Episode 45: John Matthew Fox, Writer & Founder of Bookfox
Freelance Publishing, Novel Publishing, Novel Draft, Novel Idea, Novel Outline, Novel Submission, Novel Editing, Marketing Kaylee Pereyra Freelance Publishing, Novel Publishing, Novel Draft, Novel Idea, Novel Outline, Novel Submission, Novel Editing, Marketing Kaylee Pereyra

Episode 45: John Matthew Fox, Writer & Founder of Bookfox

Mary Kole is joined by writing expert John Matthew Fox to chat about his work helping authors and founding his company, Bookfox. Conversation topics include the different publishing paths available to writers, the benefits and drawbacks of traditional vs. self-publishing, the challenges of effectively marketing one's work, and going beyond commercial success.

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Presenting the Premise
Craft, Marketing, Writing, ER/CB Idea, Freelance Idea, Nonfiction Idea, Novel Idea, Picture Book Idea, Short Story Idea Kristen Overman Craft, Marketing, Writing, ER/CB Idea, Freelance Idea, Nonfiction Idea, Novel Idea, Picture Book Idea, Short Story Idea Kristen Overman

Presenting the Premise

A series of things happening doesn’t make a story. Without a clear premise, readers have no idea what to expect from the story or why they should keep reading. Here's how to establish your premise from the start.

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Episode 42: Jenn Hanson-dePaula, Book Marketing Consultant
Picture Book Publishing, ER/CB Publishing, Memoir Publishing, Freelance Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, Novel Publishing, Short Story Publishing, Marketing Kaylee Pereyra Picture Book Publishing, ER/CB Publishing, Memoir Publishing, Freelance Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, Novel Publishing, Short Story Publishing, Marketing Kaylee Pereyra

Episode 42: Jenn Hanson-dePaula, Book Marketing Consultant

How do new authors find their ideal readers? Jenn Hanson-dePaula guides you through the steps of elevating your book promo! Tune in to hear her take on what marketing is and isn’t, tips for building your social media platform (including valuable advice on what to post), and why you should have a newsletter.

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Episode 13: Wendelin Van Draanen, MG and YA Author
Marketing, Market, Audience, Novel Publishing, Memoir Publishing, ER/CB Publishing, Freelance Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, ER/CB Draft, Freelance Draft, Memoir Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Novel Draft, ER/CB Submission, Memoir Submission, Novel Submission Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, Novel Publishing, Memoir Publishing, ER/CB Publishing, Freelance Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, ER/CB Draft, Freelance Draft, Memoir Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Novel Draft, ER/CB Submission, Memoir Submission, Novel Submission Mary Kole

Episode 13: Wendelin Van Draanen, MG and YA Author

An uplifting conversation with author Wendelin Van Draanen, where we discuss the therapeutic nature of writing and the silver lining in a difficult path to publication.

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Writing Under a Pseudonym
Community, Writing, Marketing, Audience, Novel Idea, Freelance Idea, ER/CB Idea, Memoir Idea, Nonfiction Idea, Picture Book Idea, Short Story Idea, ER/CB Publishing, Freelance Publishing, Memoir Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, Novel Publishing, Picture Book Publishing, Short Story Publishing Guest User Community, Writing, Marketing, Audience, Novel Idea, Freelance Idea, ER/CB Idea, Memoir Idea, Nonfiction Idea, Picture Book Idea, Short Story Idea, ER/CB Publishing, Freelance Publishing, Memoir Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, Novel Publishing, Picture Book Publishing, Short Story Publishing Guest User

Writing Under a Pseudonym

Many authors write under a pseudonym, also known as a pen name. If you think writing under an alias is in your future, here are some criteria to help you decide. I’ve also got some tips on how best to come up with one.

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Episode 11: Erin Entrada Kelly, Middle Grade Author
Marketing, Market, Audience, Novel Publishing, Novel Draft, Novel Idea, ER/CB Draft, ER/CB Idea, ER/CB Publishing, Nonfiction Draft, Nonfiction Idea, Nonfiction Publishing, Picture Book Idea, Picture Book Draft, Picture Book Publishing Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, Novel Publishing, Novel Draft, Novel Idea, ER/CB Draft, ER/CB Idea, ER/CB Publishing, Nonfiction Draft, Nonfiction Idea, Nonfiction Publishing, Picture Book Idea, Picture Book Draft, Picture Book Publishing Mary Kole

Episode 11: Erin Entrada Kelly, Middle Grade Author

An interview with middle grade author and Newbery medalist Erin Entrada Kelly, where we discuss writing outside your lived experience.

