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S4 BONUS || 2 Pitches || Author Nick Holmberg

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In today's bonus episode, Kat critiques two pitches, which wraps up the pitches in the submission inbox. It'll be left open for a little longer, but as major pitch events are coming to a close after #MoodPitch next week, it will be temporarily closing as well, but reopening next year for more critiques. After that, she chat with author Nick Holmberg about:

  • His debut, The Emergent
  • Research
  • Having beta readers help with sensitive areas
  • Second-person POV
  • The process of applying for book awards/contests
  • Winning an award and celebrating
  • How this book came to life after 19 years of working on it
  • Cutting from 170K > 80K words
  • How his writing changed over time and with his travels and as life happened
  • The secret to making writing work
  • How music helps him write
  • His blog, www.nickholmbergwrites.com
  • The hybrid publishing process
  • Raising money for editing and publishing through https://publishizer.com
  • Connecting with other creatives
  • “Light outlining”

    • Nick can be found on his website at www.nickholmbergwrites.com. He's on Instagram @nickholmbergwrites and Facebook @nickholmbergwrites.

    Kat is on Twitter @kfoxx_writes @_badasswriters @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. On IG, she's @kathleenfoxxwrites @badasswriters_podcast @FoxxEditorial and @moodpitchers. Her websites are www.kathleenfoxx.com www.foxxeditorial.com and www.moodpitch.org

    If you're interested in being a guest on the show, please fill out this form. Please know that in most cases, interviews are booked about six months in advance.

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