The Writer's Help Desk

S2 E6: The Publishing Process (Part 2) - When life happens how do you natigate the mindfield of obstacles to get published? What I learnt from publishing The Rose A Reality TV Romance

We're up to episode 6 in this season of The Writer's Help Desk, and this episode is part 2 in my discussion about publishing and what went on in the background, behind the scenes, to get The Rose A Reality TV Romance published. I take you behind the curtain to see how unexpected life things happened, how changing my day job was meant to help me have more time for writing but didn't and the minefield of logistics and mental gymnastics that it takes to get published. There's a whole lot of encouragement in this episode, too, because writing a book and publishing it is HARD! In this season of The Writer's Help Desk, I'm taking you Behind the Scenes so you can see the processes that I used to get from idea to published with my up-and-coming novel The Rose A Reality TV Romance. There are lots of things I learnt, things that worked really well, that I use now when I'm writing my new books. There are things I would do differently, too. This season takes you inside my life, a sneak peek at what was going on life-wise in my world as I wrote The Rose, and gives you some encouragement that you can do it too! For more information about The Rose A Reality TV Romance, and to tell me your thoughts and ask me your questions - head to DustyStories.com [http://www.dustystories.com/] Thanks for listening! CWD + Zoe Shackleton ;) PS: If you want your free download of The Rose Extras, 11 Behind the Scenes Short Stories from The Rose A Reality TV romance, then head to DustyStories.com [http://www.dustystories.com/signup] PPS: If you're wanting to work with me email me at inspire@dustydreamerhq.com or find me on Facebook @TheWritersHelpDesk [https://www.facebook.com/thewritershelpdesk] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2010070/support]

S2 E5: The Publishing Process - What I learnt about covers, formatting, & pen names when I decided to publish The Rose.

Episode 5 it's time to delve into the publishing process and all the things I learnt taking my novel from manuscript through to something that resembles what you would find in a book store or library. I cover things like covers, genre, formatting, pen names and lessons I learnt along the way! In this season of The Writer's Help Desk, I'm taking you Behind the Scenes so you can see the processes that I used to get from idea to published with my up-and-coming novel The Rose A Reality TV Romance. There are lots of things I learnt, things that worked really well, that I use now when I'm writing my new books. There are things I would do differently, too. This season takes you inside my life, a sneak peek at what was going on life-wise in my world as I wrote The Rose, and gives you some encouragement that you can do it too! For more information about The Rose A Reality TV Romance, and to tell me your thoughts and ask me your questions - head to DustyStories.com [http://www.dustystories.com/] or DustyDreamerHQ.com [https://dustydreamerhq.com/] Thanks for listening! CWD + Zoe Shackleton ;) PS: If you want your free download of The Rose Extras, 11 Behind the Scenes Short Stories from The Rose A Reality TV romance, then head to DustyStories.com [http://www.dustystories.com/signup]  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2010070/support]

S2 E4: Editing The Rose A Reality TV Romance, how to know when you should stop editing and publish your book!

In this season of The Writer's Help Desk, I'm taking you Behind the Scenes so you can see the processes that I used to get from idea to published with my up-and-coming novel The Rose A Reality TV Romance. There are lots of things I learnt, things that worked really well, that I use now when I'm writing my new books. There are things I would do differently, too. In episode 4 I delve into editing, when to know when to stop, the psychology of getting published, and one BIG lesson I learnt along the way. This season takes you inside my life, a sneak peek at what was going on life-wise in my world as I wrote The Rose, and gives you some encouragement that you can do it too! For more information about The Rose A Reality TV Romance, and to tell me your thoughts and ask me your questions - head to DustyStories.com [http://www.dustystories.com/] Thanks for listening! CWD + Zoe Shackleton ;) PS: If you want your free download of The Rose Extras, 11 Behind the Scenes Short Stories from The Rose A Reality TV romance, then head to DustyStories.com [http://www.dustystories.com/signup]  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2010070/support]

S2 E3: Revising The Rose A Reality TV Romance to prepare it for publishing and where, why, and how beta readers can help you in your publishing journey

In this season of The Writer's Help Desk, I'm taking you Behind the Scenes so you can see the processes that I used to get from idea to published with my up-and-coming novel The Rose A Reality TV Romance. There are lots of things I learnt, things that worked really well, that I use now when I'm writing my new books. There are things I would do differently, too. In episode 3 I delve into what changed between my 1st draft of my novel The Rose A Reality TV Romance and the final story.  But more important than what changed, for your learning, is why. Why did I choose to make specific changes? Did it make the book better? And how you can turn your ok 1st draft into a killer final ready to publish manuscript! This season takes you inside my life, a sneak peek at what was going on life-wise in my world as I wrote The Rose, and gives you some encouragement that you can do it too! For more information about The Rose A Reality TV Romance, and to tell me your thoughts and ask me your questions - head to DustyStories.com [http://www.dustystories.com/] Thanks for listening! CWD + Zoe Shackleton ;) PS: If you want your free download of The Rose Extras, 11 Behind the Scenes Short Stories from The Rose A Reality TV romance, then head to DustyStories.com [http://www.dustystories.com/signup]  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2010070/support]

S2 E2: Writing the 1st Draft of The Rose - tips you can use to write your 1st draft

In this season of The Writer's Help Desk, I'm taking you Behind the Scenes so you can see the processes that I used to get from idea to published with my up-and-coming novel The Rose A Reality TV Romance. There are lots of things I learnt, things that worked really well, that I use now when I'm writing my new books. There are things I would do differently, too. This takes you inside my life, a sneak peek at what was going on life-wise in my world as I wrote The Rose, and gives you some encouragement that you can do it too! For more information about The Rose A Reality TV Romance and to tell me your thoughts and ask me your questions - head to DustyStories.com [http://www.DustyStories.com] Thanks for listening! CWD + Zoe Shackleton ;) Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2010070/support]