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Marketing Your Book With Emily Enger
Marketing, Market, Audience, Novel Publishing, Picture Book Publishing, Memoir Publishing, ER/CB Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, Freelance Publishing, ER/CB Idea, Freelance Idea, Memoir Idea, Nonfiction Idea, Novel Idea, Picture Book Idea, Short Story Idea, ER/CB Draft, Freelance Draft, Memoir Draft, Novel Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Short Story Draft, Picture Book Draft Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, Novel Publishing, Picture Book Publishing, Memoir Publishing, ER/CB Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, Freelance Publishing, ER/CB Idea, Freelance Idea, Memoir Idea, Nonfiction Idea, Novel Idea, Picture Book Idea, Short Story Idea, ER/CB Draft, Freelance Draft, Memoir Draft, Novel Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Short Story Draft, Picture Book Draft Mary Kole

Marketing Your Book With Emily Enger

Book Marketer and PR Coach Emily Enger joins Mary to talk about some of the aspects of the writing process that might leave a yucky taste in our mouths. Tune in for actionable tips and insights into a publicist and marketer's side of the publishing world.

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Episode 10: Brittany Thurman, Picture Book Author
Marketing, Market, Audience, Picture Book Draft, Picture Book Publishing, Picture Book Editing, Picture Book Idea, Picture Book Outline, Picture Book Submission Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, Picture Book Draft, Picture Book Publishing, Picture Book Editing, Picture Book Idea, Picture Book Outline, Picture Book Submission Mary Kole

Episode 10: Brittany Thurman, Picture Book Author

Debut picture book author Brittany Thurman discusses writing about complex issues for a young audience, bias in the publishing industry, and supporting Black writers.

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Marketing To Libraries
Marketing, Community, Market, Nonfiction Publishing, ER/CB Publishing, Freelance Publishing, Memoir Publishing, Novel Publishing, Picture Book Publishing, Short Story Publishing Guest User Marketing, Community, Market, Nonfiction Publishing, ER/CB Publishing, Freelance Publishing, Memoir Publishing, Novel Publishing, Picture Book Publishing, Short Story Publishing Guest User

Marketing To Libraries

If you’ve written a book, you’re probably considering marketing to libraries—especially if you’re a self-published author. As such, you’re the direct link between your work and the rest of the world—no fancy marketing departments to help you out.

So how do you approach marketing to libraries?

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Episode 30: Benjamin Roesch, YA/MG Author
Marketing, Market, Audience, Short Story Draft, Short Story Publishing, Short Story Submission, Novel Draft, Novel Idea, Novel Outline, Novel Publishing Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, Short Story Draft, Short Story Publishing, Short Story Submission, Novel Draft, Novel Idea, Novel Outline, Novel Publishing Mary Kole

Episode 30: Benjamin Roesch, YA/MG Author

Benjamin Roesch joins us to talk about his debut novel—but not his first novel—published with LGBTQ+ young adult indie publisher Deep Hearts. We talk about turning short stories into a novel, coming of age fiction, and being an older debut writer.

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Episode 33: Sara Zarr, YA & Middle Grade Author
Marketing, Market, Audience, Novel Publishing, Freelance Publishing, ER/CB Publishing, Novel Submission Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, Novel Publishing, Freelance Publishing, ER/CB Publishing, Novel Submission Mary Kole

Episode 33: Sara Zarr, YA & Middle Grade Author

Sara Zarr brings insight and personal experiences to surviving the sudden and drastic changes within the YA marketplace, such as the popularization of certain YA genres and how that affects YA authors who specialize outside of those genres.

