Hello Lovelies - Weekly Writing Podcast For Writers by Author Rachel Cooper
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Hello Lovelies, and welcome to the podcast! This is a podcast designed to help all authors at every level write and publish their books. Find the transcript for this episode by going to: www.authorrachelcooper.com/blog
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Website Contact Pages for Authors
May 12, 2023 14:00 - 5 minutes - 5.21 MBAs an author, having a website is a crucial aspect of your online presence. One of the most important pages on your website is the contact page, where your readers and potential business partners can get in touch with you. In this blog post, we will discuss what a website contact page is, why it's necessary for authors, and how an author can create one for their website. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Do Authors Need a Blog?
April 28, 2023 14:00 - 7 minutes - 6.86 MBThe world of publishing is changing rapidly, and publishing houses are adapting. In this case, “adapting” means cutting budgets for authors’ publicity and marketing. It’s harder than ever for an author to get noticed by readers—especially when there are so many other books out there competing for attention. One way to stand out from the crowd? Start a blog! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Your About Me Section is Not the Same as Your Bio
April 23, 2023 17:12 - 4 minutes - 4.08 MBWhile you may think of your About Me section as just another page on your website, it’s not. While other pages are designed to drive sales, this one should be more about how you want to be perceived by others. It’s an opportunity for you to share some personal information with prospects that may help them understand why they should trust you and hire your services or products. https://authorrachelcooper.com/2023/04/21/your-about-me-section-is-not-the-same-as-your-bio/ --- Send in a voic...
100 Hashtags for Authors
April 15, 2023 02:55 - 4 minutes - 4.6 MBAs an author, using hashtags can help you expand your reach, connect with your target audience, and promote your work on social media. In this blog post, we'll discuss how to use hashtags effectively for social media marketing as an author. https://authorrachelcooper.com/2023/04/14/100-hashtags-for-authors/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
5 Writing Apps to Try
April 07, 2023 14:00 - 8 minutes - 7.52 MB5 Writing Apps to Try https://authorrachelcooper.com/2020/06/20/5-writing-apps-to-try/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Goal-Based Plotting Method
April 01, 2023 01:57 - 9 minutes - 8.65 MBI most often start a story with a cool premise. A concept that comes down to me out of the aether that I am extremely excited about, and a story is born. The characters, however, usually stink. When I was going into my fourth draft of #ODUM I was doing a ton of research on character arcs, story arcs, and series arcs in order to build in what I knew my story was lacking. In doing so, I looked into so many of the same types of outlines, relatively the same story beats, just phrased or arrange...
Harnessing the Power of Hashtags for Book Marketing
March 24, 2023 14:00 - 5 minutes - 5.21 MBAs a book author, you’re always looking for innovative ways to promote your work and reach a wider audience. One powerful tool that can help you achieve this is the hashtag. In this episode, we’ll explain what hashtags are, how they work, and how you can use them effectively for your book marketing efforts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Ultimate Guide to Social Media Platforms
March 17, 2023 14:00 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MBSocial media platforms have revolutionized the way we communicate and interact with each other online. With billions of active users worldwide, social media has become an integral part of our daily lives. In this blog post, we will explore what social media platforms are, how they work, and their impact on society. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
How to Find Readers for Your Book on Social Media
March 10, 2023 15:00 - 7 minutes - 6.62 MBIf you're like me, you've probably spent a lot of time thinking about how to get readers for your book. You know it's all about the marketing, and that getting readers is the key to selling more books. So I asked myself: what do successful authors do when they're launching a new book? Do they have different strategies? And if so, what are those strategies? After all my research, I came up with some simple ways authors can find new readers and sell more books! --- Send in a voice message: ...
Is There Money to Be Made on Social Media?
