On the Pencils&Lipstick podcast Kat talks to authors, editors and other professionals in the writing and publishing field to learn more about the craft of writing. If you're a writer or just love listening to author interviews about writing, Pencils&Lipstick is about to be your newest favorite podcast.
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Brooke Adams Law is an award-winning author and founder of the Writing Brave movement. Brooke helps creative, intuitive women claim their author identity so that they can start, finish and publish brave, dazzling books.
Brooke’s debut novel Catchlight won the Fairfield Book Prize, was named a Best Indie Book of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews, and was featured on Good Morning America’s blog. Find out more about Brooke and sign up for her newsletter at https://www.wearewritingbrave.com/
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Today my guest is Paula Judith Johnson. She's a historical romance writer and the creator of the Writing Romance Mastery Summit held twice a year. While involved in mountain man-era black powder clubs, Paula Judith Johnson regularly participated in shooting reproduction muzzleloading rifles, pistols, and shotguns. She also enjoyed activities that included throwing bowie knives, tomahawks, and spears. Paula Judith Johnson is the author of esteemed romance novels, such as her historical Sweetbriar, A Love Triangle Romance (a 2020 Book Excellence Awards Finalist) and Brewer’s Betrothal: A Love Triangle Romance (a 2021 Book Excellence Awards Finalist).
Check out more about Paula at her website: https://paulajudithjohnson.com/
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My guest today is Traci Skuce. She's been a writing mentor to me during Covid. I took her six-month Embodied Story Intensive TWICE, that's how much I loved it. You can find it here: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-intensive/
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Hourly Concepts portfolio to peep the cool stuff: https://bookbrush.com/hourly-concepts-portfolio/
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Kathleen also mentioned font pairings somewhere during the session so here are those links:
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https://bookbrush.com/6-typography-tips-for-graphics-and-book-covers-font-pairings/
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Lynne is an author, writing coach, marketing entrepreneur and host of the Make Meaning Podcast. Her first novel, Woman of Valor, was released on September 26, 2023 and is a story about the courage to love the ordinary and seek satisfaction where you are, while shedding the need to please others. Lynne draws from her life experience as an Orthodox Jew for ten years to allow the reader a glimpse into what that world looks like. Find out more about Lynne and her books at https://lynnegolodner.com/
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You can find out more about Michelle and buy How to Get On Podcasts at https://michelleglogovac.com/ Find out more about the work and the clients she helps at https://themlgcollective.com/. Follow Michelle on the following social media apps:
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Podcast: My Simplified Life
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Emily A. Myers is an award-winning author of romantic suspense. Her first novel, The Truth About Unspeakable Things, was a First Place winner for the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA) Clue Award (2021) for suspense/ thriller fiction. The Truth About Unspeakable Things was also a finalist for the CIBA Chatelaine Award (2021) for romance and a semi-finalist for the Somerset Award (2021) for contemporary fiction.
Emily's upcoming release is the poetry collection I Still Have Love to Give set to release in January 2024. Find more about Emily and her books at https://www.emilyamyers.com
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The name of the series I talk about in this episode is called The Last Of Us.
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Gabriela Pereira is an author, speaker, and self-proclaimed word nerd who wants to challenge the status quo of higher education. Her mission is to empower writers to apply an entrepreneurial mindset to their professional growth.
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It's one week into NaNo and 8 weeks until the end of the year. How can we accomplish our writing goals while staying sane?
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There are certain scenes each novel needs. Whether you're participating in NaNoWriMo or not, this episode will help you get through the muddy middle and write a bang up beginning and ending.
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This week I'm divulging what happened when I got together with another book coach to talk about my book that I want to come out next February: I was convinced to cut an entire plot point! Since I'm sure I'm not alone in this writing journey, I share why I decided to do it and how you can step back and decide whether you have too much plot or not as well.
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My guest today is Jennifer Hilt, multi-genre author and author of The Trope Thesaurus. We talk about tropes, the misconceptions surrounding them, how to use them properly and why you should chose them on purpose. You can find out more about Jennifer and buy her trope books at: https://www.jenniferhilt.com/
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