Welcome to the first episode of the Behind the Debut podcast! Today I chat with Christine aka C.W. Rose about her debut romance novel Ocean Song.

In our conversation you’ll hear tons of behind the scenes details including:

* Christine’s great tips on how to deal with critiques from others (including beta readers and even industry professionals)

* How she stayed motivated while writing after taking 12 months to outline Ocean Song

* How she embraced her own passions in the story

* A way to reframe marketing so that she can actually enjoy promoting her book

* A piece of advice that she’d give her pre-published self which is so relevant for all of us as writers.

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