In this episode, I chat with WJR Pollard, who shares his varied journey from the army, construction and maximum security prison guard to writing and self-publishing his debut book - Chosen - the first in his norse-inspired epic series, Chronicles of Orn.
In our conversation you’ll hear:
- Why creating a map was Will’s first step in planning his book and his favourite tool for doing that
- The biggest challenge he faced in the writing process and what he has to STOP himself doing
- How Will plans battle scenes so they don’t become formulaic
- The first thing he does before he starts the revision process and how this saves him time (and money) at the editing stage
- The surprising discovery he made about himself while writing Chosen and the challenges he faces with promoting it as a non-salesy writer (something a LOT of us will resonate with)
CONNECT WITH WILL
WJRPollardWriter.com / Instagram / Threads
Buy Chosen as a paperbook or ebook here
BEHIND THE DEBUT
Listen on your favourite podcast players including Apple podcasts, Spotify and Pocketcasts
If you’re interested in appearing on the show, drop me an email to michelle@michellereeveswrites.com
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CONNECT WITH MICHELLE
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