Editors & Co-Authors Writing in Many Genres

David Griffin Brown and Michelle Barker have both been on long journeys to publishing their novels. Now, in addition to being editors at The Darling Axe, they are successfully self-publishing their co-authored craft books.

Between the two of them, David and Michelle write and publish in nearly every genre: picture books, YA, fantasy, sci-fi, satire, historical, nonfiction, and even poetry. We talk about their experiences with agents and traditional publishing, as well as their experiences with small presses and self-publishing. And, of course, we discuss David’s decision to found his company, The Darling Axe, which provides editing, novel development, and other services for writers.

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David Griffin Brown:

• The Darling Axe: www.DarlingAxe.com (Michelle and David's co-authored books can be found here)
• Website: www.SeptimusBrown.com
• @SeptimusBrown and @DarlingAxe on most platforms

Michelle Barker:

• Website:www.michellebarker.ca
• https://substack.com/@michbark
• https://michellebarker.ca/books/

Show Notes:

• Book Broker Agent Interviews: https://darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/tagged/agent-interviews
• Book mention: Story Genius by Lisa Cron
• Shoutouts to Orca Books, Annick Press, Victory Co-op for Netgalley, Storygraph, Invisible Ink Editing, Gail Anderson Dargatz, and The University of British Columbia MFA

Credits:

The Long Road to Publishing is sponsored by Wonderland Books. The show is produced and edited by Eva Langston, and the intro/outro music comes from the artist Soundroll on #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/lost-in-love

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