March 03, 2023 15:00 - 8 minutes - 8.13 MBSocial media is a huge part of the online world and a big part of many people's lives. It can also be a great place to make money if you're willing to put in the time and effort. If you are interested in learning more about how to make money on social media, listen to this guide! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
How Authors Are Using Social Media Platforms
February 24, 2023 15:00 - 7 minutes - 7.19 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. For authors, social media is a great tool for connecting with readers and marketing their books. Authors can use social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter to promote their work by sharing news about upcoming releases or events that they’ll be attending in person. They can also post photos of themselves at book signings or readings as well as videos of themselves reading excerpts from their latest novels. These posts will help get the ...
Social Media and Its Role in Marketing
February 17, 2023 15:00 - 7 minutes - 6.9 MBSocial media is a powerful marketing tool that has been around for many years. It has grown to become one of the most important ways for businesses to market their brands, products, and services online. With so many platforms available, it can be difficult for businesses to know where to start with their social media marketing efforts. In this post we will look at some of the best ways to use social media for your business and how you can get started today! --- Send in a voice message: htt...
Why Does Social Media Matter?
February 10, 2023 15:00 - 5 minutes - 5.51 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. Social media is a river of information, and it has the power to both amplify your message and drown it out entirely. If you’re an author or writer but are still wondering how to make use of social media, this post will help clarify just how important social media can be for authors and writers like you. Let’s dive straight in. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
What is Social Media?
February 03, 2023 15:00 - 10 minutes - 9.83 MBHello lovelies, and welcome to our first episode in our Year-long series looking at Social Media. To start the year, I want to define some basic terms that will give us a baseline when we’re talking about social media throughout the rest of the year. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Year of Social Media - Celebrating 100 Podcast Episodes!
January 27, 2023 15:00 - 6 minutes - 5.79 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to another year of content! This year, I want to mainly talk about Social Media, and specifically about the different Social Media platforms, and how to use them for your business in writing. There is a lot to learn this year can be useful to you in regard to Social Media, so please stay tuned. Let’s dive in, and I will outline the rest of the year. https://authorrachelcooper.com/?p=3151 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...
Beat the “Shiny New Idea” Syndrome
January 20, 2023 15:00 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBEver been diligently working on your main project, when out of nowhere, a new idea hits? It’s a great idea. You’re super excited about it. You just know that this new idea is way more interesting to write, way more publishable, just so much better than the lump of words you’re already working with. Then off you go writing that new thing and not finishing your main project. Don’t worry. It’s happened to me too. In fact, for the first six years that I was a writer, I attempted to write every ...
Find Your Writing Flow State
January 13, 2023 23:39 - 9 minutes - 8.69 MBWriting without abandon. Who can do such a thing these days? To answer the question, YOU. Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today I want to talk about the mythical unicorn that is a flow state, how to find yours, and why it will help your writing. First of all, you might be wondering, what is a Flow State? According to Wikipedia, a flow state is one in which “a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in ...
Intro to Kanban Boards and Digital Trello Kanban Boards
January 06, 2023 07:01 - 10 minutes - 9.33 MBWell hello, Lovelies! Here we are in Q1 of 2023. Last year has gone by so fast, hasn’t it? It’s time to set some new goals so that I can accomplish ALL THE THINGS! As with other quarters I use a Kanban-style Trello Board for all my goal setting. If all of that is gibberish to you, let me explain. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/support
My Own Pomodoro Technique that Works
December 30, 2022 07:01 - 10 minutes - 9.29 MBLast time I talked about the Pomodoro technique and why it utterly failed for me. If you missed the post, go check it out. No seriously. Go. In the briefest recap ever, I loved the idea of Pomodoro and kept attempting it over and over without success, then I assessed why I kept failing so hard at this and a new idea was born. https://authorrachelcooper.com/2018/07/07/my-own-pomodoro-technique-that-works-pomodoro-series-part-two/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.c...
Why the Pomodoro Technique Didn’t Work for Me
December 24, 2022 20:23 - 7 minutes - 7.4 MBEveryone’s heard of the Pomodoro Technique by now, right? RIGHT? I wanted to continue our discussion on using our time wisely, and I wanted to talk a little bit about the Pomodoro Technique because it is an important tool for task management big and small. https://authorrachelcooper.com/2018/06/02/why-the-pomodoro-technique-didnt-work-for-me-pomodoro-series-part-one/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message Support this podcast: h...
