Beating around the Book

An in depth look at my experience with Authors AI.  *Some of the links below are affiliate. You get the same price and support me and indie bookshops at the same time! Yay! Book Nook Segment: The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave https://bookshop.org/widgets.js Resources Mentioned: Your Mom Writes Books Authors.ai

Even if you're not in the place you think you want to be with your writing or reading, maybe nothing has gone wrong, maybe you're exactly where you need to be.

Looking for good book recommendations? Here's a quick update on the best books I've read since October. *Links below are affiliate. You get the same price and support me and indie bookshops at the same time! Yay! #5. Vinegar Girl by Anne Taylor https://bookshop.org/widgets.js #4. Captivate by Vanessa Van Edwards https://bookshop.org/widgets.js #3. Last Chance Library by Freya Sampson https://bookshop.org/widgets.js #2. Humor, Seriously by Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas https://bookshop.org/widgets.js #1. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah https://bookshop.org/widgets.js Other Books Mentioned: Bossypants by Tina Fey Dear Girls by Ali Wong Why Not Me by Mindy Kaling Go Ask Ali by Ali Wentworth Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey     Want more book recommendations? Check out this episodes for more ideas! What Readers Want and How to Get Kids to Read with Janssen Bradshaw

Making your story entertaining isn't just your only hope of anyone reading it, it's also your job as writer, your only job. Entertainment is the reason we're all here. *The links below are affiliates. If you enjoy my work, please consider using my links and supporting me and at no extra cost to you. Book Nook Book: https://bookshop.org/widgets.js Me Before You Sara B. Larson Links: Website  Instagram  Other Books Mentioned: https://bookshop.org/widgets.js Defy  https://bookshop.org/widgets.js Humor, Seriously 

No one wants to read your book, that's why you'll have to make them. Step one: Make it readable. Grammar, sentence structure, and spelling aren't sexy, but they are essential in grabbing your readers and holding on till the last page. Resources: https://bookshop.org/widgets.js Eats, Shoots and Leaves Pro Writing Aid Other Mentions: Writing Excuses 16.27  Jenna Moreci - 10 Worst Writing Quirks

Three ways to reward yourself to success when arbitrary punishments and false deadlines are letting you down. *The links below are affiliates. If you enjoy my work, please consider using my links and supporting me and at no extra cost to you. :) Books Mentioned: https://bookshop.org/widgets.js Hyperbole and a Half  https://bookshop.org/widgets.js The Little Book of Hygge Resources Mentioned: How to Get Your Butt in the Chair and Keep it There (Beating around the Book Season 1 Ep. 31)

  Kim Tells us about her experience trunking her first novel, as well as resources and tips for finding new good reads over and over again. She is my book Guru! Where to Find Kim: Instagram Website Promptly Journals Kim's Favorite Books Spotlighted Bookstagrammers:   hereweeread Diversity and Inclusion Expert   Bookish and Black   Well-Read Black Girl   Books from Episode: *This post contains affiliate links. If you click on the link a percentage of your purchase will be paid to me, at no extra cost to you. I only recommend resources that I love. If you chose to use them, thank you for supporting me and the businesses I love!   Becoming by Michelle Obama https://bookshop.org/widgets.js     The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas https://bookshop.org/widgets.js   Beach Read by Emily Henry https://bookshop.org/widgets.js   The Midnight Library by Matt Haig https://bookshop.org/widgets.js   The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton https://bookshop.org/widgets.js

  Our book world is full of passionate readers and writers. But what do you do if you're having doubts? What happens when your craft gets hard or you're just feeling too busy to read or write? That can be discouraging and difficult. This pep talk will give you quotes and suggestions to offer a different perspective through your book troubles.  *This post contains affiliate links. If you click on the link a percentage of your purchase will be paid to me, at no extra cost to you. I only recommend resources that I love. If you chose to use them, thank you for supporting me and the businesses I love! Books Mentioned Affiliate Links: The Boys in the Boat https://bookshop.org/widgets.js Unbroken https://bookshop.org/widgets.js All the Light We Cannot See https://bookshop.org/widgets.js The Book Thief https://bookshop.org/widgets.js

This epilogue is the final episode for Infectious. A few loose ends are tied up and the stage is set for a sequel. It's been wonderful to have you join Maddy and her journey through Infectious. We hope you enjoy it!

