How important is social media to the modern author? Agents and publishers talk about numbers and platform. The Brew & Ink crew discuss the different options and solutions for the writer to engage. Then Katie Nunchucks shares her part of the MIDNIGHT SHOWING murder mystery. What are the new clues? Who should Dr. Wolfe interview next? Listen and vote!
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In this episode:
What is important about social media?
What is the role it plays in being a writer and author?
“I just want to write!” Every author knows the frustration of trying to do all the marketing things we’re supposed to do and actually find time to write! Corey with Book Brush has developed a great platform to make pro level graphics quickly. Listen to the interview and learn more!
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In this episode:
What is Book Brush? How did it get started?
What kind of graphics can you do with Book Brush?
What are the advantages of Book Brush over other competitors (like Canva and others)?
What is available for free and what is a paid service?
How do writers create conflict in their stories? Listen as the Brew & Ink crew discuss the different kinds of conflict and how we get our characters in those impossible, dire situations.
Then it’s time to figure out who killed Aaron the Heckler! Dr. Wolfe interviews the first suspect, the Bartender – Henri Custeau. Listen and vote for who Dr. Wolfe will interview next!
In this episode:
Why is conflict important?
What are the different kinds of conflict?
How do writers chose the type of conflict? What creates conflict?
What are some examples of stories that don’t do conflict well?
We’re back! And saucier than ever, baby. After an amazing 2018 with two great seasons of material with audience participation, Season 3 Midnight Showing is here!
There’s been a MURDER! During a comedy show on a cruise, a man violently dies from poison. Who are the suspects? In the first episode, investigator Dr. Jack Wolfe kicks off the story and the setup. Which suspect should be interviewed first? You decide! Listen to the podcast and then go to www.brewandink.com to vote.
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In this episode:
A quick recap of 2018 and the Brew and Ink Podcast.
Each of our members give a little update and what our individual goals are for 2019.
We announce the winner of the Flash Fiction Competition!
Author MB Mooney reads the first installment of Midnight Showing.
Oh no! Not editing! Writers dread the process, but editing is a necessary part of publishing a great book. Listen to the interview with Catherine Jones Payne of Quill Pen Editorial Services and her perspective as an author and editor and how a great professional extra “set of eyes” can change and impact a book.
In this episode:
Catherine shares her background and how she got into editing.
What does Catherine enjoy about editing?
Why does a writer need an editor?
What are the different kinds of editing?
Catherine shares about her own writing – mermaids, murder, and mayhem.
