Last week we explored covers and gave you some helpful tips and tricks to see if your cover met genre expectations. Of course, that’s not super important if your goal is to write purely for pleasure, but it’s something super important if you’re hoping your cover will translate into more book sales.
But what if your cover is great and on target, yet you are selling no books? Or what your cover is “close enough,” but you don’t have the time/energy/funds to commit to a total re-brand at the moment?
#193: Self-Publishing Tips: Does My Cover Fit My Genre?
Is your cover in need of an overhaul? Does it still match your genre? Is your current cover thwarting book sales? Can it be resuscitated, or is it DOA? Bring it into the cover clinic and find out!
#192 Writing Groups 101: Genre-Specific Writing Groups Pros and Cons
Dear Christian Indies,
We’ve been talking all about writing groups these past weeks, and this week we’re going to talk about whether having everyone in your group writing the same genre is a help or a hindrance.
It’s an episode you won’t want to miss.
See you there,
Jamie
#191: Writing Groups 101: Critique Do’s and Don’ts: Jamie’s Piece
Dear Christian Indies,
It’s my turn to be “in the hot seat” this week, as Jen and Tina review the first chapter of my upcoming book, “Analog,” and offer suggestions for improvement.
It’s a difficult spot for me to be in.
I’m uncomfortable…but that discomfort hurts so good.
Allow me to explain:
[Read more…] about #191: Writing Groups 101: Critique Do’s and Don’ts: Jamie’s Piece#190; Self-Editing Help: Getting Your Piece Ready for the Editor
Dear Christian Indies,
Today on the podcast, Jen and Jamie will discuss self-editing. What do you need to do before your piece gets sent to an editor?
Jen has a system she uses that I’m betting you will find quite helpful, especially if you are new to it and don’t quite know how to get started.
We hope that you will find today’s topic useful and that you will enjoy the shenanigans and everybody’s favorite part of the podcast, the feeding of the backs.
Hope to see you there!
Tina
#189: What Makes an Author ‘Successful’?
Dear Christian Indie,
I’m bummed to say events in my personal life will keep me away from the podcast today. As we are going to be down one host for this week’s episode, we’re stepping away from the theme of giving excellent and effective critique. Instead, Jen and Tina are going to facilitate a discussion about what it takes to be a “successful” writer.
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#188: Writing Groups 101: Critique Dos and Don’ts Part 2: Jen’s Piece
Dear Christian Indie,
Each Friday, you get to see the ladies and I give feedback to one another about a piece of writing we’ve composed just a few minutes before the podcast goes live. We only give supportive, encouraging comments at these times, because the piece has been neither polished nor edited, is pretty raw, and is not an example of what we would call our “best work.”
But what does it look like to really get into a good, rigorous critique of a piece of writing? How do you approach giving such feedback? Is there a way to structure this event so as to minimize hurt feelings on behalf of the writer and yet maximize impact in order to make the story better?
While we on the podcast agree there is no one “perfect” way to do anything, including giving feedback, we do have a method we employ and a procedure we follow that we think can help you give amazing feedback to your fellow writers. We also have some advice for those of you bringing a piece to the “chopping block,” so this is for sure an episode you won’t want to miss.
#187: Writing Groups 101: Critique Dos and Don’ts
Dear Christian Indie,
Each Friday, you get to see the ladies and I give feedback to one another about a piece of writing we’ve composed just a few minutes before the podcast goes live. We only give supportive, encouraging comments at these times, because the piece has been neither polished nor edited, is pretty raw, and is not an example of what we would call our “best work.”
[Read more…] about #187: Writing Groups 101: Critique Dos and Don’ts#185: Dear Writer, Are you Intuitive?: A Live Q&A with Becca Syme
Dear Christian Indie,
Having Becca Syme on our podcast as our very first guest ever was an amazing honor. Now, she’s coming back, ready to present for us the idea that we as writers may be what is known as, “Intuitive.”
She’s written a book on the subject, “Dear Writer, Are You Intuitive?” and I’m going to share a bit of its premise here (from previous link):
