The Writing Sparrow

This is it, folks! The final episode of Season 2! To wrap up, Savanah James is here to talk about reader magnets and how to write the perfect one for your mailing list subscribers.

To find out more about Savanah, visit her website or her Facebook page.

The Writing Sparrow will return for Season 3. Date TBC. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss out when we're back!

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To find out more about Sarina and her books, visit her website, find her on Facebook, or connect with her (and the podcast!) on Discord.

This week I had the great pleasure to talk to Tammi Labrecque, Newsletter Ninja and author of, erm, Newsletter Ninja. We had such a great time talking about newsletters that we got cut off, but we've had a chat and Tammi will be back for Season 3 to finish what we started today.

To find out more about Tammi, visit her website or her Author Think Tank on Facebook.

Next week: How to Write a Great Reader Magnet with Savanah James

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To find out more about Sarina and her books, visit her website, find her on Facebook, or connect with her (and the podcast!) on Discord.

Today we're talking about graphic novels and how to create them. Imelda Wei Ding Lo aka FortunusGames joins me for this one with great insight into this path.

To find out more about Imelda, check out her Twitter or her own podcast.

Next week:  Newsletter 101 with Tammi Labrecque.

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To find out more about Sarina and her books, visit her website, find her on Facebook, or connect with her (and the podcast!) on Discord.

* HEADS UP: we now have a new home on Facebook! I'm deleting the page because I hate how pages work/don't work and have created a group instead. This is our new home: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thewritingsparrowpodcast *

Kirsten McNeill is back! This time, she joins me for a (fun) rant about the editing process. We're both editors, so this episode is part venting and part tips for working with your editor.

To find out more about Kirsten, check out her Instagram, her Facebook group, and her website.

Next week: How to Write and Publish a Graphic Novel with FortunusGames / Imelda Wei Ding Lo.

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To find out more about Sarina and her books, visit her website, find her on Facebook, or connect with her (and the podcast!) on Discord.

Welcome to the Writing Routines chat of the season! Astrid and I talked about the big questions such as Are you a plotter, pantser, or somewhere in between? ,  Do you write every day? ,  Where does your inspiration come from?,  What’s your beverage of choice?, and many more!

At the end of each episode, the writers recommend their favourite book on writing and share their advice for establishing a writing routine that works for you.

To find out more about Astrid, check out her YouTube, her Facebook, and her website.

Next week: A (Fun) Rant about Editing with Kirsten McNeill.

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To find out more about Sarina and her books, visit her website, find her on Facebook, or connect with her (and the podcast!) on Discord.

Welcome back, folks, for a chat on what I thought would be historical fiction but instead morphed into a fun discussion about historical fantasy! Katie Hayoz is back for this one with lots of great insights.

If, like me, historical fiction isn't really your thing but fantasy is, or if you want to know how to infuse your historical settings with more fantasy elements, then we've got you covered!

To find out more about Katie, check out her website, find her or Twitter, or follow her on Instagram.

Next week: Writing Routines | Astrid VJ.

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This week I welcome James Fahy back on my show! James had all of his books published the traditional way. While this podcast mostly talks to self-published authors, it's not the right path for everyone, so today James talks us through how he found his agent, and what happened next.

If you want to take the traditional route, this is the episode for you!

To find out more about James, check out his website or follow him on Instagram or on Twitter.

Next week: How to Write Historical Fantasy with Katie Hayoz.

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To find out more about Sarina and her books, visit her website, find her on Facebook, or connect with her (and the podcast!) on Discord.

Welcome back, folks, for an exciting chat about how to resurrect a dead book (and what that even means, anyway). Cara North joins me for this one!

Got a published book that isn't doing too well, or something from your backlist that's not getting any attention anymore? This is the episode for you.

(We may have shared the video on Patreon super early last year around Halloween, because the timing fit and the topic was too perfect not to.)

To find out more about Cara, check out her Twitter and her website.

Next week: How to find an Agent and Get Publish with James Fahy.

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To find out more about Sarina and her books, visit her website, find her on Facebook, or connect with her (and the podcast!) on Discord.

Welcome back, Sparrows! This week, Jo Holloway joins me for a chat about how we can find new readers on Facebook! Get a notebook ready, friends - Jo has loads of great tips to share.

You probably know that your readers are on social media somewhere, but how do you find them, and how do you engage with them in a way that'll make them want to buy your book? Find out in this episode how Jo aces this on Facebook.

As mentioned in the episode, these are the bookish groups she recommends:

YA Fantasy Addicts
YA Sci-Fi & Fantasy Addicts
Indie Fantasy Addicts
Fantasy ARC Readers

Your action step this week is to check out the above groups, find others in your genre, and join a few as a reader if this approach appeals to you.

To find out more about Jo, check out Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and her website.

Next week: How to Resurrect a Dead Book with Cara North.

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To find out more about Sarina and her books, visit her website, find her on Facebook, or connect with her (and the podcast!) on Discord.

LET SEASON 2 BEGIN

*throws confetti*

Welcome back, Sparrows, for Season 2 of The Writing Sparrow! In this first episode (or Episode 76, if you're counting the total), Sarah McKnight joins me for the light topic of social media warnings.

To find out more about Sarah, check out her Twitter and her website.

Next week: How to Find New Readers on Facebook with Jo Holloway.

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*** WE'RE MOVING *** Find us on https://ko-fi.com/writingsparrowpodcast going forward - the old links will stop working soon.

To find out more about Sarina and her books, visit her website, find her on Facebook, or connect with her (and the podcast!) on Discord.