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Archives for July 2017

Ep. 055: Rachael Johns on Plotting vs Pantsing vs Her Own Method

July 27, 2017


Rachael Johns is an English teacher by trade, a mum 24/7, a chronic arachnophobic, and a writer the rest of the time. She rarely sleeps and never irons. A lover of romance and women’s fiction, Rachael loves nothing more than sitting in bed with her laptop and electric blanket and imagining her own stories. Rachael has finaled in a num­ber of competitions, including the Australian Romance Readers Awards. Jilted (her first rural romance) won Favorite Australian Contemporary Romance in 2012 and The Patterson Girls won the 2016 Romance Writers of Australia RUBY Award and also the 2015 Australian Book Industry Award for General Fiction. Rachael lives in the Perth Hills with her hyperactive husband, three mostly-gorgeous heroes-in-training, a fat cat, a cantankerous bird and a very badly behaved dog.

Craft Tip: Don’t believe the people who tell you that you MUST do anything, writing-wise.

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Ep. 055: Rachael Johns on Plotting vs Pantsing vs Her Own Method

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Ep. 054: Alisha Rai on Editing Sex Scenes

July 13, 2017


Alisha Rai writes hot and emotionally complex contemporary romance novels and is frequently sought as a speaker on topics such as love in the digital age, sex positivity, and inclusive representation in romance and media. She is the first author to have an indie-published book appear on Washington Post’s annual Best Books list. Her books have also won the RT Reviewers Choice Award and have received critical attention and rave reviews from sources such as Library Journal, USA Today, BookRiot, Washington Post, Bitter Empire, NPR, and Smart Bitches Trashy Books. Alisha spends most of her time traveling, reading, dreaming up sexy heroes and heroines, and tweeting.

Craft Tip: Edit out of order! 

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Alisha Rai talks about editing out of order - how she edits her sex scenes! - and more on How Do You Write with Rachael Herron

 

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Ep. 053: Rachael is 45 and has questions for YOU!

July 6, 2017


In Which Rachael asks for your help! 

In this birthday episode, halfway through the year, Rachael takes stock of how she’s using her time. (She also confesses to the crime she tried to commit in Canada.)

Specifically, she’d like to hear from you about:

  • What other perks might be attractive for her Patreon?
  • How should I change the questions on the podcast?

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In this episode, learn which crime Rachael tried to commit in Canada, as she reevaluates her writing life.

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