Beta Readers are a fantastic commodity for writers. But what are they, what's expected from them, and do they have expectations of you? Find out where to find them and much more in this episode of The Versatile Writer. 

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Please check out my business page www.loveofbooks.co.uk for assistance with ghost writing, copyediting, blogging, courses for new and existing writers, coaching, and community groups. I also proofread and edit too.

The Versatile Writer Facebook group is the place to answer the questions raised on the podcast. Hope to see you there.

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After over 3 decades of writing, I've picked up a few tips along the way. Here's ten of them. Part 2 is coming later in Season 5. Please like, share, and subscribe to my podcast. Thank you :)

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For the six months between July and December 2021, I focussed on revising a novel. In the last weeks of doing that, I needed help on staying on it because it's SO easy to procrastinate on finishing it. Why though, especially when I was so close to finishing it, would I want to procrastinate? The answer is in this episode. And who helped me stay accountable? 

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www.loveofbooks.co.uk

Please visit the above link for courses, community groups and other writing services incl: ghost writing, proofreading, and editing.

Facebook: Sarah Banham. Twitter: @sjbwrites. Instagram: s.j.banham

Thanks go to Sarah Dodd, author of Keeper of Secrets. You can find her on Twitter @SarahJDdodd

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In this episode I look at how hyper focus affects my writing, my writing process, and how it can be used for good. Viewing it as a writing resource is a better, healthier position to take despite the feelings it leaves you with at the end of writing a novel. 

I also touch on keeping track and accountability and give a special shout out to author Sarah Dodd, author of Keeper of Secrets (Twitter @SarahJDodd) who helped me stay accountable for finishing my current Work in Progress.

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Me

I run For The Love of Books www.loveofbooks.co.uk offering writing services to businesses both big and small. Blogging, ghost writing and copywriting are the top three. To the individual writer, I offer writing courses, coaching, and much more. I also run several writing-related community groups. Why not take a look to see how can help you achieve your goals. :)

You can find me on Facebook: Sarah Banham, Twitter @sjbwrites, Instagram s.j.banham, and also on Linked In: Sarah Banham BA (Hons)

#Hyperfocus #dopamine #writing #writingcommunity #novels #writingresources #indiepublishing #emotions #editing #analysis #story #adhd #accountability

Writer, Podcaster, Executive Producer, Speaker and all-around good egg, Sarah Rhea Werner was my very special guest earlier in the year. We discussed so many things in our casual chat that we discovered we had more in common than we didn't!

Among other topics, we covered our love of #Firefly, #cats, our respective approaches to creative writing, and so much more. In an hour of exclusive material, find out what we both think about #obsession, using time wisely, hyper focus, #character development, processing #language, #accents, #ADHD, #neurodiversity, and what influences our writing.

Sarah's known for two podcasts, The Write Now Podcast and Girl In Space, and so much more, but on this CHRISTMAS SPECIAL episode of The Versatile Writer, you'll discover even more about her.

My heartfelt thanks go out to her in helping me make this episode.

Sarah Banham

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The Write Now Podcast

Girl In Space (girlinspacepodcast.com)

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For The Love of Books

This is a Bonus-Bonus episode. The final instalment of Guardian Angel:The Journey Home. 

This was the sequel to a novel that was written and published around 2007/8 and is now out of print. That means that this audio version is the only place to read/hear the story now as maybe three physical copies of the book remains. (If you have a copy, please contact me with a photo of it with yourself to [email protected] and I'll happily send you a gift). This also means that the audio version is now free as I'm sharing it with you via The Versatile Writer podcast.

Thank you for taking the time to listen to the book via this podcast. I'd love it if you would like, share, and subscribe it for others to enjoy. 

This was Season 4 of The Versatile Writer. There will be a Christmas Special Episode, and Season 5 will commence in January 2022.

If you would like to be kept in the loop of this podcast, please visit the facebook group for THE VERSATILE WRITER, or my business page FOR THE LOVE OF BOOKS, or even my personal page SARAH BANHAM. Most of those pages collide at some point and create a Venn Diagram! :) 

A monthly newsletter is also available via FTLOB by emailing me ([email protected]) with SUBSCRIBE in the title line. You can unsubscribe at any time, and in line with UK GDPR rules, I won't keep your details. The newsletter contains information about the business, the podcast, and the writers' experience, while also inviting contributions for the newsletter which goes out to my newsletter community so other's get to see your work and you don't have to pay me to do it! :) 

Thanks again for listening to Guardian Angel:The Journey Home. Please like it, share it, and subscribe to it....and tell your friends, your family, and the rest of the world to do the same too ;)

sjb x

The conclusion of The Journey Home. 

This is a *BONUS* episode, however later today a final bonus *FINAL BONUS* episode will be released concluding the story.

The penultimate chapter of Guardian Angel: The Journey Home.

An emotional meeting between Tim and James Angel that brings up baggage from the past.

Tim, Dale, and Jayne head for the USS Constitution to finally meet James and Tessa Angel.

*BONUS* episode. 

Tim and Jayne patch things up. Jayne sets him a condition of their make up.

This is a bonus episode and one that contains occasional mild language