Pencils&Lipstick podcast

Ep 312 Niching Genres and Romancing Your Readers with Laura Cheever

Laura Cheever writes fantasy novels with strong Christian themes and an emphasis on romance within seasoned marriages. She is the author of Chosen of the Tapestry, Lost King of the Pattern, Mending and Madness, and A Hoard of Tales. She lives in rural Wyoming with her husband, Andrew, and their four children, the legendary makers of mischief and shenanigans. Find out more about her and get on her newsletter at https://cleavebondpublishing.com/ [https://cleavebondpublishing.com/] Sign up for the second Craft&Connect Live here: https://tidycal.com/writeyourlife/craft-and-connect-live-q2 Sign up for my writers' newsletter [https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter] to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get exclusive information on my writing retreats. https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter Want more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I’m reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup]. https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup] You can always ask me writing questions on instagram @author_katcaldwell [https://www.instagram.com/author_katcaldwell/]

Ep 311 Craft&Connect #4: Where to Find Your Ideal Reader with guest Becky Grogan

This week on Craft&Connect we continue our chat about Ideal Readers, this time focusing on where to find them If you missed the worksheet from last marketing episode, you can find that here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kBQ9FpRY0EztvNELzTCqFb0q7N3AuMIf/copy [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kBQ9FpRY0EztvNELzTCqFb0q7N3AuMIf/copy] The worksheet for this week is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pDpNfIl08-IZUyKXakWhBq6zCM6jWq9f/copy [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pDpNfIl08-IZUyKXakWhBq6zCM6jWq9f/copy] Check out Bookfunnel.com [www.Bookfunnel.com], Storyoriginapp.com [www.Storyoriginapp.com] and bookclicker.com [www.bookclicker.com] as places to look for collaboration with authors. If you haven't started your author newsletter, I have a mini-course on how to do that and how to use it to discover other authors and readers. You can find that here for just $17. https://www.curios.com/c/V148YL [ https://www.curios.com/c/V148YL] Sign up for the next Craft&Connect LIVE on June 12, 3pm EST here: https://tidycal.com/writeyourlife/craft-and-connect-live-q2 [https://tidycal.com/writeyourlife/craft-and-connect-live-q2] Find out more about Becky at https://www.beckythebookcoach.com/ [https://www.beckythebookcoach.com/] Sign up for my writers' newsletter [https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter] to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get exclusive information on my writing retreats. https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter Want more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I’m reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup]. https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup] You can always ask me writing questions on instagram @author_katcaldwell [https://www.instagram.com/author_katcaldwell/]

Ep 310 Writing for the Male Reader with Henry Brown

You can find Henry on his Virtual Pulp [https://www.virtualpulppress.com] website (https://www.virtualpulppress.com [https://www.virtualpulppress.com/]) and on Amazon.com [https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B004CC3LMG/about?ccs_id=00d84b28-783c-4496-a652-c199c2050d64]. His comic Threat Quotient is live on Kickstarter [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/virtualpulppress/threat-quotient-raises-the-bar-for-superhero-comics?ref=discovery&term=threat%20quotient&total_hits=1&category_id=252] right now. Check it out here. And he writes on Substack as Machine Trooper (https://substack.com/@machinetrooper [https://substack.com/@machinetrooper]) and on Twitter as MachineTrooper. Find Next, Love on www.amazon.com/Next-Love-Kat-Caldwell-ebook/dp/B0D95Y6G56/ [www.amazon.com/Next-Love-Kat-Caldwell-ebook/dp/B0D95Y6G56/]or add it to your TBR on Goodreads [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/250761650-next-love] (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/250761650-next-love [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/250761650-next-love]) or Bookbub [https://www.bookbub.com/books/next-love-by-kat-caldwell] (https://www.bookbub.com/books/next-love-by-kat-caldwell [https://www.bookbub.com/books/next-love-by-kat-caldwell]) Sign up for my writers' newsletter [https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter] to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get exclusive information on my writing retreats. https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter Want more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I’m reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup]. https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup] You can always ask me writing questions on instagram @author_katcaldwell [https://www.instagram.com/author_katcaldwell/]

Ep 309: Our Writing Schedules Aren't Created Equal

Every quarter we need to reevaluate what we can and CANNOT accomplish as writers. This episode is that episode. Get my latest book! https://www.amazon.com/Next-Love-Kat-Caldwell-ebook/dp/B0D95Y6G56 [https://www.amazon.com/Next-Love-Kat-Caldwell-ebook/dp/B0D95Y6G56] Grab the free chapter one from HIS pov (book starts with her pov) here: http://www.katcaldwell.com/jameson-pov [http://www.katcaldwell.com/jameson-pov] Check out Sara Cannon: https://www.youtube.com/@HeartBreathings [https://www.youtube.com/@HeartBreathings] Get 2k to 10k: https://www.amazon.com/2k-10k-Writing-Faster-Better-ebook/dp/B009NKXAWS [https://www.amazon.com/2k-10k-Writing-Faster-Better-ebook/dp/B009NKXAWS/ref=books_amazonstores_desktop_mfs_author_smart_catalog_0?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=VzISa&content-id=amzn1.sym.aec507cb-142c-4f68-9ae5-803b8e7b33f1&pf_rd_p=aec507cb-142c-4f68-9ae5-803b8e7b33f1&pf_rd_r=138-4863641-8788634&pd_rd_wg=Iv0Pu&pd_rd_r=91738992-712d-4f4e-a580-e41e42ca3e1e] Sign up for my writers' newsletter [https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter] to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get exclusive information on my writing retreats. https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter Want more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I’m reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup]. https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup] You can always ask me writing questions on instagram @author_katcaldwell [https://www.instagram.com/author_katcaldwell/]

Ep 308:Not Where You Thought You’d Be? Listen to this

In this episode I'm talking about how unpredictable this whole indie author journey is, how you can put in a ton of effort and still not get the results you expected, and how so much of it is out of your control. I keep coming back to the idea that you often just don’t know why something works or doesn’t. So instead of spiraling or reacting out of frustration, let's focus on the stuff we can control: mindset, strategy, and finding the right readers. At the end of the day, it really comes down to getting back up, adjusting where needed, and redefining what success looks like for me. Sign up for my writers' newsletter [https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter] to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get exclusive information on my writing retreats. https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter Want more information on my books, author swaps, short stories and what I’m reading? Sign up for my readers' newsletter [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup]. https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup [https://storylectory.katcaldwell.com/signup] You can always ask me writing questions on instagram @author_katcaldwell [https://www.instagram.com/author_katcaldwell/]