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 Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- Whether it’s still possible to make a career in 2021
- Core business principles a writer needs
- The mindset shifts a writer needs to make in order to turn their writing into a business
- Other ways a writer can make money with their words?
- Tips for running an author business
This week’s question is: What do you find most difficult about the business side of writing?
Recommendation of the week is: Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t: Why That is and What You Can Do About It by Steven Pressfield
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Links and events I mentioned are:
The Rebel Author Diaries Anthology Submissions are now open.
Find out more here.
Live Q&A with Mark Lefebvre on wide marketing: 17th March 8:00pm GMT, 1pm PST, 4pm EST, 7am AEST
Kobo Writing Life talking about Prose
Find out more about Jane on:
The Business of Being a Writer
Listener Rebel of the Week is: Val Neil
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
2 new patrons this week, a huge welcome and thank you to Jasmine Amaro and Giannin Viecili. And of course, a big to all 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
This Show is Sponsored by ProWritingAid
Find out more about ProWritingAid here.
DISCOUNT CODE: REBEL25
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- What the heroine’s journey is
- Common mistakes with the heroine’s journey
- The key beats of the heroine’s journey
- The role of side characters in the heroine’s journey
- Genre and reader expectations for heroine/hero’s journey.
This week’s question is: Do you write the heroine or hero’s journey?
Recommendation of the week is: Your Press Release is Breaking my Heart by Janet Murray
**This podcast uses affiliate links
Links or events I mentioned are:
Live Q&A with Mark Lefebvre on wide marketing
17th March 8:00pm GMT, 1pm PST, 4pm EST, 7am AEST
Find out more about Gail on:
Website https://gailcarriger.com
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
3 new patrons this week. Welcome and thank you to Harry Brooks, Holly Flynn and Scott Kavanagh. A huge thank you as well to all 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
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
Surprise... I’m super excited to announce the launch of The Rebel Diaries Anthology. The call for stories is officially open.
For all the submission criteria and information please visit sachablack.co.uk/rebelsubmissions
What happens when the villain wins?
Sick of dashing debonairs? Fed up of being blinded by shining armor?
Sometimes, all a girl wants is a villain for a hero. The Rebel Diaries is looking for stories starring characters with a dubious shade of morals. We want characters who aren’t afraid of getting what they want, causing a bit of chaos, dabbling in mischief, and mayhem and slathering on the sarcasm.
We want stories that slip into the grey areas, and are bulging with villains, deviants and rebels. We’re after sassy tales littered with questionable morals and happy endings—for the villains anyway.
We are not looking for horror or gratuitous violence but dark stories that are fun, light hearted explorations of the characters usually hidden in obscurity.
We actively encourage submissions from own voices, characters or authors with disabilities or from underrepresented backgrounds, LGBTQ+ etc.
Submission deadline: June 30th, 2021
Word count: 2,500–7,500 words.
Payment: royalty split
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- Why you need to write a business plan
- The main components of an author business plan
- What to include and what not to include in your plan
- Mistakes to avoid with your business plan
- How to improve your money mindset
This week’s question is: Do you have an author business plan?
Recommendation of the week is: Your Author Business Plan by Joanna Penn
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Joanna's Links
- https://www.thecreativepenn.com/resources/
- https://twitter.com/thecreativepenn
- https://www.thecreativepenn.com/author-business-plan/
Links and Events I mentioned are:
Live Q&A with Mark Lefebvre on wide marketing
17th March 8:00pm GMT, 1pm PST, 4pm EST, 7am AEST
DO YOU LOVE WRITING FANTASY?
CALLING ALL FANTASY WRITERS ProWritingAid are running a fantasy writing week in February and holy crap am I personally excited for this. Just look at the line up!
With live sessions from bestselling fantasy writers TJ Klune, Angela J. Ford, David Farland and Stephanie BwaBwa, a world-building workshop, and a complete World Anvil software walkthrough, you don't want to miss this event!
Please note, I am an affiliate of ProWritingAid, but that's because I personally use their software.
Listener Rebel of the Week is: Mark Lefebvre
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 and thank you to Stanley B Trice. A huge thank you as well to all 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
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 Feb 17, 2021
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- Why swearing is good for you
- The gender difference between men and women and swearing
- Regional swearing and what this means for characterisation
- Why swearing helps you manage pain
- How swearing works in different areas of the brain
This week’s question is: what is your favorite swear word?
Recommendation of the week is: The Heroine’s Journey by Gail Carriger
**This podcast uses affiliate links
Links and Events I mentioned are:
Live Q&A with Mark Lefebvre on wide marketing
17th March 8:00pm GMT, 1pm PST, 4pm EST, 7am AEST
DO YOU LOVE WRITING FANTASY?
