Alaine takes the wheel to start off this episode as she discusses her five items to consider for an indie author: the need for beta readers; having a professional cover; getting your story professionally edited; having an effective blurb; and marketing practices available (0:46). This episode's writing tip is a timely one - how to kick start your writing when you have a million things on your mind (17:40). In the Rules to Write by Alaine and S. C. dive into the debate on whether stories should have epilogues / prologues (22:10). The authors close the episode asking for questions for their tenth and final episode of season one with #ask2DP included in the message and thanking those people who are putting their lives on the line during the pandemic. #2DP #ask2DP