Author Your Dream

In this episode, Kenny interviews Shayla Raquel and discusses the topic of author branding. You are the brand your book is the product.

In today's episode, Kenny interviews an author who ran into trouble with a book cover designer. Arti Manani shares her story and what she did to overcome.

In this episode, Kenny talks about using an outline to plan his first book.

In this episode, YA Fantasy author Jasmine Young shares with us her author’s journey and talks to us about world-building. Jasmine is the author of the Four Kingdoms Origins series. With four different kingdoms and four unique characters, she has built an incredible world with a rich and varied history.

Throughout the episode, you will hear how Jasmine approaches world-building, some research suggestions, and what to avoid. She will also share some tips and resources to help you create your own fictional worlds.

Highlights

10:10 When world-building, remember your end goal is to finish your book.

12:24 Find a base culture you want to model your world.

20:35 Read books in areas you are weak as a writer.

Connect with Jasmine

www.jasmineyoungauthor.com

Resources Mentioned

Story Engineering by Larry Brooks

Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell

www.inkarnate.com

There are numerous publishing platforms for aspiring authors to publish their books. Today's episode takes a look at using Amazon to publish.

Dealing with negative book reviews is something that every author has to face at some point in their author journey. But how do you handle these unfavorable comments? Find out in today's episode.

In today’s episode, find out why your book won’t be a success. That may sound a little harsh, but there is something that you can do. If you want your book to be a success, then you need to define what success looks like for you. Failing to do this will ensure that your book does not succeed.

Highlights

• Defining success for yourself and your book is something that only you should do.

• Use your why to define what success looks like for you and your book.

•As you continue in your author journey, make sure that you are keeping your definition of success in front of you on a regular basis.

A Few Questions to Help You Find Your Why

What message do you want to share with your readers?

Is there a problem are you helping your readers to solve?

What societal issues are you trying to highlight?

Understanding the editing process is one of the items on your to-do list as an aspiring author. If it’s not, it should be. In this episode, I talk with author and professional editor Hannah Vaughan. Hannah has had over ten years of experience in the editing world and has worked on everything from websites to full-length books.

As you listen to this episode, you will get a better understanding of the entire editing process: self-editing, developmental and line editing, copy editing, and proofreading. Hanna will give you tips to help you edit your own work, and explain what the different types of editors do and in what order you will want to approach them. If that wasn’t enough value, she will also be sharing some advice on what you should and should not do when you approach an editor for the first time.

Highlights:

09:41 Take a break from your book before going back to edit.

13:26 A developmental edit is the most intensive part of the editing process.

20:59 Copy editing is catching all of the errors and the grammar, but it will also deal a little more with like awkward wording.

30:56 Know the guidelines that each editor has going in.

Many of the things that used to distract us from writing our books aren’t there anymore. Even though we have so much time on our hands, many of us are still struggling to find time to write. So how do we schedule writing time?

In this episode, Kenny shares some practical tips to help you find time in your schedule.

Highlights

• Make an appointment with yourself

• Get your family on board

• Blockout distractions

• Make it a habit

Resources Mentioned

Haze Over

Freedom App

Flowstate

How do you overcome obstacles and launch a book during a pandemic?

Today’s guest, Mindy Schoeneman shares how she overcame the internal and circumstantial obstacles that we all face. You will also hear how just when she was about to launch her book Adrienne’s Awakening a pandemic swept the globe. This left Mindy to wonder if she should even launch her book. Well, she launched and has some encouraging words for how she did it and how you can too.

Highlights

Utilize your network of friends and connections

Learn to ask for help

Try to be flexible

Look for the resources at your disposal and use what you have

Connect with Mindy

www.mindyschoeneman.com

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Resources Mentioned

Why Writers Are the Worst Procrastinators by Megan McArdle