CALLING ALL FANTASY WRITERS ProWritingAid are running a fantasy writing week in February and holy crap am I personally excited for this. Just look at the line up!
With live sessions from bestselling fantasy writers TJ Klune, Angela J. Ford, David Farland and Stephanie BwaBwa, a world-building workshop, and a complete World Anvil software walkthrough, you don't want to miss this event!
Please note, I am an affiliate of ProWritingAid, but that's because I personally use their software.
Find out more about Emma on:
Listener Rebel of the Week is: Stacy L Frazer
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 and thank you to Jackson Hollingsworth. A huge thank you to all 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 Feb 10, 2021
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- What the 80/20 principle means for your marketing
- The ultimate book marketing formula
- How to balance writing what you want versus giving the market what it wants
- Common marketing mistakes
- What to cut out of your marketing in 2021
This week’s question is: What marketing tactic would you like to be better at?
Recommendation of the week is: Alix E Harrow’s A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies HUGO award winning short story
Links and events I mentioned are:
Live Q&A with Mark Lefebvre on wide marketing
17th March 8:00pm GMT, 1pm PST, 4pm EST, 7am AEST
Patron only Poison and Prose is 10th Feb.
The Dialogue Doctor Episode with me! On voice, narrator voice, character voice, sharpening dialogue and more.
DO YOU LOVE WRITING FANTASY?
CALLING ALL FANTASY WRITERS ProWritingAid are running a fantasy writing week in February and holy crap am I personally excited for this. Just look at the line up!
With live sessions from bestselling fantasy writers TJ Klune, Angela J. Ford, David Farland and Stephanie BwaBwa, a world-building workshop, and a complete World Anvil software walkthrough, you don't want to miss this event!
Please note, I am an affiliate of ProWritingAid, but that's because I personally use their software.
Find out more about Nicholas on:
Listener Rebel of the Week is: Rebecca Pursell
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 and thank you to Ryan Simmons. A huge thank you to all 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
This Show is Sponsored by ProWritingAid
Find out more about ProWritingAid here.
DISCOUNT CODE: REBEL25
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- What is a scene?
- Mistakes to avoid when creating scenes
- How to end a scene and leave readers wanting more
- How to layer action, emotion and theme into each scene
- How to use side characters to create the most impact in your scenes
This week’s question is: Recommend a craft, business or marketing book
Recommendation of the week is: Writing Your Story's Theme: The Writer's Guide to Plotting Stories That Matter by K.M. Weiland
**This podcast uses affiliate links
Links and events I mentioned are:
Live Q&A with Mark Lefebvre on wide marketing
17th March 8:00pm GMT, 1pm PST, 4pm EST, 7am AEST
Patron only Poison and Prose is 10th Feb.
Find out more about Jordan on:
Listener Rebel of the Week is: Helen Scheuerer
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, thank you Martina JG. A huge thank you to all 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: https://www.patreon.com/sachablack
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- What the fuck copywriting is and why we need to worry about it
- Top tips for copywriting
- How to keep your branding consistent with your voice
- Common copywriting mistakes
This week’s question is: Describe your author voice in 3 words
Recommendation of the week is: Untamed by Glennon Doyle
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Find out more about Jo Watson on:
Listener Rebel of the Week is: Lauren Mullis
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
No new patrons this week. A huge thank you to all 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
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 Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- The main types of series and what to watch out for with each
- Mistakes writers make with series
- How to use your ending to sell the next book
- How to extend or cut short a series and the considerations you have to make
- How to create a second series in your world
This week’s question is: What series would you buy for someone else as a gift?
Links I mentioned are:
Wish I’d Known Then Episode with me: Financial Freedom and the Power of Authenticity
Find out more about Sara Rosett on:
Podcast for Writers: Wish I'd Known Then
Listener Rebel of the Week is: Robert Byers
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
Two new patrons this week, welcome and thank you to Nicole Cayer and Helen O’Neill. 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 Jan 13, 2021
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- The 3 most important elements in making a good character
- The most common mistakes do writers make when trying to create characters
- Character reaction and how it helps to define character
- What mystery is in terms of character and the best methods for creating it
- How to connect your characters to your book theme
This week’s question is: Who is your favorite character of all time?
Recommendation of the week is: The Ultimate Guide to Book Marketing by Nicholas Erik
**This podcast uses affiliate links
Listener Rebel of the Week is: Sara M
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
Two new patrons this week. Welcome and thank you to Cassie M. Newel and Naomi Kennedy. 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