Continuing on with our Genre Essentials Series this week we're tackling Women's Fiction and the question - is it a genre? And also, what's with the name "women's" fiction. That and whole bunch more of do's and don'ts for writing a compelling women's fiction novel. I had a lot of fun with this one, and I hope you enjoy!

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Jodi

This week we're chatting about writing horror fiction. A hugely popular genre with readers who expect a lot from their stories. This is another episode in the genre essentials series where we explores the do's and don'ts as guidelines to writing specific genres.

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Jodi

Part 2 of our Genre Essentials series and we're tackling Crime Fiction. Jodi takes you through a number of guidelines when writing in the crime genre to ensure you deliver a story that will meet reader expectations and beyond. 

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This week sees the start of a new short series on the pod all about writing specific genres. Quick do's and don'ts so that you meet expectations and leave readers feeling satisfied. First up, the romance genre. 

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Welcome to season 3 of the podcast. I'm kicking off 2025 with a chat about goals and mindset and why you only need to set one goal. Even if you've set your goals for the year I think this episode will be valuable and great motivation. 

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In the final episode for 2024 and season 2, Jodi reflects on the year that was both personally in her own writing life and also for the Ask The Author podcast. What were the top 10 most listened to episodes for the year? And what's in store for the podcast in 2025? You'll have to listen in to find out. 

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A genuine thank you to all who have listened, submitted questions or suggestions for the podcast, and also shared and left reviews. Your contribution is what makes the podcast worthwhile and what it is. 

The Ask The Author podcast take a break over the holiday season and will be back in 2025 with new episodes beginning Monday February 3rd. Take care and keep writing. 

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Jod 

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How do you celebrate your writing wins? Wins in the writing and publishing world can be few and far between which is why it's important to celebrate not only the big ones but the little ones. In this episode I'm sharing one way in particular that I celebrate my wins that gives me a huge boost and reminds me I am making progress. Listen up and then give it a go for yourself!

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A really quick episode for you this week with a very important reminder for all writers at this time of year. 

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You might want to take notes when you listen to this episode. It’s all about what steps you can take to help increase the discoverability and visibility of your book. Marketing is the number one challenge for all authors, trad or indie, these days. And even if you don’t have your book out there, you’ll need to be thinking about these things already. So strap in, it’s a little longer ep than usual but it’s full of some great tips on things you can do to help get your book out there and into readers hands.

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It’s guest author time again and this week I’m chatting to Melbourne based author Kelly Sgroi. Kelly is an agented author currently out on submission for her first novel and Kelly is sharing an honest and authentic account of her experience since seeking publication. This is a must-listen to episode for every author out there.

You can find out more about Kelly at her website https://www.kellysgroi.com/ or follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kellysgroi.author/ 

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