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Are you participating in Camp NaNo this month? Well, whether you are or not, this is a motivational show for you! Today's guest is Ashley Earley, author of the upcoming horror novel 'Heart of Skulls' and founder of Earley Editing LLC, a book editing business! We discuss how she got into the editing industry, her favorite type of edits, and how her novel went from just a short excerpt in college to a full length story.
This is not an episode to miss, so tune in for great editing advice, motivation, and some amazing resources for your own writing.
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Talk to you soon,
Olivia


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Thank you for listening to another episode! 1/3 way through Camp NaNoWriMo this July and here are my updates. Talk to you soon and make sure to reach out and follow me on my other social medias so we can be friends!


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Thank you for listening to another solo episode! Today when this is posted is the first day of Camp NaNoWriMo in July, the month for productivity as a writer! This month I plan to edit my novel with multiple rereads. I go into depth about my process plan on that. Alongside so, I will be drafting a few short stories, which I also talk about in this episode my method for coming up with quick yet thorough story ideas.
I am excited to document yet another month of Camp NaNo and hope you are excited too. It is so cool to look back on the progress and see how my mind changes and grows in a simple month.
Another unique aspect to this month is that I will not be using electronics for any of the writing or editing! I plan to do my rereads of my novel using the printed out novel, a notebook, sticky tabs, and pens for annotations. I got some thin notebooks as well for first drafts of short stories, so this is full of handwriting and grounding myself back into pure writing! I am definitely pulling a Neil Gaiman on myself, so let's see how this goes.

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Talk to you soon,
Olivia

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Thank you for coming back for part two! In this segment of my conversation with romance author Jensen Parker, we talk about the social media side of books and writing. How to start and upkeep a book Instagram whether you are an author, writer, or reader. How to deal with the surrounding influencers on social media and what to look out for when finding people to trust. We also discuss the Writing Community as a whole and the evolution of creativity in regards to social media. This was such a fun, thought-provoking episode full of unique personal experiences tied with relevant information to help you succeed as an author. We are all on our own paths and define success differently, tune in to get that extra boost you've been looking for to accomplish those writing dreams.

Talk to you soon,
Olivia


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Thank you so much for tuning into part one of this two segment episode featuring author Jensen Parker! Jensen is the author of Until Now, a romance novel releasing in August 2023 about summer vacation, fake dating, and all tied with a bow with fantastic characters. Tune in as we talk about releasing a debut novel, coming up with a novel idea, talking out ideas with other people, reading and collecting books, figuring out tropes, and so much more! Are you a big fan of exclusive insights that authors spill about their books?
If you listen long enough, you may just get some hints into Jensen's future writing plans.
Head over to part two of this show once you are done here and I hope you enjoyed!

Talk to you soon,
Olivia


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Thank you for tuning into today's episode. Today I had Luis Daiz on the show, an author and world traveler, as well as a husband and father with a passion for writing and telling stories alongside his busy days with family, friends, and a full time job. It was truly an honor to read his novel months ago and finally have him on the show. We discussed the inspiration to that first story idea and the amazing combination of right timing of events to curate story ideas. We also talked about outlining, self publishing, writing resources accessible to you (linked below), starting your own LLC to publish your work under your own name, and going to book/writing festivals for outreach! There is so much to discuss and tune into in this episode, don't miss out.

Talk to you soon,
Olivia 

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Thanks for tuning into another episode of the solo series Creative Accountability. Today's episode was a quick turn around, much quicker than ever anticipated, on the finish of draft three! The first three episodes in this series was all during Camp Nano in April where I re-outlined and revised draft two and now, here is the sequel to so!
In this episode I talk about how I managed to write 100k words in May, the process before, during, and after, printing my draft, editing goals, and more. I also talk about the stigma on word count, how I track my own progress, and how to take a reader's critique on another book to enhance your own writing!
I hope you enjoy this episode, and thanks for being here!

Talk to you soon,
Olivia


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Thanks for tuning into this week's episode. Today on the show I had Angel Ackerman speak about her endeavors in the writing industry. From a 15 year long career in journalism, to starting up Parisian Phoenix Publishing and forming a committed team that works with authors to produce passion projects, this is definitely the show to tune into. We discuss the inside scoop and advice when involved in book publishing, as well as real experiences with authors Ackerman has encountered on her journey. As a publisher, she is also a writer, giving a double perspective and all around well-developed perspective that is something to not miss out on. Tune in!

Talk to you soon,
Olivia

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Hey everyone, thank you so much for coming back to the show today to listen into this great conversation! Today we have on David Badurina, the speculative supernatural fiction author of The Caretaker, as well as many short stories. Badurina discusses his brainstorming process through this conversation on how he has taken abstract ideas and life experiences and turned them into vivid stories using his storytelling expertise methodology. From using the personality theory to enhance character all the way to specifics and advice on breaking the stereotypical writing schedule, this episode is loaded with hope and comfort for both the aspiring and experienced author.

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Talk to you soon,
Olivia


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Thank you so much for following these solo episodes and my writing journey! Talking out the writing and story problems I have faced and what I am doing to resolved and grow my writing is so fun. I love the feedback and messages from writers and authors and listeners, thank you! Today's episode dives into the last third of April Camp NaNoWriMo and the intrinsic details I dove into for my story. Now that draft three is outlined and as ready to write as ever, I feel prepared!

How did I get to this preparation stage?

Today I talk about diving into character: the internal conflict, fears, desires, misbeliefs, motivations, misconceptions... all found using my story and one other simple strategy that is accessible to everyone. Tune in to find out!

I also talked about the difference between an anti-hero, antagonist, and villain, something you will want to listen in on.

I hope you enjoyed today's episode and I will talk to you soon!

Olivia




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