How to Find Time to Write When You Still Have a Day Job
December 16, 2022 15:00 - 8 minutes - 7.47 MBIf you’ve been along to the podcast by now, you’ll probably know that I have a full-time day job that I do in addition to my writing, because I simply can’t afford to stay at home all day. I wish. When I was first starting out, I would read all these respected authors and their blogs would all say, “Write Every Day.” This has been a mantra that has been repeated so many times that it’s almost a cliche’ by now. I would look at how many pages these authors said they would turn out, how many w...
Year of Genre Recap
December 09, 2022 15:00 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. I’ve been talking this year all about genre and about the major and minor genre categories that we see and can use as writers. We're coming to the end of the year and I wanted to give a giant recap of all the things I’ve taught about this year. If you are looking for a more in depth explanation, please search the blog for the specific post you are looking for, as all of these topics have been previously covered. Let’s get started. --- Send ...
Things that Aren’t Genre
December 04, 2022 20:54 - 7 minutes - 6.93 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. I’ve been talking this year all about genre and about the major and minor genre categories that we see and can use as writers. We're coming to the end of the year and you may have noticed that ther's a lot that we haven't had the time to tslk about yet, so I want to address that now. Let’s get started. https://authorrachelcooper.com/2022/12/05/things-that-arent-genre/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aut...
Beat Procrastination
November 27, 2022 18:58 - 9 minutes - 9.19 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. I’ve been talking this month about NaNoWriMo, or the National Novel Writing Month. Even in years where I have no specific project or aren’t wholly committed to the challenge, I often still love talking about my experiences with the entire NaNoWriMo month. This week, I want to talk about something that I’ve been experiencing this week as the writing has gotten difficult and I finished my draft of a children’s novel early and before hitting 50,0...
A Deeper NaNoWriMo Participation
November 18, 2022 15:00 - 6 minutes - 5.77 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. Last week started the National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, and even in years where I have no specific project or aren’t wholly committed to the challenge, I often still love talking about my experiences with the entire NaNoWriMo month. This week, I want to talk specifically about things you can participate in during NaNoWriMo that will help you get the words in. Let’s get started. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spoti...
Why NaNoWriMo Matters
November 12, 2022 16:45 - 7 minutes - 6.93 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. Last week started the National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, and even in years where I have no specific project or aren’t wholly committed to the challenge, I often still love talking about my experiences with the entire NaNoWriMo experience. This week, I want to talk specifically about why I love NaNoWriMo so much. Let’s get started. https://authorrachelcooper.com/2022/11/12/why-nanowrimo-matters/ --- Send in a voice message: https:/...
How to Write a Novel in a Month
November 07, 2022 03:14 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the Podcast. We learned last week about the fifth Pillar of Genre, Fiction. Specifically, we went over a definition for Fantasy, and we talked about some examples of how to write it. This week starts the National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, and even in years where I have no specific project or aren’t wholly committed to the challenge, I often still love talking about my experiences with the entire NaNoWriMo experience. Let’s get started. --- Send ...
Fantasy as a Literary Genre
October 30, 2022 19:32 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. We are learning about the fifth Pillar of Genre, Fiction. Last time, we went over a definition for Horror, and we talked about some examples of how to write it. This week, I want to dive deeper into the next of those subgenres, that of Fantasy, my absolute favorite genre ever. It is also, appropriately, my longest podcast to date. I have a lot to say on this topic. Let’s get started. https://authorrachelcooper.com/2022/10/30/fantasy-as-a-lite...
Horror as a Literary Genre
October 21, 2022 14:00 - 7 minutes - 7.32 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. We are learning about the fifth Pillar of Genre, Fiction. Last time, we went over a definition for Science Fiction, and we talked about some examples and how to write it. This week, I want to dive deeper into the next of those subgenres, that of Horror, and just in time for Halloween. Let’s get started. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Science Fiction as a Literary Genre
October 15, 2022 20:39 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the Podcast. We are learning about the fifth Pillar of Genre, Fiction. Last time, we went over a definition for Western Fiction, and we talked about some examples and how to write it. This week, I want to dive deeper into the next of those subgenres, that of Science Fiction. Let’s get started. https://authorrachelcooper.com/2022/10/16/science-fiction-as-a-literary-genre/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel...
