Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers
Welcome to the Wish I'd Known Then podcast. Join authors Jami Albright and Sara Rosett as they interview authors about lessons they've learned about writing and publishing.
Show episodes
Finding Your Unique Writing Process with Historical Fiction Author Jennifer Marchman (New Author Series)
Episode 271 / Jennifer Marchman, who combines historical fiction and time travel in her books, joins us to discuss embracing your own writing process, dealing with the constant changes in publishing, and the importance of community in the indie author space. Topics:Writing time travel historical fictionInfluence of Te
Episode 270 / Katy Cocking is multi-passionate creative who found the advice to “stay in her lane” constricting and to a writing-adjacent career, selling cozy subscription boxes, which combines the knowledge from her publishing background with her activator and ideation strengths. Topics:Transition from author to boo
From KU to Shopify: Christina Hovland on Finding Financial Success with Direct Sales
Episode 269 / Christina Hovland shares how she moved out of KU and built a thriving direct sales store for her books. Topics:Transitioning from KU to direct salesSetting up a Shopify store for booksBundling books and pricing strategiesDefining personal success as an authorWhy Christina likes working with coaches and m
Episode 268 / Legal thriller author Aime Austin joins us to discuss writing legal thrillers, discovery writing, and blending psychological suspense. Topics:Choosing writing over practicing lawRealities of learning writing craft and why writing is sometimes a “plumber job”Aime’s writing process and discussion of pantsi
T. Thorn Coyle on Building a Sustainable Midlist Writing Career Through a Slow Build
Episode 267 / T. Thorn Coyle writes several magic-filled series with diverse casts and is the author of The Midlist Indie Author Mindset. Thorn shares their journey of learning how to embrace curiosity to the importance of simply finishing what you start. We also dive into modular work strategies, leveraging Kickstarte
Subscriber-only episode In this post show episode, we get some more insights from Elizabeth on dictation.Using dictation to on the move to capture ideasSoftware Elizabeth and Sara use for dictationHow dictation changes from book to book Advantage of using dictation for authors with high Intellection Send us a text 🚀 J