from Memory. We talk about how fiction cn sometime be more impactful than nonfiction and how a writer can find distance in a subject that they're close to by allowing themselves to write a fictinalized story instead of memoir.
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Whitely Cox is a romance author all of things decadent. She found support locally when she started out and has some great tips for Indie authors of all genres.
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This week Kat talks about her trip to Spain and how she can help you FINISH your book this fall!
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Fforde has been writing in the Comedy/Fantasy Genre since 2001 when his novel 'The Eyre Affair' debuted on the New York Times Bestseller list. 'The Great Troll War', published in September 2021, is his 16th novel and he counts his sales in millions. He lives and works in Wales. His latest is The Constant Rabbit availble now everywhere. You can find out more about Jasper Fforde here.
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Katri Soikkeli is a published writer living in Finland and it's her mission to make writing books accessible to everyone. When she's not teaching fiction-writing techniques and story structure or filming funny videos about being an author, she collects old textbooks and thinks about ravens a lot.
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They call her the ‘No Excuses Lady’ because she gets things done, whatever the circumstances.
Her secret? Focus only on the things you can influence. Work with what you have.
In the past 30 years as an entrepreneur she has turned many challenges into opportunities, written severeal books and now teaches others to write their own story.
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RJ Hanson began his love for all things fantasy at the age of 5. In 1978, when his mother bought him the Rankin & Bass production of The Hobbit, a 24 page read along with the record children's book, RJ's imagination was opened to a new world. Reading Tolkien, R.A. Salvatore, Terry Brooks, Robert E. Howard, Stephen King and even Louis L’Amour, RJ began constructing worlds and characters of his own.
RJ began writing at the age of twelve, however didn’t begin his writing career until the age of forty-five.
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After years working as a writer and editor, CS Lakin has a lot to share and teach about the craft of storytelling, even for the advanced writer. She created several courses for writers to show them how to create a commercially viable novel that you can find at her site Live, Write Thrive, as well as teachign both in person and via the internet. She has a wealth of information so be sure to follow her on social media and check out her blog.
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My guest this week is Carissa Andrews, International Best-Selling author and creator of Author Revolution.
We talk about what she's learned in the writing business in her years of being an Indie Author and why she's focusing on author mindset in her podast and courses. Be sure to check then out!
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Today I give you feedback on some book promotion sights I've used. There are so many to choose from and I want to let you know what has worked for me, what I'll choose to do again and possibly the reaosn behind them. I also link the promotions to your author newsletter, tell you how they're related and what to watch out for in curating that coveted author list. Want to support the show? Buy me a coffee and become a supporter!
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Amy Berstein has written novels, plays, poems and hybrid forms of fiction that explore the intersection of politics and culture. Some of her work is realistic, some is experimental. She's been heavily involved in her local theatrical community and is now a certified non-fiction coach through Author Accelerator.
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Alka Joshi was inspired by the richness of Indian culture and her own Indian heritage for her writing. Her book The Henna Artist is a beautiful homage to the women of India who fought for sufferage by fighting for their own dignity and personal freedom. In this interview we talk about how much her mother impacted the story behind her trilogy, the impact of India on America, why she pivoted to writing fiction and so much more. You can find The Henna Artist trilogy and more information about Alka Joshi on her website here.
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Janice has a mission : To show writers ways to build a solid foundation for their writing. To provide tips and advice they could take right from these articles and apply directly to their work in progress. (To) give clear examples and advice on how ..., so every writer could bring the story they wanted to write to life.
Janice Hardy is also the award-winning author of the teen fantasy trilogy The Healing Wars, including The Shifter, Blue Fire, and Darkfall from Balzer+Bray/Harper Collins.
She also writes the Grace Harper series for adults under the name, J.T. Hardy.
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Kirsten MIckelwait is my guest this week. We talk about the intricasies of writing memoir, especially when the story might affect those you love. Kirsten lets us in on how she got through writing the most painful parts, how she handles criticism and what's in her future for writing.
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Andi has been on all sides of the writing business. From being a mystery author to writing non-fiction to editing manuscripts, one thing has staye dthe same: the fact that every writer is running a bsuiness.
Now Andi focuses on her writing and coaching creatives on how to run their creative business in order to scale for whatever they deem as success.
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Rhonda Douglas is a well respected Canadian short-story writer and poet. She has Welcome to the Circus: Stories, Some Days I Think I Know Things: The Cassandra Poems and How to Love a Lonely Man. She’s a writer with a day-call, an editor and writing mentor.
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How can I find another word for happy? What kind of conflict would a childhood of excess create? How can I describe a rural setting with real language?
Becca Puglisi and Angela Ackerman have the solution for you! Their Writers Helping Writers Descriptive Thesaurus Guides are best-selling writing guides that have helped authors and professionals alike. Today I talk with Becca Puglisi, one of the founders of the website Writers Helping Writers and One Stop For Writers as well as the co-author of the thesarus series.
