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Episodes
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- Time management mistakes
- How to set and work with boundaries
- How to deal with interruptions, emails and notifications
- Life management hacks
This week’s question is: What is your favorite book of 2021?
Recommendation of the week is: Kay’s Anatomy and Kay’s Marvellous Medicine by Adam Kay
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Heaps of time management info plus free report ‘How To Master Time In Only 90 Seconds’
Rebel of the Week is: Aaron
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
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- How to decide what income streams are worth it
- How to balance income streams and workload
- Mistakes to avoid with income streams
- What are the most important factors for creating a sustainable long term career
This week’s question is: How do you work with deadlines?
Recommendation of the week is: Lies The Guardians Tell by Herman Steuernagel
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Rebel of the Week is: Lena Johnson
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
1 new patron this week, welcome and thank you to Sharon Muha. 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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Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 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
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
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Wednesday Nov 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
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
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
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- How to write books when you’re an editor
- Why you may or may not want to be hybrid
- Benefits of being hybrid
- What’s changed in 30 years of publishing
- Why you may or may not want a pen name secret
- How to transition between writing fiction and nonfiction
This week’s question is: do you have a pen name? or if you don’t what would your pen name be?
Recommendation of the week is: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
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Rebel of the Week is: Khalina C.S.A
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
2 new patrons this week, welcome and thank you to Christiane Erwin and Allison Carroll and thank you to Jay Rene Lawrence for upping her pledge. 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
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Wednesday Nov 03, 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
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 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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Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 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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Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 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
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 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