Beyond the Words
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Beyond the Words is a podcast that talks about writing, publishing and promoting your future bestselling novel. Join bestseller Holly Hunt as she talks to other authors and guides you, step by step, through the process of writing a great novel. Each week, join us for a new episode discussing a part of the writing journey with a new wonderful author, and gain some insight into the mixed and varied world of publishing in the 2010s.
Episode List:
Chapter 1 - Components
1.Deciding Why to Write
2.Coping with perfectionism
3.Your writing area
4.Finding the time to write
5.Developing characters
6.Settings and conflicts
7.Crafting a plot
8.Researching your story
Chapter 2 – Mechanics
9.Crafting a beginning
10.You've set off on your adventure – now what?
11.The first conflict
12.Initiating change in your characters
13.Character development
14.The Big Conflict/the final battle
15.The Return Home
16.The HEA/HFN: Can you finish a book without one?
17.Planning for a sequel
Chapter 3 – Techniques
18.Description vs Action
19.Clichés
20.Archetypes
21.The Villain You Wish You Could Strangle
22.Dialogue and dialogue tags
23.When is infodumping okay?
24.Finding the Ending
Chapter 4 - Polishing Your Book
25.The rewrite
a.Transitioning from Fiction to Non-Fiction: Why?
26.Finding those pesky mistakes
27.Grammar
28.Fleshing out your world
29.My hero is a sook – help!
30.Finding good betas
a.Relating to your editor
Chapter 5 - Publishing
31.You've written a book! Now what?
32.Discovering publishers
33.How to present your work
34.The dreaded rejection
35.I got a personalised rejection – now what?
36.Rewriting again!
37.Into the rabbit hole – presenting your work to publishers
38.Self-publishing – Is it worth it?
39.Amazon and other self-publishing tools
40.Coping with bad reviews
Chapter 6 – Promotion
41.You're published! Wait, the journey's not over?
42.Basics of promotion: How & Where
43.Promotion for free
44.Marketing in the Modern World
45.Paying for promotion – is it worth it?
46.Physical vs Online
47.Book Tours and Author Appearances
48.The Dreaded Convention
Location:
Australia
Description:
Beyond the Words is a podcast that talks about writing, publishing and promoting your future bestselling novel. Join bestseller Holly Hunt as she talks to other authors and guides you, step by step, through the process of writing a great novel. Each week, join us for a new episode discussing a part of the writing journey with a new wonderful author, and gain some insight into the mixed and varied world of publishing in the 2010s. Episode List: Chapter 1 - Components 1.Deciding Why to Write 2.Coping with perfectionism 3.Your writing area 4.Finding the time to write 5.Developing characters 6.Settings and conflicts 7.Crafting a plot 8.Researching your story Chapter 2 – Mechanics 9.Crafting a beginning 10.You've set off on your adventure – now what? 11.The first conflict 12.Initiating change in your characters 13.Character development 14.The Big Conflict/the final battle 15.The Return Home 16.The HEA/HFN: Can you finish a book without one? 17.Planning for a sequel Chapter 3 – Techniques 18.Description vs Action 19.Clichés 20.Archetypes 21.The Villain You Wish You Could Strangle 22.Dialogue and dialogue tags 23.When is infodumping okay? 24.Finding the Ending Chapter 4 - Polishing Your Book 25.The rewrite a.Transitioning from Fiction to Non-Fiction: Why? 26.Finding those pesky mistakes 27.Grammar 28.Fleshing out your world 29.My hero is a sook – help! 30.Finding good betas a.Relating to your editor Chapter 5 - Publishing 31.You've written a book! Now what? 32.Discovering publishers 33.How to present your work 34.The dreaded rejection 35.I got a personalised rejection – now what? 36.Rewriting again! 37.Into the rabbit hole – presenting your work to publishers 38.Self-publishing – Is it worth it? 39.Amazon and other self-publishing tools 40.Coping with bad reviews Chapter 6 – Promotion 41.You're published! Wait, the journey's not over? 42.Basics of promotion: How & Where 43.Promotion for free 44.Marketing in the Modern World 45.Paying for promotion – is it worth it? 46.Physical vs Online 47.Book Tours and Author Appearances 48.The Dreaded Convention
Twitter:
@modernmeltdown
Language:
English
Contact:
0448682872
Beyond the Words Update - Apr 2019
Duration:00:02:58
Beyond the Words: Epilogue
Duration:00:44:21
Beyond the Words Episode 54: Adapting Your Work
Duration:00:13:47
Beyond the Words Episode 53: Music and Fiction
Duration:00:18:33
Beyond the Words Episode 52: Psychology in Fiction, with Darian Smith
Duration:00:24:49
Beyond the Words Episode 51: Supporting the Indie Scene, with Naomi Eccles-Smith
Duration:00:38:35
Beyond the Words Episode F: Fundraising Your Project
Duration:00:02:25
Beyond the Words Episode 50: Crowdfunded Publishing, with Jacqui Castle
Duration:00:24:33
Beyond the Words Episode 49: The Dreaded Convention, with Rachel Nightingale
Duration:00:35:31
Beyond the Words Episode 48: Book Tours and Author Appearances
Duration:00:13:34
Beyond the Words Episode E: Dealing with Pirates
Duration:00:12:05
Beyond the Words Episode 47: Physical vs Online Sales, with Kathryn Berryman
Duration:00:24:44
Beyond the Words Episode 46: Mailing Lists, with Andre Gonzalez
Duration:00:28:47
Beyond the Words Episode 45: The Art of the Marketing Giveaway, with Russell Nohelty
Duration:00:29:09
Beyond the Words Episode 44: Marketing in the Modern World, with Isobel Blackthorn
Duration:00:31:37
Beyond the Words Episode D: Bestseller Lists
Duration:00:13:56
Beyond the Words Episode 43: Paying for Promotion: Yay or Nay?, with Alan Baxter
Duration:00:19:43
Beyond the Words Episode 42: Promotional Basics, with Angela Page
Duration:00:21:15
Beyond the Words Episode 41: Life After Publishing, with Mirren Hogan
Duration:00:17:18
Beyond the Words Episode 40: Writing to Feedback, with Jason Franks
Duration:00:28:54