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Today's guest is thriller author Nick Thacker. He dipped his toes into the game a decade ago just for some fun, and is now a full-time writer. BUt not just a writer, we talk about all the other side projects he has as part of his mission to help authors in their endeavors.
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Emily A Myers is a romantic suspense and thriller author who lets us in our her book launching strategy this week. Her first novel, The Truth About Unspeakable Things, was short-listed for three Chanticleer International Book Awards in the year 2021 for romantic adventure, thriller, and women's fiction.
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Alessandra Torre is a romance author and romantic suspense writer (under the name A R Torre). She has over 20 books, with one made into a movie for PassionFlix. Alessandra has earned the USA Today's best-seller list several times with mulitple books. But Alessandra doesn't keep her success to herself. She also wants to help other authors acheive what she's been able to acheive, a passion that has led her to create INKERSCON, an annual conference where both experts in publishing and marketing as well as author gather to learn and network with each other. This year's INKERSCON is in June in Dallas, TX and will be sold virtually as well. Read this episode's transcript here.
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Sometimes editors and writers use these phrases that make sense and yet don't make sense. Maybe you understand the concept of fleshing out a chracter, but how exactly do you do it? List their favorite snacks or their favorite movies? Describe in detail how they look?
The story is in how the chracter reacts to things going on around him/her, therefore fleshing out your character is more than just knowing what books they like. Let's talk more about that today.
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This week I share about my trip to England and how it inspired me to really take a look at my novel. Before I left I knew there were some problems with it, and I hoped that taking a break would refresh me enough to magically find those holes and fix them immediately upon return.
Didn't happen. But, there are a few things you can do to find and fix those plot holes. I share what I did and give you a few more resources to check out for yourself.
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Have you even wondered if a publishing compancy is legitimate? Or if you should sign up for that marketing package?
Victorica Strauss has been running Writer Beware for over two decades now to make sure writers know what they should look out for. In this episode I talk to her about a personal story of mine plus more things to look out for in these times. Plus, Victoria is a fantasy and historical writer who has seven books of her own for you to check out!
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For this episode I sat down with two steamy romance writers: Madison Michael and Ashley Kay. They both came out with books recently and have things in common to talk about as well as differences in their approaches to writing and marketing. They're also part of the Creative Writing Community! Ashley Kay just came out with Trusting You, A Hadley Falls Novel and plans to release the next novel in June of 2022. Get her novel here. Madison Michael has redone her first series, with Bedazzled: A Beguiling Bachelor Romance out now (get it here) and the others all coming out soon in 2022. Madison mentioned CreateIfWriting on the podcast.
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A few thoughts today on when to share your work and what to expect from the places you share it. Sometimes we think the feedback will be worth the cost, but that isn't always the case.
Finding the right tools of the trade is important as well as understanding that being an indie author means you're an entrepreneur and that at some point you will have to spend money. Finding the right time and places to spend the money is key.
Let's talk about all that and more! Find the transcript here.
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Today I have Vicky Quinn Fraser on the show with me. Vicky started Moxie Books with the goal to help 1,000 business owners write better books. She is a book coach, a writer and the creator of the 1,000 Authors Podcast.
We talk about how to write story into your nonfiction, why writing together might just be the ticket to getting your book done and how Vicky learned the art of hanging from a trapeze. Follow Vicky on Twitter or Instagram.
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Ed James, author of the Cullen police procedural series, is a Scottish crime author who is with us to talk about the ins and outs of writing crime. We talk about how he got into writing, how you choose to write towards an American audience or more British audience, how he wrote during COVID, and what is coming down the pipeline with his books. If you haven't read his series yet you can preorder his standalone, or start with the first in the Cullen series.
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This week we have Crrie Ann Ryan! Her latest book out (of over 100 and growing!) is Inked Craving. We talked about how she got into writing, what her writing shedule is, why the Montgomery's love cheese and more!
Carrie Ann is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Talon Pack, Promise Me, and Elements of Five series, which have sold millions of books worldwide. She’s the winner of a RT Book of the Year and a Prism Award in her genres. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since.
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Desiree Holt claims the fame of being the oldest living erotic romance writer alive and has over 300 books published! She's been in the field for well over a decade now and has so much to share with us! I was so honored that she took her time to chat with me. I know you're going to love listening to her! Find her latest book, Absolute Zero here.
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This week, my guest is Jeremy Bassetti, a travel and place writer and enthusiast. He’s also the host of the award-winning podcast, Travel Writing World. We talk about the difference between place and travel writing, where writers might get involved in travel writing, and where we can read some examples of travel and place writing. The perfect place to start is AdventuresinIdeas.com, where I read a beautiful piece about an older woman visiting Greenland.
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Today we have three time novelist and writing coach Emma Dhesi on the show! She comes to us talking about her journey, how coaching can change the trajectory of your writing and, of course, about there latest summit of 20+ speakers called Best A Best-Seller 3.0-Structure Your Story for Success.
