The Writing Sparrow

Coming in Season 2:

• How to Write and Publish a Graphic Novel
• A Rant About Editing
• How to Find an Agent and Get Published
• How to Write Historical Fantasy
• Social Media Warnings
• How to Resurrect a Dead Book
• How to Find New Readers on Facebook

... and more!

Season 2 starts on January 2nd 2023 with a new episode every Monday... or on December 30th - with a new video the Fridays before! - for all Patreon supporters.

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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.

The Writing Sparrow will take a break now. It will return, I just don't want to promise a date. This is a good time to subscribe to the show (completely free, if the word puts you off!) or follow the podcast at any of the links below. That way, you won't miss us when we're back.

Thank you for listening, writers and Sparrows! Speak soon.

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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.

Kirsten McNeill joins me again for this week's episode to talk about how we can overcome fear on our writing journey, be that the fear of writing a book, of being read, of our books being disliked, etc.

This is a super-sized episode, and we hope you'll enjoy our pep talk!

Please note: The Writing Sparrow will take a break after this episode. It will return, I just don't want to promise a date. This is a good time to subscribe to the show (completely free, if the word puts you off!) or follow the podcast at any of the links below. That way, you won't miss us when we're back.

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

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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 I have the great pleasure of welcoming Adriene Arce to my show! Adriene is my narrator for the Blood Wisp trilogy, and it was really great to talk about the process with her. It's a slightly longer episode, but we think it's worth every second. (but if you want an even longer chat, the Patreon Extended Edition is 2 1/2 hours long :O We couldn't shut up! Clearly, we both love this topic.)

To find out more about Adriene, check out her Instagram or her ACX profile.

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Once a quarter, I talk to another writer about their writing routine. We answer 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 the right writing routine for you.

This quarter, I talked to Nicole Casale, a writer of all genres from Italy!

To find out more about Nicole, check out her Instagram, her TikTok, and her Facebook author page.

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Welcome to my quarterly writing updates, goals, and podcast news! If this isn't why you're here, don't worry - it'll only happen four times a year. Hopefully, my process, goals, and achieved deadlines (as well as surprise challenges) will be interesting for you whether you're here as a writer or as one of my readers!
 
Listen to find out what I'm working on, what progress I've made on my WIPs, and what's coming up next in my writing and on this podcast.
 
And if you'd like to share your goals with me, too, go right ahead! Some of you have shared your goals in this episode, and it's wonderful to see you get involved <3 Let's hold one another accountable *high five*

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Today I'm talking to Aluko Deborah JB about every writer's greatest foe (besides burnout, self-doubt, etc): the rabbit hole of procrastination. Want to know how to beat procrastination and foster consistency instead? You've come to the right place.

Note: we sadly had technical issues when we were recording, so we apologise if this chat sounds a little rushed. We had a lot to cover and were aware of our time limit.

To find out more about Aluko, check out her website, her Instagram, her Twitter, and her own podcast RealityCore.

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This week, I talked to Marisa Mohi about Author Website 101 - what kind of content you should have, how early on your writing path you should create one, your questions from social media, and if you even need a website in the first place.

To find out more about Marisa, check out her website, her Instagram, her Twitter, her TikTok, her Facebook, and her YouTube channel.

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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.

Sparrows, we're finally discussing one of my favourite subjects this week! Bekah Berge stopped by to talk about *drumroll* worldbuilding! We specifically discuss things like maps in fantasy novels (how much do you need to include?), magic systems, the flora and fauna of your world, worldbuilding in epic fantasy and in urban fantasy genres, series bibles, and all that fun stuff.

Prepare a notebook and a pen and get ready to take notes, because we had a blast talking about this!

To find out more about Bekah, check out her Instagram and her website.

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Welcome to our second episode on book marketing! This time, Chloe Hodge joins me to discuss this most daunting of author tasks.

And if you missed it, Lyndsey Hall talked us through her strategy a few weeks ago in Episode 61!

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

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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.