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Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
Tuesday Sep 24, 2019
The ladies of the Writer's block welcome Rick Peoples to the show to talk about the process of turning his novel into an audio book. We are delighted to also have Martha Polley, who is the voice of, "Hey Ma, Your Husband's Dead."
- Having your audio book out will boost sales. The industry is showing double digit growth every year
- Finding the right voice actor is key
- Someone who can deliver the story in the right tone
- Someone in your price range
- 10,000 words will end up being 1 hour of finished audio
- You will need a separate cover for your audio book
- Martha can be found on Facebook
May you be inspired, feel empowered, and B. Well.
All this and more on this week’s episode of The Writer’s Block Podcast recorded at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and hosted on the United Podcast Network.
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
To continue with last week’s episode of "Great Beginnings", this week special guests Kelly Mcintire and Rick Peoples join us to discuss the dreaded "sagging middle" of your book. We will give examples of common mistakes, offer exercises to avoid losing momentum, and most importantly, save you the embarrassment of a droopy mid-section in the body of your work.
- Leave out the irrelevant details
- Know your audience
- Too much description can take away from the subject
- Show not tell
- Watch your dialogue
- Vomit the words on the page, Sharpen the knife with your group, then trim the fat in editing
- If you hit a block you can always kill off one of your favorite characters
- Betrayal is a great way to get some extra juice in the middle of the story.
- Character movement can inspire your story telling
- A time crunch can help push the story’s excitement and tighten up the middle
- Mirror your character don’t be afraid to make a major change
May you be inspired, feel empowered, and B. Well.
All this and more on this week’s episode of The Writer’s Block Podcast recorded at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and hosted on the United Podcast Network.
Tuesday Jul 10, 2018
Tuesday Jul 10, 2018
Whether you are writing fiction, Non-Fiction, a memoir, or are just into creative writing this is the podcast for you. This podcast is more than just about how to write as we cover the why’s, when’s, and where’s of writing. Mandra Biscornet is out this week so Rick Peoples sits in on the panel with Shelly Devlin and Deborah Monk to discuss:
- Rick Peoples Wrote “Hey Ma, Your Husband’s Dead”
- Available on Amazon, Barns and Noble, Itunes, Kobo, Kindle, and Nook
- Back drop of the 1970’s
- TheRickPeoples.weebly.com
- Self-Published
- How long does it take to self-publish once the editing is done?
- Hire an editor…You cannot self-edit. A fresh set of eyes can make ALL of the difference.
- What are the total costs to self-publish?
- How do you figure out what you really paid for your project?
- Formatting programs can limit your creativity.
- Should you buy your own ISBN number?
- Who pays for the ISBN number becomes the publisher of record
- People judge your book based on its cover. How can you make the process easier?
- What are the colors that people are drawn to on books?
- What Fonts are most popular
All this and more on this week’s episode of The Writer’s Block Podcast recorded at the Studio 21 Podcast Café and hosted on the United Podcast Network.