Find out more about Emma at Facebook and listen to her Turning Readers into Writers podcast!
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Adding your personal passions to your fiction can be difficult. to the point that we end up avoiding them all together for fear of being too preachy. Today Denise and I talk about the methods she used to add her passion to her fiction work and not sound like an academic paper.
Denise Baden has a passion: to make the world greener. Working in the area of sustainability, she found herself talking to the already 'converted'. Frustrated that sustainable green solutions never seemed to be talked about in fiction books or movies, she set about to change that. In 2018, Denise started Green Stories Writing Competitions to encourage writers from around the world to create fiction stories with real green solutions integrated in the story.
Encouraged by the results, the competition has continued whether as short story, novel or flash fiction. This year the format is short story. You can enter the contest here.
Denise Baden also wrote about her passion for green solutions in her novel Habitat Man.
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Gail Carriger has multiple NYT bestsellers and over a million books in print in dozens of different languages. She writes comedies of manners mixed with urban fantasy (and sexy queer joy as G. L. Carriger). She is best known for the Parasol Protectorate and Finishing School series. She was once an archaeologist and is fond of shoes, octopuses, and tea.
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As an author you should be using apps like StoryOriginApp to share your book with reviewers, beta readers, newsletter swaps, finding other writers to collaborate with and more! Evan Gow, founder of StoryOriginApp, gives us the ins and outs of what StoryOrigin has to offer authors and how to best use it. And of course, we get a little background on the creator himself.
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This week I have my good friend Stacy Juba back on the show. Stacy is a prolific writer with several books out, but she's also an accomplished editor and writer's course creator! With the new year coming up, we focus on her latest course the Time Management Blueprint for Authors. It's such a great course to help us writers get organized so we have more time to write!
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Let's talk about who you are writing for and why it matters. After getting a review back, I thought about this for awhile this past week. The coming end of the year is a good time to reflect back on who you wrote for last year, if you got off track and how to move forward in the new year.
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2021 is almost done! This week, let's chat about the craft books I looooooved reading and using as a reference this year, about my trip to Nepal and what is coming up on the show for 2022.
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Julie Duffy challenged herself to write a story a day ten years ago, and was surprised to find others were willing to join her in the challenge! Now, she's into her eleventh year running StoryADay.
She has interesting insight into what it takes to write, who is a writer and what the best kind of prompts are. Just for listeners to Pencils&Lipstick, Julie created a special link for her short story framework. Be sure to get it!
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In the days of rapid release and write twelve books year, Tiffany Clarke Harrison wants writers to know that taking time to write your book is OKAY. Tiffany has a different approach than many other people in the writing industry, a system she calls Intuitive Writing.
Find out more about Tiffany's approach at Rochelle Writing Studio.
Find out more about Tiffany at Tiffanyclarkeharrison.com
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Things happen. Life happens. Sometimes goals need to be pushed back. What do we do when it comes to our book launching goals?
Easier said than done, but we gotta learn to roll with the punches.
One goal that is coming to fruition for me this year is my trip to Nepal! I tell you a bit more about that in this short episode as well.
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Britt Malka got her start in writing when she realized time wasn't going to appear, she had to make the time for it. Taking Fridays for her writing days, Britt eventually published a short story, but then found herself needing more help to write a novel.
After learning about writing and what it takes to be an author, Britt decided to make courses for writers so that they wouldn't have to go through what she went through. On her site writebychoice.com you can find SEVERAL courses to help you improve your writing and finish your novel. She even has an ebook to help your write newsletters!
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J. Thorn is a Top 100 Most Popular Author in Horror (which I make him define) as well as an Sci-fi, action and Adventure AND fantasy writer. Who said you can't write in several genres? Today I have him on the show to talk about the book he wrote with Zach Bohannon, Three Story Method: Foundations of Fiction.
I really loved this book as I look further into storytelling and the craft of writing. It's simple to read, but also chock full of information. No matter how many years you've been writing it's always good to review what makes a story work and what makes a story TIMELESS.
Find J. Thorn at TheCareerAuthor.com. Find Three Story Method here.
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Alicia McCalla is an author of strong Black women heroines who aren't afraid to fight back. Alicia doesn't back down from edgy or controversial stories, but instead steps right into the fray. She gives her female protagonist difficult choices which can lead to death, but most certainly will lead to transformation.
She's also a merchandiser, learning to use her characters to draw in fans of her stories with clothing, totes, cups. I personally love that she listened to other creative entrepreneurs and incorporating their wisdom into her small business. There's no reason indie authors can't create their own merchandising line just like Disney, Marvel, DC Comics and others.
Find out more about Alicia on her website. Her books here.
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Soulla is a British writer of Cypriot descent who stumbled on creative writing during a shift in her life six years ago. Though writing had always been part of her work as a teacher and educator, the creative writing opened a new door to a brand new career. Once she decided to quit her day job and become a full-time author, she published three novels, a short story collection and a book of poetry. She is now working on her fourth book.
