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- P072. RECORDING YOUR OWN AUDIO BOOKSToday we look at the process of an author recording their own audio books. We examine what is involved, what is needed and whether or not it is worth the author's time and effort in producing the recording to achieve a good quality result.21 min
- B054. REGISTERING BOOKS IN AUSTRALIAThis podcast is aimed at listeners who are authors or potential authors living and publishing in Australia, although some of the content will apply to all Indie Authors. We explain how to submit your book to the Australian Library system. The link to the Prepublication Data Service website is:7 min
- P071. DESCRIBING CHARACTERS VIVIDLYIt is eesential that when writing about your characters they must not only be relevant to the story but they must stand out. Characters need to be described vividly and be exacting in their role within the story to keep the readers engaged.17 min
- B53. MY TIPS TO HELP YOU WRITE BETTERAs an author I am always willing to share what I have learnt with new, developing and even established authors. Here I offer you a number of tips that I hope will help you improve your writing ability.8 min
- P070 WANT TO WRITE A GREAT QUERY LETTERWanting to attract a literary agent? Here we offer you some advice on the principles of writing a good query letter, what it should and should not include, how to do it and what happens afterwards; including the downside to not getting a response!21 min
- B052. WHOSE POINT OF VIEW IS IT PLEASEWho is the narrator of your story? In all stories knowing this is important, even in a children's picture book Here we offer a quick explanation on why you need to get your POV correct from the very start of your story.5 min
- P069. THE POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES OF WRITINGMany writers sometimes get feelings of negativity when it comes to their writing. This podcast takes you through the steps of how to recognise, learn to cope with and overcome this side of your creativity, changing them into positive feelings, thoughts and ideas.22 min
- B051. QUICK BOOK MARKETING FOR INDIE AUTHORSYour book is published and now you need to market it. The question is how? Here are a few quick tips and ideas to help you get started.9 min
- P068. PREPARING YOUR BOOK LAYOUTOften when I receive manuscripts for review and editing the formatting which has been done by the author can make the flow of the story have a few hiccups. In this podcast we offer tips to assist you in giving your manuscript a profesional image.13 min
- B050. WHY I STARTED TO WRITE LATE IN MY LIFEWe offer a short interview with new writer, we have called Jim, who explains how and why he came to writing late in life and his view point on being a successful fiction writer, or not as the case may be?11 min
About Mentoring Writers Resource Box
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Mentoring Writers Resource Box podcasts offer new and developing authors assistance as they travel their writing journey (whether self- or traditionally published). We mentor adult writers of all ages worldwide while mentoring under 18's through our sister organisation Kids4Kids.org.uk. With over thirty years’ experience as an award-winning author, speaker, writing mentor, and publishing consultant our Principle Mentor, Ann Brady, offers practical tips which will help new writers open the door to discovering the many facets of creating, developing and writing a book. We also offer advice on marketing and the publishing aspect of the writing process. Each of the 10-to-20-minute episodes are fact-based, conversational mentoring sessions which will help keep you focused, increase your confidence, and bolster your creativity whilst helping you write.
www.mentoringwriters.co.uk