“I had the best idea and now I can’t remember it!” The worst thing for a writer is to have a great idea or write the best line of dialogue and then lose or forget it. How do writers take notes and keep track of their ideas and work? Join the Brew & Ink crew for the discussion and then check out Abigail’s interview with Dr. Wolfe written and shared by The Author – E.V. Porter. Listen for more clues to the murder!
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How do writers have different ideas?
What are some ways that you take notes?
What programs are best to use?
Backup! Backup! Backup!
EV shares her writing of Abigail’s interview with Dr. Wolfe
How important is social media to the modern author? Agents and publishers talk about numbers and platform. The Brew & Ink crew discuss the different options and solutions for the writer to engage. Then Katie Nunchucks shares her part of the MIDNIGHT SHOWING murder mystery. What are the new clues? Who should Dr. Wolfe interview next? Listen and vote!
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What is important about social media?
What is the role it plays in being a writer and author?
Oh no! Not editing! Writers dread the process, but editing is a necessary part of publishing a great book. Listen to the interview with Catherine Jones Payne of Quill Pen Editorial Services and her perspective as an author and editor and how a great professional extra “set of eyes” can change and impact a book.
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Catherine shares her background and how she got into editing.
What does Catherine enjoy about editing?
Why does a writer need an editor?
What are the different kinds of editing?
Catherine shares about her own writing – mermaids, murder, and mayhem.
Merry Christmas! What are your favorite Christmas stories or movies? The Brew & Ink crew discuss their favorites and then Katie and Evie share their versions of Will You Ever Shut Up? Katie wrote a fan fiction and Evie an urban fantasy. Listen and vote! Who will be the CHAMPION!
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What are your favorite Christmas Movies?
What are some of your favorite Christmas stories?
Katie reads her fan fiction version of Will You Ever Shut Up?
Evie reads her urban fantasy version of the same title.
What does an author – or any small business or artist – need to know about art design and marketing? Cody Morehead caught the graphic design bug a few years ago, and after learning from some major companies, he started his own business PubZoo to help writers, non-profits, and companies define their brand. But what does that mean? Listen to the great conversation with Cody about art design and marketing for authors.
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How Cody got involved in graphic design and Serious Writer.
What is branding?
Why is branding important for an author or business?
What are some of the common mistakes authors or writers make with graphic design?
Why is listening and paying attention to the market important for marketing?
Why is it important to realize we sell who we are more than the product?
