Episodes

If you haven’t heard of Reedsy, you’re living under a rock. On this episode, I sat down with co-founder Ricardo Fayet, and we discussed the art of marketing your book and working with book promoters. It was a very interesting discussion, and we...

If you’re a writer, you’ve probably heard someone somewhere mention “voice” in fiction. But if you’re like me, at least at first, you’re not really sure what they’re referring to. In this episode of Write Your Best Book, we’re sitting...

More and more people these days want to tell their story because every single one of us experience some sort of emotional wounds in our lives. And we feel that, by sharing our story with others, we can do more than just entertain others but will also...

If you’ve done any marketing at all for your books, you’ve likely heard the term “lead magnets.” But I’m not sure everyone really understands exactly what lead magnets are or how to use them properly. In fact, so many of my clients have...

In order to create characters who are well-rounded, empathetic, and relatable, you must first learn how to write emotions. Emotions, when written properly, will connect the reader to the protagonist and make them root for their victory. If you can...

One of the most crucial elements of your branding and platform is your author website. So often, I am asked by clients when they should put up a website. The answer is always…NOW! Start it before you even have your first book out. Your clients needs...

Speaking in public about your books is not just for public speakers or professionals. Once your book is published, there may be many opportunities that arise when you’re asked to discuss them. Perhaps you’re at a book signing or a writer’s...

We’ve all experienced it. And if you haven’t, you will. Writers’ Block is the thorn in every author’s side, especially when we want nothing more than to be writing at that moment. But the words just won’t come. I don’t think there’s a...

WRITE YOUR BEST BOOK PODCAST Episode 24 How and When to Use Prologues & Epilogues There’s an age-old debate on whether or not authors should use prologues (and epilogues). So many authors believe that agents are anti-prologue/epilogue,...

WRITE YOUR BEST BOOK PODCAST Episode 23 How to Properly Write Fiction Scenes If you think about it, a novel has several basic components: book, chapters, scenes, pages, paragraphs, sentences, and words. One could argue that the most crucial of...

WRITE YOUR BEST BOOK PODCAST Episode 22 How to Launch Your Book During the Pandemic I’ve heard so many authors debating lately on whether we should postpone book launches or move forward as planned. Personally, I felt like there’s no...

WRITE YOUR BEST BOOK PODCAST Episode 21 How to Sell More Books on Social Media There are so many social media platforms out there for authors to use to sell their books. But if you’re like me, you struggle with all the different voices...

WRITE YOUR BEST BOOK PODCAST Episode 20 How to Build & Grow Your Email List Guess what? You can’t rely solely on social media to sell your books. Why? Because those who own social media actually own those contacts, too. If any of those...

WRITE YOUR BEST BOOK PODCAST Episode 19 How to Write a Kickass Protagonist One of the key elements to writing your best book is having an amazing, relatable, and likeable protagonist. After all, we’re following this character from the...

WRITE YOUR BEST BOOK PODCAST Episode 18 How to Work with an Author Coach An author working with a coach is not much different than, say, a pro tennis player or golfer working with a coach. You don’t stop needing guidance and support once you...

WRITE YOUR BEST BOOK PODCAST Episode 17 How to Write Amazing Book Descriptions Aside from a professional-quality book cover, your book’s blurb/description is likely THE most important element you must nail down if you want to sell copies to...

WRITE YOUR BEST BOOK PODCAST Episode 16 How to Get Motivated to Write You’d think with all this extra time at home we’ve all been “gifted with” these past few weeks, we’d all be super writing machines, right? Not necessarily. I’ve...

WRITE YOUR BEST BOOK PODCAST Episode 14 How to Write a Book in 3 Drafts How many drafts does it take for you to write your book? Sometimes, it can be frustrating having five, six, seven or many more drafts of your novel saved to your computer....

HOW TO FOCUS ON YOUR WRITING Write Your Best Book, Episode 14 During these crazy, stressful times, many authors are taking the opportunity to finally write (or finish) that book they’ve been wanting to write forever. But…we’re also...

HOW TO PITCH LITERARY AGENTS Write Your Best Book, Episode 13 If you’re like many authors, your dream is to one day have your book published by one of the Big 5 Publishing Houses. But you have to have a literary agent to pitch your books to...

HOW TO WRITE AD COPY THAT SELLS Write Your Best Book, Episode 12 Are you struggling with writing advertising copy for your books? Are you pounding your head against the wall trying to come up with a great back cover blurb or what to say in...

HOW TO WRITE A COMPELLING HOOK Write Your Best Book, Episode 11 If you’re anything like me, you can write a 60, 70, 80 thousand word book no problem. But ask me to write one specific sentence (like the opening of the novel, a pitch, etc.),...

HOW TO MAKE TIME TO WRITE Write Your Best Book, Episode 10 Maybe you’re lucky, and you’re retired with tons of free time on your hands to write. But if you’re like most writers, that’s not the case. You have young kids or a job or both...

HOW TO UP YOUR INSTAGRAM GAME Episode 9 – Show Notes Most authors know how we can use Facebook or Twitter to sell our books. But Instagram is another wonderful platform where you could potentially sell more books. But you first need to make...