The Tea Grannies

We’re here with a deep dive into self publishing, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for a chat with indie romance author, Kate McWilliams. Happy writing!

Links:

ISBNS for Canadians:

Library and Archives Canada website (for ISBNs)

Cover Designs:

The Book Cover Designer (There are tons of designers on this site, so if Maja’s designs aren’t your style, keep looking!)

Book Layout Design:

Reedsy Book Editor (free online tool)

Vellum (book design software only for Mac)

Atticus (alternative to Vellum, for PC, Mac, Linux, and Chromebook)

Graphic Design:

Canva (online graphic design platform with a free option)

Book Brush (online graphic design platform specifically for authors)

Marketing:

BookBub (a robust book marketing platform) 

BookSirens (an ARC distribution platform)

Reedsy Discovery (an indie book review platform)

The StoryGraph (a Goodreads alternative that’s not owned by Amazon)

Mixtus Media (for tips and tricks and all things indie-author marketing)

The Creative Academy for Writers:

Join the community! (they have resources and experts on ALL this stuff!)

Indie Publishing Resources (checklists, walkthroughs, Q&As, and much more)

Contribute to the community ♡ (every little bit helps)

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Today we’re here for a Q&A about traditional publishing with Rob Samborn, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing!

Rob Samborn Links:

Rob Samborn

Email Rob at [email protected]

The Prisoner of Paradise on Goodreads

The Prisoner of Paradise on The StoryGraph

Resource Links:

Absolute Write

Net Galley

Cover Designer David Ter-Avanesyan

TouchPoint Press

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Today we’re joined by our friend and fellow author Maja Hampson, to chat about what happens when you finally land an agent! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy writing!

LINKS:

Maja on Instagram: @maja_is_writing

Maja on Twitter: @maja_hampson

Alexa Dunn: Questions for THE CALL! What to ask a literary agent

Context Literary Agency

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Today we’re here to chat about finding an agent, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for our episode on what happens when you get an agent, featuring a special guest. Happy writing!

Links:

Query Tracker: https://querytracker.net/ 

Manuscript Wish List: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/ 

Twitter #MSWL: https://twitter.com/hashtag/MSWL?src=hashtag_click 

Publisher’s Marketplace: https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/ 

Writer’s Digest: https://www.writersdigest.com/search?query=literary+agents+2022 

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Today we’re here to chat about writing a synopsis, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for our episode on agent hunting. Happy writing!

Links:

Story Structures: https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/story-structure/ 

Synopsis Writing Guide: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-a-novel-synopsis-step-by-step-guide#3-essential-parts-of-a-novel-synopsis 

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Today we’re here to talk about query letters, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. We’ll see you next time for our query letter critique episode, dedicated to providing feedback on query letters submitted by our wonderful listeners! Elise and I will also include our own queries that received requests, and we have a query submission from a listener that landed an agent. Happy writing!

Links:

Query Tracker: https://querytracker.net/

Manuscript Wish List: https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/

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Today we’re here to talk about prepping and polishing your manuscript, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! Don’t forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts. Follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies to stay up to date on episodes, book reviews and more. See you next time for our episode on query letters! Happy writing. 

Links:

Elise’s Editing Services: https://elisevolkman.com/editing

Elise’s LinkedIn Portfolio: https://linkedin.com/in/elisevolkmanediting

The Tea Grannies’ Twitter Editors List: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1433472460876177410 

Reedsy: https://reedsy.com/

sub-Reddit for editors: https://www.reddit.com/r/FreelanceEditors/

Magnolia Editing: https://www.instagram.com/magnoliaediting/

Lakeisha Bell Cadogan: https://www.lakeishabellcadogan.com/

Wildwood Editing: https://www.wildwoodediting.com/

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Today we’re here for a little bonus episode, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started! If you’ve enjoyed our show, please rate and review us wherever you listen to your podcasts. You can follow us on social media for updates on season 3! Happy Writing!

Links:

An Enchantment of Ravens

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

Throne of Glass

Hook, Line and Sinker

Instagram: @theteagranniespodcast

Twitter: @theteagrannies

Email: [email protected]

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Today we’re here to chat about story building, so pour yourself a cup of tea and let’s get started.

This is our last episode of Season 2! Thank you so much to our listeners and submitters, as well as Miraya's wonderful friend Michael who provided the music for our show. If you want to hear more from him, follow him on Instagram @michael.fabro! To keep up to date with our plans for Season 3, follow us on Instagram @theteagranniespodcast and on Twitter @theteagrannies. Happy Writing!

LINKS:

The Hero’s Journey

The Three Act Structure & Kishōtenketsu

Save the Cat by Blake Snyder

Michael Fabro Website: https://www.michaelfabro.com/

Michael Fabro Instagram: @michael.fabro

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