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Lisa Suzanne on Pivoting to Rapid Release, Branding, and the Power of Cliffhangers

Wish I'd Known Then . . . For Writers

English - May 10, 2022 06:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB
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Episode 120 / Lisa Suzanne, sports romance author, joins us to talk about how a pivot to writing shorter sports romance books, banking them, and releasing rapidly took her career to a new level. We also talk about how she brands her series as well as using cliffhangers to keep readers coming back to a series.  

Show notes:

How Lisa shifted from pantsing to plotting her books The importance of trope in branding Banking books and Lisa’s release schedule  How Lisa brands the covers of her books to create a recognizable look Writing interconnected series Tips on writing cliffhangers The value of persistence 

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