#EditingConfessions
October 08, 2022 18:26 - 7 minutes - 7.16 MBI’ve been editing and rewriting my novel lately, and it has been really painful for me. I am a native speaker of American English, and yet, I still struggle mightily when I write and finish an entire book and someone else comes along and tells me my writing needs so much work. I am an underwriter, so most of my struggle comes in the form of telling things that should be shown, and in not describing characters and the setting enough. In this post, I just wanted to go over some of the things ...
Build a Writing Community
September 30, 2022 14:00 - 5 minutes - 5.51 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Whether you are writing novels this November or not, one of the things I most enjoy about doing NaNoWriMo is the sense of community you get when doing this crazy challenge. So let’s explore the idea of creating your own writing community. First, I want to give you ideas for places to look for an existing community, then we’ll talk about what to do if no community exists in your area. https://authorrachelcooper.com/2020/11/07/build-a-writing-comm...
Westerns as a Literary Genre
September 26, 2022 02:18 - 9 minutes - 9.12 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Last week, we started learning about the fifth Pillar of Genre, Fiction. We went over a definition for Inspirational Fiction, and we talked about some examples and how to write it. This week, I want to dive deeper into the next of those subgenres, that of Western Fiction. Let’s get started. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Inspirational Fiction as a Literary Genre
September 17, 2022 01:21 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Last week, we started learning about the fifth Pillar of Genre, Fiction. We went over a definition for Historical Fiction, and we talked about some examples and how to write it. This week, I want to dive deeper into the next of those subgenres, that of Inspirational Fiction. Let’s get started. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Historical Fiction as a Literary Genre
September 10, 2022 01:36 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Last week, we started learning about the fifth Pillar of Genre, Fiction. We went over a definition for Crime, and we talked about some examples and how to write it. This week, I want to dive deeper into the next of those subgenres, that of Historical Fiction. Let’s get started. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Crime as a Literary Genre
September 02, 2022 16:36 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Last week, we started learning about the fifth Pillar of Genre, Fiction. We went over a definition for Romance, and we talked about some examples and how to write it. This week, I want to dive deeper into the next of those subgenres, that of Crime. Let’s get started. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Romance as a Literary Genre
August 28, 2022 20:30 - 6 minutes - 6.28 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Last week, I gave you an introduction to the fifth Pillar of Genre, Fiction. We went over a definition, and we briefly talked about the loads of Fiction subgenres. This week, I want to dive deeper into the first of those subgenres, that of Romance. Let’s get started. https://authorrachelcooper.com/2022/08/28/romance-as-a-literary-genre/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Introduction to Fiction as a Literary Genre
August 19, 2022 14:00 - 9 minutes - 8.65 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. Today we are going to talk about the fifth and final Pillar of Genre, and I am finally getting to introduce you to Fiction as a Literary Genre. There are a ton of subgenres that fall under the fiction category and I am so excited to go over them all and find out your favorites. Let’s dive straight in, shall we? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Farce as a Literary Genre
August 12, 2022 14:00 - 7 minutes - 6.9 MBHey, Hi, Hello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. Last week, I mentioned that I had made a mistake in my posting schedule and that normally we’d start the final Pillar of Genre this week, however, I had some backtracking to do. As much as I’d love to say that this is a farce, I did not actually skip the post on farce as a literary genre intentionally! So let’s dive in with my apologies for being a normal, mistake making human, and talk about farce this week so that we can get back on ...
Persuasive Nonfiction Genre
August 08, 2022 01:51 - 8 minutes - 7.63 MBPersuasive Nonfiction are nonfiction books in which the author intends to convince readers to believe in an idea or opinion and to do an action. Keep in mind that many writings that aren’t books, such as criticisms, reviews, reaction papers, editorials, proposals, advertisements, and brochures, also use different ways of persuasion to influence readers. https://authorrachelcooper.com/2022/08/08/persuasive-nonfiction-genre/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho...
