Episode 030 / C.C. Hunter joins Jami and Sara this week to talk about how she blends genres. Plus she gives tips on writing humor and how she writes through the tough times.

Jami is working with H. Claire Taylor. Claire does Story Alignments using the Enneagram personality test to help authors with characterization and storytelling. Claire has a free course, Indie Author Alignment. Jami is 30 days out from her book launch and is shifting to advertising all her books instead of focusing on the launch. Now that she’s finished her draft, Sara’s doing admin tasks. She shares she’s seeing a good number of sales through Ingram Spark. Her tip is don’t overlook Ingram Spark. If you’re selling lots of print books through KDP Print, then check out Ingram.

Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the WIKT Facebook group! You can find show notes and links at wishidknownforwriters.com.

In this podcast episode, you’ll discover:

• How C.C. had initial success and sold a novel, then didn’t sell another for 13 years
• How C.C. learned to find her own voice and trust it
• Tips on writing humor 
• C.C.’s writing process of writing one draft, then polishing it
• What C.C. wishes she’d known about marketing:  blending genres and knowing where your book fits
• The difference between marketing a book to a publisher and marketing to a reader
• What C.C. thought was a mistake, but turned a good thing
• C.C.’s advice when new writers ask if they should indie publish or go for traditional publishing
• How C.C. writes through difficult times

Genres discussed include young adult contemporary, young adult paranormal, and romantic comedy suspense  

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