Soulla also offers individualized author support and writing help. You can find out more about Soulla here.
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Ross McMeekin is the author of The Hummingbirds: A Novel and several short stories. He has been published in places like Virginia Quarterly Review, Tin House's Open Bar, Redivider, and Maudlin House. He edits the literary journal Spartan.
It was fascinating to hear about Ross writing journey. It certainly started out differently than many other writers, but it appears he has more than caught up! Hearing him is a good reminder to keep writing those short stories! Go to his website to find a list of his published short stories that you can read.
You can find Ross and more information about him on his website rossmcmeekin.com
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Using a dead girl's name and secretly dating a professor are just some of the things Ana Lopez is willing to do to graduate college and build some sort of future for herself. You name it, she'll do it, if it gets her closer to a better life and helps her escape her violent past.
But Ana doesn't realise that as she tries to outrun her past, she's leaving her family behind and her identity behind. Running into Marlon, a friend from high school, was not in Ana's plans at all. Tall, dark and handsome, he had been her crush in high school, though nothing ever came of it. Although knowing him from high school poses a risk to exposing her new identity, Ana can't seem to help herself. And the more she's around him, the more Ana realizes a flaw in her carefully laid plans: that she just might want more than a simple degree and a life of dull comfort with a man she doesn't love.
The problem is, she isn't quite sure how to handle breaking up with an increasingly possessive Daniel, her professor. Little does Ana know that everything she's worked for the past few years, everything she's convinced she deserves, is about to come crashing down as the professor's jealous wife comes back, a family crisis rears up and Ana loses someone she dearly loves.
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Paulette's book, Welcome to the Writer's Life, was published in 2018 by Sasquatch Books, part of the Penguin Random House publishing family, she blogs about a writer’s craft, business, personal finance, and joy at welcometothewriterslife.com.
Paulette is also the co-founder of A Very Important Meeting, an online meditation and freewriting community.
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Decades in the writing and publishing industry makes Karen an expert on so many things. And amazingly enough, she says everything comes back down to story. Karen ghost writes stories, coaches authors to get their story written and works at the hybrid publisher James Morgan, so basically her life is all about helping stories get out into the world!
Karen loves using Scrivener for writing and organizing books and highly recommends it. She talks quite a bit about it in the podcast. Here's the link for the software:
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Jeff Elkins is the next masterclass in the Creative Writing Community! In October BookBrush is coming in! Want to join us? We have writing sprints, brainstorming sessions, masterclasses and more! Find the tiers here.
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Sprinting when you are set up with a project, such as a novel or short story, is a great way to concentrate. Sprinting with other people might seem like a strange idea at first, but don't knock it until you try it! Head on over to my instagram to DM me and I'll send you an invitation to join us for a sprint. Or if you're ready to join the Creative Writing Community here.
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A few things I've learned this summer as I waited for the feedback to come in on my third novel, Coffee Stains, and subsequently what I learned once I got the feedback in my inbox. Sometimes things don't work out how you want them to!
I keep getting older every year, and yet every year I can pinpoint specific things I've learned regarding the craft of writing. Does it ever end? I'm not sure about that. Probably due to me specifically NOT learning during my third decade due to an enlarged EGO.
Jeff Elkins is the next masterclass in the Creative Writing Community! In October BookBrush is coming in! Want to join us? We have writing sprints, brainstorming sessions, masterclasses and more! Find the tiers here.
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Jeff Elkins is the next masterclass in the Creative Writing Community! In October BookBrush is coming in! Want to join us? We have writing sprints, brainstorming sessions, masterclasses and more! Find the tiers here.
Find out more about Jeff Elkins and the Dialogue Doctor, register for their summit and get their free Character Wheel at dialoguedoctor.com
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Jeff Elkins is the next masterclass in the Creative Writing Community! In October BookBrush is coming in! Want to join us? We have writing sprints, brainstorming sessions, masterclasses and more! Find the tiers here.
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J'nell Ciesielski is a historical romance writer you can find her book, The Ice Swan, here.
Find her on instagram and facebook. And find the local book shop where she's launching here!
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Stacy Juba is an author and editor. She is also the creator of Shortcuts for writers, a website jam-packed full of information for writers of all levels including courses like Book Editing Blueprint.
Right now you can get her Time Management course through my affiliate link here. Through June 25 you will receive all the time-limited bonuses when you purchase the course. I purchased it and am going through it and can say that it has tons of practical tips and tools that I'm implementing so that I can feel less stressed and be more productive. I'm thrilled with the resources in the course.
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Emma Kirkham found her love for glass in art school and went on to become an expert glass blower and glass artist.
During Covid she realized her experience using Facebook lives to sell her art was something other artist needed to learn. She responded to the need of other artists and has since set up masterclasses to teach other artist how to sell without leaving their house.