Descriptive Nonfiction Genre
July 31, 2022 18:23 - 6 minutes - 6.46 MBDescriptive Nonfiction, also called Creative Nonfiction, is a type of nonfiction that uses all five senses to help the reader get a visual of what the writer is trying to describe. Sensory details, rich imagery, and figurative language, while also attempting, in good faith, to provide accurate information regarding a real-world topic, are methods used to achieve descriptive nonfiction. https://authorrachelcooper.com/2022/07/31/descriptive-nonfiction-genre/ --- Send in a voice message: http...
Expository Nonfiction Genre
July 24, 2022 21:25 - 6 minutes - 6.06 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today we’re talking about the fourth Pillar of Genre. We’re talking today about the Nonfiction genre, and specifically, about the Expository Nonfiction genre. http://authorrachelcooper.com/?p=2801 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Narrative Nonfiction Genre
July 15, 2022 14:00 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today we’re talking about the fourth Pillar of Genre. We’re talking today about the Nonfiction genre, and specifically, about the Narrative Nonfiction genre. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Introduction to Nonfiction as a Literary Genre
July 10, 2022 19:32 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. Today we are going to talk about the fourth Pillar of Genre, and I am introducing you to the concept of Nonfiction as a Literary Genre. If the thought of Nonfiction as a literary genre catches you by surprise, I must admit that I was initially surprised as well. I used to think of genre as being solidly in the realm of fictional narrative. However, the more I learned about genre and its conventions, the more it made sense that Nonfiction also h...
Keeping the Momentum of NaNoWriMo
July 02, 2022 02:00 - 7 minutes - 6.51 MBHello Lovelies! The month of November is coming to a close, and whether you’ve won NaNoWriMo, are nowhere near winning, or didn’t participate at all, I want you to know I am cheering for you and I hope you finish strong! http://authorrachelcooper.com/2020/11/28/keeping-the-momentum-of-nanowrimo/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Four Free Ways to Support Fellow Authors
June 24, 2022 14:00 - 7 minutes - 6.63 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. It’s the end of week two for NaNoWriMo and probably most authors are starting to feel the burn. As in times before, in week two, I am in the muddy middle of my draft. The writing usually becomes a slog for me, and the burst of energy I feel at the start of something new fades away as burnout becomes an ever more likely scenario. It is in this kind of place where I am at my lowest as a writer, and for this reason, I wanted to talk about a few fr...
Comedy as a Literary Genre
June 17, 2022 14:00 - 6 minutes - 6 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today we’re talking about the third Pillar of Genre. We’re talking today about the Drama genre, and specifically, about Comedy as it pertains to the literary genre. http://authorrachelcooper.com/?p=2720 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Tragedy as a Literary Genre
June 10, 2022 14:00 - 5 minutes - 5.33 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the blog. Today we’re talking about the third Pillar of Genre. We’re talking today about the Drama genre, and specifically, about Tragedy as a literary genre. http://authorrachelcooper.com/?p=2711 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Introduction to Drama as a Literary Genre
June 03, 2022 14:00 - 9 minutes - 8.46 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. Today we are going to talk about the third Pillar of Genre, and I am introducing you to the concept of Drama as a Literary Genre. Let's dive straight in! https://authorrachelcooper.com/2022/06/03/introduction-to-drama-as-a-literary-genre/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/author-rachel-cooper/message
Lyric Poetry
May 28, 2022 14:00 - 10 minutes - 9.96 MBHello Lovelies, and welcome back to the podcast. Today is the last day that we're talking about the second Pillar of Genre. Let’s talk about Poetry. How do you define what Poetry even is? Would you say that it has a meter or cadence? That it has to rhyme and have multiple verses? That it has to take a specific form? All of those things may be aspects of poetry, and yet poems exist that could also be said to have none of those qualities. Today we are going to go into Lyric Poetry, so let’s tal...