Big Gay Author Podcast

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The show celebrates its one month anniversary and I kick things off by talking about the Three Day Novel Contest and September’s Story A Day Challenge.

We also talk about  talk about our decision to leave Dreamspinner Press and the opportunities it offers to reset Jeff’s author career, which will be documented in future episodes. Jeff also discusses his September plans, which includes attending Rachael Herron’s 90 Days to Done class.

I review two helpful books: Newsletter Ninja by Tammi Labrecque and 15-Minute Dictation by Sean M. Platt and Neeve Silver.

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This week Jeff and I welcome author and Story Grid certified editor Anne Hawley to the show. Anne has been working with Story Grid creator Shawn Coyne on the very first Masterwork Experiment where her task has been to analyze Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx at the beat level and then use those beats to create a new, fresh story. In the discussion, Anne explains what the Story Grid method is, what it’s been like to work on the Masterwork Experiment and how her writing style has changed as a result.

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Jeff and I spent the past week at Podcast Movement, and came away with a number of things authors can learn from podcasters. We begin with a chat Jeff had with Joanna Penn from The Creative Penn Podcast. He gets her thoughts on the conference and her top three takeaways for authors. We talk about other things we heard and experienced during the conference that writers can relate to their business, including tips from Pat Flynn, Patrice Williams and Bryan Orr.

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In this episode Jeff and I explain how we had to put on our business hats this past week (without going into any detail – sorry). I share things I learned from three books: The 10 X Author by Sean M. Platt and Johnny Truant, How to Write Fast by Sean M. Platt and Neeve Silver and On Being A Dictator by Kevin J. Anderson and Martin L. Shoemaker. I wrap up this week’s show honoring Toni Morrison with two inspirational quotes for writers.

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