Episode 265 / Jen discusses how she found her passion for working with authors, her experiences in developmental editing and coaching, and the importance of aligning your business with personal visions of success.

• Tips on how to find an editor
• Frequent mistakes she sees authors making
• Trends Jen sees in publishing
• Alternate pathways to success
• Effective social media use
• Different types of support teams and why you need them

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📚 Sara’s How to Write a Series book and audiobook: https://www.sararosett.com/how-to-write-a-series/

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Resources from the Author and Reader Community to Help Ukrainians https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E9QQhmcpa_dlxQY-GEqBiIbIZk-_J1MgQX_BxLI3F84/edit?usp=sharing

Episode 263 / Do you want to make your newsletters more personal and connect with readers? Bev Feldman, an email marketing strategist at Your Personal Tech Fairy, joins us today to share how to do just that through the type of content you share as well as sequences and segmenting.

• Setting expectations in a welcome sequence
• The value of letting subscribers go
• Basic ways to segment your newsletter list
• Tips to make resending to unopened more effective
• Common mistakes Bev sees people make with their newsletters
• Subject lines and ALT text tips

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📚 Sara’s How to Write a Series book and audiobook: https://www.sararosett.com/how-to-write-a-series/

The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast
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Episode 262 / Jennifer Hilt shares how her writing career has evolved since she was with us in 2023, including expanding her trope thesaurus books to specific genres and her thoughts on launching an online event, TropeCon. She also shares her lessons learned for planning online events. If you want to connect with your readers through an online event, Jennifer has plenty of tips and ideas.

Topics:

• The messy path to achievement and why you shouldn’t overthink or underestimate yourself
• How tropes relate to different genres like horror, romance, and fantasy sci-fi
• The art of making mistakes and bouncing back
• Understanding tropes across genres and insights into tropes in different genres
• Tips for setting up and running an online event, including platform and logistic choices, pricing strategy, and promotion possibilities

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• 2025 Trope Con Registration Link: https://trope-talk-jennifer-s-school.teachable.com/?affcode=1589366_yo0_fyjf (affiliate link)

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📚 Sara’s How to Write a Series book and audiobook: https://www.sararosett.com/how-to-write-a-series/

The Big List of Craft and marketing books mentioned on WIKT podcast episodes https://bookshop.org/lists/recommenced-resources-for-writers-from-the-wish-i-d-known-then-podcast
Resources from the Author and Reader Community to Help Ukrainians https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E9QQhmcpa_dlxQY-GEqBiIbIZk-_J1MgQX_BxLI3F84/edit?usp=sharing