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Peggy Cormary pick dup her camera seriously when she and her husband decided to move to Brazil. What started as a passion to capture the places that would remind her of where her children's childhood, soon became a a business. She has worked a food photographer and portrait photographer and was recently named among the 8 best product photographers in Washington D.C. by Peerspace!
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Meet Evan Stern. He's gone from theater to podcasting, because the pandemic forced everyone to take a turn. Above all, he's a storyteller, no matter what art form he's using. Vanishing Postcards Podcast follows Evan as he tries to capture the places in Texas that are becoming more and more rare, but that have made a mark on the State historically and culturally.
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Laura Padgett learned something we should all take notice of: age does not define your ability to achieve gold medal. Her story follows her through learning to dance for health benefits into finding her creative voice through movement and dance and ultimately finding worship in it as well.
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Tiffany Sherman is the creator of TNT Jewelry Collection, a title she never thought she'd have. Her journey is like many women in the creative fields: beginning with filling some nap hours with something meaningful. Something fully THEM. The more Tiffany created, the more her confidence in business grew. Now you can find her welding metals together like a BOSS.
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Born to be creative, Laura Bartnick, has done several things in the creative space. Music, house restoration, writing, you name it! She's learned along the way that sometimes you're called to figure out the things that perhaps you don't have a heart for in the beginning, which is what she did when she started out helping authors get the publishing and marketing they needed to take their books to the readers they were written for. Now she heads up Capture Me Books and Books For Bonding Hearts helping authors get their books, written, published and marketed widely. Her own book, Being Creative, will be published in 2021.
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Hope Bolinger is a novelist, editor and former literary agent. If you want some insight into what is changing in the book world, what is going to stay the same and what you need to get your books in front of readers, this episode is for you. Whether you're indie or traditionally published, Hope has a lot of interesting information.
She also has another book coming out in her Dear Henchmen series called Dear Hero. I ask her what it's like to write with another author, how they came up with idea and what's next for her writing.
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Samantha Hart is the co-founder of Wild Bill Creative Agency and her career spans though films, music and other creative industries. Today, she speaks to us about writing her memoir, Blind Pony: As True A Story As I Can Tell. She tells us about how different it is to write a memoir, how difficult it can be to revisit the traumas of the past, but yet how freeing.
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Creativity is something we usually do alone. But there's away to do it alone....together. Finding a community can enrich you and your art. This week I talk about the how's and the why's of joining a creative community for your art.
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What would it take to work full-time in the career you've always wanted? Would you have the courage to take the leap?
Sarah Jane Vickery moved herself and her horse over to England to pursue what she's always wanted to do: be an artist. Today she is happy full-timer, doing exactly what she loves. In this interview she allows us to hear her story from her corporate days to her game-making skills.
Fine her classes at https://sarahjanevickery.com. PS-my daughter loves her classes with Sarah!
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Catherine Hamilton has done extensive writing in her life, but her first career was a bit different than her novelist career of today. Come find out all about Catherine Hamilton, her first book Victoria's War and what she's writing next.
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MJ Padgett is a mom and a writer who somehow balances the two worlds together. She talks to us about how she manages her time, why decided to become a writer and what we can expect from her coming up in the year.
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How does a multi-creative person focus on just one thing? Sarah Geringer has managed to dabble in many things, but right now is focusing more on her writing. We discuss her creative journey and her new book Transforming Your Thought Life: Christian Meditation in Focus.
Alongside writing she's an artist and a podcaster. You can find Sarah on:
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Kent Dickerson is a creative writer, preacher and watch maker. We talk about finding our niche in creativity how it can help when we come up against a difficult struggle in life, his book REMADE and why he wrote it and the new path he is on now helping men overcome their addiction to porn.
Find out more about Kent on his website RemadePreacher.com
Michelle Chermaine Ramos is a multi-disciplinary artist in various art forms including visual arts, multimedia, jewelry design & creative writing. She has settled on being herself in every discipline she takes on, describing her style as symbomythicism.
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Kash Memphis is a rapper, entrepreneur, songwriter and dream pursuer. HIs story is filled with heartache and joy, good times and bad, but always in the pursuit of his God-given dream.
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Dave Ebert teaches comedy and improv as well as uses comedy to dish out hope to the world. Hope is important to him as a christian but also as a man who has struggled with depression. As he says in the interview, please contact him if you are struggling right now. The mail for that is @gifts4glory.com
Dave Ebert (Acting/Speaking/Improv Coaching) daveebert.gifts4glory.com booking@gifts4glory.com Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @realdaveebert Gifts for Glory Ministries gifts4glory.com Facebook/Twitter/Instagram: @gifts4glory
Deborah Brosseau is a communications specialist who consults creatives in multiple areas including audience development, branding and imaging and media relations. She got her start in Chicago, but has been in LA for a few years now consulting with a range of creative from the music world to the television world to the writing world.
Find out more about Deborah and what she offers here.
Molly Merryman is the founding director of Kent State University's Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality and an associate professor of Sociology. She is also a documentary maker and writer.
