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Beyond the Words is a podcast that talks about writing, publishing and promoting your future bestselling novel. Join bestseller Holly Hunt as she talks to other authors and guides you, step by step, through the process of writing a great novel. Each week, join us for a new episode discussing a part of the writing journey with a new wonderful author, and gain some insight into the mixed and varied world of publishing in the 2010s.
Episode List:
Chapter 1 - Components
1.Deciding Why to Write
2.Coping with perfectionism
3.Your writing area
4.Finding the time to write
5.Developing characters
6.Settings and conflicts
7.Crafting a plot
8.Researching your story
Chapter 2 – Mechanics
9.Crafting a beginning
10.You've set off on your adventure – now what?
11.The first conflict
12.Initiating change in your characters
13.Character development
14.The Big Conflict/the final battle
15.The Return Home
16.The HEA/HFN: Can you finish a book without one?
17.Planning for a sequel
Chapter 3 – Techniques
18.Description vs Action
19.Clichés
20.Archetypes
21.The Villain You Wish You Could Strangle
22.Dialogue and dialogue tags
23.When is infodumping okay?
24.Finding the Ending
Chapter 4 - Polishing Your Book
25.The rewrite
a.Transitioning from Fiction to Non-Fiction: Why?
26.Finding those pesky mistakes
27.Grammar
28.Fleshing out your world
29.My hero is a sook – help!
30.Finding good betas
a.Relating to your editor
Chapter 5 - Publishing
31.You've written a book! Now what?
32.Discovering publishers
33.How to present your work
34.The dreaded rejection
35.I got a personalised rejection – now what?
36.Rewriting again!
37.Into the rabbit hole – presenting your work to publishers
38.Self-publishing – Is it worth it?
39.Amazon and other self-publishing tools
40.Coping with bad reviews
Chapter 6 – Promotion
41.You're published! Wait, the journey's not over?
42.Basics of promotion: How & Where
43.Promotion for free
44.Marketing in the Modern World
45.Paying for promotion – is it worth it?
46.Physical vs Online
47.Book Tours and Author Appearances
48.The Dreaded Convention
Episode List:
Chapter 1 - Components
1.Deciding Why to Write
2.Coping with perfectionism
3.Your writing area
4.Finding the time to write
5.Developing characters
6.Settings and conflicts
7.Crafting a plot
8.Researching your story
Chapter 2 – Mechanics
9.Crafting a beginning
10.You've set off on your adventure – now what?
11.The first conflict
12.Initiating change in your characters
13.Character development
14.The Big Conflict/the final battle
15.The Return Home
16.The HEA/HFN: Can you finish a book without one?
17.Planning for a sequel
Chapter 3 – Techniques
18.Description vs Action
19.Clichés
20.Archetypes
21.The Villain You Wish You Could Strangle
22.Dialogue and dialogue tags
23.When is infodumping okay?
24.Finding the Ending
Chapter 4 - Polishing Your Book
25.The rewrite
a.Transitioning from Fiction to Non-Fiction: Why?
26.Finding those pesky mistakes
27.Grammar
28.Fleshing out your world
29.My hero is a sook – help!
30.Finding good betas
a.Relating to your editor
Chapter 5 - Publishing
31.You've written a book! Now what?
32.Discovering publishers
33.How to present your work
34.The dreaded rejection
35.I got a personalised rejection – now what?
36.Rewriting again!
37.Into the rabbit hole – presenting your work to publishers
38.Self-publishing – Is it worth it?
39.Amazon and other self-publishing tools
40.Coping with bad reviews
Chapter 6 – Promotion
41.You're published! Wait, the journey's not over?
42.Basics of promotion: How & Where
43.Promotion for free
44.Marketing in the Modern World
45.Paying for promotion – is it worth it?
46.Physical vs Online
47.Book Tours and Author Appearances
48.The Dreaded Convention
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Meet Holly Hunt, the author hosting the show, and discover just what it's going to be about!
