A motivational show for all the creatives out there with an inner rebel. Listen for interviews, industry news, tips, tricks and tools to help you take your creative business to the next level.
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- Why distraction is bad and the science behind it
- The most important skills to have as an entrepreneur
- Biggest mistake made in business and what he learned
- How to go from idea to physical product
- Tips and tricks for distraction free writing
This week’s question is: What are your goals for 2021?
Recommendation of the week is: Here is the Beehive by Sarah Crossan
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Find out more about Adam Leeb on:
https://getfreewrite.com/traveler
Listener Rebel of the Week is: Justina Oland
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 tweet me @rebelauthorpod
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 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- What conlanging is
- Where to start constructing a language
- The overarching steps to create a conlang
- How to deal with grammar in a conlang
- How far you need to go in a fictional world with a conlang
This week’s question is: How do you spend the holiday period?
Recommendation of the week is: Monsters by Emerald Fennell
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Find out more about David J Peterson on:
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Listener Rebel of the Week is: Ian Worrall
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 tweet me @rebelauthorpod
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 09, 2020
Wednesday Dec 09, 2020
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- The one piece of advice first time authors should follow
- Most common self-publishing mistakes
- The three most common self-publishing questions and their answers
- Tricks and strategies to improve your business foundations
- How to build a mailing list when you find them tricky
- How to get advanced readers
This week’s question is: What self-publishing question haven’t you had answered?
Recommendation of the week is: It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
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Links I mentioned are:
Find out more about Michael LaRonn on:
You can find his fiction at www.michaellaronn.com and his videos and books for writers at www.authorlevelup.com.
To find out more about the book 150 self-publishing questions answered, click here
Listener Rebel of the Week is: Nyx M Cavalier
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 tweet me @rebelauthorpod
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
This Show is Sponsored by ProWritingAid
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Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- How to make your prose more professional
- Common presentation mistakes
- Common punctuation errors
- Tricks and strategies to improve presentation
This week’s question is: what do you care about most in a book? Story, characters, presentation, something else?
Recommendation of the week is: Dear Writer, Are You In Writer's Block? By Becca Syme
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Listener Rebel of the Week is: Cari Buziak
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 tweet me @rebelauthorpod
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 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- How to use 15 minute time blocks to write
- Common mistakes when trying to use timeblocks
- Mindset and how it’s your biggest blocker
- What levelling up has looked like for Honorée
- How to find your most authentic self
This week’s question is: what do you do to help you get into the right mindset?
Recommendation of the week is: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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Find out more about Honorée Corder on:
Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Website
Listener Rebel of the Week is: Emma Geoffray
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 tweet me @rebelauthorpod
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
THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY KOBO WRITING LIFE
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Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- Why you need a synopsis even if you’re not pursuing traditional publishing
- Common mistakes when writing a synopsis
- How to get the right balance of information in your synopsis
- Tips for retaining your voice
- The structure of a good synopsis
This week’s question is: What one thing do you want to achieve by the end of the year?
Recommendation of the week is: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Links I mentioned are:
Find out more about Michelle on:
Website, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram
Get her FREE cheat sheet here.
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Listener Rebel of the Week is: Victoria LK 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 tweet me @rebelauthorpod
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 11, 2020
Wednesday Nov 11, 2020
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- The mindset you need to write fast
- Mistakes in trying to write fast
- How to prepare for writing fast
- Tips for outlining
- How to get over stumbling blocks when you write fast
This week’s question is: Is writing fast important or not in the current publishing climate?
Recommendation of the week is: Dear Writer Are you in Burnout by Becca Syme
Links I mentioned are:
Find out more about Scott on:
Listener Rebel of the Week is: M.J. Moores
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 tweet me @rebelauthorpod
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
This Show is Sponsored by ProWritingAid
Find out more about ProWritingAid here.
DISCOUNT CODE: REBEL25
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- The most important elements when creating dialogue
- Mistakes to avoid when writing dialogue
- How to use psychology to help improve your dialogue
- How to differentiate character’s dialogue
- How to manage a big cast of characters and all their different ways of speaking
- What monomouth is and how to get rid of it
This week’s question is: What character/book or movie’s dialogue do you like best?
Recommendation of the week is: Nail Your Novel: Writing Characters Who’ll Keep Readers Captivated by Roz Morris
Links I mentioned are:
Jeff is also giving listeners a discount on his services. His 1-hour chapter session is typically $99. If you include the name of my podcast when you register, he’ll give you 25% off. Register here
Search for "Writer’s Well" in your podcasters and look for Episode 138 where Rachael and J discuss Jeff and the help he gave J with his dialogue
Find out more about Jeff on:
Jeff had some recommendations for books and movies with great dialogue:
Books with dialogue he loves:
- The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
- Beloved by Toni Morrison
- The Great Divorce by CS Lewis
- The Goldfinch by Donna Tart
- A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
- Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
TV Shows and Movies with Amazing Dialogue:
- The Magicians
- Gilmore Girls
- When Harry Met Sally
- The Princess Bride
- Mission Impossible (1996 movie - best dialogue in an action film)
Listener Rebel of the Week is: Bobbie Ann Atwood
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 tweet me @rebelauthorpod
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 Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- How to use content marketing to help you sell more books and products.
- The four main types of content and how to use them to structure your content marketing
- Mistakes authors make with content marketing
- How to repurpose your content to do more with what you have
- The differences between content marketing for fiction and nonfiction
This week’s question is: do you want to content market? Why or why not?
Recommendation of the week is: The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Links I mentioned are:
Find out more about Janet on:
Website, Her social media planner, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin, Podcast
Janet mentioned using KapWing for content marketing
Listener Rebel of the Week is: Thomas Dukeman
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 tweet me @rebelauthorpod
1 new patron this week, welcome to Juneta Kay. A big thank you to all new and old patrons alike. You guys help not only to keep the podcast running, but give me a warm squishy feeling in my belly.
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
THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY KOBO WRITING LIFE
Visit Kobo Writing Life here, read the Kobo Writing Life blog here, and listen to their podcast here.
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- How to set effective writing goals
- Mistakes to avoid when goal setting
- The best methods for goal setting
- Making big goals more manageable
- How to track your goals
- A discussion on if there’s a right or wrong time to set goals
This week's question: how do you set, manage, track and record your writing goals?
Book recommendation of the week is the NaNoWriMo StoryBundle which you can find here:The NaNo StoryBundle
Mentioned Links
The Senses Course sachablack.thinkific.com/courses/senses
Janet Murray conference https://www.janetmurray.co.uk/ref/55/
Find out more about our guest:
Instagram, Facebook, websites: www.hblyne.com and www.greatwesternwoods.com.
Read her book on goals here: www.books2read.com/goals
Listener Rebel of the Week is: Yanni Jade
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 tweet me @rebelauthorpod
Welcome and a big thank you to new patron Harley Christensen. A huge thank you to all my current patrons who help to keep the podcast running and give me a warm squishy feeling in my belly!
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