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S4E7 || Pitch Critiques || Author Rus Wornom

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Today Kat critiques three pitches, then chats with author Rus Wornom about:

  • Where (or who!) the idea for Ghostflowers came from
  • Classic rock ’n’ roll in books
  • Researching for historical fiction
  • The “sculpting” part of drafting
  • How he got his agent
  • Staying in touch with the market
  • Novels with graphics, etc.
  • His (yet) unpublished book, The Enigma Club
  • Recommendations for craft books: Dean Koontz’ How to Write a Bestselling Book. Danse Macabre by Stephen King
  • How creating art and books is similar
  • Writing workshops
  • The worst piece of writing advice

    • You can follow Rus on Twitter @RusWornom and on IG at @ruswornom. His website is www.ruswornom.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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