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182: May 2025 Q&A

Your Big Creative Life

Release Date: 05/27/2025

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Your Big Creative Life

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Your Big Creative Life

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Your Big Creative Life

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Your Big Creative Life

Welcome to the October Q&A episode! Topics discussed include: balancing social media with work & writing 3:40 a scene vs. a chapter 7:45 how many pages I review as an editor 11:55 using AI for inspiration 13:48 my thoughts on recently published fanfiction 20:14 ----- - Click here for ways to work with me + a free character profile template:    - The last Tuesday of the month is a Q&A episode! Submit your questions for me  and I'll answer them on the podcast.  - TikTok:  - Instagram:   

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Your Big Creative Life

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Your Big Creative Life

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Your Big Creative Life

Happy 200 episodes! I share the biggest lessons I've learned in the past 200 episodes about writing, creativity, and mindset. I also share the overview of my author journey so far. Thanks for listening to the podcast! I appreciate all of you :)   -----   - Click here for ways to work with me + a free character profile template:    - The last Tuesday of the month is a Q&A episode! Submit your questions for me  and I'll answer them on the podcast.  - TikTok:  - Instagram: 

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Your Big Creative Life

Welcome to the September Q&A episode! Topics discussed include: what to do after querying 80 agents with no offer 1:55 if you should include comp titles in your query letter 8:29 taking a book from 3 stars to 5 11:49 how to know when you're done editing 18:28 ----- - Click here for ways to work with me + a free character profile template:    - The last Tuesday of the month is a Q&A episode! Submit your questions for me  and I'll answer them on the podcast.  - TikTok:  - Instagram:       

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Welcome to the May Q&A episode! Topics discussed include:

  • suggestions for improving romantic tension 1:44

  • how to handle your book being on submission 4:20

  • interpreting responses/rejections from publishers 6:28

  • what I've noticed about the current state of trad pub 9:30

  • advice for approaching a revise and resubmit request from a publisher 16:20

  • how I think about my writing career and how my agent factors into that 18:25 

  • what to do next if you have 100 pages written 20:10 

  • suggestions for levelling up as a writer 21:07

  • my dreams for my career 21:41

  • how to create interesting characters and character relationships 26:18

  • how to know when your book is done and ready for the next step 28:03

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