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Sinopse
Beyond the Words is a podcast that talks about writing, publishing and promoting your future bestselling novel. Join bestseller Holly Hunt as she talks to other authors and guides you, step by step, through the process of writing a great novel. Each week, join us for a new episode discussing a part of the writing journey with a new wonderful author, and gain some insight into the mixed and varied world of publishing in the 2010s. Episode List: Chapter 1 - Components 1.Deciding Why to Write 2.Coping with perfectionism 3.Your writing area 4.Finding the time to write 5.Developing characters 6.Settings and conflicts 7.Crafting a plot 8.Researching your story Chapter 2 Mechanics 9.Crafting a beginning 10.You've set off on your adventure now what? 11.The first conflict 12.Initiating change in your characters 13.Character development 14.The Big Conflict/the final battle 15.The Return Home 16.The HEA/HFN: Can you finish a book without one? 17.Planning for a sequel Chapter 3 Techniques 18.Description vs Action 19.Clichés 20.Archetypes 21.The Villain You Wish You Could Strangle 22.Dialogue and dialogue tags 23.When is infodumping okay? 24.Finding the Ending Chapter 4 - Polishing Your Book 25.The rewrite a.Transitioning from Fiction to Non-Fiction: Why? 26.Finding those pesky mistakes 27.Grammar 28.Fleshing out your world 29.My hero is a sook help! 30.Finding good betas a.Relating to your editor Chapter 5 - Publishing 31.You've written a book! Now what? 32.Discovering publishers 33.How to present your work 34.The dreaded rejection 35.I got a personalised rejection now what? 36.Rewriting again! 37.Into the rabbit hole presenting your work to publishers 38.Self-publishing Is it worth it? 39.Amazon and other self-publishing tools 40.Coping with bad reviews Chapter 6 Promotion 41.You're published! Wait, the journey's not over? 42.Basics of promotion: How & Where 43.Promotion for free 44.Marketing in the Modern World 45.Paying for promotion is it worth it? 46.Physical vs Online 47.Book Tours and Author Appearances 48.The Dreaded Convention
Episódios
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![Beyond the Words Episode 2: Conquering Perfectionism]()
Beyond the Words Episode 2: Conquering Perfectionism
28/02/2017 Duração: 04minHolly talks a little about beating that little voice in the back of your head complaining about where you put that comma and the word you chose to begin the sentence, and offers some tried-and-true ways of ignoring the perfect sentence, lying just out of reach. Includes a review of 'UnEarthed' by Rebecca Bloomer.To purchase UnEarthed, click here: http://www.amazon.com/UnEarthed-Rebecca-Bloomer-ebook/dp/B006B2LUOQ
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![Beyond the Words Episode 1: Deciding Why to Write, with Patricia Leslie]()
Beyond the Words Episode 1: Deciding Why to Write, with Patricia Leslie
23/02/2017 Duração: 16minIn this episode, we talk to Australian author Patricia Leslie about her book 'A Single Light'. This episode will help you decide why you want to write, and how to start. Includes a review of 'A Single Light'To buy a copy of A Single Light, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Single-Light-Patricia-Leslie-ebook/dp/B01BURRI7E
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![Beyond the Words: Foreword]()
Beyond the Words: Foreword
23/02/2017 Duração: 02minMeet Holly Hunt, the author hosting the show, and discover just what it's going to be about!
