This past week Jeff wrapped up his 90 Days to Done class and I started a course on writing holiday stories.
Slade James’s interview with audiobook narrator Kirt Graves on GayRomance.Show is discussed. Jeff talks about more things he’s learned about contracts. Plus we hear from veteran gay romance authors BA Tortuga and Julia Talbot who have guidance for authors based on their careers.
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It’s the end of NaNoWriMo 2019 and we wrap things up with some final thoughts about how we did as well as the success of a couple of our friends.
I talk about the book Get Paid!: Writing and Selling Erotica in 2019 by Lana Velvet, a great resource for beginning authors of romance and erotic fiction.
Authors K.C. Burn, Marshall Thornton and Charlie Cochet offer tips and advice for authors.
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It’s the middle of November and NaNoWriMo has crossed the halfway point. This week Jeff and I are talking with author and podcaster Slade James. We discuss his NaNoWriMo 2019 experience so far, the difference writing m/m romance as opposed to fantasy, plus he’s got some tips for people who may not have started yet.
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After discussing our difficult first week of National Novel Writing Month, Jeff and I discuss some podcasts, videos and blog posts that focused on some mindset shifts. We hope these tips help us (and you, our beloved listeners) navigate NaNoWriMo and the writing life in general.
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Happy NaNoWriMo 2019! National Novel Writing Month is celebrating it’s 20th anniversary and Jeff and I begin the show with an update on our day one progress, as well as a reminder that we’re live on Facebook Monday-Friday at 9pm ET/6pm PT with status updates during the month of November. I also recommend some podcasts with great NaNoWriMo themed episodes.
We discuss a question we received from Ida asking about library distribution and some of the choices that big five publishers are making and things indies have to think about.
A new segment on author advice kicks off with Lucy Lennox answering questions about her career and tips she’d give to aspiring authors.
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It’s taken Jeff and I about a week to recover from this year’s GRL (we had a blast!). We hope you enjoyed last week’s special Lucy Lennox episode that we recored with Lucy in person in Albuquerque.
We answer a question from Philip about point of view in romances. Then it’s all about National Novel Writing Month as the 20th annual NaNoWriMo gets underway on Friday, November 1. We talk about our plans and preparation along with some recommended podcasts and reading to get you ready for a month of literary abandon! LET”S DO THIS!
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