We loved having you join us for the entertainment of INFECTIOUS and now we're going to make it even more worth your while by sharing insights and specific examples of how it could be better. There are some small spoilers, so if you haven't already listened to INFECTIOUS but would like to, we recommend you do that first. Enjoy the show!

Bee and Lindsay have a sisterly pep talk over post novel blues, the kind you get when you finish a good book that you didn't want to end, or have been working toward a goal and now that it's done you don't know what to do.  Links and credits: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=post-Potter%20depression https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/fleur-morrison/theres-no-cure-for-the-post-book-blues_a_21655697/ https://people.com/celebrity/j-k-rowling-sad-to-finish-harry-potter-series/

Infectious Sixteen-year-old Maddy doesn't want to be the new girl, but as bad as it is that her parents made her move, it gets worse when she accidentally releases a virus. Maddy has to work with a secret government agency to save the people she loves in the town where she never wanted to live. Happy Holidays! 2020 has been rough. We hope this makes your season a little brighter. (Written in 2018. This is not a covid novel.)  

Infectious Sixteen-year-old Maddy doesn't want to be the new girl, but as bad as it is that her parents made her move, it gets worse when she accidentally releases a virus. Maddy has to work with a secret government agency to save the people she loves in the town where she never wanted to live. Happy Holidays! 2020 has been rough. We hope this makes your season a little brighter. (Written in 2018. This is not a covid novel.) 

Infectious Sixteen-year-old Maddy doesn't want to be the new girl, but as bad as it is that her parents made her move, it gets worse when she accidentally releases a virus. Maddy has to work with a secret government agency to save the people she loves in the town where she never wanted to live. Happy Holidays! 2020 has been rough. We hope this makes your season a little brighter. (Written in 2018. This is not a covid novel.) 

Infectious Sixteen-year-old Maddy doesn't want to be the new girl, but as bad as it is that her parents made her move, it gets worse when she accidentally releases a virus. Maddy has to work with a secret government agency to save the people she loves in the town where she never wanted to live. Happy Holidays! 2020 has been rough. We hope this makes your season a little brighter. (Written in 2018. This is not a covid novel.) 

Infectious Sixteen-year-old Maddy doesn't want to be the new girl, but as bad as it is that her parents made her move, it gets worse when she accidentally releases a virus. Maddy has to work with a secret government agency to save the people she loves in the town where she never wanted to live. Happy Holidays! 2020 has been rough. We hope this makes your season a little brighter. (Written in 2018. This is not a covid novel.) 

Infectious Sixteen-year-old Maddy doesn't want to be the new girl, but as bad as it is that her parents made her move, it gets worse when she accidentally releases a virus. Maddy has to work with a secret government agency to save the people she loves in the town where she never wanted to live. Happy Holidays! 2020 has been rough. We hope this makes your season a little brighter. (Written in 2018. This is not a covid novel.)  

Infectious Sixteen-year-old Maddy doesn't want to be the new girl, but as bad as it is that her parents made her move, it gets worse when she accidentally releases a virus. Maddy has to work with a secret government agency to save the people she loves in the town where she never wanted to live. Happy Holidays! 2020 has been rough. We hope this makes your season a little brighter. (Written in 2018. This is not a covid novel.)  

Infectious Sixteen-year-old Maddy doesn't want to be the new girl, but as bad as it is that her parents made her move, it gets worse when she accidentally releases a virus. Maddy has to work with a secret government agency to save the people she loves in the town where she never wanted to live. Happy Holidays! 2020 has been rough. We hope this makes your season a little brighter. (Written in 2018. This is not a covid novel.)   Find us on instagram @beatingaroundthebook

Happy Holidays! 2020 has been rough. We hope this makes your season a little brighter. (Written in 2018. This is not a covid novel.) Infectious Sixteen-year-old Maddy doesn't want to be the new girl, but as bad as it is that her parents made her move, it gets worse when she accidentally releases a virus. Maddy has to work with a secret government agency to save the people she loves in the town where she never wanted to live Find us on instagram @beatingaroundthebook