#056: Ben Errington – Starting with just a cover, gaining confidence as a writer, and positivity on social media.

Activated Authors

English - October 08, 2020 23:01 - 1 hour - 68.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Previous Episode: #055: Faye Trask – Debut novel writing, finding mentors, and falling in love with learning.

Next Episode: #057: Julia Scott – Formatting books the right way, tackling the second novel, and diving into audio.

Ben Errington is a writer from Bristol, UK. With debut novel ‘Ten Tales of the Human Condition’ and novella ‘Dye Pack’ under his belt, Ben’s fast-paced, chaotic, cinematic style has earned him many plaudits. He co-created the post-apocalyptic Luchador comic book El Marvo with Luke Kondor and is the co-host of horror movie discussion podcast Horror Hangout.

He’s also a member of the storytelling collective Hawk & Cleaver and one of the minds behind the highly successful fiction podcast ‘The Other Stories’, which releases original narrated horror, science-fiction and fantasy shorts every week.

In this episode we go deep into:

Publishing his first short story quickly
Public accountability
The early days of Hawk and Cleaver
Using the momentum from small wins to complete his first novel
Imposter syndrome
Gaining Confidence as a writer
Trusting the process
Collaboration
Designing his own book covers before starting to write
Tips for authors working with their cover designer
The importance of positivity on social media
Curating your social feeds
Writing for an audience of one
Repurposing content

Find out more about Ben:

https://linktr.ee/ben_errington

https://twitter.com/ben_errington

https://www.instagram.com/ben_errington/

Links from the show:

https://play.acast.com/s/thehorrorhangout

https://www.danielwillcocks.com/bootcamp

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GWS Press books:

Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn