June 14, 2022

S3E3 || COMPS || Jessica Payne

54 minutes

What are comps? Why do we need them? Kat talks about this part of the querying and publishing process and how to use them properly. Then she welcomes back to the show author Jessica Payne, who just launched her debut thriller, Make Me Disappear, last month. Topics covered are:

how her debut launch went

getting tagged in negative reviews

the changes a manuscript goes through from offer of rep to launch

having to write the nice part of evil characters

launch teams—what they are and how to organize them (thanks to Peyton!)

how to organize your time for marketing

using social media channels to build your community

how she created her sociopathic antagonist

writing authentic characters

Lisa Cron’s Third Rail

how to make time for new projects while doing a book launch

co-writing with a friend

imposter syndrome tips

the most challenging and most enjoyable parts of debuting as an author

Follow Jess on social media: Twitter @authorjesspayne Instagram @jessicapayne.writer and her website is www.jessicapayne.net. Join in the #momswritersclub chats on Twitter every other Wednesday at 6pm PT/9pm ETT (next one is this Tuesday, June 15!).

Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and Instagram @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com and www.foxxeditorial.com. #PromptsandComps chats are on Twitter every three weeks on Tuesday evenings at 9pm ET (next one is June 21!).