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Saturday Jun 01, 2024
Saturday Jun 01, 2024
Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number twenty one between Rachael Herron and I. This is The Black Herron Episode twenty one. Don't forget, Patrons get early access to these episode an entire month early and then we air them on the podcast feeds the following month. If you’d like to hear them early you can join me on Patreon from as little as $2 right here.
To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “How Do You Write” or visit her website.
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If you haven’t read The Anatomy of a Best Seller, what are you waiting for? Grab my latest craft book and start deconstructing so you can write your own best seller today.
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- Myths around productivity in the indie community
- How to assess our own productivity
- Explaining procrastination with neuroscience
- Offsetting common distractions that writers face
- The importance of resilience for writers of all levels
Find out more about Kathryn:
The Productive Writer Guidebook
The Productive Writer Guidebook on Amazon
Rebel of the Week is: Chris
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
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 May 22, 2024
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- How to outline a nonfiction book
- Tips for becoming your own publicist
- Content marketing in the age of AI
- Marketing your book before and after launch
- Leveraging your nonfiction book to create multiple streams of income
Links I mentioned:
Fantasy romance LBTQIA+ freebies
Find out more about Stephanie:
Nonfiction Authors Association Facebook
Rebel of the Week is: Eden
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
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
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 May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- Why tropes hook readers
- Differences between internal and external tropes
- Craft tips to make our tropes resonate with readers
- How to market tropes better
- Integrating tropes in a character’s back story
Find out more about Cindy:
Rebel of the Week is: Rosie
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
1 new patron this week, welcome and thank you to Gigi Rivers. 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
This episode is sponsored by Fictionary
Find out more about Fictionary StoryCoach Certification here.
As a rebel listener you can get 25% off StoryTeller, StoryTeller Premium and certification with code REBEL25.
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- What serial fiction is and how it differs from non-serialised fiction
- Common mistakes new serial fiction writers make
- Craft tips for writing serials
- Techniques to create hooks
- Business structure around serialised fiction
Find out more about Stephanie:
Rebel of the Week is: Lauren
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
2 new patrons this week, welcome and thank you to Nina J Fox and Jen. 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
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 May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- The fundamentals of historical romance
- Balancing historical accuracy with creative storytelling
- Creating historical authenticity in your work
- Main tropes in historical fiction
- Handling sensitive topics within historical contexts
Find out more about Bianca:
Rebel of the Week is: Josh Gentry
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
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
This Show is Sponsored by ProWritingAid
Wednesday May 01, 2024
Wednesday May 01, 2024
To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “How Do You Write” or visit her website.
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If you like dark humour, learning through examples and want to create the best villains you can, then you’ll love Sacha Black’s guide to crafting superbad villains. Read 13 Steps to Evil today and start creating kick-ass villains.
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Wednesday Apr 24, 2024
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- What is burnout
- Differentiating burnout from everyday stress
- Recovering from burnout
- How to establish better boundaries
- The importance of self care to prevent burnout
Find out more about Liz:
Rebel of the Week is: Angela
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
1 new patron this week, welcome and thank you to Mags Lucas. 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
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- The importance of representation in our books
- Writing trans and queer characters when cisgendered
- Harmful tropes and stereotypes to avoid
- Working with a sensitivity reader
- Balancing educating readers and creating an engaging story
Find out more about Dharma:
Rebel of the Week is: Mélanie
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
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
This episode is sponsored by Fictionary
Find out more about Fictionary Software + Fictionary Live! here.
As a rebel listener you can get 25% off StoryTeller, StoryTeller Premium and certification with code REBEL25.
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Episode Show Notes
In this episode we cover:
- What are tarot cards and how do they work
- How tarot cards can help authors start creating
- Common blockers writers struggle with
- Learning to interpret tarot cards
- Using tarot to create characters and plot
Sacha's Tarot Cards:
Find out more about Mariëlle:
So You Want to Sling Cards, Too? Three-week mini-course for beginning cardslingers
Tarot for Creatives upcoming Kickstarter campaign
Rebel of the Week is: Kiersten
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
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