Story Magic – Details, episodes & analysis

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about book marketing.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• What is going on with social media
• How do we market our books when social media is in flux
• Meeting the needs of your readers
• Using universal fantasy to market our books

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: https://www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

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Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/ebgoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about mindset when the world is a dumpster fire.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• a little follow up to our Art when the world is burning episode
• does writing matter when the outside world is a mess? 
• choosing to create (or not) 

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: https://www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

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Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/ebgoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about lowering your writing expectations with guest Rachael Herron.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• Why lowering your expectations can actually make you more prolific
• Adjusting to the discomfort of failure
• Finding emotional regulation in your writing process
• Shifting your mindset to build self-trust

Rachael's website: https://rachaelherron.com/

Check out Rachael's first draft process: http://rachaelherron.com/sfd

Get on Rachael's email list: https://rachaelherron.com/write/

Listen to Ink In Your Veins: https://rachaelherron.com/category/podcast/

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: https://www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

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Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/ebgoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about the querying process with guest Abigail K. Perry!

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• Exactly what a query letter is and how to structure it for your best chance at snagging an agent's attention
• How to know when you're ready to query and where to get started when you make that choice
• Why people keeping saying 'querying is hard than ever right now', and whether or not it's true
• Pitfalls authors make in querying and how to avoid them

Connect with Abby: https://www.abigailkperry.com/

Resources Mentioned: 

• Story Grid - https://storygrid.com/
• Author Accelerator - https://www.authoraccelerator.com/
• Daniel David Wallace - https://danieldavidwallace.com/
• Savannah Gilbo - https://www.savannahgilbo.com/
• The Shit No One Tells You About Writing podcast - https://www.theshitaboutwriting.com/
• LitMatch podcast https://www.abigailkperry.com/podcasts/lit-match
• Fiction Writing Made Easy podcast - https://www.savannahgilbo.com/podcast
• Publisher’s Marketplace - https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: https://www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

Follow us on social media!

Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/ebgoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about all things plot, character, process, and crime/thriller with guest Marybeth Whalen.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• How to use character to drive the plot of crime/thriller novels
• The individuality of every writer's process
• Developing characters through interviews
• How process changes over time, from book to book and season to season

Read Every Moment Since now: https://marybethwhalen.com/books/every-moment-since/

Get on Marybeth's newsletter: https://marybethwhalen.substack.com/

Marybeth's website: https://marybethwhalen.com/

Learn more about The Book Tide: https://thebooktide.substack.com/

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: https://www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

Follow us on social media!

Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/ebgoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about negative arcs.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• The differences between positive and negative arcs
• How to shape effective negative arcs
• Considering character choices and consequences
• Giving characters the opportunity for change

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: https://www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

Follow us on social media!

Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/ebgoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about book marketing with guest Erica Birtles.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• The right time to start marketing your book
• What it means to bring value to your reader
• How to foster connection and engagement
• Specific marketing practices for selling your book

CHECK OUT THE BOOK TRIBE: https://thebooktribe.co.uk/

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: https://www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

Follow us on social media!

Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/ebgoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about getting reader reviews!

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• Mindset around getting reviews
• Reviews are for readers (not for us) 
• Knowing your ideal reader
• Relying on your community

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: https://www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

Follow us on social media!

Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/ebgoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about beta reading!

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• What is beta reading? 
• When is the right time to search for beta reading? 
• What kind of questions to ask
• What to do once you get feedback returned

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: https://www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

Follow us on social media!

Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/ebgoldenbooks/

Today, Emily & Rachel talk about sweet and clean romance with Victorine Lieske.

What you’ll learn from this episode:

• What sweet and clean romance are
• How to build tension and conflict
• The spectrum of intimacy
• Marketing to readers

VICTORINE's WEBSITE: https://victorinelieske.com/
VICTORINE'S NON-FICTION BOOKS: https://victorinelieske.com/books-for-writers/

Ready to make readers so in love with your characters they can’t stop biting their nails in anticipation?  Grab The Magic of Character Arcs free email course: https://www.goldenmayediting.com/arcsmagic

Join Tenacious Writing! With the perfect combo of craft, mindset, and community resources, you will build a writing life that feels sustainable, fulfilling, and fun—without any prescriptions or rules. Learn more: https://www.tenaciouswriting.com/

If you enjoyed Story Magic, please rate, review and follow on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to this podcast!

Follow us on social media!

Rachel: https://www.instagram.com/bookcoachrachel/

Emily: https://www.instagram.com/ebgoldenbooks/