WRITE NOW! Workshop Podcast: Write a Book, Change the World with Kitty Bucholtz25 Apr 2019

Finishing Your First Book: An Interview with James Blatch

EPISODE 139I

Our guest today is former BBC reporter, James Blatch. You may recognize him as the co-host of the Self-Publishing Show podcast (formerly Self-Publishing Formula) with Mark Dawson. He shares with us the long journey of writing his first book, which should be out in a few months.

James tells us how he started his first novel when he was about twenty, but it didn't go anywhere. Then got the itch again about nine years ago. This time he happened to hear about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) about the same time and he sat down and just started writing. This burst of story energy may have ended early as it does for so many NaNo participants, except that a friend from the BBC asked to interview James about it. So he had to keep writing.

And he did. He finished the novel but...it can be hard to figure out what to do after you've got the first rough draft down. The writing stalled. Then he heard about Jenny Nash and her Author Accelerator program. Jenny asked him a question that pushed James to better understand what he was writing and why, and the next draft came much easier.

James can't say enough good things about Jenny and Author Accelerator. It was what he needed to finally get the story in his head formed into the kind of book that readers want to buy. He shares several tips for those in a similar place - trying to get to the end of a first book and creating a publishable story. He's near the end of this particular journey. The Last Flight will be out later this year!

You can learn more about James and his book on his website and on Twitter.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(294)

Looking Forward Not Back: An Encouraging Words Episode

Kitty Bucholtz and the Write Now Workshop Podcast is back! In this Encouraging Words episode (#293), Kitty explains her absence, chats about upcoming changes, and encourages listeners to think about w...

4 Jan 29min

Writing About Real Charities for Podcasthon: Bonnie DePue and CHUM Therapeutic Riding

Episode 292: In the return of Write Now Workshop Podcast after a too-long sabbatical, Kitty joins Podcasthon (https://www.podcasthon.org/) and over 1000 other podcasters around the world who are highl...

22 Mar 20251h 7min

Ep 291T Alessandra Torre Teaches 4 Big Take-Aways From Inkers Con

Alessandra Torre is our guest today sharing her top 4 take-aways from just the marketing portion of the 2022 Inkers Con writers conference. (Not even her top 4 overall!) If you'd like to sign up for t...

6 Feb 20231h 18min

Susan May Warren Teaches Time Management When Writing a Series

EPISODE 290TPodcast favorite Susan May Warren, author of the new novel Sundown, shares how she manages her time as she creates a book series. Research, plotting, writing, she's got a time block for ea...

16 Des 20221h 17min

Suzanne Woods Fisher Teaches Things She Learned the Hard Way

EPISODE 289Today's guest is Suzanne Woods Fisher, author of the new novel Anything But Plain. She shares a great presentation with ten things she learned during her writing career that she wants to pa...

14 Des 20221h 20min

Write a Book and Change the World: An Encouraging Words Episode

EPISODE 288EI'm wearing my "How to Spot a Hero" Spider-Man T-shirt as I record this episode. YOU are the hero! And you can be the person who is the hero to someone else! You can be the person who writ...

1 Mai 20229min

Susan May Warren Teaches How to Write a Series

EPISODE 287TOur guest today is award-winning author Susan May Warren teaching us how to write a series.There are several kinds of series and first Susie May explains them all. Then she shows us how to...

23 Apr 20221h 22min

Planning for a Short Time: An Encouraging Words Episode

EPISODE 286EIt's the second quarter of the year -- how is your writing going? Where are you in meeting the goals you set for yourself a few months ago? Here are some tips for getting more done this qu...

20 Apr 202212min