There's no shortage of advice on how to write. Stephen King's 14 tips are a great place for new writers to start, and experienced writers to review their process.

Summary video of Stephen King’s book “On Writing”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXk2EC98qe8

Agents are an important part of the publishing process for most Traditional Published Authors. They advocate for authors and help us be the best we can be. Join us and meet the amazing Cathie Hedrick-Armstrong from Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.

https://marsallyonliteraryagency.com/who-we-are/cathie-hedrick-armstrong/

https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/cathie-hedrick-armstrong/

Bianca Marais is an accomplished author in historical fiction, book club fiction, fantasy, dystopian fiction, and mystery. This episode explores her journey in creating community programs to encourage Own Voices authors and about her newest mystery novel A Most Puzzling Murder.

Find more about Bianca and her work at these links:

• https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-most-puzzling-murder-a-quirky-humorous-locked-room-murder-mystery-with-riddles-and-puzzles-for-the-reader-to-solve-bianca-marais/e0d356d45dd67ee6?ean=9780778368601&next=thttps://www.instagram.com/biancamarais_author/?hl=en

• https://www.instagram.com/the_shit_about_writing/

  https://www.facebook.com/biancamaraisauthor/

  https://www.threads.com/@biancamarais_author

  https://theshitaboutwriting.substack.com/

  https://www.theshitaboutwriting.com/

  https://www.biancamarais.com/

Starting a Beta Reading group can be tricky. Who do I invite? How will we organize the group and coordinate calls? Join our one-time beta reading session where we discuss how we put together the group, how we coordinated with each other, and then sit in on our feedback session! This three-part episode is broken into small chunks for easier listening. Enjoy the informational part 1, and we hope you enjoy the feedback portions in parts 2 and 3.

If you are looking for a quick and easy way to meet beta readers, refer to our Beta Readers episode: Season 1 Episode 19 for ideas, and check out this resource:https://www.biancamarais.com/beta-reader-match-up.html

Listen in to the feedback on Sara and Conner's first 5 pages in this second installment of our recorded Beta Reading Session.

Listen in to the feedback on Rose and Madlené's first 5 pages in this last installment of our recorded Beta Reading Session.

As writers, we want our novels to invoke emotions in our readers. Then we have a new problem. Explaining why ink on a page makes us cry.

When it comes to horror, everyone has a different tolerance. Understanding what things can create more or less fear in readers helps writers to understand their target audience and market to them! Join Horror Author Mattea Orr on this episode for a breakdown of what makes horror, well, horror!

Website: www.matteaorr.com

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/MatteaOrr

https://witchhousemag.blogspot.com/2023/10/witch-house-3-is-now-available.html

https://www.alieward.com/ologies/serpopsychology

https://www.kuow.org/stories/the-five-levels-of-horror-according-to-kuow-katie-campbell-isabel-canas

https://www.regmovies.com/movie-news/stephen-king-3-levels-of-horror

https://articlesofhorror.com/2016/08/31/stephen-kings-3-categories-of-terror/