Her quiet voice revealed some powerful and interesting facts and insights into how she sees the world. Her book, ClippedWings: The Rise and Fall of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II, is being made into a documentary. It is history that most of us don't know and historical decisions that have affected everyone down the line.
Interviewing J'nell Ciesielski was like sitting down (virtually) with a long lost friend. I loved hearing about her commitment to doing what she was created to do: write. Even when things got hard and it would have been easier to believe getting published would never happen. Her story will encourage you to keep going until the end!
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Traci Skuce has been a creative all her life, but she has a very different journey when it comes to dipping into writing. First a teacher, then a coach, then a published short story writer. She came out with her first short story compilation this past year, Hunger Moon, and has put together her first online masterclass series that starts January 18th, 2021.
Find out more about Traci Skuce.
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Terrina is a regulatory affairs expert, but she finds writing her creativity that soothes her soul and helps her process the world. After writing and journaling for years, Terrina has come out with her first book, Pathway to the Father's Heart: Discovering True Identity.
Terrina talks with me about finally writing her book, the pros and cons of ghostwriting and why she wants to write another.
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Joan Thomas is an award-winning Canadian author whose books investigate stories not often talked about in society. Her latest novel, Five Wives, goes deep to the heart of Ecuador in the 1950s with missionary wives who find themselves alone after their husband's are killed.
Joan talks about her journey and how important it is to be fair to those we write about it, even if they do things we might not agree with.
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Emma Dhesi's story includes following a dream, getting married, traveling far from home, having children....and realizing one day she felt lost.
In this episode I talk to Emma about postpartum depression, mindset switches and how great it feels to follow your dreams even when we're in our thirties and beyond.
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Susan Rubin has done so many things in life, most of them in the creative field. She has acted and danced and written screen plays, directed theater, written documentaries and blogs and is now coming out with her first novel, A Road Not Taken. Susan tells us her story about all the creative endeavors she had dared to take, but also about taking a chance on doing something new.
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A creative from birth, Izolda has worked in several areas. From NASA to music performance to writing to podcasting. She doesn't believe you have to niche down as many people say, but that as a creative you should be free to discover all the ways you can bring creativity into your life and the lives of those around you.
Find her at izoldat.com
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John Bramblitt is the first painter I met in real life, and he made quite an impression on me. He gave a little talk to the kids at the Dallas Art Museum, the stuck around to answer all the questions my kids had about his seeing dog, his white cane and how he can really paint when he can't see.
John is a painter, a muralist, a speaker and the author of Shouting in the Dark. I'm so happy to have him on the show and for him to share his story with you!
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It's November again, the month of giving thanks. No matter what has happened this year, there is always something to be grateful for. Plus, practicing gratitudes gives many health and creative benefits. Let's explore these this week.
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Chris Staron hosts the Truce Podcast, a beautifully produce podcast digging into how history influenced the American church and why it matters. Sometimes we humans do things without knowing why and this podcast is getting to the bottom of those beliefs in the American church.
Christ Staron is no stranger to creativity. He's an award-winning film maker, an author and has been in podcasting for years now. You will hear the difference in his podcast, quite literally.
Find out more about Chris and Truce Podcast here
Have you ever wondered what it takes to become the voice behind the commercial? Do you believe your voice could be used as gift of creativity?
Jodi Krangle found her gift as a voice actress after years of doing multiple different creative crafts. She is the voice over talent behind many commercials now and hosts her own podcast, Audio Branding: The Hidden Gem of Marketing.
Find out more about Jodi here.
After this crazy, stressful year I found myself craving to tap into my creativity and yet finding myself drained of it when I tried. This led me to investigating a few tricks to get my creativity back. Today I'm bringing your what I found in case you too are feeling drained of creativity.
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Vesper Stamper will draw you in with her wit and charm into a world of ink and words. She is a trained illustrator who took to writing stories about her pictures, ending up with two full novels. Her latest, A Cloud of Outrageous Blue, is a beautiful story of a girl during the Black Plague looking to find herself. It is fully illustrated and had me thinking that more adult novels need pictures.
Vesper also has a podcast called Vesperism: The Art of Thinking for Yourself. You can also find her on her website.
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Alarke, AKA Mary Alouette, is an award-winning New York City-based singer, songwriter, music producer and artist coach. Fans often describe her music as Grimes meets Lady Gaga.
As she’s performed professionally for 27 years within musical theater > pop > opera > Gypsy jazz > audio engineering > electronic dance pop, her journey is about finding her true voice, perseverance, and triumph amidst obstacles. That’s exactly what she coaches other emerging female artists to do themselves in her online coaching programs. Alarke's music Get help with your singing Join her workshop Instagram: @alarke_ @setyourlifetomusic
Mindset is huge in this life, especially in building a creative business. Today I share my musings on what it means to think of things from a point of view of abundance or scarcity. What is it? How an it effect you? And how can you change your point of view?
