The Writer's Mindset

Gail Carriger has multiple NYT bestsellers and over a million books in print in dozens of different languages. She writes comedies of manners mixed with urban fantasy (and sexy queer joy as G. L. Carriger). She is best known for the Parasol Protectorate and Finishing School series. She was once an archaeologist and is fond of shoes, octopuses, and tea.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• The differences between The Hero's Journey and The Heroine's Journey
• Why The Heroine's Journey is often looked down on or forgotten
• The importance of reader expectations

Find Gail

• Website: https://gailcarriger.com/
• Facebook: https://gailcarriger.com/FB
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/gailcarriger/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/gailcarriger
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/gailcarriger

Miriam is a 5x bestselling children's book author and the CEO of ML Publishing. It's her absolute joy to work with other authors and watch their books empower children.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How Miriam achieved a Guinness World Record on her blog
• Ways to grow your confidence to build your audience
• The importance of knowing your why

(NB: The nutrition episode of HEALTHY HABITS will be out towards the end of this month)

This week on The Writer's Mindset we share all the writing techniques, hacks, tips, resources, and more that have improved our craft over the last several years.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How breaking your book down into smaller chunks can help you get more done
• The difference accountability can make
• Why Scrivener and Plot Factory are better than Word or Google Docs for writing a book
• Why we ate our words on worldbuilding

Listen to our new bonus series HEALTHY HABITS over at patreon.com/writersmindset.

Links

• The Writer's Mindset Facebook group
• Plot Factory *
• Scrivener *
• TickTick *

Books Mentioned

• The Ghost's Call
• The Mummy's Curse
• The Necromancer's Secret
• The Witch's Sacrifice
• How to Write Believable Characters

*Affiliate link. It won't cost you any extra to purchase through this link, but we will get a small commission.

C.L. Peache currently lives in Newark-On-Trent. In her spare time she enjoys reading, travelling, walking, kayaking, watching motorbike racing, socialising and drinking coffee.

She loves writing, but the characters decide which story she’s going tell and she doesn’t have much say in it! She writes many different genres including: chick-lit, fantasy, cosy fiction, horror, thrillers and travel books.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How publishing through an app differs to other publishing methods
• How reading on an app changes the readers’ experience
• What C.L. Peache’s writing process is like

To join us for our new series, HEALTHY HABITS, become a patron today: Patreon.com/writersmindset

Mark Leslie Lefebvre is the Director of Business Development for Draft2Digital, a free and author-centric platform celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2022. Mark has worked in the book industry since 1992, the same year his first short story appeared in print. His past roles include President of the Canadian Booksellers Association, Chair of the Professional Advisory Committee for Sheridan College’s Honors Degree Program in Writing and Publishing, and Director of Self-Publishing and Author Relations for Rakuten Kobo, where he created and launched Kobo Writing Life. He is the host of the weekly Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing Podcast; and writing mostly under the name Mark Leslie, has released more than 30 books that include fiction, urban fantasy, horror, true-story paranormal, and guide-books for authors.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• What it means to publish wide
• Wide marketing techniques
• How long it takes to see success when you publish wide
• The biggest challenges wide authors face

Visit Mark's website: www.markleslie.ca

Sacha Black is a bestselling and competition winning author, rebel podcaster, speaker and casual rule breaker. She writes about people with magical powers, sapphic fiction for teens and other books about the art of writing.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why we love a good villain
• How to give your villains more depth
• Why you shouldn't use mental health conditions as motivation for your villain
• What soul scars are and how to use them

Join us for our new HEALTHY HABITS series over on Patreon: www.patreon.com/writersmindset

While we set up for season five, check out this bonus episode, taken from our interview with Daniel Willcocks. It's full of juicy tips to help you on your self-publishing journey, whether you're just starting out or you've been publishing for years.

While we set up for season five, check out this bonus episode, taken from our interview with Sacha Black. In it, she talks all about how she juggles writing and parenting.

In our new bonus series, Kristina explores the techniques she uses to manage her chronic health issues while still writing, publishing, and podcasting. Find out more about this exclusive new series in our introductory episode.

To listen to the full series as it goes live, join us on Patreon over at https://www.patreon.com/writersmindset

While we set up for season five, check out this bonus episode, taken from our interview with Jonathan Taylor. Kristina just couldn't help talking about ghost stories with him, but it ended up leading them down an interesting path where they discuss the links between horror and comedy.