Write Better, Author Smarter with Autumn Bardot

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Five historical fiction authors talk about research for their novels.  How long does it take to research a historical fiction? What are the problems with historical fiction research? What are the unique and interesting  ways they have discovered facts, historical gossip, and information.  

Can you believe a date that's carved in stone? Maybe not!   

Join me, Autumn Bardot, and four historical fiction authors as we take an honest look the fun, foibles, and facts of researching a historical story. 

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Character growth? Does your story have it? It's a common problem with beginner writers. Does your character need character growth? Yes! Especially the main character. A character will help  plot your story.  

This episode offers a twofold look at why character growth is so critical for both writers and readers. 

Write a better story. Satisfy a reader's need for meaning and purpose.   

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Are your accidentally annoying your readers?  Ruining the story? It's a sure way to lose readers. You don't want that! If you're a new and beginner writer you do not want to ruin the story for a new reader. 

Readers are gold. Treat them well. Don't worry. You can fix all these things!  

This episode is all about the  11 ways that you may frustrate, aggravate, and annoy a reader.   

🌻 Get show notes at Club Autumn on FaceBook  Videos mentioned in this episode: 

✅ Revise Like a Pro: https://youtu.be/gE6ml4u7AWo

✅ Banish the Slow Middle: https://youtu.be/2Zc-wloaHSw

✅ Character Arcs: What They Are & Why You Need Them https://youtu.be/lw3sCE3a--E 

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Authors need to build their platform. Promoting your books and yourself  is not all about the buy my book  or look at me post. Those get old and turn off readers and writers alike. 

Writers aren't marketers or promotion experts but they can learn a few  stealth marketing and promoting skills that help keep them relevant and active on social media. Without being annoying. 

 Do you make the best use of Facebook posts and comments when promoting or mentioning your books, and blogs.  

Video mentioned in this episode: 

✅ 20 Tips for Tag Lines https://youtu.be/IUG1wpWzOMg 

🌻 Find show notes at Club Autumn on FaceBook. 

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I learned how to write a book the hard way. I was a beginner writer. A newbie writer! A brand new writer with a dream! I didn't have a writing mentor and didn't know of any writing groups when I wrote my first book. 

There were very few author youtubes and writing podcasts didn't exist yet. I didn't know many writers or authors either.   There were so many things I didn't know about writing and publishing a book. It would have saved a lot of heartache and aggravation if I had known these things. 

 In this episode, I share the 10 things I wish someone had told me before writing and publishing my first book.     

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You wrote a book! Yay! That is wonderful and quite an achievement. I made many mistakes when I first began writing.  There is so much a writer can get wrong. So many mistakes that are easy to make. Some were silly writing mistakes. Others more serious and time consuming to fix.  

In this episode, I share the 10 things you don't want to do as a beginner writer and/or new author.   

🌻 Find show  notes at Club Autumn on Facebook.  

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 Four historical fiction authors talk food and how they integrate into their historical fiction. What did they eat in ancient times? Or medieval? Or even 5O years ago? You might be surprised.  Is there a literary purpose for including food description in a novel? How do you research food eaten in  your novel's time period, culture, and place?  

In this episode,  four authors from the southern California chapter of the Historical Novel Society dish about food and food in historical fiction. Yummy!  

HISTORY TALKS is a group of historical fiction authors in southern California who love all things history and writing! Join us once a month for a range of topics!  Find us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2236588849751675or our website: https://historicalspeakers.wordpress.com AUTHOR LINKS  

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FEATURED AUTHORS

Zenobia Neil

Janet Wertman

Anne Louise Bannon

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You wrote a book. The best book. Now it's time to look for an agent. Getting an agent is a challenge. Some writers get an agent right away. Some never do.  Some authors go through several agents. And maybe not for the reasons you think.  

In this author chat, I discuss the 3 main reasons why you can't get an agent and/or a publishing deal.  ( Because they are different things.)  Don't worry!  There are things you can do to change that.  

🌻 Mentioned in the Video Historical  Novel Society conference: https://hns-conference.com/  

🌻 Writing Craft Videos 

✅ Character Arcs. What they are and why you need them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw3sCE3a--E  

✅ Scene checklist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cws37vbTXI&t=1s  

✅ Revise Like a Pro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE6ml4u7AWo   

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Taglines are like bait. They try to hook the reader.  An author needs to spend time crafting a great tagline and book hook to get  potential readers interested enough to read the back of book blurb.  A catchy phrase entices and summarizes what your book is all about. The best book hooks do it in a few words. 

Taglines and book hooks are needed for book promos, marketing, and capturing the main premise of your book.   

Many new writers struggle with writing a n enticing catchy phrase for their books  because we think like authors not marketers.  In this episode, I share 20 tips for writing a tagline and book hook.   

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Dialogue tags should be like Ninja. Readers don't even know they are there! Here are tips and tricks for when and when NOT to use "he said, she said."  My Facebook group,  CLUB AUTUMN has a DOWNLOADABLE  FILE of the information in this episode. 

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