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Episode 25: Leslie C. Youngblood, Author
Marketing, Market, Audience, Novel Publishing, ER/CB Publishing, Freelance Publishing, Memoir Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, Novel Draft, Novel Submission, Novel Editing, Novel Idea, Novel Outline, ER/CB Draft, ER/CB Idea, ER/CB Outline Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, Novel Publishing, ER/CB Publishing, Freelance Publishing, Memoir Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, Novel Draft, Novel Submission, Novel Editing, Novel Idea, Novel Outline, ER/CB Draft, ER/CB Idea, ER/CB Outline Mary Kole

Episode 25: Leslie C. Youngblood, Author

Leslie C. Youngblood shares her journey through her MFA program, gives tips on crafting interesting character relationships, and weighs in on one of the hottest questions for authors today: traditional or self-publishing?

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Episode 24: Mindy McGinnis, YA Author
Marketing, Market, Audience, Novel Draft, Novel Editing, Novel Idea, Novel Outline, Novel Publishing, Novel Revision, Novel Submission Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, Novel Draft, Novel Editing, Novel Idea, Novel Outline, Novel Publishing, Novel Revision, Novel Submission Mary Kole

Episode 24: Mindy McGinnis, YA Author

Mindy McGinnis, mystery, suspense, thriller author and dog haver, joins the Good Story Podcast to talk about her upcoming work with James Patterson, shit-shoveling, book snobbery, and showing characters' humanity.

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Episode 18: Patricia Faithfull and Rick Williams, Aspiring Writers
Marketing, Market, Audience, ER/CB Editing, Freelance Editing, ER/CB Draft, Novel Editing, Short Story Editing, Picture Book Editing, Novel Draft Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, ER/CB Editing, Freelance Editing, ER/CB Draft, Novel Editing, Short Story Editing, Picture Book Editing, Novel Draft Mary Kole

Episode 18: Patricia Faithfull and Rick Williams, Aspiring Writers

A conversation about "The Emotion Thesaurus" as well as writing tools in general and whether human input can ever be replaced by tools.

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Episode 20: Rachel Orr, YA and Children's Literary Agent
Marketing, Market, Audience, ER/CB Publishing, Novel Publishing, Picture Book Publishing, Short Story Publishing, ER/CB Submission, Novel Submission, Picture Book Submission, Short Story Submission Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, ER/CB Publishing, Novel Publishing, Picture Book Publishing, Short Story Publishing, ER/CB Submission, Novel Submission, Picture Book Submission, Short Story Submission Mary Kole

Episode 20: Rachel Orr, YA and Children's Literary Agent

Decades-long agent, Rachel Orr, talks about real life clients as she shares what agents and editors are looking for, what to include in your query letter, and how to challenge the status quo.

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Episode 23: Jonathan Auxier, Writer of Strange Stories for Strange Kids
Marketing, Market, Audience, Novel Draft, Novel Editing, Novel Idea, Novel Outline, Novel Publishing, ER/CB Draft, ER/CB Idea, ER/CB Editing, ER/CB Outline, ER/CB Publishing, ER/CB Submission Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, Novel Draft, Novel Editing, Novel Idea, Novel Outline, Novel Publishing, ER/CB Draft, ER/CB Idea, ER/CB Editing, ER/CB Outline, ER/CB Publishing, ER/CB Submission Mary Kole

Episode 23: Jonathan Auxier, Writer of Strange Stories for Strange Kids

NYT Bestselling young adult and middle-grade author Jonathan Auxier joins Mary Kole to discuss visual writing, worldbuilding, and how different media use dialogue to create action.

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Episode 19: Chuck Sambuchino, Freelance Editor and Publishing Expert
Marketing, Market, Audience, ER/CB Publishing, Freelance Publishing, Memoir Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, Novel Publishing, Picture Book Publishing, Short Story Publishing, ER/CB Submission, Freelance Submission, Memoir Submission, Nonfiction Submission, Novel Submission, Picture Book Submission, Short Story Submission Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, ER/CB Publishing, Freelance Publishing, Memoir Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, Novel Publishing, Picture Book Publishing, Short Story Publishing, ER/CB Submission, Freelance Submission, Memoir Submission, Nonfiction Submission, Novel Submission, Picture Book Submission, Short Story Submission Mary Kole

Episode 19: Chuck Sambuchino, Freelance Editor and Publishing Expert

Insights from industry veteran Chuck Sambuchino on how to become a well-informed writer, build a platform, and get published.

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