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Ep112 (Mini-Ep): Epigraphs

You know those extra italicized sentences at the top of chapters? Today Avery and DC talk about epigraphs. Why would you want to use them and what pitfalls should you avoid? They also dip their toes (see what I did there) into footnotes.
 
Books Mentioned:
The Stormlight Archive Series, by Brandon Sanderson
The Farseer Trilogy, by Robin Hobb
The Rain Wild Chronicles, by Robin Hobb
Babel, by R.F. Kuang
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
The Princess Bride, by William Goldman

Ep111 (Mini-Ep): Whose POV?

Avery and D.C. discuss how they decide which character should be the main point-of-view, when to choose multiple POVs, and how to decide which POV per scene.
Books Mentioned:
One of Us is Lying, by Karen McManus
As I Lay Dying, by William Faulkner
Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik
Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn

Ep110: Marketing Your Book (feat. Chase Neely)

Avery and D.C. sit down with Chase Neely, marketing expert and author of the book Every Step Counts: Your Guide to the Challenging Path of Marketing a Book, to discuss that very topic. We share some laughs as we chat about platform, ads, building a brand, networking, hosting events, and more.
Find out more about Chase and Leverage Brands here.
 
Books mentioned:
Every Step Counts: Your Guide to the Challenging Path of Marketing a Book, by David Loy and Chase Neely
Once There Were Wolves, by Charlotte McConaghy
A Court of Silver Flames, by Sarah J. Maas
It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Gynecologic Health (but Were Never Told), by Dr. Karen Tang (Instagram)
Leverage Brands invitation to discuss your own marketing: Leveragebrands.co/pod 

Ep109 (Mini-ep): You’re Not Making It Worse

When rewriting, how do you handle the creeping fear that you're ruining your book? Amy and D.C. discuss their own struggles with those doubts and some techniques for working through them.

Ep108 (Mini-Ep): Trunking a Book

When should you set a book aside, and how do you decide if it should be temporary or permanent? Amy and DC discuss their trunked books, ones they should have trunked, and what it's like to pull one out of the trunk.

Ep107: Listener Submissions Part 2

Avery and D.C. are back! We review two more submissions as well as a surprise third excerpt. 

Ep106 (Mini-Ep): What We Wish We’d Known

Avery and D.C. discuss a few of the things they wish they had known earlier in their writing and publishing journeys.

Ep105 (Mini-Ep): Evolving Processes

Avery and D.C. discuss the evolution of their own writing processes, and what considerations they made that might help you refine your own process in a way that works best for you.

Ep104 (Mini-Ep): Reverse Outlines

What is a reverse outline, and how can it help streamline your writing process? Avery and D.C. discuss their approaches to this revision technique.

Ep103: Listener Submissions Part 1!

Avery and D.C. celebrate passing the 100th-episode milestone by editing submissions sent in by YOU, our listeners!