Authors Talking Bookish

Authors Talking Bookish

By Donna Norman-Carbone and Hope GibbsArtsBooks
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Authors Talking Bookish episodes

  • So, You Want to Write a Book? Where & How a Writer Begins
    When you want to write a book but don’t know where to begin, there are some exercises you can do to discover what is and what is not in your wheelhouse. Let’s face it, writing a book is a commitment. You need to write a topic that will sustain your interest (and ultimately your readers) for 70K + words. This episode addresses how to get started, from idea to draft.SHOW NOTES:How do you conceive of an idea for a full length book?Take an inventory of the kinds of books you enjoy reading.Pay attention to what it is about them that you enjoy.
    • Certain kinds of characters or tropes
    • Genres
    • POV
    • Writing style
    • Endings
    • Settings
    Read what you want to write.What are some craft books that are necessary? Save the Cat Writes A Novel, Jessica BrodyLaunch Pad: The Countdown to Writing Your Book, Emma Dhesi, Grace SammonStory Genius and Wired for Story, Lisa CronThe Thesaurus Collection by Angela Ackerman & Becca PuglisiThe Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer’s Guide to Character ExpressionThe Conflict Thesaurus, The Emotional Wound Thesaurus…Busy Writer’s Guide, Marcy KennedyWrite the Damn Book, Elizabeth LyonWrite for Your Life, Anna QuindlenBird by Bird, Anne LamottDO NOW: Choose a craft book or two to read & fill out the (FREE DOWNLOAD) Fiction: Inception Checklist to get a sense of the kind of book you want to write. Hope Gibbs, author of Where the Grass Grows Blue https://www.authorhopegibbs.com/Donna Norman-Carbone, author of All That is Sacred https://www.donnanormancarbone.com
    26 min
  • Demystifying the Paths to Publishing

    Long before you write the words “THE END”, know the next steps for your book’s future. How does a book get published in 2023? Hope and Donna discuss the various ways in getting your book into the hands of the reading public. From traditional, small press, hybrid and self-publishing, they will share the benefits and the drawbacks of each and will give helpful tips to navigate some of the pitfalls.What are the main ways of getting a book published?a. Traditional – The Big Five (Simon and Schuster, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin, Hachette) and Amazon’s imprints.b. Small Press. Hybrid. SelfHelpful resources to assist you with finding publishers and agents:

    • Publisher’s Marketplace

    • Women’s Fiction Writers Association

    • Query Tracker

    • Manuscript Wish List

    • Self Publishing for Dummies

    DO NOW: Assess your book goals. What form of publishing works for you? What are your next-steps in securing that goal?

    • If traditional or small press, make lists of possible agents. Follow trends on Publisher’s Marketplace.

    • If Hybrid, begin vetting publishers, finding the right fit for you and your budget. Possibly looking into crowd sourcing.

    • If self, finding editors and designers you can hire to get your book to the marketplace in tip top shape.

    FREE DOWNLOAD: Query Template https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Sduu0mfipI3l7t3eSY0PGEoZu5Kqboj8pawKusC1TZ4/edit?usp=sharing

    DO NOW:Explore the links below, especially the Manuscript Wish List. Take a look at boutique/small publishing houses and hybrid. Do some research on self-publishing

    LINKS:

    Publisher’s Marketplace https://www.publishersmarketplace.comWomen’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) https://www.womensfictionwriters.org/Query Tracker https://querytracker.netManuscript Wish List https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com

    23 min
  • Writing C(urriculum) V(itae): What makes you an author?

    How do you know when you’re an author? What’s the difference between a writer and an author? Hope and Donna discuss their paths to becoming authors and what makes them experts in addressing the many steps and skills necessary from being a writer to becoming published.

    • Writer life

    • The jump from writer life to publication

    • Author acronym soup

      • WIP

      • MS

      • MC

      • CP

      • Alpha/beta readers

    • Our expertise on what we learned the hard way, so you don’t have to

    DO NOW:: Assess where you are as a writer and determine what your goals are. Begin by writing something you truly believe in, then find critique partners, a writing group to give you feedback.LINKS:NaNoWriMo https://www.nanowrimo.orgCritique Circle https://www.critiquecircle.com/Megan Lally’s CP Match https://www.meganlallywrites.com/cpmatchmakerQuery Mastery Class/ NY Book Editors https://nybookeditors.com/Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) https://www.womensfictionwriters.org/

    21 min

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At Authors Talking Bookish, our mission is to dedicate ourselves to inspiring writers and readers by providing the-road-to-publishing insights from two debut novelists who learned the hard way and…