Getting Published

Back from an amazing vacation and my first ever Worldcon, I sit down to talk all about the experience.

Topics discussed include: developmental editing, self-publishing, beta readers, what drives us as writers; and of course meeting the mighty Mur Lafferty!

The blog post I mention about developmental editing: https://janefriedman.com/developmental-editor/

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Getting work done should be as fun as it is efficient. In this episode I talk about all the tools I use to write; including hardware, software, and motivational tricks.

If you haven't yet, check out Scrivener (the best tool for writers): https://www.literatureandlatte.com

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In this episode I touch on one of the most frequent distractions from my writing (and reading!): TELEVISION. Can a healthy intake of TV shows and movies help your writing? Can too much be a bad thing?

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And here's that writing course I mentioned (It's free!): https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/start-writing-fiction/

I'm always curious to hear what leads writers to the craft, and in this episode I share my personal story.

Is your story similar to mine? Or maybe vastly different? Head on over to the Facebook page and let me know!

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Ever heard of St. George's Day? In this episode I talk about one of my favorite Catalonian traditions and why this is one of the best holidays for writers.

In honor of "La diada de Sant Jordi" (or St. George's Day), I'm sending a callout for book recommendations! Let me know what book I should read and why! Comment on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/gettingpublishedpodcast/

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Having finally finished reading this masterpiece, I decided to dedicate an entire episode to A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. I discuss how this book opened my eyes to the potential that lies in breaking all those rules we learn as fledgling writers, and talk about why Yanagihara was successful (to me at least) in doing so.

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Also, check out Medium if you haven't already: https://medium.com

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As I get deeper into my story, this whole "revision" thing is getting tougher than ever. In this episode I talk about the growing challenges I'm facing in the rewrite process, and ask the question: when it comes to the second draft, how critical of your writing should you be?

Please send your tips on getting through this formidable task they call editing, along with ideas for topics in future episodes!

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Since our last interview, E.P. Wyck has been busy turning his NaNoWriMo story into a published book. We discuss his process from start to finish and all of the things he learned along the way.

You can find his debut novel on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Escape-Velocity-Black-Star-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B06XG7YJ77/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Visit his author page: amazon.com/author/epwyck

Or find him on Facebook here: facebook.com/likeepwyck

And on Twitter: @epwyck

And you can find out more about 20BooksTo50K here: http://20booksto50k.com/forum/index.php

As always, you can send me feedback via email: [email protected]

So, I finished those first few chapters and now it's time to share them with a select group of people. Doing so was easier said than done!

In this episode I talk about whether or not it's possible to read your own writing objectively—and if it isn't, how do you stay motivated and keep your confidence up?

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While reading my new favorite book, I had an AHA moment. Sometimes the most memorable descriptions are the ones that aren't written down at all. In this episode, I discuss the concept of "invisible prose", and how this conflicts with my tendency to include a lot of description in my writing.

Here is that wonderful blog post I mentioned: Description - too much or too little?

http://allwritefictionadvice.blogspot.com.es/2011/05/description-too-much-or-too-little.html

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