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S4 BONUS || Pitches || Karen Heenan || Garon Whited

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Today's bonus episode features three pitch critiques. Then I chat with authors Karen Heenan and Garon Whited!

Karen and I cover:

  • her new book, Coming Apart
  • re-discovering her own town from the Depression era
  • the differences between writing in various eras of historical fiction
  • writing linked standalones
  • her Tudor series
  • ensuring you’re creating well-rounded characters
  • choosing the right POV
  • creating fictional characters vs creating fictionalized characters based on real figures
  • advice for writers particularly in historical fiction (but in any genre, really!)
  • how tv and film can be helpful in writing
  • a good reason to analyze and re-write the beginning of your draft

    • Garon and I chat about:

    • his newst book, Pheobe’s Tale: From His Shadow
    • his Nightlord series
    • his short stories
    • differences between writing the big stuff and writing the smaller stuff
    • “inspiration particles”
    • interconnected series vs. standalones in a series
    • tips and tricks for worldbuilding
    • the natural evolution of a character’s development

      • Karen can be found at www.karenheenan.com. She's also on Twitter @karen_heenan, IG @karen.heenan, and FB @karenheenanwriter.

      Garon can be found at www.garonwhited.com. He's also on Twitter @garonwhited, IG @garonwhited, and FB @author.garon.whited.

      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. 

      If you would like to submit a pitch for critique on the show, please fill out this form.

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