In this episode, we talk to Australian author Patricia Leslie about her book 'A Single Light'. This episode will help you decide why you want to write, and how to start. Includes a review of 'A Single Light'To buy a copy of A Single Light, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Single-Light-Patricia-Leslie-ebook/dp/B01BURRI7E
Holly talks a little about beating that little voice in the back of your head complaining about where you put that comma and the word you chose to begin the sentence, and offers some tried-and-true ways of ignoring the perfect sentence, lying just out of reach. Includes a review of 'UnEarthed' by Rebecca Bloomer.To purchase UnEarthed, click here: http://www.amazon.com/UnEarthed-Rebecca-Bloomer-ebook/dp/B006B2LUOQ
Where should you write? In a cafe? At a bar? With one hand on your Xbox control? Holly highlights some writing areas, and encourages you to find your own style. Includes a review of 'The South Forsaken' by Rachel DrummondTo buy a copy of The South Forsaken, click here: http://www.amazon.com/The-South-Forsaken-Rachel-Drummond-ebook/dp/B00G5S0OIO
Just how does one find the time to write with a full time job and a family? The same way they find time to sleep! Holly explains where she has found time to write her books, and challenges you to find your own. Includes a review of 'The Species Within' by Kimberly Clark. To buy a copy of The Species Within, click here: http://www.amazon.com/Species-Within-Battles-Dark-Book-ebook/dp/B00GA638T8
Our longest episode to date! Join Holly and her guest Tracy Joyce as they talk about the creation and development of characters as you plot and put pen to paper. Includes a review of 'Altaica' by Tracy Joyce. To buy Altaica, click here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KSNC3FO
Join Holly and her guest JE Cammon as they talk about the process of creating settings, and the conflicts that spout from them, for both characters and creator. Includes a review of 'Bay City ' by JE Cammon. To buy Bay City , click here: https://www.amazon.com/Where-Shadows-Lie-Bay-City-ebook/dp/B004QZ9TMU
In today's episode, Holly and her guest Belinda Crawford look into the process of creating a plot, and how it can lead people off into unexplained places. Includes a review of Hero by Belinda Crawford at the end. To get a copy of Hero, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Hero-Rebellion-Book-1-ebook/dp/B015LYJVOA
On this episode, we delve into research, and where to begin. Holly interviews Joseph Hirsch about his book 'The Dove and the Crow'. Includes a review of The Dove and the Crow at the end. For information on NaNoWriMo, click here: http://www.nanowrimo.org/To buy a copy of The Dove and the Crow, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Dove-Crow-Joseph-Hirsch-ebook/dp/B010MWCIL4/
Introducing Chapter 2: Writing! Join Holly Hunt today as she dissects beginnings and opening lines with her guest, James Owen. Includes a review of Defender, by GX Todd at the end.
Join Holly Hunt today as she wonders at where to go with her guest, Ivana L. Truglio. Includes a review of Ivana's book Rilla at the end of the show.Purchase a copy of Rilla here: https://www.amazon.com/Rilla-Book-Paradise-Ivana-Truglio-ebook/dp/B00SJWGRVC
On this week's episode, Holly Hunt sits down with Felicity Banks, author of Heart of Brass, and together, they talk about the First Conflict, the first problem a character faces on his or her journey. A review of Heart of Brass is included at the end. To buy a copy of Heart of Brass, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Heart-Brass-Antipodean-Queen-Book-ebook/dp/B01J58E7RE
This week, join Holly as she talks to B. Lynn Goodwin, author of Talent, about the process of initiating change in characters. Includes a review of Talent at the end.To get a copy of Talent, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Talent-B-Goodwin-ebook/dp/B0182N1PZA
Join host Holly Hunt as she talks all things Character Development with Matt Pike, author of Apocalypse: Diary of a Survivor. A review of Apocalypse is included at the end of the show.For a copy of Apocalypse, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Apocalypse-Diary-Survivor-Matt-Pike/dp/B00LGBN1G2
In this episode, we get closer to the end of your book. Join Holly as she's joined with Jeffery E Doherty, and they talk about the Final Battle, the big bang that brings all your hard work together. Includes a review of "Olivia Stone and the Trouble with Trixies" at the end. To get a copy of Olivia Stone and the Trouble with Trixies, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Olivia-Stone-Trouble-Trixies-Guardians-ebook/dp/B01AXZ5I26
Join Holly and Lauren as they discuss the last scene of a novel - the return home - and discuss whether it needs to be a physical return, as in fantasy, or a metaphorical, as in non-speculative fictions. Includes a review of "The Problem with Crazy" at the end. The purchase a copy of The Problem with Crazy, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Problem-Crazy-Love-Book-ebook/dp/B00IFH4NI0
In this second-last episode of Chapter 2, Holly and her guest discuss whether the Happily Ever After is required reading, or if you can get away without happiness on all sides for your characters. Includes a review of "Goblin Fires", by Brantwijn Serrah, at the end. To purchase a copy of Goblin Fires, click here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012DZS1PA
Join Holly as she talks to Erinland author Kathryn Berryman about the amount for foreshadowing needed, and how to best set up a sequel to your works. Includes a review of "Erinland" at the end. To purchase a copy of Erinland, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Erinland-Kathryn-Berryman-ebook/dp/B01MR9IAQL
Join Holly as she begins talking the technicals of writing, in the first episode of Chapter 3. She and her guest discuss the Dialogue-Description balance, and how to find it for your novel. Includes a review of "The Darkest Shade of Grey" by Alan Baxter, at the end. For a copy of The Darkest Shade of Grey, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Darkest-Shade-Grey-Alan-Baxter-ebook/dp/B007N9B7F8
To use them, or not to use them, that is the question? Join Holly as she talks cliches and when to break them. Includes a review of "Cultown", by Duncan Smith, and the title track of the book's soundtrack, "Cultown", at the end. To grab a copy of Cultown, click here: https://www.amazon.com/Cultown-Duncan-Smith-ebook/dp/B071NS5HHBAnd for the CD, click here: http://vortexwinder.com/product/cultown/
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