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S4E12 || ONE YEAR PODIVERSARY EPISODE!


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It has been ONE YEAR since the #badasswriters podcast began! Can you believe it? Today, I tell you how this all got started and answer some questions ya'll have asked me including who I am, how I got here, why I do what I do, how I find the time, what I'm working on, plus dedications and thank yous and what I'm looking forward to in 2023.

Then, I highlight advice from a few of the past year's episodes, including:

  • the importance of the writing community (author Hannah Sharpe, S1E5)
  • how to prepare for a debut book launch (author Jessica Payne, S1E6)
  • elevator pitches and the author + agent relationship (literary agent Cece Lyra, P.S. Literary, S2 Bonus)
  • comps (literary agent Claire Harris, P.S. Literary, S2 Bonus)
  • book distribution, marketing, and diversity in publishing (CEO Alex Brown of Rising Action, S3E1)
  • top five tips for writing flash fiction (author and lit mag editor Tommy Dean, S2E3)
  • nerding out about archival research (author Amy Tector, S2 Bonus)
  • opening pages and chapter endings (international bestselling thriller author Hannah Mary McKinnon, S2 Bonus)
  • advice for younger writers (poet Joseph Fasano, S2 Bonus)
  • when to insert info, worldbuilding, and line-level writing (bestselling author Bianca Marais, S3E10)
  • nailing first lines and writing what you fear (author S. M. Freedman, S4E6)
  • trends in bookselling and finding comps at bookstores (bookseller and author Jan Scott, S4E11)
  • I wish I could highlight something from all the amazing authors I've had on the pod! Thank you all so much for joining me, whether as a guest or a listener. I wouldn't be here without any of you!

    Episodes are booked until summer, at which point I'll be taking a break to spend time with my kids, and I'm already booking for late August interviews!

    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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    Regular Episode Music: Bathtime Funk - All Good Folks (uppbeat.io)

    Other Episode Music: Sad News - Emily Rubye || Violet Sky (Instrumental Version) - Phello || The Clearing - Golden Anchor || Dron SSFX Whisper - SFX Producer || Elimination Round - Philip Ayers (all from epidemicsound.io)

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    #badasswritersBy Kathleen Foxx