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From Sports writing to sermons and now to books, Tyler has explored several different ways to combine his several passions: basketball, God and writing.
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Madeleine Mozley has been many things. A successful editor for books, a publisher of a literary magazine and now she has followed her dream to being an author!
Today we talk her journey, what editing means and how authors can be better prepared for it, what it's like to run a literary magazine and then we talk post-apocalytic worlds. Why? Besides sometimes feeling like 2020 is the end of the world, her book First Carrier is set in a post-apocalyptic world and it's set to release September 18! You can be a part of her book launch party where there will be prizes and trivia for all of you sci-fi readers out there. It will take place on September 19, 12pm MDT and you can sign up here: https://forms.gle/4pQWd8hAVtHBqGpFA
You can find out more about Maddie at MadeleineMozley.com
You can find snippets of her book here: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/pbbzsmcmrn
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Can candles light up the world? Possibly. Can they light up a person's life? Absolutely! Today I'm talking with Sarah about how she went from retail owner to almost homeless candle seller to stable candle company owner who believes in giving back.
Sarah will light up your life with her story and her compassion and heart behind herself and her company.
Find out more about Feya Candles here.
From a young age Tammy not only had a heart for music and poetry but for people. She has spent most of her life helping artists, musicians, song writers and other creatives move up in the world and connect with those they need to connect with. Through giving back as much as she could, Tammy has found her own success. Her music has been featured in the webs series, 'Last to Love', she has launched her own music and marketing promotion company, she is the producer and host of the Dream Big Live Large podcast and has been awarded best Hip Hop Journalist of the year by Forbes (2014). Find more about Tammy at dreambigll.com and phoenixstar9online.com
The joy that oozes from Ashely Hudson is what the world needs right now. Her laughter is like crystals raining down and is so infectious! Can you tell how much I love this woman?
She is so creative in several different ways: Dentistry, jewelry, fundraising, blogging, content managing, facebook group coordinator, and ministry.
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Find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ashley.n.harris.14
Anita has such a powerful message to give to kids and adults alike. Nothing can stop you if you have the mindset that you CAN. She was blessed with a father who told her she could do anything, but when she realized not everyone had that figure in their life, she wrote a children's book to give that message to anyone who needs it.
Find Anita's book at MyFatherSaidICould.com and if you have a book you want to turn into a course find that link here.
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Today my guest is Tracy Steel. She is an interior designer who has written a book about redesigning your heart using all of her techniques as an interior designer. When I heard about her book from my former guest Misti (episode 35) I knew I had to bring Tracy on. She is just as passionate as I am about convincing people to live the life they were created to live.
www.tracymsteel.com
You must meet Lina Makanda. Her poetry is raw and beautiful and seeks to expose the deepest part of her, being a woman and the experiences she has gone through in life. Though she describes herself as a photography enthusiasts, her pictures are something to behold. They look deep into the subject and bring out something from within them-like poetry through a camera.
Instagram @linathimakanda_
Here book: When No One Is Watching can be found everywhere you find books!
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Today my guest is Alexandra from Digitalpatternlibrary.com. She studied FASHION and is a fashion designer. After living in London, running her own brand for a while, she found herself back in Wales were she now runs her won creative company. If you like to sew or want to learn more about it, check out her Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/digitalpatternlibrary/ for tips, tricks and lives with Alexandra.
Find her pattern store and work with her on your brand here: http://www.digitalpatternlibrary.com
This week I talk with Brittany. After losing her friend, Kylie, to addiction, Brittany who found a way to honor the passing of her friend by starting up Kylie's soap company again, this time as The Smiley Kylie Foundation.
They say fashion is art and you are the canvas, to which I believe Marcy would agree. She is a fashion guru who helps women bring life to clothing. She has a wonderfully fun story, lots of advice and a blossoming passion. Come listen!
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Patty Holmes knows what it's like to have her dreams limited by people and life circumstances. When she found herself living in attic in Florida, Patty started dreaming again and found herself with goals that were bigger, brighter and more beautiful than what she was living. Her vivacious personality and hard work paid off to bring her into everything she dreamed about. She now hosts a show called Mente y Actitud Positiva in which she encourages people to take a positive attitude, to dream big and to live the life they are created to live.
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Everyone needs to grow, but sometimes we feel stuck or just don't know how to grow. Come hear how Justin Schenck learned that the best thing he could do for himself was learn to Grow Now!
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Kenny is a lawyer. A copyright lawyer. Who teaches comedic writing while writing his own book he hopes to make into a many more books. So really it's just the one guy walking into a bar...
Today we talk copyrights and what creatives need to understand about them.
We also talk books and writing.
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Michelle Watson is a graphic design and social media marketer who have found her creativity useful in more ways than one. An entrepreneur and artist from the time she was young, her journey into podcasting, freelancing and creating her own shop has been a fun and fruitful one. Come listen to how drawing fan art as a teenager can lead to so many other things as an adult.
