Connie B. Dowell

Episode 102: Kindle VElla

by Connie B. Dowell
May 12, 2021May 12, 2021

In today’s tips episode, I finally share my thoughts on Kindle Vella, the forthcoming serial fiction platform, and what we know so far about the program. (Spoiler alert: not much!) I waited so long to do an episode on Vella,… Read More »

Episode 101: Writing imagery with Kim B. Miller

by Connie B. Dowell
May 5, 2021May 5, 2021

How do you make your imaginary worlds or your poetry come to life for your readers? Imagery! I got to chat with Kim B. Miller, the poet laureate of Prince William County Virginia, about how to create imagery in our… Read More »

Episode 100: Rookie mistakes and an announcement!

by Connie B. Dowell
April 30, 2021April 30, 2021

I’ve finally made it. 100 episodes! Probably close to 70 author interviews. That’s a lot of chatting! And so today’s episode is about the rookie author mistakes I’ve learned about from talking to so many authors both on and off… Read More »

Episode 99: 5 questions for quarterly reflection

by Connie B. Dowell
April 21, 2021April 21, 2021

The first quarter (and a little bit more) of 2021 has passed, and maybe you’re doing some reflection and revaluation of your author career plans for the year–or long term! In today’s short tips episode, I go over 5 questions… Read More »

Episode 98: Turning life into narrative with Carl Buccalleto

by Connie B. Dowell
April 14, 2021April 9, 2021

Millions of people write about their lives for the therapeutic benefits or to pass along stories to their children, but it’s a whole new world when you start to shape the story of your life into something for a wider… Read More »

Episode 97: Know what’s selling

by Connie B. Dowell
April 7, 2021April 7, 2021

It’s another listener wish episode today! This listener’s wish was for an app or service for agents to evaluate ideas before the books were written. The listener wanted to avoid the heartache of spending months or years writing a book… Read More »

Episode 96: 7 years of 10 Minute Novelists

by Connie B. Dowell
March 31, 2021March 30, 2021

Today’s episode features returning guest Katharine Grubb of 10 Minute Novelists! She shares her top tips for writing when you’re short on time and exciting news about the group’s upcoming conference. Bonus! In addition to the audio, I’ve got video… Read More »

EPisode 95: Reaching Your REaders

by Connie B. Dowell
March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Today’s episode was q&a, sort of… though I only had time for one q! A few weeks ago, I asked folks on Facebook and Twitter this question: If a fairy could wave her magic wand and fix one thing about… Read More »

Episode 94: Lessons from 3 books with Rinda Beach

by Connie B. Dowell
March 17, 2021March 17, 2021

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! Today, I’ve got returning guest Rinda Beach chatting about her newest book and the lessons learned from producing three books. We also have a great chat about marketing and some outside-of-the-box marketing techniques. I hope… Read More »

Episode 93: To Publish or not to publish

by Connie B. Dowell
March 10, 2021March 10, 2021

Not every book or idea you have will be worthy of publication. (Yep, even if you self publish and CAN publish everything you come up with, you probably shouldn’t!) So how do you make that decision to self publish or,… Read More »

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