Mentoring Writers Resource Box

Mentoring Writers Resource Box

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Mentoring Writers Resource Box episodes

  • I109 IN CONVERSATION WITH TEN PENNERS INTERVIEW
    The Ten Penners is an off-shoot Group of the Gold Coast Writers organisation in Australia. Recently they launched their latest anthology. Today I talk with the ladies involved in the group, what the group means to them, and about their new book. Their book is available on Amazon.com, in bookshops or from their website - https://thetenpenners.wixsite.com/the-ten-penners
    55 min
  • B089 A Few Stray Thoughts About Writing
    Having taken a few weeks off from podcasting I thought today I'd share a few stray thoughts about writing with you before I throw myself back in to the uploading of some new and interesting podcasts. This one includes how an author changed the way one of the Big 5 Publishers looked at writing the blurb on the back of her books.
    12 min
  • P112 IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF ANY CONTRACT
    What is the definition of a contract? Well, simply put it is an agreement that is legally binding between two or more parties. In today's podcast I want to have a quick look at what you should include in any contract you either create for your business or in any contract one you are considering signing.
    15 min
  • B088 BEWARE OF VANITY PRESSES
    These days Vanity Presses are trying to become more legit. But some are still hanging on to their bad habits and that means taking innocent newbie writers for a ride. There are even others jumping on the band wagon in a hope of making a fast buck with some sweet talking. Today we discuss becoming more aware of these dangerous waters.
    14 min
  • P111 MISCONCEPTIONS IN KIDS BOOKS
    When writing children's books many aspiring writers believe that it is an easy process. Or they have read that there are certain elements that, whilst relevant for novels, you can overlook in kids books. This is not the case. Today we discuss some of the more important misconceptions that all writers should be awar of before starting to write.
    24 min
  • B087 WHY A WRITING MENTOR IS FOR YOU
    We are all aware that all great athletes would not be where they are without the assistance and support of their coaches. And the same can be said for writers. So, if you have ever wondered, ‘Do I need a writing mentor,’ well in this podcast we ask you some questions and give answers that will help you decide.
    13 min
  • P110 WRITING A MEMOIR
    Writing a memoir is not an easy experience but if you would like to think about taking on such a task on then in this podcast we are offering some basic guideline tips to help you get started and how to get your story across to the right readers.
    19 min
  • B086 PLANNING SCHOOL VISITS
    As a childrens book author you should be loooking at sharing your work with children. One of the best and easiest ways of doing this is through planning school visits. In this podcast we discuss how to go about organising your school visits.
    12 min
  • P109 WHAT MAKES A GOOD PROTAGONIST
    No matter what genre or style you write your story in, whether for book, stage or screen, you always need to make sure you have a good, no a great protagonist. In this podcast we discuss what makes a good hero/heroine and we offer samples from a couple of popular films to help you get the feel of our theme.
    26 min
  • B085 WHY A COPYRIGHT PAGE & ISBN ON EBOOKS
    In light of the confusion over AI and it's effects on writers, today we are discussing why you should consider having both a copyright page and an ISBN for your ebooks. We will doing further podcasts about how AI, plagiarism, copyright and how it could affect your work in the future.
    12 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.