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S4E1 Pitches and Critiques || Less BS & More Joy with Author Rachael Amarante

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In E1 of my fourth season, I officially start with my pitch critique segments. First, I cover the essential parts of a pitch, then I break down the trailer and premise for the movie YESTERDAY (which was really fun!) and create a Twitter-sized pitch out of the trailer version. Then, I critique two pitches sent in by two writers. After, I chat with author, coach, motivational speaker, and mother of four, Rachael Amarante. We talk about:

  • society’s expectations of women and mothers
  • how our successes in all facets of life stem from how we view ourselves and the world from the inside out
  • choosing to move forward instead of always looking back to what was “normal”
  • collaborating with other authors on a project
  • working on her memoir
  • not pigeonholing yourself into any one genre
  • allowing yourself to “winter” to figure out what your goals are and make a plan to reach them
  • how “me time” is a necessity
  • looking for and recognizing joy in your everyday life
  • advice for mom writers who struggle to stay on course with their writing goals
  • using writing sprints and writing prompts to help your creativity
  • the bs part of motherhood
  • book recommendations

    • The book Rachael mentions about writing proposals is called How to Write a Book Proposal (5th edition) by Jody Rein and Michael Larsen.

    You can connect with Rachael on IG @rachael_amarante, Twitter @RachaelAmarante, and her website at www.theawakeningmotherhoodproject.com.

    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

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