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A Novel Ending

A Novel Ending

By: Kat Abbott Joanna Mercer
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Writing a novel is hard. Revising a novel can be an even bigger challenge. But don't fret! We have your back. Join us, authors Joanna Mercer and Kat Abbott, as we chat about the highs, lows, and trickeries of taking your first draft to a final, polished manuscript. We hope each episode gives you more tools, inspiration, and motivation to tackle your own revisions. If you love learning about the craft of writing, then this podcast is for you!

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Episodes
  • When Your Writing Priorities Change
    Dec 18 2024

    It’s the final episode of A Novel Ending podcast! In the finale, Kat and Joanna chat about the importance of reassessing your writing goals and priorities throughout your career and how it’s important to make changes when needed.


    We want to extend a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has listened to our podcast. We’re so grateful for your support and hope we’ve helped you, at least in some small way, in your own writing journey. Happy revising!

    For show notes, visit anovelending.com.

    Joanna offers editorial services! To learn more, visit her editorial page.

    Connect with Joanna on her website or Instagram @jmercerbooks.
    Connect with Kat on her website or Instagram @katsawriter.

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    19 mins
  • Why It’s Good To Change Up When And Where You Write
    Nov 13 2024

    Throughout your writing career (and especially after big life moments), it’s important to step back and assess how, when, and where you write. In this episode, we share different ways we’ve shaken up our writing lifestyle to help us get unstuck, to maximize our productivity, and to just keep things fun and fresh. We also talk about goals and writing sprints, how they can be helpful and why they might not help at all.

    The book Joanna mentioned in this episode is: Rachel Aaron's 2,000 to 10,000

    For show notes, visit anovelending.com.

    Joanna offers editorial services! To learn more, visit her editorial page.

    Connect with Joanna on her website or Instagram @jmercerbooks.
    Connect with Kat on her website or Instagram @katsawriter.

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    28 mins
  • Chat With Authors Mel And Teghan Hammond On Working And Revising With A Co-writer
    May 1 2024

    In this episode, Kat interviews sisters and co-writers of the YA novel Lucy, Uncensored. Mel and Teghan Hammond share the ups and downs of their co-writing process, their thoughts on having an outline, and discuss how their communication changed over the course of co-writing their book. They also offer helpful tips for any writers looking to co-write and list some important qualities you should look for in a potential co-writer.

    Connect with our guests!
    melhammondbooks.com
    Teghan's instagram @teghanandromeda
    Mel's instagram @hamsandwichmel
    TikTok @hamtasticduo

    For show notes, visit anovelending.com.

    Joanna offers editorial services! To learn more, visit her editorial page.

    Connect with Joanna on her website or Instagram @jmercerbooks.
    Connect with Kat on her website or Instagram @katsawriter.

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    30 mins

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