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Sharon Wilharm is with me today sharing what it's like to be female filmmaker. She has great stories about what it's like to make films from a female perspective, what the independent film industry is like and how it feels to win some big awards! If you are interested in filmmaking at all you will love hearing her stories and perspective today.
Sharon Wilharm
David Rawlings is back on the Pencils&Lipstick podcast with another book! This book is about four Americans meeting up for a reunion in the outback. As with all of David Rawlings books, there is a deeper story to his books that led us to digging a bit deeper into the life of a creative.
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The back story to how I got to where I am, why I started the podcast and the direction I find myself going nine months after starting the podcast. It's exciting when you step deeper into what you feel created to do and I'm excited to share that vision with you today!
Misty Phillip has a second wind and she is running with it. If you thought life after kids was all about reading books in the sunlit porch, well, you have another thing coming! In the last few years Misty has written books, started a podcast, become a speaker, create the Spark Pod Conference and launched the Rocket Podcast group and course. Phew! And she isn't even winded!
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As a strategic event planner with 15-years of experience, Sherrie helps clients realize their potential for success and create live events to grow their brand, while bringing profit to their business that continues long after the event. I talk to Sherrie about how she saw herself in this COVID19 era with an obligation to help as many businesses use this time to strategize and plan events that can be fun and complaint, fulfilling both the safety of their guests and the needs of the business.
Erica is more than just a cottage baker, she is a self-proclaimed Hope Dealer. It took her a few years to find her passion for creating cookies, but now that she's in it, she finds a tasty way to bring hope and encouragement to those around her. Even in the midst of a pandemic. From toilet paper cookies to boredom kits, she is reinventing her business everyday and encourages you to do the same.
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Mike Brennan has the best tagline ever. THE BEST! And his story is absolutely amazing about going off the path of what he was created to do. Getting back on the path led him on a a daily art journey that has now continued for 8 years! Cozy up with some tea and get ready for straight up encouragement and entertainment.
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Karen Anderson has so much knowledge on everything from writing in your own voice, marketing your book, understanding your avatar and so much more. She has worked in marketing for over 30 years and ghost-written three different books. You aren't going to want to miss her advice!
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Today I am with Stephen Taylor who is the author of THe Danny Pearson Thriller Series. He has an amazing marketing tool that he uses to get eyes on his art. You won't want to miss it! Plus, there might be one or two free books in it for you.
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Gillian Seale explains how she came up with the idea for her business, Tailored Yarns. A non-profit that puts together her watercolor, her calligraphy, and her writing skills to create a story tailored specifically for a bereaved family. You aren't going to want to miss the story behind her idea and what it means to those who she has already delivered books to.
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Today I talk with Cassandra Quick about something that is very important right now: self-care and self-love. We talk about quarantine and trauma and what we can do now to come out of this whole, weird moment better than we were going in.
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In the midst of this world crisis, my husband and I took two minutes (or more) to sit and talk. I wanted to interview him about finances but he said that was boring. So, instead, he interviewed me! My life, my writing, my ideas. If ever you wanted to know, this is the episode for you!
DanIel Romigh is the owner of Redemption Fitness in Michigan. He talks building a brick and mortar business, how fitness affects all of us, what it means to find your perfect client, the creativity behind building any business and, of course, Coronovirus. He and his wife also host a podcast called Redemption Fitness and Beyond.
Ever wondered if you could wear a balloon dress? Well, Balloons by Pineapple will make one for you that is completely wearable! Stacy is a creative doing a whole different type of art and she is having the best time doing it! From creating interactive storms from balloons to balloon dresses to making a human-size maze several miles long! You aren't going to want to hear about her balloon business and how she floated directly into the creativity she was made for but wasn't even looking for.
Lots of us creatives think that we have to wait on inspiration to write, paint, sculpt, etc but the truth is that most of the great artists had schedules. Setting a schedule is not only good for your business, but also for your creativity and your mental health. Let's look at who benefited from this practice and why you should start setting a schedule today!
While lots of writers and other creatives dream about having a giant block of time to gt their work done, Aran Jane has found a way to get his books written in one hour chunks of time. Come hear about Aran Jane's writing method, his background and his first book in a mystery series, The Water Column.
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Sometimes a reset is good. Today I go over some questions to ask yourself to make sure your business is still going in the right direction, or to ask yourself if you want it to go in a new direction, and they are definitely the questions you want to ask yourself if you are just starting out in business! Let's go!
Today I speak with Misti and Mike Mitchell who started a hand-stamped jewelry business to bless others and to start living Beyond they Wildest Dreams. Are you ready to live your wildest dreams? Let's go!
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I used to see a challenging situation as something to just get through at all costs, but now I'm trying to see things differently. Ready to be part of the conversation? Let's go!
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Listen to Stacy Juba talk about writing across the genres, becoming an editor which led to her setting up a course for writers to have as clean a manuscript as possible and other stories!
This week I talk with Emily about her journey from journalism school to working at a camp to setting up her own online magazine and Bible studies.