Anthology No. 1 📕

The best writing & publishing advice from this summer

Hi Bleeders!

Okay, wow, this Little Podcast That Could has now had 13 enlightening guests — a baker’s dozen of different perspectives on writing and publishing. I’ve learned so much already. To reinforce these valuable takeaways, I assembled the Cliff’s Notes so we can all steal like artists and drill the lessons we’ve learned deeper into our minds.

The latest episode is an anthology of my favorite writing and publishing tips from this summer.

If you love writing and publishing advice as much as I do, this episode is going to hit the spot. It’s chock-full of wisdom on building community, establishing a daily practice, editing yourself, and all kinds of helpful writing and publishing mindset tips.

Big thanks to the following authors for contributing their knowledge and experience:

Samantha Allen 👏 Halley Sutton 👏 Chloe Caldwell 👏 Amanda McNeil 👏 Hannah Howard 👏 Bridgette Bianca 👏 Chelsea Martin 👏 Emmy Olea 👏 Elle Nash 👏 Caroline Shannon-Karasik 👏 Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah 👏 Omar Mouallem 👏 Shelby Hinte 👏

Where I write:

I usually ask each guest to give us a peek behind the scenes. This week, I’m offering my own BTS.

Episode link:

🎧 Pop in those earbuds and listen to Anthology No. 1: The Best Writing & Publishing Advice from Summer 2022 on your favorite podcast platform.

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Online reading about writing:

• How Does a Married Couple Write Books Together? - Can you imagine writing a book with your partner?! “Two chairs, one computer.” I could never. I would’ve attempted such things in my 20s but would consider it relationship suicide today. If you can believe it, Ilona Andrews and her husband Gordon seem to genuinely enjoy the arrangement, according to the NYT.

• How to Write a Novel in a Month - I love this practical, numbers-based approach to cranking out a draft from Fawn Parker via Catapult. I’m toying with the idea of doing NaNoWriMo this year and found her advice helpful for wrapping my head around that.

I honestly might steal this wedding reception idea:

The Paper Hound Bookshop @ThePaperHound

Yesterday, two of our customers got hitched at the restaurant next door. Between ceremony and reception guests were invited to choose a book from our shop. We kept a running tab. An open book bar! I present this to you in case you thought the world had run out of good ideas.

I profiled the “dick artist” behind Doc Johnson’s sex toys for InsideHook if you’re into that kind of thing. 😏

Until next time, HAPPY BLEEDING!

So… ROLL CALL! 🗣️

What was your favorite piece of advice from the anthology?

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