![113 Cover Design for Indie Authors with Julia Rozdobudko]()
November 24, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- When should you update your covers?
- How to know if a cover is good
- Cover mistakes to avoid
- How to create covers when you’re writing cross-genre
This week’s question is: How do you plan for a new year?
Recommendation of the week is: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
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Rebel of the Week is: Chris Williams
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No new patrons this week, but a big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack
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![112 How to Fix Settings and Descriptions with Janice Hardy]()
November 17, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- Mistakes to avoid in your description
- What good description is and looks like
- How to avoid information dumping
- How maximise settings
- How to let a character’s personality impact description
This week’s question is: Since you started writing, what’s the best money you’ve spent?
Recommendation of the week is: Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes
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Rebel of the Week is: Anonymous
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1 new patron this week, thank you and welcome to Hunter Keris and thank you to JP Rindfleisch IX for upping their pledge. A whopping big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack
![110 How to Create Character Voice with Sebastien de Castell]()
November 3, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- Where to start creating voices
- How to reflect personality at the sentence level
- Literary tricks and tools for creating richer character personality
- Worldbuilding philosophy
- Character accents, dialogue, rhythm and melody
This week’s question is: what characters have you read with really strong voices?
Recommendation of the week is: Way of the Argosi by Sebastien de Castell
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Rebel of the Week is: Lena Johnson
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Welcome and thank you to new patron Genevieve Schol. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack
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![109 Book Release Strategies with Craig Martelle]()
October 27, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- Launch considerations
- Release strategy mistakes
- Shorter vs Longer release strategies
- Boxset release strategies
- Preorder strategies
- Nitty gritty tactics
This week’s question is: what type of launch appeals to you most?
Recommendation of the week is: Magick by C. M. Newell
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Rebel of the Week is: Anonymous
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or instagram me @sachablackauthor
No new patrons this week, but a big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack
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![108 Travel Writing with Award Winning Anna McNuff]()
October 20, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- Travel writing narrative arcs
- Travel writing processes
- Mistakes to avoid
- Adventure planning
- Truth and lies in narrative nonfiction
This week’s question is: What adventure have you been on?
Recommendation of the week is: Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
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Rebel of the Week is: Janelle Hardacre
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or instagram me @sachablackauthor
Welcome and thank you to Robyn Pearce. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack
![107 How to Craft Conflict in Your Novel with Becca Puglisi]()
October 13, 2021
Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- What conflict is and why it’s so important for your novel
- How to layer conflict
- Mistakes writers make with conflict
- How to show conflict
- How to use “choice” and complicating choice to further tension and plot
This week’s question is: what is the best book you’ve read in your genre?
Recommendation of the week is: 13 Steps to Evil: How to Craft a Superbad Villain audiobook written and narrated by ME!
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Rebel of the Week is: Andy Park
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or instagram me @sachablackauthor
Huge thank you to existing patron Jeff Elkins for upping his pledge and welcome and thank you to new patron Luke Kondor. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack
October 11, 2021
Show Notes
Howdie folks, I finally pushed my first audiobook over the finishing line. Now, I’m by no means an expert at any of this stuff, but boy did I learn a lot from the process. I love learning from other people’s mistakes, so I thought I would share 8 lessons I learned from narrating and producing my first audiobook.
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